A multipurpose venue which hosts horse racing and the LA County Fair will be turned in to a cricket ground for the sports return at the 2028 Olympics.
Punjab coach Ricky Ponting axes Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis in massive gamble — IPL Wrap
Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal returned figures of 4-28 as Punjab Kings defended IPL’s lowest ever total of 111 to down holders Kolkata Knight Riders by 16 runs in a thriller on Tuesday.
County cricket talking points: the Division One table is full of surprises
Warwickshire, Sussex and Nottinghamshire lead the way, with fancied Surrey, Essex and Somerset still winless
Ethan Bamber knows a bit about drama (he is the son of Olivier Award-winning actor David Bamber), so it was no surprise that he finished a thrilling chase with a theatrical six. His 30 not out for Warwickshire against Durham was hardly a bit part, but it was a match in which there were 22 starring roles, county cricket delivering its unique storylines across not three acts, but four days.
Continue reading...Cameron Green is set to play his first game in more than six months in the UK
Test all-rounder Cameron Green is just days away from a cricketing comeback in the UK which looms as crucial in a potential return for the World Test Championship final.
‘Straight off the plane’: Jet-lagged Cameron Bancroft cracks century on captaincy debut – County Championship Wrap
West Australian opener Cameron Bancroft got his captaincy tenure at Gloucestershire off to the perfect start, hitting a century during this week’s County Championship match against Glamorgan in Bristol.
Indian icon MS Dhoni silences doubters to help cellar dwellers break five-match losing streak
Former India captain M.S. Dhoni rolled back the years with an unbeaten 26 as Chennai Super Kings bounced back from five losses to down Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in the IPL on Monday.
County cricket: Warwickshire win nail-biter, Sussex end top-tier drought – as it happened
Warwickshire edged Durham by a wicket while Sussex dismissed Somerset for a first Division One win since 2015
An extravagant target…after some slap and tickle by the Leicestershire tail. Ben Mike 38 not out, three wickets for Jack Morley.
A few wickets round the grounds in this first half hour:
Continue reading...‘Lack of common sense’: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s IPL horrorshow continues with golden duck — Wrap
Virat Kohli hit a landmark half-century and spinner Karn Sharma returned 3-36 to trigger an opposition collapse in the IPL as Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians won on Sunday.
County cricket day three: Yorkshire thrash Worcestershire, Kent beat Middlesex – as it happened
How all the day three action unfolded, as Yorkshire cantered to a 504-run win and in Division Two Kent eased to an eight-wicket victory
Things have progressed without too much incident so far this morning at OT, Northants have kept their attacking fields, Lancashire their restraint. Lancs 152-4.
Elsewhere in Division Two: Leaning has picked up a second wicket to get rid of the dangerous Geddes (75), Middx 262-7. Singh Dale has dismissed the dangerous Carlson, Glamorgan 175-4 and looking down a sink-hole. And Derbyshire are nine down at Grace Road, 105 behind. Four wicket for Van Beek, who dismissed Andersson and who in the words of Mike Daniels “has firmly established himself as a favourite here very quickly.” Derbys 379-9.
Continue reading...Aussie teammates clash in heated war of words but Head gets last laugh in epic IPL run chase
Abhishek Sharma lit up the IPL on Saturday with a spectacular 141 off 55 balls to steer Sunrisers Hyderabad to the second-highest successful chase in tournament history of 246 as they downed Punjab Kings by eight wickets.
England’s record-wicket taker Jimmy Anderson awarded a knighthood
- 42-year-old retired from England duty last July
- Anderson knighted in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours
Jimmy Anderson is to be awarded a knighthood for “services to cricket” a year on from the final Test of his record-breaking England career.
Anderson was widely tipped to have his previous OBE upgraded after retiring from international cricket last summer and on Friday was the only sportsperson to feature in the resignation honours list of former prime minister – and cricket fan – Rishi Sunak.
Continue reading...Sports quiz of the week: Women’s FA Cup, Masters and Michael van Gerwen
Have you been following the football, horse racing, golf, cycling, cricket, rugby union, darts and hockey?
Continue reading...‘Never seen anything like this’: Investigation launched into potential match-fixing incident
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is investigating a potential match-fixing incident during Wednesday’s Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match between Gulshan and Shinepukur at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.
Starc’s disastrous 30-run over as Aussie young gun flops again — IPL Wrap
KL Rahul smashed an unbeaten 93 as Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets to maintain their winning streak in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.
Queensland rising star Charli Knott caps off breakout summer with Australia A captaincy
Fresh off her maiden national call-up, Queensland rising star Charli Knott will cap off a breakout summer by leading Australia A in this week’s four-day match against England A.