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Galle Gallants are the 2026 Lanka Premier League champions after defeating Jaffna Kings by five wickets, chasing 124 in 15.5 overs after a dominant bowling display...
Mitchell Santner blasted an unbeaten 52 from 23 balls and Tim David added 32* as Trent Rockets chased 148 in 90 balls to beat MI London...
Andrew Flintoff has stepped down as England Lions head coach to focus on rebuilding Sydney Thunder, leaving behind a role the ECB credited with transforming its...
Galle Gallants and Jaffna Kings meet in the Lanka Premier League 2026 final after three dramatic clashes this season, with revenge, history and a fifth Jaffna...
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons opened CPL 2026 with a dramatic two-wicket victory over Jamaica Kingsmen after Tajinder Singh’s 62 and Alzarri Joseph’s 3/34 set up a...
Ryan Rickelton’s 65 set up SunRisers Leeds before Brydon Carse and Matthew Potts tore through Birmingham Phoenix, sealing a 45-run win that lifted Leeds to second...
Sam Harper’s commanding 77 and Charith Asalanka’s composed 59 carried Galle Gallants past Colombo Kaps and into the LPL 2026 final against Jaffna Kings.
Pakistan needed 75 runs to prevent Babar Azam’s return as Test captain from beginning with another overseas series defeat. West Indies needed early wickets to protect...
Sikandar Raza supplied the late power after Nicholas Pooran and Sam Curran rebuilt the chase, carrying MI London past London Spirit with six balls remaining at...
Jos Buttler moved past Kieron Pollard to become the highest run-scorer in T20 cricket history after an unbeaten 51 for Manchester Super Giants. This article traces...
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...