Pakistan have been hit by a second series-ending withdrawal in as many days, with spinner Noman Ali suffering from appendicitis. Ali, who didn’t play in the first Test, will miss the rest of Pakistan’s series in Australia after undergoing surgery in Melbourne on Saturday. “Noman Ali complained of sudden and severe abdominal pain yesterday, leading […]

Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques believes the four-game BBL ban handed to Tom Curran for umpire intimidation amounts to character assassination. The English import was charged with a level-three offence under clause 2.17 in the code of conduct, announced on Thursday. The charge stemmed from an incident during the warm-up before the Sixers’ clash with […]

Manchester City were just too good and a bit lucky for overmatched Fluminense winning their Club World Cup final 4-0 to take a fifth title in 2023. City led after just 40 seconds – the fastest ever goal in a Club World Cup final – to make it a match mostly free of tension. Julián […]

They say the hardest part of building a dynasty in sports is that you have to continually climb the mountain. To quote the boxer Marvin Hagler: “It’s tough to get out of bed to do roadwork at 5 am when you’ve been sleeping in silk pyjamas.” Given that the Panthers have made it as far […]

International cricket seems to be dying a death of a thousand cuts. Not the good kind like David Boon’s Gray Nic sending a Curtly Ambrose short ball to the point boundary.  The latest blow to the global game is the news that the BCCI is considering a second version of the IPL each year, fuelled […]