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Melbourne, Dec 23 (UNI) Australia will take the field without skipper Pat Cummins and veteran spinner Nathan Lyon for the Boxing Day Test against England after the hosts named a 15-member squad for the fourth match of the Ashes series. According to the International Cricket Council (ICC) website, Steve Smith has been appointed captain in…
London, Dec 22 (UNI) Head coach Brendon McCullum says he wants to remain in charge of England but admits a decision on his future will be out of his hands. McCullum has presided over an Ashes defeat in Australia inside three Tests, a series he previously said would “define” his team, the BBC sport reported….
Rio De Janeiro, Dec 22 (UNI) Neymar will undergo keyhole surgery on Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, according to widespread media reports. The 33-year-old Santos forward posted a photo on social media on Sunday in which he is seen lying on a hospital bed in the southeastern city of Belo…
Adelaide, Dec 22 (UNI) Australia pacer Mitchell Starc has thrown his support behind Nathan Lyon, backing the veteran off-spinner to work through another rehabilitation process and resume his Test career after suffering a hamstring injury during the third Ashes Test here. Lyon hobbled off on the final morning after diving to field at long leg,…
Adelaide, Dec 21 (UNI) Australian wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey described it as a “special” privilege to play in front of his home crowd after producing a career-defining performance in Adelaide to seal the Ashes series, while also praising key contributions from Travis Head and Usman Khawaja. Carey was named Player of the Match after scoring his…
Lahore, Dec 21 (UNI) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has once again extended the deadline for submitting bids for the two new Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises, Geo Super reported. The original deadline of December 22 has now been pushed to December 24, following two bank holidays during the period and requests from interested parties…
Mumbai, Dec 21 (UNI) The World Cup-winning Indian Blind Women’s Cricket Team received a warm welcome at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters on December 19, following their historic triumph at the inaugural Women’s T20 World Cup for the Blind, the BCCI announced on Sunday. The team, which remained unbeaten throughout…
Ahmedabad, Dec 20 (UNI) Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya shared a heartwarming moment with a cameraman after one of his powerful sixes accidentally struck the crew member during the fifth and final T20I against South Africa Pandya, whose aggressive strokeplay lit up the match, inadvertently sent the ball crashing into the cameraman’s arm while attacking the…
Mumbai, Dec 20 (UNI) With the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 just a couple of months away, focus is shifting on the shape-up of the leading contenders in the tournament. Among them is India, the defending champions after their win at Barbados in June 2024, who are led by the experienced Suryakumar Yadav. The…
London, Dec 20 (UNI) Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka says that 2026 will be his final season as a professional, describing it as the “final chapter” of a trophy-laden career. The former world number three was one of the few players to win major singles trophies in the ‘Big Three’ era of Novak Djokovic,…
