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Security has been boosted around New Zealand’s Women’s Cricket Team after a ‘threatening email’ relating to the team was sent to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The White Ferns played England in their third One Day…

Zimbabwe beat Namibia by 13 runs in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in Botswana on Monday. Posting 133 for four, thanks largely to a 76-run stand between openers Modester Mupachikwa and Chiedza Dhururu, Zimbabwe could…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja has accused the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) of ‘making excuses’ after their decision to withdraw both the England men’s and women’s teams from their tours to Pakistan next…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) put in a complete performance to thrash Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by nine wickets in the second fixture of the rescheduled IPL in Abu Dhabi on Monday. KKR bowled their opposition out for just…

Sri Lanka’s Harshana Thilakarathne and Oshini Gunawardena won Gold Medals in the Under-18 Open and Under-10 events respectively at the Western Asian Online Youth Chess Championships, concluded yesterday. Thilakarathne beat…

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have abandoned their tour of Pakistan citing ‘concerns about travelling to the region’. The England men’s team were supposed to play two T20Is in Pakistan ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have invited Sri Lanka to play two Tests and a three-match T20 series in February-March next year. The first Test is to be played from February 25 in Bangalore and the second Test…

Milton Shumba's stunning 66 from 29 balls propelled Zimbabwe to a thrilling six-wicket victory against Scotland in their Twenty20 series decider in Edinburgh on Sunday. Shumba hit Alasdair Evans for three consecutive sixes in a…

Virat Kohli has announced he will stand down as Captain of the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), days after confirming he will stop being India T20 Skipper. Kohli, 32, will step back from his RCB…

The Indian Premier League (IPL) returned in dramatic fashion as the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) staged a superb fightback to defeat the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in Dubai on Sunday. Chennai were reduced to 24 for…