Cricket

News Hour: Pakistan were dismissed for 315 in their first innings in reply to Australia’s 538-8 declared after lunch on the fourth day of the third test on Friday. The hosts did not enforce the follow-on...

News Hour: South Africa need six more wickets with two days still to play to win the second test against Sri Lanka, who closed the third day at Newlands on Wednesday on 130 for four, still...

News Hour: MS Dhoni has stepped down as captain of India’s limited-overs teams ahead of the ODIs and T20Is against England in January. He will still be available for selection as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the series,...

News Hour: Former Australia cricketer Arthur Morris was today inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame by Steve Waugh during the tea break on the opening day of the third Test between Australia and...

News Hour: David Warner became the first Australian since Donald Bradman to smash a century before lunch on the first day in a flying start to the third Test against Pakistan on Tuesday. It was also...

News Hour: Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke were removed by the Supreme Court on Monday for failing to implement administrative reforms within the body, reports Reuters. In July,...

News Hour: Steve Smith’s sole aim will be to keep Australia in the winning habit when they take on a Pakistan side contemplating the imminent departure of their most successful captain in the dead rubber Sydney...

News Hour: Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman and New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner have attained career-best rankings after creditable performances in a three-match One-Day International series which New Zealand won 3-0 at home. Mustafizur, recently named...

News Hour: Australia’s Perth Scorchers have signed English bowling all-rounder Tim Bresnan as their international Big Bash League Twenty20 replacement player for David Willey, the club said on Monday. Bresnan will be available to play for...

News Hour: All-rounder Hilton Cartwright will make his Test debut among two changes in the Australia team for this week’s final Test against Pakistan in Sydney, captain Steve Smith said Monday. Zimbabwe-born Cartwright and left-arm spinner...