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Sri Lanka v Australia: second men’s cricket Test, day one – live
Updates from the opening day of the match in Galle Cooper Connolly makes Test debut for Australia India v England: first ODI – live | Email Geoff 2nd over: Sri Lanka 5-0 (Nissanka 4, ...The Guardian - 19m -
Sri Lanka wins the toss and bats in second cricket test against Australia
Dimuth Karunaratne strode to the crease to start his 100th and last test match after Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against AustraliaABC News - 4h -
Judge tosses last charge against ex-prosecutor accused of misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery case
A judge Wednesday ended the trial of former Georgia prosecutor accused of using her influence to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery by throwing out the felony indictment used to ...NBC News - 10h -
Australia are in pursuit of perfection as Sri Lanka seek to learn from their mistakes | Geoff Lemon
After one dominant performance in Galle the tourists cannot rely on Sri Lanka bringing about their own downfall again in the second Test. What to do after an exercise in perfection? Australia’s ...The Guardian - 19h -
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Olympic champions reunite to seal Australia’s Davis Cup win over Sweden
Australia defeat Sweden 3-1 to seal home tie in next round Peers-Ebden beat Bergevi-Goransson 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 6-2 Olympic champions John Peers and Matt Ebden have reunited to seal an emphatic ...The Guardian - 4d -
Australia inflict heaviest Test defeat on Sri Lanka
Australia take 15 wickets on day four of the first Test in Galle to send Sri Lanka to defeat by an innings and 242 runs.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Sri Lanka v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day four – live
Updates from the fourth day of the first Test in Galle Sri Lanka lose early wickets after Australia enforce follow-on Any thoughts? Email Rob 46th over: Sri Lanka 145-5 (Chandimal 68, Kusal ...The Guardian - 5d -
Alex de Minaur powers Australia into Davis Cup lead against Sweden
World No 8 defeates Mikael Ymer 7-5, 6-1 in qualifier Aleksandar Vukic beat Leo Borg 6-4, 6-4 for 2-0 lead Trusty Davis Cup old hand Alex de Minaur and late-blooming new boy Aleksandar Vukic ...The Guardian - 5d -
Women’s Ashes: Australia v England one-off cricket Test, day two – live
Updates as Australia build a strong lead at the MCG Rain spoils day for Sri Lanka v Australia | Mail James 26th over: Australia 62-1 (Litchfield 21, Sutherland 29) Filer doubles down on ...The Guardian - 5d -
Sri Lanka v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day three – as it happened
Only 22 overs were possible on a rain-affected day that finished with Sri Lanka on 136 for 5, still 518 behind. 20th over: Sri Lanka 66-3 (Chandimal 26, Mendis 15) Usman Khawaja didn’t field ...The Guardian - 5d -
Sutherland hits maiden Test ton as Australia dominate England
Annabel Sutherland scores her maiden Test century as Australia dominate England in the one off Women's Ashes Test at the MCG.BBC News - 6d -
Sri Lanka on the ropes after Australia batting blitz rewrites records
Sri Lanka is staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest ever total in Asia — 654-6 declared — on day two of the first test in GalleABC News - 6d -
Josh Inglis hits debut century to turn the screw on Sri Lanka in first Test
Usman Khawaja’s 232 helps tourists declare on 6-654 Bowlers reduce hosts to 3-44 on second day in Galle Usman Khawaja played the greatest innings of his Test career to help Australia tighten the ...The Guardian - 6d -
Sri Lanka v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened
Josh Inglis hits a century on Test debut to go with an Usman Khawaja double-ton as Sri Lanka are forced to toil in Galle. 84th over: Australia 334-2 (Khawaja 149, Smith 106) Peiris to Khawaja as ...The Guardian - 6d -
England's woes continue as Australia dominate day one of Test
Australia's dominance of the Women's Ashes continues as England are bowled out for 170 on day one in Melbourne.BBC News - 6d -
Australia’s King spins web that beguiles England’s batters in women’s Ashes Test
Women’s Ashes Test, day one: England 170; Australia 56-1 Only Nat Sciver-Brunt’s half-century offers resistance So it finally arrived: the first day of women’s Test cricket at the Melbourne ...The Guardian - 6d -
Women’s Ashes: Australia v England one-off cricket Test, day one – as it happened
A joyous spell of legspin bowling from Alana King put Australia in control of the pink-ball Test at the MCG. Peter Warrington is first to let us know his thoughts on the Australia XI with concerns ...The Guardian - 6d -
DOJ moves to toss charges against former Republican lawmaker
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday moved to toss out charges against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), who resigned from Congress in 2022 after a California jury convicted him of ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith hit tons as Australia dominate Sri Lanka on day one of first Test
First Test: Australia 330-2 v Sri Lanka Skipper becomes fourth Australian to hit 10,000 Test runs Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith each belted centuries as Australia bullied a wasteful Sri Lanka ...The Guardian - Jan. 29 -
Sri Lanka v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day one – as it happened
