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IPL 2021 to allow fans back into stadiums 15 Sep 2021 - 08:19 pm

The remainder of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) season will have spectators back inside stadiums when it resumes later this week in...

Sri Lanka's Malinga retires from all forms of cricket 14 Sep 2021 - 07:10 pm

Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, ending a 17-year career in which he became...

India players refused to play fifth test v England, says BCCI chief 13 Sep 2021 - 10:04 pm

India's cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly said their players refused to play the fifth and final test against England due to COVID-19 concerns...

Former Pakistan skipper Raja named new PCB chairman 13 Sep 2021 - 10:44 am

Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has been elected the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a tenure of three years...

South Africa seal T20 series with nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka 12 Sep 2021 - 09:07 pm

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets in a rain-hit Twenty20 international in Colombo on Sunday to win the three-match series with...

Youngster Theekshana named in Sri Lanka T20 World Cup squad 12 Sep 2021 - 10:50 am

Sri Lanka on Sunday called up 21-year-old mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana to their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab...

England v India fifth test cancelled after India unable to field team 10 Sep 2021 - 11:59 am

MANCHESTER, England - The fifth test between England and India at Old Trafford was cancelled on Friday after India were unable to field...

India return negative tests, final match to go ahead - reports 10 Sep 2021 - 12:19 am

MANCHESTER, England - The fifth test between England and India will begin as scheduled at Old Trafford on Friday with the visitors returning...

Bangladesh edge New Zealand in fourth T20 to seal series 08 Sep 2021 - 09:41 pm

Bangladesh held off a dogged New Zealand to win the fourth Twenty20 international by six wickets in Dhaka on Wednesday and clinch the...

Sri Lanka win ODI series after beating SAfrica by 78 runs 07 Sep 2021 - 08:20 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka won a one-day international series for the first time in 19 months when it sunk South Africa...

'Lord' Thakur proves his worth in India's Oval triumph 07 Sep 2021 - 10:05 am

London: Rohit Sharma took the player-of-the-match award and Jasprit Bumrah produced what pundits called the "spell of the summer" but Shardul Thakur's role...

Ruthless India demolish England to go 2-1 up in series 06 Sep 2021 - 07:56 pm

LONDON - Spinner Ravindra Jadeja combined with his seam bowling team mates to bowl India to an emphatic 157-run victory over England in...

Openers give England strong start to daunting chase at Oval 05 Sep 2021 - 09:33 pm

LONDON - England made a strong start to their pursuit of a daunting 368-run victory target against India in the fourth test, which...

India coach Shastri tests COVID-19 positive, support staff isolate 05 Sep 2021 - 02:55 pm

LONDON: India coach Ravi Shastri has tested positive for COVID-19 but the team have been cleared to continue with the ongoing fourth test...

India fight back with Root dismissal in fourth test 02 Sep 2021 - 09:05 pm

LONDON - England bowled out India for 191 before suffering a top-order collapse of their own on a bowler-dominated opening day of the...

India vow to deny red-hot Root fast start at Oval 01 Sep 2021 - 09:38 pm

LONDON - India have learnt their lessons against England's in-form captain Joe Root and are determined not to give him freebies early in...

Pakistan drops Sarfaraz Ahmed for ODI series against Kiwis 01 Sep 2021 - 09:34 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan dropped former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed on Wednesday from its 20-member squad for this month’s three-match one-day international series against New...

Pakistan to allow vaccinated spectators to attend NZ series 30 Aug 2021 - 10:09 pm

Pakistan will allow spectators who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend their home limited-overs series against New Zealand starting next month, the...