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DA COSTA: Cricketer Kohli quits as India’s Test captain

Virat Kohli’s decision to quit as captain of India’s Test team took the world by storm.

January 19, 2022 Other Sports

Double centurion Khawaja wonders what he has to do to seal his Test spot?

Usman Khawaja’s name is on the tip of every Australian’s tongue right now with tennis great Novak (NoVax) Djokovic running a close second on whether he will defend his Aussie Open crown.

January 11, 2022 Sports

Australia's Usman Khawaja celebrates reaching his century (100 runs) on day four of the fourth Ashes cricket test between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground over this past weekend.

DA COSTA: Broad recalled as battered England tries to salvage some pride in fourth Ashes cricket Test

Stuart Broad has been brought in to share the new ball with his old partner James Anderson as England tries to salvage some pride in the Ashes series that has all gone Australia’s way.

January 5, 2022 Other Sports

England bowlers Stuart Broad (left) and James Anderson.

CRICKET: Australia makes short work of England at Ashes

Scott Boland walked around the Melbourne Cricket Ground holding a stump in one hand and the red ball he destroyed England with in the other. The 58,000 raucous fans in attendance on Boxing Day cheered their all-conquering heroes led by captain Pat Cummins with the wave as the team thanked them for their unwavering support.

December 29, 2021 Other Sports

Australia’s Pat Cummins celebrates after dismissing England’s Dawid Malan in the Ashes series this week. Getty Images

CRICKET: England reduced to Ashes by ruthless Aussies

England landed in Australia confident it would come home with the urn that holds the Ashes.

December 22, 2021 Other Sports

England's Joe Root after losing to Australia.

DA COSTA: India drops Kohli from ODI captaincy

Virat Kohli’s firing has shaken Indian cricket to the core.

December 14, 2021 Other Sports

New Zealand’s Patel becomes the third bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings of a Test match

Jim Laker was a household name in England and Anil Kumble enjoyed a similar status in India.

December 7, 2021 Sports

New Zealand's Ajaz Patel celebrates the taking of a wicket during a Test match against India.

Pace bowler Wood delivers first salvo in war over the Ashes against Australia

England fast bowler Mark Wood has terrorized batsmen with his unrelenting pace, bouncers and swing.

December 1, 2021 Other Sports

Mark Wood of England in bowling action during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup semifinal match.

DA COSTA: Aussies seek new captain for Ashes

In 2018, Steve Smith burst into tears after he was relieved of his captaincy by Cricket Australia for the ball-tampering scandal that rocked the world of cricket.

November 24, 2021 Other Sports

Australia pulls off upset of Pakistan to reach cricket World Cup final

It will be a battle of two nations separated by the Tasman Sea after all the hot favourites for the Twenty20 World Cup melted in the heat and humidity of the Middle East.

November 11, 2021 Other Sports

Australia's Matthew Wade (left) and Marcus Stoinis celebrate after beating Pakistan.