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Alexander @Alexander - 3 months ago

Shane Warne state memorial service – in pictures

Fans, celebrities and cricket legends flocked to the MCG for a state memorial service to bid farewell to cricketing great Shane Warne. Continue reading...

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Nelson @Nelson - 3 months ago

No end in sight for Australian dominance, says Healy - Reuters.com

Alyssa Healy believes the young talent coming through in Australian cricket means the world champions can continue to dominate the women's game for the next 10-15 years.

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Hannah @Hannah - 3 months ago

England: Nat Sciver goes top of ODI all-rounder rankings

Nat Sciver regains the number one all-rounder ranking in one-day international cricket and rises to second in the batting rankings.

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Marie @Marie - 3 months ago

Yorkshire free to host international cricket again after members’ vote

Members approve restructure at EGM after Azeem Rafiq scandalCounty can now host New Zealand and South Africa this summerProposals to restructure the board of Yorkshire and enable the county to host international cricket again this s…

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Rose @Rose - 3 months ago

ECB announces funding for young cricketers from diverse backgrounds - Reuters

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday issued an update to its action plan to tackle racism and discrimination, focused on plans to aid the progress of players from diverse or underprivileged backgrounds into professional cricket.

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Cameron @Cameron - 3 months ago

Yorkshire get green light to host internationals after reforms approved - Reuters.com

Yorkshire County Cricket Club can continue to host international cricket at Headingley after its members voted in favour of governance reforms on Thursday, meeting the conditions set out by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

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Rose @Rose - 3 months ago

Meg Lanning: Australia's captain desperate for World Cup success

She is the best player in possibly the best international sports side in the world - but who is the real Meg Lanning?

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Giovanni @Giovanni - 3 months ago

Asian cricketer was ‘silenced’ for criticising club’s blackface party

ECB to investigate as game risks losing generation of aspiring players over racismAn Asian cricketer claims he was subject to a disciplinary hearing after calling for an apology from a Leicestershire club whose members “blacked-up” for a fancy dress party. It…

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Emmie @Emmie - 3 months ago

Pakistan, Australia vie for series win as test returns to Lahore - Reuters.com

Pakistan and Australia head into a winner-take-all third and final test from Monday as test cricket returns to Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium for the first time since the 2009 attack by gunmen on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team. (For a FACTBOX on the mat…

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Giles @Giles - 4 months ago

Small change will not make the difference English cricket needs, says Strauss

Sir Andrew Strauss warns that English cricket may need more than just incremental change if it wants to produce a quality men's Test team.

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Juliet @Juliet - 4 months ago

Roman Abramovich and the End of Soccer’s Oligarch Era

Stripped of its Russian benefactor, Chelsea now faces a reckoning. Soccer’s will come next.

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Jerrold @Jerrold - 4 months ago

South Africa survive to beat Pakistan at Women's Cricket World Cup

South Africa survive to beat Pakistan by six runs in another thrilling finish at the Women's Cricket World Cup.

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Cynthia @Cynthia - 4 months ago

Cricket faces discrimination ‘reckoning’, warns independent report chair

‘All is not well in cricket,’ warns ICEC chair Cindy ButtsMore than 4,000 have shared experiences of discriminationCricket is “facing a reckoning” as a result of the Azeem Rafiq affair and needs to take a long look in the mirror whe…

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Rowan @Rowan - 4 months ago

The Spin | Pakistan’s Bismah Maroof radiates the power to inspire change in cricket

Pakistan’s captain is back playing in the Women’s World Cup, having brought her six-month-old daughter Fatima with herIt is more than 33 years ago since Neneh Cherry swaggered around the Top of the Pops stage in big white trainers performing Buffalo Stance wi…

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Immanuel @Immanuel - 4 months ago

Rafiq fears he may never work again after speaking out about racism - Reuters.com

Former Yorkshire spinner Azeem Rafiq fears speaking out about racism in English cricket has made him unemployable.

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Webster @Webster - 4 months ago

Shane Warne died of natural causes - Thai police - Reuters.com

An autopsy showed the death of Australian cricket great Shane Warne on an island in Thailand was due to natural causes, Thai police said on Monday (March 7).

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Alexie @Alexie - 4 months ago

The new generation of West Indies fans who have embraced the maroon

Many have pledged support to a team made up of various different nations, in a sport that their friends had no interest inRallying around the West Indies cricket team was never a difficult choice to make. My grandad had grown up with future greats such as Roh…

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Eleanora @Eleanora - 4 months ago

Shane Warne: Australian cricket legend died from natural causes - police

Thai police say there's no sign of foul play in the cricketer's death while on holiday on Koh Samui.

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Rex @Rex - 4 months ago

England bowler Robinson ruled out of first Test with back injury

England seam bowler Ollie Robinson has been ruled out of the first Test against West Indies with a back injury.

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Izaiah @Izaiah - 4 months ago

Shane Warne suffered chest pains before he travelled to Thailand, police say

Thai police said the cricket legend’s death on the island of Koh Samui is not being treated as suspiciousAustralian cricket legend dies aged 52Cummins leads tributes to ‘a once-in-a-century cricketer’Shane Warne: a life in pictures |…

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Elody @Elody - 4 months ago

Shane Warne: Hurley pays tribute to 'beloved lionheart'

Elizabeth Hurley remembers her former fiance as her son Damian describes him as a father figure.

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Assunta @Assunta - 4 months ago

Cricket Australia's Warne had chest pain, health issues before death, Thai police say - Reuters

Australian cricket great Shane Warne had experienced chest pains prior to his death in Thailand and had asthma and some heart issues, Thai police said on Saturday, citing information from Warne's family.