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Joe Root warns rivals that England are no 'one-trick pony'

England's fortunes in the red-ball game have been transformed under their new leadership team of head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes. The home side sealed a 2-1 series victory against South Africa at the Oval on Monday to add to a 3-0 success against New Zealand and a victory in the single postponed match against India. It is in sharp contrast to their dismal record in the latter stages of Root's captaincy, which ended in April with one win in 17 games.

Boucher stumped by Proteas' batting woes: 'We can't hide away from it'

Proteas coach Mark Boucher was not happy with South Africa's batting effort following their Test series loss against England.

Wayde van Niekerk continues comeback with another impressive 400m win

South African athlete Wayde van Niekerk continued his recent resurgence by winning the men's 400m at the Gala dei Castelli in Bellinzona, Switzerland, on Monday night.

Jake issues stark warning for SA's European adventure: 'We probably don't have the depth'

Echoing the fears of many, Bulls director of rugby Jake White doubts South Africa's franchises will possess enough depth to compete on three fronts this season, especially if the Currie Cup is thrown into the mix too.

'Why Shami not there?': Madan Lal on Indian pacer's snub from T20 World Cup 15-man squad

Experienced Indian pacer Shami failed to make the cut to the team but he will travel to Australia as a standby. After last year's T20 World Cup, he was out of India's T20I scheme. However, after the team's poor show in Asia Cup 2022, he has been recalled to the team for South Africa and Australia T20I series.

Vaughan says England under Stokes capable of winning Ashes next year

LONDON : England's dominant home summer has convinced former skipper Michael Vaughan that Ben Stokes and his men are capable of wresting the Ashes urn from traditional rivals Australia next year.

World’s top golfers to tee off at LIV Golf Invitational Chicago

CHICAGO: Some of the world’s top golfers are set to tee off at the LIV Golf Invitational Chicago, the tour’s fifth event of the year, from Sept. 16 to 18 at Rich Harvest Farms.

"Want Him To Bowl...": Ex-India All-Rounder On Bhuvneshwar Kumar's Role In T20 World Cup

India announced the much-awaited squad, that will be flying to Australia for the upcoming T20 World Cup and it included the likes of pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel, who missed out on the Asia Cup due to injuries. Apart from them, Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have also been included in the squad with Mohammed Shami, Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, and Shreyas Iyer as standbys. In the recently concluded Asia Cup, Bhuvneshwar received a lot of criticism for leaking runs during the death overs. After the announcement of T20 World Cup squad, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan stated that he would like to see Bhuvneshwar bowling his overs with the new ball.

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Joe Root warns rivals that England are no 'one-trick pony'

Boucher stumped by Proteas' batting woes: 'We can't hide away from it'

Wayde van Niekerk continues comeback with another impressive 400m win

Jake issues stark warning for SA's European adventure: 'We probably don't have the depth'

'Why Shami not there?': Madan Lal on Indian pacer's snub from T20 World Cup 15-man squad

Vaughan says England under Stokes capable of winning Ashes next year

World’s top golfers to tee off at LIV Golf Invitational Chicago

"Want Him To Bowl...": Ex-India All-Rounder On Bhuvneshwar Kumar's Role In T20 World Cup