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Australia's Sean Abbott will join Surrey for their T20 Blast campaign and three County Championship matches. The 29-year-old all-rounder will replace Kemar Roach as Surrey's second overseas player when the West Indies seamer returns to the Caribbean in May. Abbott has played two one-day and seven Twenty20 internationals for Australia, and won the 2020 and 2021 Big Bash titles with Sydney Sixers. He could make his Surrey debut against Gloucestershire on 27 May. Abbott, who has also helped New South Wales reach the

Megan Schutt and Alyssa Healy have powered Australia to a world-record 22nd straight ODI win, crushing New Zealand by six wickets and setting a new benchmark for dominance of the sport. In Mount Maunganui on Sunday, Meg Lanning’s side eclipsed the 21-match winning streak of Ricky Ponting’s 2003 World Cup winners to become the holders of the longest winning streak in any format of international cricket. Schutt’s 4-32 kept New Zealand to a below-par 212 from 48.5 overs at the Bay Oval before

LONDON: Eden Park in Auckland will host the opening game of the 2023 women's World Cup with the final taking place in Stadium Australia in Sydney, soccer's world governing body FIFA said on Wednesday as it announced the nine host cities for the tournament. Adelaide, Brisbane, Dunedin, Hamilton, Melbourne, Perth and Wellington were the other seven cities in Australia and New Zealand selected to host matches. Australia and New Zealand will host one semi-final each with the full schedule to be announced later

SYDNEY - Australia is confident all of its athletes will be vaccinated against COVID-19 before they head off to the Tokyo Olympics, Chef de Mission Ian Chesterman said at the unveiling of the uniforms for the Games on Wednesday. Vaccination is not a prerequisite for athletes competing in the delayed Games but Chesterman said it was “common sense” to add a “layer of safety” around the delegation and ensure they did not bring the virus home with them. “We are very confident that

Spinner Ashton Agar produced the best bowling performance in Australia's Twenty20 international history as they defeated New Zealand by 64 runs at Wellington Regional Stadium on Wednesday. Agar's match-turning six for 30, including three in one over, derailed a New Zealand fightback as Australia avoided a series loss in the third Twenty20 international. Under-fire skipper Aaron Finch also hit 69, his best T20 international score for more than two years, and Glenn Maxwell smashed 70 from 31 balls as the tourists' batting line-up

The secretary-general of the South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL) said on Tuesday that Australia and Qatar, the two non-South American sides scheduled to take part in this year's Copa America, have dropped out of the competition. In the tournament, which will be hosted by Argentina and Colombia in June and July, the two teams are expected to enter 10 others from South America. The Qatari FA apologized for the removal that it said followed the "decision to postpone the joint qualifying round for

Australia is likely to tour Bangladesh this year for a T20I series, intended to serve as preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup slated to be hosted by India. Australia is likely to tour Bangladesh this year for a T20I series, intended to serve as preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup slated to be hosted by India. This tour will be Australia's first in Bangladesh since 2017. Earlier, the side was slated to go to Australia to play Tests as part of the World Test

More than 500 tennis players and officials were ordered into isolation in the Australian city of Melbourne on Thursday as authorities reintroduced coronavirus restrictions after a worker at a quarantine hotel tested positive for the virus. The city reimposed an order for masks indoors and a limit on gatherings of 15 people after the state's run of 28 days with no new local cases came to an end. Melbourne, Australia's second-biggest city, is preparing to host the Australian Open tennis tournament from Monday

New Zealand’s talismanic captain Kane Williamson has hailed India’s “truly remarkable” triumph in Australia, coming in the backdrop of a disastrous Test series opener and injuries to innumerable players. Shot out for a record low 36 in the second innings of the first Test, which they lost in two and half days, India staged an incredible turnaround to clinch the four-match rubber 2-1 for one of their biggest wins of all time. The cricket fraternity took note of India’s achievement and Williamson, a giant of

