When Keshav Maharaj first saw Rangana Herath at close quarters, Herath was unable to impose himself on the series. Although in the lead up to Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa in 2016-17,...
On a pitch most suited to their spinners, India's batsmen and fast bowlers somehow contrived to leave all the eggs in their spinners' basket, but under the pressure of expectation when defending a small...
South Africa batting coach Dale Benkenstein put his team's struggles against spin down to their mental make-up after their twin collapses in the first Test in Galle. South Africa were...
Tabraiz Shamsi, the left-arm wristspinner, has left South Africa's tour of Sri Lanka for family reasons. No date has been set for his return.
Shamsi took four wickets in his first red-ball Test in Galle...
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal and coach Chandika Hathurusingha have been suspended for four ODIs, in addition to the two Tests they are already sitting out, after receiving the...
Croatia's players and their coach will return from Russia 2018 as national heroes. Luka Modric also heads for home with a tangible reward for his hugely impressive campaign, having collected the tournament's adidas...
France have won the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ after defeating Croatia 4-2 in a thoroughly entertaining Final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow in what was a fitting end to an outstanding tournament.
Despite...
Argentinian referee Nestor Pitana, along with his assistants Hernan Maidana and Juan Pablo Belatti, will officiate the Final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ between France and Croatia on Sunday...
The ghosts of India 2015 returned to haunt a South African line-up that crumbled to 51 for 6 on the second morning in Galle. Captain Faf du Plessis, celebrating his 34th birthday, and Vernon...
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, coach Chandika Hathurusingha and manager Asanka Gurusinha have accepted they will not participate in the Test series against South Africa, after...
Croatia have reached their first FIFA World Cup™ Final, coming from behind to defeat England 2-1 after extra time at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow - with Mario Mandzukic's extra time goal the decisive...
New life has been breathed into Croatia after their penalty shoot-out win over Denmark. One player more than most, their talisman, who finally exorcised the ghosts of UEFA EURO 2008 in Vienna ten years...
It is a debate that has been running in Brazilian football since the painful defeat to Italy at Spain 1982: should the national team play an entertaining brand of football or prioritise results above all...
60 years since Pele became the fourth teenager to score multiple goals in a FIFA World Cup™ game, Kylian Mbappe became the fifth.
48 years had passed since a team had overturned...
The star names are usually the ones receiving the plaudits and writing the headlines when a team makes a deep run into a prestigious tournament like the FIFA World Cup™. With an achievement such...
After the international hiatus, Super Rugby is back for the final three rounds. It is all to play for in regards to playoff spots in the Australian conference, although this weekend potentially...
After a thrilling start to the match, with both sides scoring in the opening four minutes, Croatia needed penalties to see off a brave Denmark side that played their most adventurous football of the competition...
There was a first in FIFA World Cup™ history on Thursday, as Russia 2018 became the first edition of the competition in which group positions had to be decided on the basis of the fair play rule.
The...
A renewed Steven Smith has reflected on how mental fatigue led him to making "horrible decisions" in the aftermath of last summer's Ashes series, culminating in the Newlands ball-tampering...
There are some things that are never supposed to change: the sky is blue, water is wet and Germany are always there or thereabouts in the latter stages of the FIFA World Cup™. On Thursday morning,...