England overwhelm Ireland to keep Six Nations title hopes firmly on track
England thrilled a bumper crowd at Twickenham by overwhelming Ireland 88-10 to set up a likely Grand Slam decider against France next weekend.
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Republic of Ireland lose to England at Aviva
The Republic of Ireland suffered their second defeat in Euro 2025 qualifying, losing 2-0 to England at the Aviva Stadium.
India's Tour Of Australia Test Schedule Announced, Perth To Host Opener Of 5-Match Series
Australia has released details of the schedule for their upcoming home summer, which includes the visit of India for the five-match Test series with Perth to host the opening Test. The five-match Test series against Rohit Sharma's side will commence in Perth on November 22, with further Tests to be held in Adelaide (day-night), Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney right up until the start of the New Year. It will be the first time since the summer of 1991/92 that Australia and India have played a five-match series as part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will provide both teams with a good opportunity to further cement their place in next year's ICC World Test Championship final.
RCB's England Skipper Heather Knight Pulls Out Of Women's Premier League
Women's Premier League (WPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered a jolt on Saturday as their England recruit Heather Knight pulled out of the upcoming second season of the lucrative T20 league beginning February 23. The Bengaluru-based franchise did not give any reason for Knight's pulling out but England cricketers involved in the WPL were in a dilemma, as staying back for the business end of the T20 League could lead to them missing out on their country's five-match T20I series in New Zealand.
Sarina Wiegman to remain as England coach through to 2027 World Cup
England head coach Sarina Wiegman has signed a contract extension that runs through to the 2027 World Cup, the Football Association has announced.
India Women vs Australia Women One-off Test Day 2 Live Score: Hosts Look To Build On Excellent Start
India vs England, Women's One-Off Test, Day 2 Live Updates:After bowling out Australia for a score of 2019, India look to build on the excellent start they are off to in the one-off Test at Wankhede on Friday. Shafali Verma was dismissed for a score of 40 off 59 balls but Smirit Mandhan is looking good to complete her half-century. Mandhana is batting on 43 off 49 balls, with Sneh Rana (4 runs off 8 balls) in company. India will start the proceedings with the bat on Day 2 at 98/1 in 19 overs. (LIVE Scorecard)
Karnataka's Shubha Satheesh Makes Seamless Transition From Domestic To International Cricket
From getting dismissed by long-time friend Jemimah Rodrigues on 99 to making Test debut, it has been a seamless transition from domestic to international cricket for Karnataka's Shubha Satheesh who shone with the bat on the first day of India Women's one-off Test against England in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks or so for the 24-year-old from Mysore, who began playing at the age of 12 without any specific aim of becoming an India cricketer. But the journey, which she terms as a ‘process', took another 12 years before she found herself donning the Indian Test cap.
Second Time In 88 Years! Indian Women's Cricket Team Achieves Rare Feat
The first day of the one-off Test against England turned memorable for Indian cricket, specially women's cricket, as the team made its way into record books, becoming the second team to score over 400 runs in a single day. They joined England who had made the record way back in 1935. India's score of 410/7 at stumps came on the back of scintillating half-centuries by four players and three big partnerships. India were 410/7 at the end of day's play with Deepti Sharma (60) and Pooja Vastrakar (4) unbeaten at the crease. With a stunning batting display, India also topped their previous highest total at home. The team moved past the earlier record of 400/9 against South Africa in 2014.