Australia advance to the top of men's Test ranking, replace India
Dubai/IBNS: Australia have moved to the top of the Test and T20I rankings for men while England continue to lead the men’s ODI rankings after the annual update carried out on Friday, which eliminates results from 2016-17.
David Warner against saliva ban for ball-shining
Melbourne/UNI:Amidst a growing debate around whether saliva should be used to shine a cricket ball, Australian opener David Warner has said there is no need to abolish the traditional ball-shining practices, when cricket resumes in the post COVID-19 world.
Australia's Test tour of Bangladesh postponed
New Delhi,/UNI: Australia's two-Test tour of Bangladesh scheduled for June 2020 has been indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has brought sports across the world to a halt.
Coronavirus hits cricket: ODI, Two series between Australia and New Zealand postponed
Sydney/IBNS: Amid Coronavirus spread across the globe, Australia's one-day international series against New Zealand has been postponed.
Australia-New Zealand series postponed amid Coronavirus outbreak
Dubai/IBNS: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday announced that the ongoing Australia-New Zealand One Day International (ODI) series has been postponed amid the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Australian pacer Kane Richardson quarantined, test result awaited
Sydney/IBNS: Australian cricketer Kane Richardson has been kept in quarantine after he was tested for coronavirus, Cricket Australia said on Friday.
Poonam Yadav only Indian in Women's T20 WC XI, Shafali Verma named 12th player
Dubai/UNI: Leg-spinner Poonam Yadav was the only Indian to feature in the ICC Women's T20 playing XI of the World Cup, released on Monday.
Australia defeat India by 85 runs to win 5th Women's T20 WC trophy
Melbourne/UNI: Defending champions Australia thrashed India by 85 runs in final to lift the ICC Women's T20 World Cup trophy for the fifth time at the iconic MCG, here on Sunday.
ICC Women's T20 WC: Australia win toss, opt to bat against India in final
Melbourne/UNI: Australia captain Meg Lanning won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup at the iconic MCG, here on Sunday.
Women's T20 World Cup: Australia beat South Africa to meet India in final
Sydney/UNI: Defending champions Australia reached the finals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup after beating South Africa by five runs via D/L method in the second semifinal, here on Thursday.
Rugby Australia loses broadcast partner
Sydney/Xinhua: The sport of rugby union in Australia appears to be fighting for its future, with TV broadcast partner Fox Sports set to walk away from the code after a 25-year partnership.
Nadal falls at Australian Open as new generation prevails
Melbourne/Xinhua: It was a case of the new conquering the old at the Australian Open men's quarterfinals on Wednesday, with Dominic Thiem besting legend, Rafael Nadal, and 22-year-old, Alexander Zverev toppling former title holder, Stanislas Wawrinka.
U-19 World Cup: Australia win toss, elect to bowl first against India in quarterfinal
Potchefstroom/IBNS: Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the quarterfinal of Under-19 World Cup here on Tuesday.
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma consolidate positions, Dhawan moves up
Dubai/IBNS: Indian captain Virat Kohli and opener Rohit Sharma have strengthened their grip on the top two positions while left-hander Shikhar Dhawan has advanced in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after notable performances against Australia.
Steve Smith smashes 131 as Australia post 286/9 against India in third ODI
Bengaluru/IBNS: Steve Smith continued his strong run with the bat and smashed 131 runs as Australia posted 286 runs for the loss of nine wickets against India in the crucial third ODI match of the tournament here on Sunday.