Tickets for the Ashes series were snapped up at a record rate when they went on sale on Tuesday with the allocations for the first three days of the Brisbane and Sydney Tests as well as day one of the Melbourne Test all exhausted. Cricket Australia said a total of 311,066 tickets were purchased on…
Acquiring a lethal bowling attack in the mega auction and picking players with experience were “huge first steps” in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s march to its maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title, head coach Andy Flower said. RCB defeated Punjab Kings by six runs in the final in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to end its long wait…
Nicholas Pooran of Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday won the award for the most sixes hit by a batter during the Indian Premier League 2025 season. Shreyas Iyer, captain of runner-up side Punjab Kings, was in contention to take the honour but was dismissed for one run in the final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Shreyas…
Harry Brook said he was having a “hell of a lot of fun” as England captain after his first series in permanent charge of the white-ball sides ended in a 3-0 clean sweep of West Indies. England recorded its first One-Day International series whitewash in three years—when it beat the Netherlands by the same scoreline—following…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru is set to hold a victory parade in Bengaluru on Wednesday following its maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title triumph. The parade will begin at 3:30 PM IST from Vidhana Soudha and culminate at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the team’s home ground. RCB beat Punjab Kings by six runs at the Narendra Modi…
Sri Lankan cricketers have sought the intervention of the Court of Appeal following a personal income tax dispute with the game’s governing body, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the Department of Inland Revenue (IRD). The cricketers, both men and women, went to court in March, seeking a ruling that they were not employees of SLC…
Australia on Wednesday named a 16-member squad for its five-match T20 International series against West Indies in Jamaica and St. Kitt’s next month. Mitchell Marsh, who is coming off a blistering Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign for Lucknow Super Giants, returns to Australian colours and will lead in the team in the Caribbean. Josh Hazlewood,…
England fast bowler Gus Atkinson is doubtful for the first Test against India starting June 20 at Leeds due to a hamstring injury, according to a report. India and England will engage in five Test matches over the next couple of months. “Gus Atkinson is a doubt for the first Test against India later this…
Kagiso Rabada’s month-long suspension after he failed a drug test was because the fast bowler tested positive for cocaine, the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has said. Rabada, who was with the Gujarat Titans (GT) when he returned home from the Indian Premier League in April, admitted failing a drug test and apologised…
Three persons are feared dead while at least 10 are believed to be injured as fans gathered outside M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL 2025 title win, on Wednesday. As reported by The Hindu, the incident happened at the gates of the stadium where the RCB team was expected to…
