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January 19, 2020

Rain ends 2nd WIndies vs. Ireland T20; Irish lead series 1-0

The second Twenty20 cricket international between the West Indies and Ireland was washed out Saturday, leaving Ireland with ...

January 18, 2020

Bess takes 5 wickets as de Kock, rain hold up England

England ran into resistance from Quinton de Kock on a rainy Saturday as the tourists set their sights on a big first-innings ...

January 17, 2020

England hammers South Africa team already hit by Rabada ban

Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope made centuries to hammer a South Africa team already hit by a ban for its top bowler as England ...

January 15, 2020

Stirling's 95 helps Ireland to win over Windies in 1st T20

Ireland won the first Twenty20 international against the West Indies by four runs on Wednesday, with a 47-ball 95 from opener ...

January 15, 2020

Stokes wins ICC's player of the year award

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been voted as ICC player of the year and won the Sir Garfield Trophy for his superb 12 ...

January 13, 2020

West Indies sweeps Ireland 3-0 in ODI series

West Indies swept its one-day international series against Ireland 3-0 with a five-wicket win and 64 balls remaining under ...

January 08, 2020

England without injured Anderson for rest of SAfrica series

England will be without James Anderson for the rest of the test series against South Africa after the seamer picked up a left ...

January 06, 2020

England on course for final-day victory in Cape Town

Ben Stokes battered South Africa's bowlers into something near submission in the second test on Monday with his brutal 72 off ...

January 05, 2020

England leads South Africa by 264, on course to level series

England owned Day 3 of the second test from the first ball and built an imposing 264-run lead over South Africa with six ...

January 04, 2020

England back in series with South Africa 215-8, 54 behind

England turned a wicket-less second session into a highly profitable third one to forge its way back into the series in the ...

January 03, 2020

England on the slide again, 262-9 in 2nd test v South Africa

Ben Stokes gave his wicket away three runs short of a half-century to start off another England batting collapse on the ...

January 02, 2020

New year, still no cheer for Joe Root and England

England's test cricket team ended a year of discontent with an emotional dressing-room exchange between players and coaching ...

January 02, 2020

Cricketers, tennis players turn attention to wildfires

With the three-test series between Australia and New Zealand decided, players from both teams will momentarily turn their ...

December 31, 2019

England illness outbreak eases ahead of 2nd test in SAfrica

The outbreak of illness in the England squad is easing as the tourists look set to enjoy a better buildup to the second test ...

December 31, 2019

Some of 2019's most memorable games decided by blown calls

The New Orleans Saints looked around in disbelief, searching for a yellow flag that never came during the NFL playoffs.

December 31, 2019

British ex-PM skipped 'street cred' of Olympics for cricket

For one British prime minister, choosing between the Olympics Games and cricket was a no-brainer. Archival records released ...

December 29, 2019

Australia wins 2nd test by 247 runs to clinch series vs NZ

Tim Paine boasted of his bowling attack’s “absolute firepower” after Australia beat New Zealand by 247 runs with a day to ...

December 29, 2019

Veteran paceman Siddle retires from international cricket

Veteran pace bowler Peter Siddle is retiring from international after being left out of Australia's squad for the third ...