The Bellerive Oval in Hobart is set to be announced as the venue for the fifth and final Ashes Test, after it beat rivals Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), reports emerging from Australia said. ....

England all-rounder Ben Stokes suffered an injury during the second day's play in the opening Ashes Test at The Gabba and the tourists' bowling coach Jon Lewis has said that it was the reason behind the charismatic player not being able to "bowl full pace at the back end of the day". ....

The third and final four-day Test between South Africa A and India A ended in a draw, with the three-match series ending in a 0-0 stalemate, here on Thursday. ....

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi will represent the Quetta Gladiators in Pakistan Super League (PSL) this season after playing for the Multan Sultans last year. ....

Brazilian soccer legend Pele has been hospitalised for a colon tumor treatment, Sao Paulo's Hospital Albert Einstein said on Wednesday. ....

Star opener Rohit Sharma was on Wednesday named Team India's ODI and T20I captain by the BCCI as the national cricket board announced the Test squad for their upcoming tour of South Africa, starting December 26. ....

The fastest man on earth, Usain Bolt, is eyeing a career in cricket and is keen to play in the T20 Leagues like Jamaican superstars such as Chris Gayle and Andre Russell. ....

Australia captain Pat Cummins made a cracking start to his captaincy stint with a five-wicket haul as the hosts skittled out England for just 147 on day one of first Ashes Test at The Gabba here on Wednesday. ....

Former Australian player Adam Gilchrist termed wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey's cricketing journey a "courageous" one as he handed out the Baggy Green to the 30-year-old, who made his Test debut at The Gabba in the opening Ashes game here on Wednesday. ....

On the eve of the first Test of the 2021-22 Ashes, England wicket-keeper batter Jos Buttler on Tuesday said that it's not impossible to beat Australia at Gabba, where the hosts have an intimidating record over the years. ....

All-rounder Ben Stokes has been included in England's 12-member squad for the opening Ashes Test beginning at The Gabba on December 8, putting to rest speculation that he might not be considered for the first Test as he is returning to competitive cricket after a long time. ....