Cricket Australia on Wednesday confirmed that the members of the Indian cricket team were subjected to racial abuse during the third Test at Sydney. Cricket Australia on Wednesday confirmed that the members of the Indian cricket team were subjected to racial abuse during the third Test at Sydney. The Indian team had lodged an official complaint after the crowd at the SCG racially abused pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj over the second and third day of the Sydney Test. Siraj had to

Ajinkya Rahane, India's stand-in skipper in the just-concluded Test series in Australia, addressed the team after the visitors secured a memorable win at the Gabba. India, marred with injuries, beat Australia by three wickets in the fourth Test and in the process ended the hosts' 32-year-long unbeaten run at the Gabba. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday took to Twitter to share a video in which Rahane can be seen appreciating the effort of each individual throughout the

On Friday Cricket Australia had announced that the schedule for the upcoming India's tour Down Under. The four Tests of the much-anticipated series will be played at Gabba, Adelaide Oval, MCG and the SCG respectively starting December 3, the CA had said on Thursday. Additionally India were to play a T20I series in October in Australia, but according to a report in Mumbai Mirror, that might not happen after all, seeing the global lockdown due to coronavirus. It now looks almost certain that

Cricket Australia has finalised four venues for hosting the Test series against India later this year. Earlier, it was being speculated that whether the series against India will go ahead or not due to the coronavirus, but Cricket Australia seems to have worked out a potential schedule for the series. Brisbane has been picked to host the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India and the match will take place from December 3-7, cricket.com.au reported. The second Test of the series will

There is a 9 out of 10 chance that India will make the trip Down Under for a four-Test series later this year, Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts said trying to downplay the uncertainty triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. CA is currently under a lot of financial stress and is desperate to have the India series, which will fill its coffers with AUD 300 million from broadcast rights after it had to cut costs due to the pandemic. The series is scheduled

The Australian government might make travel exemptions for the Indian team’s tour Down Under later this year to save the cricket board from losing a staggering 300 million Australian dollars in the wake of COVID-9 pandemic. Cricket Australia is under huge financial pressure due to global lockdown and has laid off 80 percent of its staff. India’s four-Test tour in December-January could provide a relief to the struggling bldyAs of now, Australia’s borders are sealed till September 30 but their could be an

The BCCI is yet to give any thought to Cricket Australia’s (CA) five-Test series overture, as it feels the whole idea is a little premature. According to a Board official, much will depend on the future of the T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Australia in October-November. On Tuesday, CA chief executive Kevin Roberts addressed the media via video conference and said hosting an additional Test against India could be an option. Asked about this, a BCCI official told The Indian Express:

Meg Lanning, captain of the Australian team that won the ICC Women's T20 World Cup earlier this month, is using the break in all cricket activity to brush up on skills for life after she hangs up her boots. Lanning, who admits she will go "stir-crazy" with no outdoors activity to keep her busy, wants to use the unexpected time off to complete her Level 3 coaching course. She is also looking to pursue a course in business or sports management.  "I struggle

Australia became the second country to pull out from Tokyo Olympics 2020 after Canada, citing reasons of concern over coronavirus. The development was confirmed by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Monday. Meanwhile, there are also reports of the tournament being postponed to 2021. AOC Chief Executive Matt Carroll said that the board has taken the decision without even waiting for a confirmation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Carroll's comments came up Canada withdrew their consent of participating in the Tokyo Olympics

Virat Kohli led India ended a 71-year wait for a test series triumph on Australian soil on Monday when they sealed their 2-1 series win after rain ensured that the fourth and final Test match of the series at the Sydney Cricket Ground ended in a draw. The series might have come to damp end but the visitors dominated from the word go to claim the honors Down Under, thus becoming the first Asian side to claim the feat. India won the first

Indian batsman Rohit Sharma is reportedly set to miss the fourth and final Test match against Australia due to personal reasons. The explosive batsman has reportedly flown down to India, to be with his wife. Rohit and his wife are expecting their first child.  “It would’ve been great to have him (Rohit) around. Tactically, he brings so much to the side and then his batting provides the right kind of balance to the side. But what awaits him is far bigger and more