Kieran Marmion to depart Connacht at end of season
Connacht and Ireland scrum-half Kieran Marmion will leave the province at the end of the season.
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Public hearing starts into Azeem Rafiq Yorkshire cricket racism scandal
LONDON: A hearing into the racism scandal at Yorkshire started on Wednesday, with ex-player Azeem Rafiq set to give evidence more than two years after he made damning allegations over his treatment by the English county cricket club. The initial proceedings were held in private but a live stream of the independent Cricket Discipline Commission panel’s deliberations was set to be broadcast to accredited journalists later in the day. Pakistan-born Rafiq, 32, first raised allegations of racism and bullying in September 2020, related to his two spells at Yorkshire.
New Zealand’s 1-run victory over England avenges pain of 2019
One run was England’s margin of victory on July 14, 2019 in the ODI World Cup at Lord’s. One run was the margin of New Zealand’s victory over England at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand on February 28, 2023.
Complaint filed against countries boycotting world championships
The International Boxing Association (IBA) has opened disciplinary proceedings against several countries over their planned boycott of amateur world championships due to the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian boxers.
Springbok Women to tackle Canada and Spain in Madrid
The Springbok Women will tackle Canada and Spain in Test matches later this month.
Wolvaardt, Ismail, Brits soar up ICC T20 rankings after historic World Cup
Proteas openers Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits have attained career-best positions in the ICC T20I player rankings after helping their team reach their first ICC Women's T20 World Cup final.
Ravindra Jadeja Bags Massive Record In Test Cricket, Joins Kapil Dev In Illustrious List
Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Wednesday became the second player in India to take 500 wickets and score 5,000 runs in international cricket. He accomplished this landmark during Australia's third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India in Indore. After dismissing the Aussie opener Travis Head leg-before-wicket for nine runs of six balls, Jadeja got his 500th international cricket wicket. Jadeja has scored 5,527 runs in 298 international matches across 241 innings at an average of 33.29. He has scored three hundreds and 31 half-centuries, with the best individual score of 175*.
Lydia Ko, Nelly Korda headline Women's World Championship as golf fans return to Sentosa
Lydia Ko and Nelly Korda headline a stellar field at this week's HSBC Women's World Championship, where nine of the world's top 10 golfers will tee off as Singapore's Sentosa Golf Club welcomes spectators for the first time since 2019.