Former France captain Amandine Henry retires from international duty
Former France captain Amandine Henry said on Sunday she has retired from international soccer.
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England Captain Ben Stokes Back From Injury For Second Pakistan Test
Captain Ben Stokes was named in the England team for the second Test against Pakistan starting in Multan on Tuesday after recovering from a hamstring injury. Stokes suffered the injury two months ago and missed the three-match home series against Sri Lanka and last week's first Test, which the visitors won by an innings.Durham seamer Matthew Potts also returns to the side for the first time since the Lord's Test against Sri Lanka at the end of August. Seamers Gus Atkinson and Chris Woakes are rested.
Former Ireland and Lions captain Ronnie Dawson dies aged 92
Former Ireland and Lions captain, first Ireland coach and rugby administrator Ronnie Dawson has died at the age of 92.
England captain Stokes returns for second Pakistan test
England captain Ben Stokes will return to the side for the second test against Pakistan after missing the last four matches due to a hamstring injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday.
Former Lions and Ireland captain Ronnie Dawson dies aged 92
Former British and Irish Lions captain Ronnie Dawson, who also skippered Ireland, has died at the age of 92.
Captain Fatima Sana To Return To Pakistan From T20 World Cup After Father's Demise
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana will miss the crucial Women's T20 World Cup match against Australia as she is returning home to Karachi following the death of her father, the PCB announced on Thursday. The Pakistan Cricket Board said that they were arranging for Fatima to return on the first available flight after her father died on Thursday morning. "She will not be playing in the game against Australia on Friday," an official said. Vice-captain Muneeba Ali will lead the side against Australia here on Friday.
Ex-England Captain Michael Vaughan Says Joe Root Struggles Against Only One Bowler. He Is Indian
Former England captain Michael Vaughan waxed lyrical about England star batter Joe Root, as the latter notched up a 35th Test century, going past the tally of cricket icons like Sunil Gavaskar and Brian Lara. However, despite Root's consistent exploits, Vaughan was open to admit his weakness. In fact, Vaughan said that Root only struggles against one bowler in the entire world, and went on to reason why. That bowler is none other than the No. 1-ranked ICC Test bowler in the world - India's Jasprit Bumrah.
Ishan Kishan Returns As Jharkhand Captain In Ranji Trophy After Controversial Pullout Last Season
India batter Ishan Kishan on Wednesday returned to the Jharkhand Ranji team as its captain, following his controversial pullout last season that led to his exclusion from the BCCI central contract. The explosive left-hander, who became a regular in India's white-ball squad after Rishabh Pant's road accident in December 2022, took a break during India's tour of South Africa last year. Post break, he did not participate in any official BCCI matches, which raised a few eyebrows as the board stressed on players prioritising domestic cricket when not on national duty.