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Joe Root’s dismissal will look simple in the scorecard. Joe Root lbw b Matt Henry 46. On the broadcast, it looked a little stranger. During England’s...
Australia arrived in the T20I series with pressure still attached to their tour. Bangladesh had already claimed the ODI series and carried the emotional lift of...
Bangladesh cricket has quietly entered one of its most interesting phases in years. After years of being seen as dangerous at home but fragile under pressure,...
Kane Williamson retires from international cricket after 16 years, leaving behind records, heartbreak, World Test Championship glory, and a legacy built on calm greatness.
West Indies turned a difficult chase into a series-clinching win as Sri Lanka paid the full price for dropped catches, poor death bowling, and one disastrous...
Sri Lanka refused to let their West Indies tour drift away at Sabina Park. Twenty-four hours after losing the opening T20I, the visitors responded with their...
Australia finally found a way through Bangladesh. It took Cooper Connolly’s career-best 149, a late collapse, one final-over boundary, and almost every ounce of nerve left...
West Indies opened the T20I series against Sri Lanka with a seven-wicket win at Sabina Park, Kingston, thanks to the heroics of former skipper Jason Holder....
Bangladesh cricket has had famous days before, but this one will sit close to the top of the list, The Sports Encounter reported on Thursday. The...
Ben Stokes has built one of modern cricket’s most powerful leadership stories. He dragged England Test cricket out of caution, gave it courage, and turned a...
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...