India coach Gary Kirsten was named in the International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee as representative of national coaches. He replaces Mickey Aurthur, who recently resigned as South Africa coach.
Former Australia captains Allan Border, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh will join a review panel charged with finding ways to make the national team more competitive following their humbling Ashes defeat to bitter rivals England.
The nominations for the 81st annual Golden Globes are out, and Barbie and Succession lead the list.
'This one is just incredibly satisfying and has shown that our group here is a very good cricket team'
Australian Cricketers Association chief Todd Greenberg has assured the country's cricketers that he will travel to Pakistan
After England collapsed from 288 for five to 302 all out, New Zealand initially struggled in reply before Williamson and Taylor took the game away from the hosts with a clinical 206-run third-wicket stand.
Captain Muhammad Yousuf on Wednesday came in for some scathing criticism by former cricketers after Pakistan's stunning defeat against Australia in the second Test at Sydney.
Ross Taylor scored the first double century by a New Zealander against Australia to drive the tourists to within 49 runs of the hosts' tally on 510 for six at the close of play on the third day of the second Test on Sunday.
Simon Katich and Shane Watson have shared an opening stand of 99 -- Australia's best at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, surpassing the 91 between Mark Taylor and Michael Slater in March 1998.
Allan Border failed. So did Mark Taylor. Steve Waugh failed to conquer what he once described as the 'final frontier.' And for Ricky Ponting it remains an as yet elusive target.
Here's a quick look at the winners of the 81st Annual Golden Globe awards.
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has emerged as the worst behaved player to play for the country in the last 20 years and has been asked by former legends of the game to improve his on-field attitude.
Skipper Ricky Ponting has said that the next seven months for Australia and himself will be the greatest challenge of his career.
On Mark Zuckerberg's Pinterest, the new title was "Hacked by OurMine Team."
A quick look at the winners of the 95th Annual Academy Awards.
Former Australia cricket team captain Mark Taylor has said that next week's rescheduled first Test against India would allow the nation's grieving cricketers to start moving on from Phillip Hughes's shock passing.
A summary of Thursday's events at the World Athletics Championships.
Deepti Sharma excelled with the ball before Richa Ghosh produced a fine knock as India cruised to a six-wicket victory over the West Indies in their Women's T20 World Cup Group 2 match in Cape Town on Wednesday.
When Rahul Dravid snapped up Salman Butt in first slip off the bowling of Anil Kumble, it provided the 50th instance for 'c Dravid b Kumble' entry to appear in a Test scorecard.
The duo joined former skipper Mark Taylor (1998) as the only cricketers to receive the award.
'If you have a captain of India who is not interested in Test cricket that will impact the scene. Virat loves Test cricket, he champions Test cricket, and while that's happening India will play Test cricket.'
Australia captain Ricky Ponting and his team were among an estimated 15,000 mourners who gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of David Hookes at the Adelaide Oval.
New Zealand rode on a superb unbeaten hundred from Ross Taylor to thrash India by seven wickets in the fourth One-Day International and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series, in Hamilton, on Tuesday. The defeat also handed the tourists their second straight series defeat overseas, following the 2-0 loss to South Africa last month.
A private funeral service was held for Warne's closest friends and family in Melbourne last week but all were invited to Wednesday's televised memorial where his father Keith mourned the loss of "a loving and caring son" and his former team mates remembered a fierce and mischievous competitor.
Ganguly is hopeful that Virat Kohli's men will bring the World Test Championship trophy home
Warne finished his career with 708 wickets in 145 Tests
Daniil Medvedev quelled the challenge of wildcard Arthur Fery and Marta Kostyuk fought back to upset Maria Sakkari and storm into the Wimbledon second round on a rainy Wednesday.
James Vince's knock of 59 runs enabled England to defeat New Zealand by seven wickets
Poignant ceremonies mark 60th anniversary of Munich air crash
Adam Gilchrist said Australia are likely to keep faith in the tried and tested combination of Joe Burns and David Warner at the top of the order,
Former Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne weighed into the controversy generated by Ricky Ponting's autobiography, in which the former Australia skipper admitted concerns about Michael Clarke's leadership qualities earlier in his career.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers.
Student Holly Colvin came away with top marks as England easily accounted for title rival India by 10 wickets on the opening day of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 2009 tournament in Taunton on Thursday. The 19-year-old Colvin, bowling slow left arm, took 3-20 as the World Cup holders restricted India to 112-8 before captain Charlotte Edwards (61 off 53 balls) and fellow-opener Sarah Taylor (50 off 41) cruised home with 26 balls to spare in Group B.
IMAGES from Day 9 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York.
Anil Kumble was re-appointed as Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee for a three-year term.
David Warner scored a sparkling, unbeaten triple hundred after before being reprieved by another no-ball as Australia declared their first innings closed at 589 for three before the dinner-break on Day 4 of the second Test against Pakistan, at the Adelaide Oval, on Saturday.
Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on streaming platforms this weekend.
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