Rawalpindi pitch rated as below average
Rawalpindi: Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees has rated the pitch at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi that was used for the first Test between Pakistan and Australia as “below average” and the venue has received one demerit point under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process.
Shane Warne: The Wizard of Oz Who Delivered the Ball of the Century
A young Australian spinning talent had once left English cricketer Mike Gatting stunned during an Ashes match when his delivery drifted, and pitched outside leg and then fizzed back across the batsman to bowl him out, heralding the arrival of a champion cricketer.
Australian cricket icon Shane Warne passes away at 52
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne died of suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday. He was 52.
Sri Lanka fined for slow over-rate in the second T20I against Australia
Dubai: Sri Lanka have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the second T20I held in Sydney.
In a veiled attack on former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri, cricketer Ajinkya Rahane has said the credits for his decisions that apparently helped India to script the historic Border-Gavaskar Trophy win over Australia was taken by "someone else".
Andrew McDonald becomes Australia's interim head coach
Former Australian cricketer Andrew McDonald has been appointed as the interim national men's team coach after the post was vacated by Justin Langer.
U-19 World Cup: India thrash Australia by 96 runs, in final for 4th consecutive time
Antigua/UNI: Riding on captain Yash Dhull and his deputy Shaik Rasheed's 204-run stand for the third wicket followed by a clinical bowling, India knocked out Australia from the Under-19 World Cup to play the final against England.
Fifth Ashes Test: Australia beat England by 146 runs
Hobart/UNI: Australia defeated England by 146 runs in the fifth Ashes Test on day three at the Bellerive Oval on Sunday.
Australia revokes Novak Djokovic's visa for second time even after court verdict
Melbourne/IBNS: Australia has revoked tennis top seed Novak Djokovic's visa for the second time putting a brake on the 34-year-old sports icon's mission to clinch another Australian Open title, media reports said.
Pleased and grateful, says Novak Djokovic after Australian court overturns visa cancellation order
Top tennis player Novak Djokovic said he was "pleased and grateful" that an Australia court overturned the order of cancelling his visa, fuelling the 34-year-old Serbian sportsman's ambition to win the 21st Grand Slam title in the upcoming Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic wins over Australian govt in visa cancellation case
An Australian judge on Monday ruled in favour of tennis icon Novak Djokovic, who was detained in Melbourne after his visa was allegedly found not meeting the country's entry requirements, media reports said.
Fourth Ashes Test series: Broad-Anderson ensure draw at SCG
Sydney/UNI: England denied Australia a whitewash in the Ashes series as the fourth Test ended in a draw here at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Novak Djokovic not being held captive: Australian Home Minister
Melbourne/UNI: Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews on Friday said that tennis ace Novak Djokovic has not been held captive and is free to leave the country at any time.
Australia denies Novak Djokovic entry for Australian Open, cancels visa
In an incident that has triggered a war of words, Australia has canceled tennis icon Novak Djokovic's visa denying him entry into the country where the top seed was aiming to play the Australian Open.
Aussie batsman Travis Head tests COVID-19 positive
Melbourne/UNI; Cricket Australia (CA) on Friday announced batsman Travis Head tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the fourth Ashes Test.