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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - almost 5 years ago

Du Plessis steps down as South Africa captain

Faf du Plessis made his international debut for South Africa in 2011Faf du Plessis has stepped down as South Africa Test and Twenty20 captain, saying it is in the teams' "best interests".The 35-year-old batsman captained the Proteas in 112 matches across all formats since...continued

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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - 11 months ago

Pakistan court restores jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s party election symbol

Khan's party claimed the election body's move was aimed at preventing him from contesting the February 8 polls.

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Giles @Giles - about 1 year ago

Disney's Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn Finds Its Conscience With Its New Card - CNET

Exclusive: Jiminy Cricket joins Disney's two-player card game.

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Delia @Delia - about 3 years ago

India players refused to play fifth test v England, says BCCI chief - Reuters India

India's cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly said their players refused to play the fifth and final test against England due to COVID-19 concerns and denied that the upcoming Indian Premier League had played any part in the decision.

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Casper @Casper - almost 3 years ago

Bangladesh win was good for the game, says NZ stalwart Taylor - Reuters

New Zealand's defeat in the opening match may have marred Ross Taylor's farewell test series but the retiring stalwart believes Bangladesh's shock victory at Mount Maunganui was a massive boost for the game and the format.

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Alexie @Alexie - about 1 year ago

Zampa records joint-worst ODI bowling figures

Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa records the joint-worst bowling figures in one-day international cricket in a heavy 164-run defeat by South Africa.

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Ezequiel @Ezequiel - about 3 years ago

Malan, Robinson & Leach get England contracts but Sibley loses his

Dawid Malan, Ollie Robinson and Jack Leach are awarded England central contracts for the first time, but Dom Sibley loses his.

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Rose @Rose - over 4 years ago

West Indies become first international team to arrive in UK since lockdown

West Indies hold the Wisden Trophy after beating England 2-1 in the most recent series in the CaribbeanWest Indies have arrived in Manchester to begin their historic Test tour of England.They are the first international sports team to arrive in the UK since the coronaviru...continued

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Emmie @Emmie - about 3 years ago

Papua New Guinea's leap of faith lands World Cup debut - Reuters

Faith has played an important role in the development of cricket in Papua New Guinea and on Sunday it will be repaid when the 'Barramundis' make their Twenty20 World Cup debut against Oman in Al Amerat.

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Cyril @Cyril - about 1 year ago

Cricket among five sports to get Los Angeles 2028 Olympics nod

Organisers want cricket, lacrosse, baseball-softball, flag football and squash added to the Games.

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Jaydon @Jaydon - about 5 years ago

Very ugly, very expensive clothes with screengrabs from "A Clockwork Orange" on them

Very ugly, very expensive clothes with screengrabs from "A Clockwork Orange" on them / Boing BoingAlex DeLarge was a brutal sociopath, but you can't fault the droog leader for his exquisite fashion sensibility. Cricket codpieces, suspenders, and bowler hats never go out o...continued

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Wilmer @Wilmer - 9 months ago

What to Know About the Cellular Outages Happening Across the U.S.

More than 70,000 customers have been impacted by outages across AT&T’s network Thursday morning, causing internet and cellular service outages.

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Kristina @Kristina - over 3 years ago

World Test Championship a ‘real step forward’ for cricket, insists ICC

Chief exec says new scoring system has improved competitionWinner of this week’s inaugural final will receive $1.6m (£1.1m)The International Cricket Council’s interim chief executive, Geoff Allardice, has hailed the World Test Champ…

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Alan @Alan - about 1 year ago

AT&T Continues Adding Customers While Growing Midband 5G - CNET

The carrier is on track to reach 200 million people with faster 5G.

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Kari @Kari - almost 3 years ago

ECB must tackle racism to get public funding - parliamentary committee - Reuters

Cricket has a deep-seated problem with racism and public funding should be limited unless the game can prove it is cleaning up its act, a British parliamentary committee said in a report published on Friday.

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Jessika @Jessika - over 3 years ago

‘The Bard of the West Country’: tributes to David Foot, who has died aged 92

• The Guardian contributor was renowned for his cricket writing• Foot was ‘a wonderful writer and kind friend to so many’Tributes have been paid to the sportswriter David Foot, the doyen of West Country sportswriters who has died at the age of 92.Born in 1929…

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Elaina @Elaina - about 1 month ago

Eight-hundred-and-twenty-three! The spirit behind England's record-breaking day

England's record-breaking runscoring is testament to their incredible spirit, says chief cricket writer Stephan Shemilt

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Minnie @Minnie - about 3 years ago

Taliban officials celebrate cricket win but Kabul streets subdued - Reuters

Taliban officials took to social media on Monday to congratulate the Afghan national cricket team for winning a match in the Twenty20 World Cup, but there was a muted response on the streets of Kabul where such wins were celebrated enthusiastically in the pas…

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Alexander @Alexander - 7 months ago

ECB names counties to host women's teams from 2025

The England and Wales Cricket Board announces the eight counties that will host professional women's teams as part of a major restructure of the domestic game from 2025.

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Garnet @Garnet - over 5 years ago

Andy Moles added to revamped Afghanistan selection panel

8:43 AM ETThe Afghanistan Cricket Board has reshuffled its senior selection committee in the middle of the World Cup, inducting former head coach Andy Moles and Mujahid Zadran, an ACB coach who has been involved with the national team as well as the Afghanistan A and emer...continued

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Teagan @Teagan - 5 months ago

Xbox Game Pass’ second wave of games for June starts with EA FC 24

EA Sports FC 24 headlines the second wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass subscribers in June, as well… Continue reading Xbox Game Pass’ second wave of games for June starts with EA FC 24 The post Xbox Game Pass’ second wave of games for June starts with EA…

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Elian @Elian - over 5 years ago

Recent Match Report - Glamorgan vs Derbyshire, County Championship Division Two, 2nd Innings |...

Jun 14, 2019ECB Reporters NetworkDerbyshire 598 for 5 dec (Godleman 227, Lace 143, Hosein 91*) drew with Glamorgan 394 (Wagg 100, Carey 62*) and 184 for 2 (Labuschagne 83, Selman 73*) On a St. Helen's pitch which produced 1176 runs for the loss of 17 wickets, there was li...continued

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Roger @Roger - over 5 years ago

NZ's Williamson gets birthday cake during match - from Sri Lanka fans

Kane Williamson: New Zealand captain gets birthday cake from Sri Lanka fansThere is a lot of love for Kane Williamson in the world of cricket.Many fans fell for the New Zealand captain for his classy reaction to their World Cup final defeat by England.And now Sri Lankan s...continued

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Jessika @Jessika - about 3 years ago

Cricket Tasmania condemns 'appalling' treatment of Paine - Reuters

Cricket Tasmania chairman Andrew Gaggin condemned Cricket Australia's "appalling" treatment of Tim Paine on Tuesday, saying he should never have been put in a position where he felt he had to resign as Australia test captain.

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Abbie @Abbie - over 5 years ago

Recent Match Report - India A vs Sri Lanka A 1st unofficial Test 2019 | ESPNcricinfo.com

May 27, 2019ESPNcricinfo staffIndia A 622 for 5 decl (Abhimanyu 233, Panchal 160, Anmolpreet 116*, Vishwa Fernano 2-83) beat Sri Lanka A 232 (Dickwella 103, Chahar 4-78) and 185 (Samarawickrama 48, Chahar 4-45) by an innings and 205 runsIndia A completed a three-day rout ...continued

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