With no team as yet assured of a last four play-off berth, Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Wasim Akram described this Indian Premier League (IPL) season as the most interesting in its eight-year history.
The former World heavyweight boxing champion passed away on June 3.
The former fast bowler replaced Allan Border on Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel
Ben Stokes shares a hilarious picture of himself and Joe Root in fancy dress on his official Instagram account.
The 30-year-old Holland played two Tests in Sri Lanka in 2016 but has not appeared for his country in any format since.
Batsmen Stuart Carlisle, Craig Wishart and Trevor Gripper agreed to six-month deals.
Australia have rested paceman Mitchell Starc and dropped left-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe for the upcoming two-test series in Bangladesh, Cricket Australia said on Friday.
13 players handed the Zimbabwe Cricket Union an ultimatum that details their concerns and examples of alleged misconduct by officials.\n\n\n\n
The Briton, who stood down as Jordan sporting director, would retain an advisory role with the team.
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh leads a 14-man squad packed with international experience, a group featuring Alex Carey, Ashton Agar, Peter Handscomb, Head, Jon Holland, Usman Khawaja, Joel Paris, Matthew Renshaw and Chris Tremain.
Former Test batsman Andrew Hilditch was named Australia's new chairman of selectors, replacing Trevor Hohns.
England head coach Trevor Bayliss reckons his team cannot win the upcoming Ashes series unless their catching improves.
Promising off-spinner Daniel Cullen replaces medium pacer Mick Lewis in the 14-man squad for the Bangladesh tour.
'If there were ever a PR exercise to fix the seemingly irreparable image of Australian cricket in the aftermath of the most notorious on-field scandal in recent memory, then this is it,' observes Dhruv Munjal.
The James Bond actor spent months in India shooting for another film, but his connection to India goes much deeper than that.
The Indian golfer shot a three-under 67 in the second round of the Canadian Open.
Maninderpal Singh Kohli allegedly raped and killed 17-year-old Hannah Foster in Southampton in March last year.
Australia pacer Mitchell Starc can be expected to be at full throttle, the left-armer declaring his ankle a non-issue for the rest of the Ashes series after he bowled through Lord's without any of the trouble that dogged him in the first Test at Cardiff.
Manchester United suffered a dispiriting 3-1 defeat at neighbours Manchester City in their 145th derby on Saturday to complete a painful week.
Cricket Australia said on Tuesday that Test skipper Tim Paine will also captain the one-day international team during next month's tour of England
The dumped Australian Test batsman was given a day off by New South Wales to "clear his mind".
Du Plessis admitted that although it all depends upon the conditions, he is hopeful England would head into this summer's Ashes series against the Steve Smith-led side as favourites.
Middlesex fast bowler Stuart Clark has been called up by Australia for the final Ashes Test as cover for Glenn McGrath
Jordan gave their new Formula One car its track debut on Monday, less than a month before the season starts in Australia on March 6.
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has said he is discussing his future with Major League Soccer team Montreal Impact but that retirement talk was premature. French media reported on Wednesday that the 37-year-old Ivorian was to quit playing and join the coaching staff of Premier League champions Chelsea under interim manager Guus Hiddink. "Lovely to receive these messages but I have not yet announced my retirement and am still in discussion with @impactmontreal about my future," Drogba, who has a contract with Montreal Impact through to December, posted on Twitter.
Australia's chairman of selectors, Trevor Hohns, said that the left-hander was being given a rest to freshen up.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is likely to pose a few questions to chief coach Ravi Shastri and captain Virat Kohli depending on how the third Test against England pans out after being left disappointed by the team's meek surrender in the first two games.
Shane Warne was facing new shame last night after an Australian stripper claimed she had a three-month affair with him.
Under-fire coach Duncan Fletcher on Saturday joined the Indian team for the World T20 after having had discussions about his future with BCCI president N Srinivasan and secretary Sanjay Patel.
Cricket Australia (CA) said on Sunday they will conduct an investigation into a ball-tampering scandal during the third Test against South Africa that has prompted calls for captain Steve Smith to step down.
England coach Trevor Bayliss knows there is no quick fix to his side's batting problems against spin but hopes that their recent exposure to conditions in Bangladesh will help them in a five-Test series against India, starting next week.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann will have a 'private chat' with Usman Khawaja after the top order batsman publicly criticised selectors for dropping him during the Sri Lanka tour. Khawaja and opener Joe Burns were omitted for the third and final test in Colombo, which Australia lost to slump to a 3-0 series whitewash. Although both the Queenslanders struggled for runs, Khawaja told local media over the weekend he felt they were unfairly singled out.
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Everton have offered their teenage England striker Wayne Rooney a new five-year contract, describing it as the biggest in the Premier League club's history.
The leg-spinner was recalled to the Australia squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka.
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