Positives for England as red-ball reset begins
A top-order collapse in the first innings and then a struggle to take wickets away from home - England's red-ball reset initially felt more like a red-ball repeat.
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Sri Lanka bowled out for 109, trail India by 143 runs
BENGALURU, India : Sri Lanka were bowled out for 109 in the first innings on day two of the day-night test in Bengaluru on Sunday, trailing India by 143 runs.
West Indies tour diary: Honest conversations, Joe Root’s gift and kindness from Kent
Ben Stokes bowled far more than anyone – including his captain – expected him to. Having picked up a side strain bowling bouncers in Sydney on a poor Ashes tour, expectations were well and truly managed before this game.
ICC Women's World Cup: West Indies fined for slow over-rate against India
Women's ODI World Cup match against India here. Shandre Fritz of the ICC International Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Stafanie Taylor's side was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
Tom Brady reaction showed Manchester United already have their Cristiano Ronaldo plan
It felt in some way fitting that Cristiano Ronaldo ended his difficult start to 2022 in front of one of the few sportspeople on the planet who occupies the same stratosphere.
Women's World Cup: Australia crush New Zealand in Wellington
Australia tore through New Zealand in Wellington to maintain their winning start at the Women's World Cup.
ICC Women's World Cup: All-round efforts from Ellyse Perry, Tahila McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner power Australia to massive win over New Zealand
Ellyse Perry, Tahila McGrath and Ashleigh Gardner's impressive all-round display powered Australia to a crushing 141-run win over New Zealand, their third consecutive, in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup on Sunday. Perry (68 off 86) and McGrath (57 off 56) hit fine half-centuries before Gardner played a 18-ball 48-run cameo to help Australia post a challenging 269 for eight after being asked to bat. Defending the target, Australia dished out a cohesive bowling effort to bowl out trans-tasman rivals New Zealand for 128 in 30.2 overs. Darcie Brown (3/22) was the pick of the bowlers for Australia while Amanda-Jade Wellington (2/34), Gardner (2/15), Perry (1/18), McGrath (1/17) and Megan Schutt (1/22) provided the perfect support from the other end.
After Test draw, Joe Root pleased England did not panic against West Indies
Joe Root was disappointed his team could not finish off West Indies on the final day of the first Test on Saturday but was hardly going to complain after a winter of discontent. England, under plenty of scrutiny at the best of times, arrived in the Caribbean even more so after a 4-0 Ashes drubbing by Australia. "I'm really proud of the team today, the (whole) week actually," Root said after the match finished in a draw, England coming up six wickets short of bowling out West Indies in the second innings on the island of Antigua.