Dates confirmed for Boucher disciplinary hearing as Proteas head off to NZ
Proteas coach Mark Boucher's disciplinary proceedings have been set down for 16 to 20 May, Sport24 can confirm.
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Pat Cummins in top bracket, Jofra Archer in IPL auction despite injury doubt
New Delhi - Australians Pat Cummins, David Warner and Steve Smith are among 48 players who will enter this month's Indian Premier League (IPL) players' auction with a base price of 20 million Indian rupees ($268 000), the Indian board said on Tuesday.
Full-Strength India To Take On Australia In Blockbuster Semi-Final Of U19 World Cup
Heavyweights India and Australia will face off in a blockbuster Super League semifinal of the Under-19 World Cup here on Wednesday, having beaten their opponents on the field and COVID-19 off it, on way to the last four stage. India's preparations for the age-group showpiece were impacted heavily by the virus, with hardly any national camps or tournaments in the last two years except the recent Asia Cup.
ICC Women's ODI Rankings: Mithali Raj Rises To Second Spot, Alyssa Healy Leads Batting List
West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews has progressed four places to 11th position in the ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings after a fine show in the first two matches of their four match-series against South Africa. Matthews, who grabbed two wickets each in both matches, is the highest-ranked bowler from the West Indies with other off-spinner Anisa Mohammed in 25th place and Shakera Selman 26th. Seam bowler Shamilia Connell has moved up nine slots to 29th after taking three wickets in the two matches. South Africa captain Sune Luus has advanced seven places to joint-34th among bowlers and is up two places to 44th in the batting list, which is now led by Alyssa Healy with Mithali Raj in second place after Lizelle Lee dropped two places to third. Lee, ICC's Women's ODI Player of the Year in 2021, is out of the series due to COVID-19.
India, Australia To Open Cricket Competition In Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Cricket will mark its return to the Commonwealth Games after a gap of 24 years with India taking on Australia on July 29 in the 2022 Birmingham edition. The league-cum-knockout women's tournament kicks off with a match between women's 2020 T20 World Cup finalists Australia and India on July 29, with the bronze and gold medal matches scheduled for August 7. Cricket is the first discipline to announce its complete line-up for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games after Sri Lanka was confirmed as the eighth team in the women's T20 tournament, the ICC said on Tuesday.
Springboks: Aphelele Fassi backed to shine in 2022 and stake claim for full-back jersey
Yet, in the past year, the tide appears to have quickly turned in a favourable direction. Damian Willemse featured prominently for South Africa in 2021 and was set to be backed to start at 15 on the end-of-year tour before he was struck down with an untimely concussion.
India news: Too early to judge KL Rahul’s captaincy credentials
KL Rahul’s captaincy of the India side should not be judged yet, according to the former opener and World Cup winner Gautam Gambhir.
Mohammed Anas: Footballer went viral for thanking ‘wife and girlfriend’ in 2017 interview
Mohammed Anas isn’t a particularly big name in the world of football but the Ghanaian striker still knows what it feels like to go viral on social media.