Wales centre George North to retire from international rugby after Six Nations
Wales centre George North has announced that he will retire from international rugby after Saturday's Guinness Six Nations clash against Italy.
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Shreyas Iyer Stars For Mumbai After Much 'Domestic Cricket' Criticism. KKR Coach Says, "When It Mattered..."
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Chandrakant Pandit was all praise for Shreyas Iyer after the star batter scored 95 for Mumbai in the second innings of the Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha. Iyer, who dismissed for just seven in the first innings, smashed 10 fours and three sixes during his whirlwind knock. Pandit, who will join hands with Iyer during IPL 2024, hailed the KKR skipper for his fearlessness and compared his knock to the World Cup semi-final century.
Ravichandran Ashwin Replaces Jasprit Bumrah At Top Of ICC Test Rankings
A nine-wicket haul in his 100th Test match helped Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin re-claim the top spot in the bowlers' list, while his captain Rohit Sharma was back in the top-10 at sixth in the batting charts of the latest ICC rankings on Wednesday. Ashwin was at his best throughout the Dharamsala contest against England as the experienced right-armer picked up four wickets in the first innings and then a 36th five-wicket haul in the second innings as India cruised to a dominant triumph in the fifth and final Test of their series.
Hits keep coming for Crusaders as captain Barrett sidelined for six weeks
The Canterbury Crusaders' tough start to their Super Rugby Pacific title defence has been compounded by the loss of captain Scott Barrett for six weeks with a broken finger.
New Zealand's Jones to paddle in fifth Games after long COVID battle
Canoe slalom athlete Luuka Jones will become New Zealand's third woman to compete at a fifth Olympics when she bids for a second medal at the Paris Games after overcoming a battle with long COVID.
Dabrowski, Routliffe upset in women's doubles at Indian Wells
On a day of big upsets at the BNP Paribas Open, second-seeded Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and her partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand were bounced out of the women's doubles draw by a pair of underdogs.
Munster to play All Blacks selection in November
Munster Rugby have confirmed that the province will take on an All Blacks XV on Saturday, 2 November at Thomond Park.
Wallabies slump to new low in world rankings as Italy rise
SYDNEY : Twice world champions Australia have fallen to an all-time low of 10th in the world rankings after Italy's victory over Scotland at the weekend bumped the Azzurri up to ninth.