Sports / Cricket

IPL broadcast deal fetches $6.2 bln; Disney, Viacom18 bag rights 14 Jun 2022 - 07:10 pm

MUMBAI- U.S. media behemoth Walt Disney and Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries were the major winners in a high-stakes bid to broadcast the IPL,...

New Zealand throw away wickets to give England hope 13 Jun 2022 - 09:42 pm

NOTTINGHAM, England- New Zealand built a lead of 238 with three second innings wickets remaining on Monday heading into a delicately poised final...

Klaasen fifty puts S Africa 2-0 ahead against India 12 Jun 2022 - 09:16 pm

NEW DELHI- Heinrich Klaasen capitalised on his chance selection to smash 81 off 46 balls as South Africa beat India by four wickets...

Pope, Root hit centuries to lead England fightback 12 Jun 2022 - 06:48 pm

NOTTINGHAM, England- Ollie Pope scored a superb 142 not out and Joe Root struck his fastest test ton as England advanced to 331-2...

Indian cricket media rights bidding war spills over to Monday 12 Jun 2022 - 06:29 pm

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI- The bidding war for media rights to the Indian Premier League (IPL) will continue on Monday with Disney, Sony and India's...

Head must wait for ODI turn, says Australia coach McDonald 12 Jun 2022 - 12:12 pm

Colombo: Opener Travis Head must bide his time before he can cement his place in Australia's one-day squad, coach Andrew McDonald said ahead...

Media giants in pitch battle for India cricket rights 12 Jun 2022 - 07:47 am

Mumbai/New Delhi: Disney, Sony and India's Reliance will vie on Sunday for media rights to Indian Premier League (IPL), the world's richest cricket...

Mitchell and Blundell hit centuries as New Zealand make England toil 11 Jun 2022 - 03:37 pm

Nottingham, England: New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell scored fine centuries to put the tourists in a commanding position at 412-5 at...

Covid rules NZ skipper Williamson out of second England test 10 Jun 2022 - 09:43 pm

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson will miss the second test against England starting on Friday at Trent Bridge after testing positive for Covid-19...

Australia back struggling Smith to unlock T20 potential 09 Jun 2022 - 02:56 pm

Colombo: Australia hopes to unlock Steve Smith's potential in Twenty20 cricket ahead of this year's World Cup, assistant coach Michael Di Venuto said,...

West Indies wins toss, elects to bat against Pakistan in ODI 08 Jun 2022 - 02:56 pm

Multan, Pakistan: West Indies won the toss in the sweltering heat on Wednesday and elected to bat in the first one-day international of...

Australia thrash Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in first T20 07 Jun 2022 - 09:04 pm

Reigning Twenty20 world champions Australia sealed a dominant 10-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first T20 international in Colombo on Tuesday after...

Root leads England past New Zealand in 1st test at Lord's 05 Jun 2022 - 07:14 pm

LONDON- Former captain Joe Root gave his successor Ben Stokes the perfect start to his reign at Lord’s, carrying England to victory with...

Mitchell, Blundell step up as New Zealand lead England by 119 runs at tea 03 Jun 2022 - 08:23 pm

LONDON- A 72-run partnership between Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell helped New Zealand stretch their lead over England to 119 runs at tea...

Shakib returns as Bangladesh's test captain 02 Jun 2022 - 09:16 pm

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will return as the team's test captain, replacing Mominul Haque, the country's cricket board (BCB) announced on Thursday....

Vaughan slams 'scandalous' ticket prices for England-NZ test at Lord's 31 May 2022 - 05:31 pm

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has slammed Lord's for the "astronomical prices" charged for tickets to the first test against New Zealand, saying...

After IPL, Pandya wants to win T20 World Cup with India 30 May 2022 - 07:30 pm

NEW DELHI- After leading Gujarat Titans to the Indian Premier League (IPL) title in their first season, winning the Twenty20 World Cup with...

Gujarat Titans win IPL title in fairytale debut season 29 May 2022 - 10:01 pm

NEW DELHI- Debutants Gujarat Titans were crowned the Indian Premier League (IPL) champions on Sunday after they beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets...