West Indies legend Sir Andy Roberts has declared “India can’t get everything”, slamming their perceived “advantage” by playing in Dubai during their ICC Champions Trophy victory.
Guilty: Cricket great Stuart MacGill’s role in cocaine deal exposed as bombshell verdict delivered
Cricketing great Stuart MacGill has been found guilty of facilitating a cocaine deal between his brother-in-law and a street-level drug dealer after a jury rejected his claim that he simply introduced the pair.
NSW batting prodigy Sam Konstas ‘highly likely’ to earn Test recall despite slump
New South Wales coach Greg Shipperd has declared that teenage prodigy Sam Konstas is “highly likely” to feature in Australia’s squad for June’s World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s while stressing the batting wunderkind remains a work in progress.
David Warner’s Big Bash League heroics pay off in $245k Hundred deal as Australian captain Alyssa Healy overlooked
David Warner’s Big Bash League heroics have paid off, with the veteran Australian opener snapped up by the London Spirit for AU$245,000 in The Hundred Draft.
The Spin | We should love this India team but Champions Trophy felt a hollow triumph
Rohit Sharma’s side are all-time greats but Indian dominance has created imbalance and over-dependence
They can tear you apart with a thousand incisive cuts or systematically grind you down to a fine powder. They have a bottomless well of talent with multiple world class options in every position. Winning is not only expected but demanded, both from within the camp and throughout their legions of loyal supporters that have turned them into a commercial behemoth.
No, not India, who eased past New Zealand to claim the Champions Trophy this weekend. We’re talking about Ricky Ponting’s Australia. Actually, it’s Clive Lloyd’s West Indians. Or should that be Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls, Richie McCaw’s All Blacks, or the Americans under Christie Rampone, Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe?
Continue reading...AFL and cricket tug-of-war takes sour turn as ‘galling’ cash grab lights fuse
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas says he won’t be bowing to a “galling” request from the Adelaide Crows for a financial incentive to allow the Sheffield Shield final to be played at the Adelaide Oval between two AFL games.
‘There is certainly interest there’: AFL clubs circle South Australian cricketer Kyle Brazell
AFL clubs are interested in recruiting South Australia cricketer Kyle Brazell as a potential category B rookie.
Australia and England set for day-night Test at MCG for 150th Ashes anniversary
- First men’s pink-ball Test to be played at famous Melbourne venue
- Rivals to meet for historic match starting 11 March 2027
The historic 150th anniversary Ashes Test at the MCG in 2027 will be staged as a day-night match.
Long locked in for 11 to 15 March, Cricket Australia confirmed – exactly two years out – Australia’s one-off match against England would be the first men’s pink-ball Test at the venue.
Continue reading...‘Definitely looked odd’: Pakistan cricket greats fume at ‘strange’ snub from Champions Trophy final presentation ceremony
Pakistan cricket greats Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar have expressed their disappointment at the absence of Pakistani representation during Sunday’s presentation ceremony for the Champions Trophy final in Dubai.
Adelaide Oval could host the Sheffield Shield final in between two AFL games at the same ground
An Adelaide Oval Sheffield Shield final wedged between two AFL games at the same venue is “gaining momentum” according to Redbacks coach Ryan Harris after his team secured a shot at a first title since 1996.
Ashes rivals to lock horns in blockbuster day-night MCG Test to celebrate 150th anniversary
Australia and England will play a pink-ball Test match under lights at the MCG in March 2027 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Test cricket, Cricket Australia has confirmed.
Four Kiwis and one Aussie headline Champions Trophy Team of the Tournament
India has become the first nation to win three Champions Trophy titles after Sunday’s tense final against New Zealand in Dubai.
‘No more rumours’: Indian star’s surprise call on ODI future after historic Champions Trophy triumph
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday said he is “not retiring” from one-day international cricket after leading his team to a record third Champions Trophy title in Dubai.
The 7048km truth behind Indian glory; salt in wounds for Kiwis as curse continues — Talking Pts
Eighteen months after their World Cup final heartbreak, India has reasserted their ODI dominance with a Champions Trophy triumph in the United Arab Emirates.
Rohit Sharma eases India to dominant Champions Trophy win over New Zealand
- Final: India, 254-6, bt N Zealand, 251-7, by four wickets
- Captain smashes 76 after Kiwis unable to set big target
India won another global trophy with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday.
Their captain, Rohit Sharma, led the chase with 76 off 83 balls and KL Rahul’s unbeaten 34 helped India cross the finish line on 254 for six in 49 overs.
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