Manchester, Dec 12 (IANS) Lancashire Cricket on Friday appointed former England cricketer James Anderson as full-time County Championship captain ahead of the 2026 season.
Paris, Dec 12 (IANS) Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been re-elected as the president of the motorsport body FIA and will serve a second four-year term until 2029.
Southampton, Dec 12 (IANS) Australia duo Michael Neser and Jake Lehmann will join Hampshire for the 2026 County Championship season. Neser, fresh from taking a five-wicket haul in the recent Ashes win in Brisbane, is set to feature in the first six Championship matches before the T20 Blast.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Bahrain pacer Ali Dawood etched his name into the record books by picking 7-19, the second‑best figures in men’s T20I history, against Bhutan. The 33‑year‑old seamer became only the second bowler after Malaysia’s Syazrul Idrus to take seven wickets in a T20I.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer is expected to focus on acquiring Australian talent at the upcoming IPL auction, according to former India selector Saba Karim.
Dubai, Dec 12 (IANS) India recorded the highest-ever score in Men's U19 Asia Cup history, posting 433/6 in its tournament opener against UAE here at ICC Academy Ground on Friday.
Wellington, Dec 12 (IANS) Former New Zealand captain Amy Satterthwaite, along with Anna Peterson and Sarah Tsukigawa, has been appointed female pathway lead for Auckland, Canterbury and Otago, respectively, in a move aimed at strengthening regional development structures.
Pretoria, Dec 12 (IANS) South Africa’s left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj has been named as captain of Pretoria Capitals for the upcoming SA20 season four, the franchise said on Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday asked social media intermediaries to treat a suit filed by former Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights as a formal complaint, and to decide on it within a week under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
Pune, Dec 12 (IANS) Seam bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy’s hat‑trick gave Andhra a glimmer of hope, but Madhya Pradesh recovered from 14/3 to chase down 113 and win by four wickets in their first game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League stage at the DY Patil Academy on Friday.
