Proteas duo Lee, Van Niekerk scoop prestigious Wisden cricket accolades
Proteas star Lizelle Lee has been named Wisden's Leading Woman Cricketer in the World.
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Rugby-Smith appointed Black Ferns director of rugby
(Reuters) - New Zealand Rugby (NZR) said on Thursday former All Blacks assistant Wayne Smith has been appointed director of rugby for the national women's team in the wake of Glenn Moore's resignation as head coach.
Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah Among Wisden's 5 Cricketers Of The Year
India's captain Rohit Sharma and star pacer Jasprit Bumrah have been honoured by Wisden as two of their Five Cricketers Of The Year. The two were named along with New Zealand opener Devon Conway, England pacer Ollie Robinson and South Africa Women captain Dane van Niekerk. England skipper Joe Root was named Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2022 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Root had a stellar year in 2021, scoring six centuries and piling on runs for fun even as his team struggled around him.
Smith appointed Black Ferns director of rugby
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) said on Thursday former All Blacks assistant Wayne Smith has been appointed director of rugby for the national women's team in the wake of Glenn Moore's resignation as head coach.
IPL 2022: Covid scare looms as second Delhi Capitals player tests positive
It is not appearing as bad as on the previous occasion because medical health experts monitoring this year's event say double doses of vaccination and timely booster shots have helped. However, Mitchell Marsh testing positive and his CT Value showing a scary '17' has once again put everybody in a state of frenzy.
Root named Wisden leading cricketer in the world
Joe Root has been named as Wisden's leading cricketer in the world just days after standing down as England's Test captain, while Ollie Robinson caps a turbulent 12 months by being named as one of the almanac's five cricketers of the year.
After Marsh, Delhi team mate Seifert tests positive for COVID-19
MUMBAI : New Zealander Tim Seifert became Delhi Capitals' second overseas player to test positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday prompting the organisers of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to shift Friday's match from Pune to Mumbai.
IPL 2022: Delhi's next game shifted to Wankhede from Pune after Tim Seifert tests Covid-19 positive
Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings was lifted an hour before the game on Wednesday after the BCCI confirmed that the match will go on despite a sixth COVID positive case being reported in the Delhi camp on game day. New Zealand cricketer Tim Seifert testing positive on the morning of the game raised serious doubts over the fixture but the rest of the Delhi squad members returning two negative tests put the match back on track. "The entire Delhi Capitals contingent underwent 2 rounds of COVID testing today.