Cricket

Australia won back the Ashes after bowling England out cheaply despite rain delays and a pitch controversy to secure an innings win on the final day of the third Test in Perth on Monday. Having confirmed his status as the world’s best batsman with a match-winning double century, Steve Smith added victorious Ashes captain to his ever-expanding resume as England ...

 Kerala Kings won the final match of first T10 League by 8 wickets against Punjabi Legends here at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday night Punjabi Legends put 120 on board driven by fiery knocks of Shoaib Malik and Luke Ronchi in the final clash of first T10 League tournament. The 100-run partnership between Ronchi and Malik helped pile a formidable but ...

Shikhar Dhawan’s brilliant 12th century, combined with splendid bowling from Kuldeep Yadav (3/42) and Yuzvendra Chahal (3/46), helped India crush Sri Lanka by eight wickets at the ACA-VDCA stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday to clinch the series 2-1. This was the hosts eighth consecutive bilateral ODI series win. It was a clinical performance by Rohit Sharma’s side which ensured that ...

 England’s battle to save the Ashes will go into the final day of the third Test after rain brought an early end to day four in Perth. The tourists had reached 132-4, still 127 short of making Australia bat again, when the weather intervened at the Waca. Australia earlier declared on 662-9 in their first innings, a lead of 259. ...

Punjabi Legends won the semi-final against Pakhtoon Team by 9 wickets to cruise into the final of first edition of T10 League. Misbah-led Punjabi Legends will now lock horns with Kerala Kings in the final as the later have already qualified for the final after beating Maratha Arabians by five wickets. Luke Ronchi (60 off 34) and Shoaib Malik blasted ...

Kerala Kings cruised into final of first edition of T10 League after beating Maratha Arabians by five wickets on Sunday here at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. KK skipper Eoin Morgan’s fiery 53 off 32 proved trump card for his team to win the first semi-final of the tournament. Earlier, Morgan-led Kerala Kings won the toss and elected to field against Imad-led ...

SHARJAH    : New Zealand went 2-0 up in the four-match T20I series after Pakistan fell 39 short of their 151-run target in Sharjah. This after New Zealand endured a sensational collapse, losing five wickets in six deliveries to slide from 138 for 3 to 139 for 8. Electing to bat first, openers Sophie Devine (70 off 44 balls) and captain Suzie Bates (52 ...