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17May

Sports

England Dealt With Injury Blow As Josh Tongue Sidelined With Injury

England have suffered a blow with news that fast bowler Josh Tongue has suffered a setback to his pectoral injury and will be sidelined indefinitely. Despite not having played at any level since August last year, Tongue was among the front runners to replace James Anderson when the veteran quick ret...

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3May

Sports

Australia Overtake India To Rise As No.1 Test Team After Annual Rankings Update

Reigning ICC World Test Championship winners Australia have overtaken India and claimed the No.1 spot on the ICC Men's Test team rankings. The ICC updated their annual team rankings on Friday and Pat Cummins' side rose to the top in five-day cricket on the back of their stunning 209-run triumph over...

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2May

Sports

West Indies Star Devon Thomas Banned For Five Years Under Anti-Corruption Code

West Indies cricketer Devon Thomas has been handed a five-year period of ineligibility from all cricket after admitting to breaching seven counts of the anti-corruption codes of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The ICC announced th...

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27Apr

Sports

Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier: Uganda, Netherlands Register First Wins

The second matchday of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024 witnessed the Netherlands and Uganda record important first wins. At Tolerance Oval, the Netherlands stole the show with a 100-run win over Vanuatu, meanwhile, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Uganda bounced back with an impressive eight-wi...

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13Apr

Sports

T20 World Cup 2024: Sean Paul And Kes To Produce Official Anthem For Marquee Event

Grammy Award winner Sean Paul and Soca superstar Kes are set to join forces for the official anthem of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The ICC said that official anthem news with 50 days out from the first ball at the tournament on 1 June, held in the West Indies and the USA. Set for launch in ...

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6Apr

Sports

Nathan Lyon Wants To Preserve Shane Warne’s Spin Legacy

Nathan Lyon wants to follow in the footsteps of Shane Warne by promoting the art of spin-bowling on a global stage. In an international career that lasted more than 13 years, Warne has been credited with reviving the art of spin during his time, filling up stadiums with crowds gathered to watch the ...

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22Feb

Sports

ICC Rankings: Yashasvi Jaiswal Makes Big Gains

Young gun Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his second double century of his fledgling Test career during the Rajkot contest and rose 14 spots to 15th overall and a new career-high rating on the updated rankings for Test batters. There are now four Indian players inside the top 15 Test batters, with Jaiswal j...

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24Jan

Sports

ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer Of The Year: Suryakumar Yadav Clinches Second Successive Award

Suryakumar Yadav on Wednesday was named the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer Of The Year for the second time in a row. The T20 specialist who was at the top of the T20 ranking for most of 2023, with an average of nearly 50 and a strike rate of more than 150, delivered several match-winning performances in t...

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19Jan

World

Palestine Welcomes Chile And Mexico’s Call For ICC Probe In To “Continued Commission Of Crimes” In Gaza

Palestinian Foreign Ministry said it supports Chile and Mexico’s request for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the crimes against civilians of Gaza during the current brutal war. In a statement posted on its X (formerly twitter), it said, “the court must fulfil its mandate toward...

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17Jan

Sports

Sue Redfern To Create “Watershed Moment” In Women’s Cricket

Sue Redfern will become the first International Cricket Council-appointed female neutral umpire to stand in a bilateral series as she has been named for the upcoming ICC Women’s Championship and T20I fixtures between Australia and South Africa. Redfern’s appointment follows the ICC’s decision to ...

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