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CRICKET: No relief in sight for embattled Aussies

A ball-scuffing scandal earlier this year sent Australian cricket reeling.

November 7, 2018 Other Sports

Australia's Steve Smith walks off after he was caught and bowled by England's Moeen Ali earlier this year. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)

India rests Dhoni ahead of World Cup

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been India’s greatest captain.

October 30, 2018 Other Sports

India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni prepares to wear a helmet before batting in the nets during a practice session ahead of the second one-day international cricket match between India and West Indies in Visakhapatnam, India, Oct. 23, 2018. (Aijaz Rahi/AP)

Pakistan unleashes Abbas as its latest wicket hunter against outclassed Australia

For a decade, Pakistan has not played an international match at home. Since that deadly attack on a bus ferrying the Sri Lanka team to the stadium in Lahore in 2009, Test nations have boycotted the country over security reasons.

October 23, 2018 Other Sports

India's Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the first one-day international cricket match between India and West Indies in Gauhati, India, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. (AP Photo)

He came, he Shaw, he conquered: India's teen batsman the youngest to carve out a century in debut

Move over, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. These names have been synonymous with the sport for their batting prowess. Now add Prithvi Shaw to the list of Test-calibre batting superstars to be unearthed by India and likely to follow in their footsteps.

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October 10, 2018 Other Sports

India’s cricketer Prithvi Shaw celebrates his century during the first day of the first Test match between India and West Indies in Rajkot, India,last Thursday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Cricket nations prepare for winter tours

The summer is done and dusted. Now the world’s leading cricket nations set their sights on another round of exhausting and demanding winter tours.

October 3, 2018 Other Sports

Australia captain Tim Paine. (RICK RYCROFT/AP files)

Indian cricketers look to match historic comeback

A team has bounced back from a 2-0 deficit to take a Test series 3-2 only once. Don Bradman’s Australians pulled the trick during the 1936-37 Ashes series.

August 29, 2018 Other Sports