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SYDNEY : Colourful ceremonies in Australia and New Zealand marked the one-year countdown to the ninth Women's World Cup on Wednesday, culminating in the lighting up of landmarks across the nine host cities.
The citing complaint against Ireland prop Andrew Porter for the high tackle which broke the cheekbone of All Blacks' lock Brodie Retallick has been dismissed by a disciplinary committee.
India all-rounder Washington Sundar had a dream start to his County Championship debut for Lancashire as he got Northamptonshire captain Will Young's wicket with just his second delivery of the match. The New Zealand batter was caught behind as he tried to cut a short delivery from Sundar. The Northamptonshire opener fell for just 2 runs. The off-spinning all-rounder's day got even better as he went on to take four wickets to help reduce Northamptonshire to 218/7 at Stumps on Day 1 at the County Ground in Northampton.
The countdown for the T20 World Cup in Australia has started with all teams in the first-round matches finalised.
SYDNEY : The last barrier to a 365-day professional sporting calendar in Australia will come down this year after the National Basketball League (NBL) said on Wednesday that it had scheduled a game on Christmas Day.
England white-ball captain Jos Buttler hailed Ben Stokes as a "fantastic ambassador" and a "once-in-a-generation player" after his retirement from one-day international cricket.
Ireland prop Andrew Porter will not be further sanctioned for the high tackle on Brodie Retallick in last weekend's third test that left the All Blacks lock with a fractured cheekbone.