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Christchurch: New Zealand's senior batter and former captain Kane Williamson will arrive late to join the team ahead of Thursday's first cricket Test against Sri Lanka because of the death of his grandmother. Joan Williamson-Orr, a former mayor of Taupo, died Thursday, aged 92. She...

Navi Mumbai: Tahlia McGrath's brilliant fighting knock (90 not out off 50) went in vain as an attacking fifty by captain Meg Lanning (70 off 42) and all-round show by Jess Jonassen (42 not out and 3-43) led Delhi Capitals to a convincing 42-run win...

Melbourne: Legendary cricketer Ricky Ponting has predicted some surprise inclusions in the Australian squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) final and the Ashes in England from the one that is currently touring India. Australia secured a place in the WTC final at The Oval...

Sao Paulo: Brazil will bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup, the South American nation's sports ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said on Twitter that the country's bid "is being constructed by the government and sports bodies," including the Brazilian soccer confederation. Both Rio...

New Delhi: Ahead of International Women's Day, Meta released insights about the way India celebrated the players and teams at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa which revealed that the India-Pakistan match was one of the most popular matches of the tournament...

Mumbai: Grace Harris has already set the tempo with a scintillating 59 off 26 balls in UP Warriorz' win against Gujarat Giants and she wants to put her best foot forward in the upcoming encounter against a formidable Delhi Capitals Wednesday. "The UP Warriorz have...

Ahmedabad: Nathan Lyon's longevity in international cricket has been "amazing" and the off-spinner should continue as long as he remains fit to compete at the elite level, feels former Australia batter Mike Hussey. Lyon, 35, had a quiet start to Border-Gavaskar Trophy taking only one...

Dubai: Ricky Ponting won't assess Virat Kohli's form on the basis of his performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy because the pitches have been a "nightmare" for all batters in the contest so far. Kohli, who has not scored a fifty in his last 14 innings,...

London: Brentford strengthened its bid for Europe by winning a feisty west London derby against Fulham 3-2 in the English Premier League. Also, striker Ivan Toney improved his season tally to 16 with another spot kick to help sink the Bees' local rival. Unfortunately for...

Mumbai: Hayley Matthews feels extremely liberated that Mumbai Indians' batting depth has allowed her to go hell for leather from the onset as she has done in both the WPL games so far. Opening the innings for MI, the 24-year-old from Barbados scored 47 off...