The 11th edition of the ICC Under- 19 Cricket World Cup will start from January 13, 2018. The final match of the tournament will be played on February 3, 2018. The tournament is scheduled to take place in New Zealand and the matches will be played across seven venues in four cities: Christchurch, Queenstown, Tauranga and Whangarei. Defending champions West ...

If Johanna Konta wants to win her first grand slam title in the country where she was born – and she is among a slew of contenders hoping the absence of the title holder, Serena Williams, will open up the draw over the next fortnight – she may have to beat the 2008 champion, Maria Sharapova, to reach the final. ...

Ben Stokes bowls at a Canterbury training session, Rangiora, December 2, 2017/Getty Images SYDNEY: Allrounder Ben Stokes was included in England´s 16-man cricket squad for their Test tour of New Zealand Thursday, while Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone got his first call up. Seamer Mark Wood returns after struggling with injury, and Ashes underperformers Moeen Ali, James Vince and Mark Stoneman ...

A wide shot of the oval and stands inside the new Perth Stadium. Image taken from abc.net.au PERTH: The International Cricket Council Thursday approved the new Perth Stadium to host all international formats of all the game, formally lowering the curtain on the city´s venerable WACA Ground. The new 60,000-capacity stadium will host a sold-out one-day international against England on ...

70% of the 1,616 adults asked for their opinion adjudged golf to be the dullest  LONDON: Golf has emerged as Britain´s dullest sport in a survey confirming the historic phrase wrongly attributed to Mark Twain that it is “a good walk spoiled”. The YouGov poll — published in Thursday´s edition of The Times — found 70% of the 1,616 adults ...

Pakistan cricket team suffered a major blow during the tour of New Zealand after the team’s opening batsman Fakhar Zaman injured his thigh. Zaman sustained a contusion to his right thigh during the first ODI in Wellington while fielding. He was assessed after the match and was diagnosed with a contusion of the right thigh. However, the good news is ...

JOHANNESBURG: In a Test match build-up, few elements make for a juicy debate the way dissecting a combination of the playing eleven does. Why this batsman and why not that. Why a five-bowler attack at the cost of an extra batsman. Why risk a debutant in place of an experienced Test cap. Experts rarely come to an agreement on these ...

Cameron White, the veteran Australian batsman, has become the latest bombshell selection after being picked for the upcoming One-Day International series against England, starting on January 14. The 34-year-old last played for Australia in 2015 but will replace the injured Chris Lynn following spectacular limited-overs form in the Big Bash League, where he has scored 285 runs at an average ...