Usman Khawaja made serene unbeaten centuries as Australia reached 330 for 2 after winning the toss in Galle. Final XIs have been confirmed and it’s a case of ‘Come in spinner!’ as both sides plump ...The Guardian - Jan. 29 -
A judge tosses social media star Yashar Ali's defamation case against LA Magazine
Journalist and social media influencer Yashar Ali had his defamation lawsuit against Los Angeles Magazine tossed out by an L.A. County Judge. Judge Lynne M. Hobbs ordered Ali to pay $43,525, which ...Los Angeles Times - Jan. 29 -
Australia are out to psychologically bury England in Women’s Ashes Test | Beth Mooney
We didn’t want our opponents to get a sniff this series and victory at the MCG will ensure they have a clean sweep hanging over their heads in the future. It’s a rare privilege when we get to play ...The Guardian - Jan. 29 -
Australia’s fortunes turn on bowling choices ahead of first Test in Sri Lanka | Geoff Lemon
The batting order in Galle looks set – but absence of Cummins and Hazlewood leaves decisions on the variety of spinners. Australian Test teams have had a shift in their relationship with Sri Lanka, ...The Guardian - Jan. 28 -
West Indies skittle Pakistan for first away Test win against rivals since 1990
West Indies (win by 120 runs) 163 & 244; Pakistan 154 & 133 Jomel Warrican named player of match and series West Indies secured their first Test win in Pakistan since 1990 after beating the ...The Guardian - Jan. 27 -
Bigger challenges than a debut with nothing to lose await Sam Konstas in Sri Lanka | Geoff Lemon
The teenage prodigy who scooped his way into national consciousness on Boxing Day has a lot to prove on Australia’s upcoming tour and beyond. If you’re Sam Konstas, you’re used to things moving ...The Guardian - Jan. 25 -
Hope for Britain’s loneliest bat after second species member discovered
Greater mouse-eared bat was declared extinct in the UK but ecologists now believe population recovery is possible. For 21 long winters, Britain’s loneliest bat hibernated alone in a disused ...The Guardian - Jan. 25 -
West Indies wins the toss and elects to bat on another turning wicket in 2nd test against Pakistan
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat on another turning wicket against Pakistan in the second testABC News - Jan. 24 -
How Australia became a test bed for the future of farming
Experimental fungi and ‘robotic bees’ are among the ag-tech innovations being trialled in a country on the frontline of climate changeFinancial Times - Jan. 24 -
Tennis Australia warns against competing in Russia after Kokkinakis reportedly played there
Tennis Australia says it has advised its players against competing in Russia following reports that Davis Cup team member Thanasi Kokkinakis featured in an exhibition in St. Petersburg two months agoABC News - Jan. 23 -
Why the stone citadel of Sigiriya in Sri Lanka is my wonder of the world
The landscape is not the dead relic of a foregone age. It is a living reminder of how knowledge tailored to the local ecology is essential. When I was 11, I was given the Atlas of Mysterious Places ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
Australia pip England in second T20 international to win Women’s Ashes – live
The hosts won a rain-affected thriller by six runs on DLS to win the Ashes outright and move 10-0 ahead in the series. 4th over: Australia 36-0 (Mooney 32, Voll 0) Beth Mooney is flying. She ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
India wins toss and bowls first against England in first T20 as fit-again Shami left out
India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England's cricketers in KolkataABC News - Jan. 22 -
Fearnley falls short against second seed Zverev
Jacob Fearnley sees his encouraging Australian Open run come to an end against Alexander Zverev in the third round.BBC News - Jan. 17 -
Australia beat England by 86 runs: third Women’s Ashes one-day cricket international – live
Ash Gardner century sets up comfortable win in Hobart Victory sees Australia take 6-0 lead in multi-format series Sign up for The Spin | Send Martin an email 1st over: Australia 1-0 ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
The greatest away series wins in cricket history
From England beating Australia in 1895 to New Zealand in India last year, here are the sport’s best away performances. By Phil Walker and John Stern for Wisden Cricket Monthly . The stars ...The Guardian - Jan. 16 -
'No room for weakness' - Australia deliver statement win
Australia show they can win even with a below-par performance, sending England an early warning in the opening match of the Women's Ashes.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
Monster Hunter Wilds receives second beta test
The second beta test will include a new mission and will allow player character creation to carry over to the full release.ESPN - Jan. 9 -
Is two-tier Test system 'greedy' or will it help cricket survive?
After a report by the Melbourne Age suggests that plans for a two-tier World Test Championship would be discussed later this month, BBC Sport looks at the reaction so far.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
West Indies great Clive Lloyd ‘disturbed’ by two-tier plan for Test cricket
Talks ongoing on dividing sport into two divisions ‘I think it will be terrible for some countries’ The West Indies great Clive Lloyd is “disturbed” by the idea of a two-tier structure for Test ...The Guardian - Jan. 7
