No new COVID cases in NZ camp ahead of Sussex warm-up game
New Zealand have reported no new COVID-19 cases among players and staff before their warm-up match against English county side Sussex, the country's cricket board (NZC) said on Saturday.
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Rugby - Dominant Chiefs extinguish Force's slender playoff hopes
(Reuters) - Western Force's slim hopes of a Super Rugby playoff place were snuffed out on Saturday when they were handed a 54-21 thrashing by Waikato Chiefs as the New Zealanders maintained their push for a top-four finish and homefield advantage in the next round.
IPL 2022: CSK were not good enough to win close games, says coach Stephen Fleming
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) found it challenging to match their "catastrophic success" in IPL 2022 where the defending champions were not "good enough" to win tight games, feels head coach Stephen Fleming. One of the most successful sides in the IPL, the four-times champions ended their campaign at the penultimate spot, managing just four wins in 14 games. "There was mixed success. We sort of stuttered our way through. We had a number of games that were close, but we were not good enough to get across the line.
Dominant Chiefs extinguish Force's slender playoff hopes
Western Force's slim hopes of a Super Rugby playoff place were snuffed out on Saturday when they were handed a 54-21 thrashing by Waikato Chiefs as the New Zealanders maintained their push for a top-four finish and homefield advantage in the next round.
"If He Stays Fit...": Ravi Shastri Says Where SunRisers Hyderabad Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar Is Lagging
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has so far picked 12 wickets in 13 matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. While there are many other bowlers who have taken more wickets than him in the franchise league, Kumar's economy - 7.20 - is very impressive. Playing for SunRisers Hyderabad against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday, the veteran pacer bowled a wicket-maiden in the 19th over with MI needing 19 off the last two overs. Kumar's show thus played a crucial role in SRH defeating five-time champions MI by three runs.
Zak Crawley outdone by Ben Compton as Kent start strongly at Northamptonshire
England opener Zak Crawley was outshone by centurion Ben Compton as Kent made a strong start to their LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Northamptonshire.
Somerset's Overton claims 400th first-class wicket
Craig Overton claimed his 400th first-class wicket as Somerset rallied against
Kevin Pietersen fears Jofra Archer's England Test career may be over after injury setback
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen believes Jofra Archer may never play a Test match again after the fast bowler suffered a stress fracture of the back.