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David Warner’s guilty plea to mid-range drink-driving has left Sydney Thunder facing a difficult leadership decision. The club may keep him as a senior batter while...
Reeza Hendricks struck an unbeaten 64 off 37 balls as Dambulla Sixers chased down 179 with 23 balls remaining to defeat Galle Gallants by six wickets...
Chamindu Wickramasinghe’s explosive 43 off 22 balls and a disciplined bowling display helped Jaffna Kings withstand Wanuja Sahan’s late charge and defeat Colombo Kaps by five...
Shimron Hetmyer stayed unbeaten on 69 as West Indies survived a late collapse, chased 269, and ended a fiercely competitive series against New Zealand with victory.
Nicholas Pooran produced a devastating unbeaten 58 from 22 balls as MI London recovered from 4 for 2 to defeat Sunrisers Leeds by seven wickets in...
Kandy Royals secured their first victory of the Lanka Premier League 2026 with a commanding 43-run win over Dambulla Sixers. Wanindu Hasaranga delivered an influential all-round...
New Zealand survived Gudakesh Motie’s five-wicket spell and a dramatic dropped catch to beat West Indies by one wicket and secure the ODI series in Barbados.
Los Angeles Knight Riders defeated Washington Freedom by one run after a dramatic final-ball run-out, securing their first Major League Cricket title in Oakland.
Janith Liyanage and James Neesham rescued Colombo Kaps from 67 for 4, punishing Kandy Royals’ dropped catches and no-balls to complete a dramatic chase of 180.
England survived Rohit Sharma’s magnificent century to win the Lord’s ODI by 27 runs, complete a 2-1 series victory, and deepen India’s middle-order concerns.
FIFA has handed Argentina major disciplinary sanctions after the 2026 World Cup final brawl, including a 10-game suspension for Leandro...
Gianni Infantino is facing the most serious political challenge of his FIFA presidency as UEFA, the AFC and CONCACAF discuss...
AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa has hit back at Qatar after its football federation challenged the confederation’s stance...
The Lakers are entering another major transition, with a reported $12.5 billion ownership deal arriving as LeBron James departs and...
The NBA has released its full 2026-27 schedule, with LeBron James opening his 76ers career against the defending champion Knicks,...
LeBron James will begin his Philadelphia 76ers era against the defending champion New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden before...
Tim Seifert powered Manchester Super Giants toward the title before Mohammad Amir’s late burst created panic and Liam Dawson settled...
Paul Walter and Heinrich Klaasen powered Manchester Super Giants to 186 before Josh Tongue’s four wickets and Zak Crawley’s costly...
MI London survived a remarkable Birmingham Phoenix comeback to win by two runs at Edgbaston, but the victory was nowhere...
Guyana Amazon Warriors recovered from 29 for eight, defended a total of 85, and defeated San Francisco Unicorns by six...
Tim Robinson struck an unbeaten 68 as San Francisco Unicorns defeated Desert Vipers by eight wickets in the Global Super...
Brody Couch rescued Perth Scorchers XI with 43 before five spin options dismantled Guyana Amazon Warriors for 121 in a...
Galle Gallants are the 2026 Lanka Premier League champions after defeating Jaffna Kings by five wickets, chasing 124 in 15.5...
Galle Gallants and Jaffna Kings meet in the Lanka Premier League 2026 final after three dramatic clashes this season, with...
Sam Harper’s commanding 77 and Charith Asalanka’s composed 59 carried Galle Gallants past Colombo Kaps and into the LPL 2026...
Wimbledon attracted a record 550,151 spectators and generated 4.8 billion social media impressions in 2026. Dry weather, Arthur Fery’s semifinal...
From Spencer Gore and William Renshaw to Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner, discover how every Wimbledon...
Guo Hanyu and Kristina Mladenovic turned a new partnership into Wimbledon glory, defeating Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani in a...