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Women's Ashes: Beth Mooney, Darcie Brown Star As Australia Beat England In 1st ODI To Retain Urn

Beth Mooney's 73-run knock was followed up by Darcie Brown's four-wicket haul to help Australia defeat England by 27 runs in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Thursday. With this win, Australia have taken an 8-4 lead in the Women's Ashes and, as a result, have retained the urn. Chasing 206, England got off to a bad start as Tammy Beaumont (3) and Heather Knight (0) were sent back to the pavilion by Darcie Brown in the fourth over of the innings, reducing the visitors to 10/2. Nat Sciver then added 29 runs to the total along with Lauren Winfield Hill. However, this stand was broken in the 11th over by Megan Schutt as she got the better of Winfield Hill (13) and England was reduced to 39/3.

Australia retains the Women's Ashes with victory in first ODI making it impossible for England to win series

Australia has retained the Women's Ashes yet again, with a victory in the first of three one-day internationals making it impossible for England to do anything either than tie the multi-format series.

Cricket Is Going To Look Stupid If Justin Langer Is Sacked As Australia Coach, Says Ian Healy

Legendary wicketkeeper Ian Healy feels Cricket Australia will renew head coach Justin Langer's contract because if they sack him after his successful stint, it will make the game look "stupid". Langer, whose contract is due to end in June, guided Australia to its maiden T20 World Cup title last year and a dominant 4-0 Ashes victory recently. He is in the midst of discussions with CA regarding his future role. "The coach is nowhere near as important as any major player … You can change the coach much easier than you can change a senior player," Healy told 'Sen Radio'.

Women's Ashes: Australia retain Ashes as England subside in Canberra

Australia retained the Women's Ashes as England subsided to a 27-run defeat in the first one-day international in Canberra.

First-half goals take South Korea to Asian Cup final

South Korea booked their place in the final of the Women's Asian Cup with a 2-0 win over the Philippines in Pune on Thursday to stay on course for a first-ever continental title. First-half goals from Cho So-hyun and Son Hwa-yeon took the Koreans into the final for the first time in the competition's 47-year history and ended the fairytale run of Alen Stajcic's side. The Colin Bell-coached Koreans will face two-time defending champions Japan or China in Sunday's decider. The pair meet in the second semi-final later on Thursday.

"Terrific Player Like Virender Sehwag": Michael Clarke's Huge Praise For India Batter

Former Australian captain Michael Clarke expressed his admiration for young Indian batter Prithvi Shaw and even compared his aggressive style of batting to former Team India opener Virender Sehwag. Clarke explained how Shaw, despite his poor outings in Australia last year, has so much to offer with what he brings to the table. Shaw, who has quite often spoken about the positive influence of Ricky Ponting on his batting, has been in and out of the Indian side due to his inconsistent outings. Clarke specifically mentioned that he loved Shaw's "brand of cricket" and termed him as a "terrific player".

IPL 2022 Auction: Full list of foreign players with highest base price

IPL 2022 mega auction and the 10 franchises are all in readiness to vie for the players in what promises to be an action-packed bidding war, spread over two days, to pick up the best cricketing talents from around the world. The 2022 IPL auction, this time, will be held over a 2-day period on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru and a total of 590 players will be going under the hammer. And one of the keenly fought battles at the auction table will be for the foreign players. 220 short-listed overseas talents will be up for grabs. These foreign players have been picked from 14 countries which also include associate nations like Namibia, Nepal and the USA.

"Rafa Nadal me dijo que no se había sentido bien con su cuerpo..."

Roger Federer dice que sabrá en abril o mayo cuándo podrá volver a la acción después de una tercera operación de rodilla que le obligó a perderse la segunda parte de la pasada temporada.

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Women's Ashes: Beth Mooney, Darcie Brown Star As Australia Beat England In 1st ODI To Retain Urn

Australia retains the Women's Ashes with victory in first ODI making it impossible for England to win series

Cricket Is Going To Look Stupid If Justin Langer Is Sacked As Australia Coach, Says Ian Healy

Women's Ashes: Australia retain Ashes as England subside in Canberra

First-half goals take South Korea to Asian Cup final

"Terrific Player Like Virender Sehwag": Michael Clarke's Huge Praise For India Batter

IPL 2022 Auction: Full list of foreign players with highest base price

"Rafa Nadal me dijo que no se había sentido bien con su cuerpo..."