NFL Panthers Fire GM Gettleman
The Carolina Panthers sacked general manager Dave Gettleman on Monday in a surprise move just nine days before training camp for the new season gets under way. The Panthers slumped from being Super...
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Australia Cricket Captain Smith Says No Backing Down On Pay
Australian captain Steve Smith said Sunday players would not back down in their bitter pay dispute with Cricket Australia. Days after the players boycotted an Australia A tour to South Africa, Smith...
Root ‘excited’ To Lead England At Last Against S. Africa
Joe Root says he feels excited by the prospect of finally leading England in a Test on the eve of the South Africa series opener at Lord's. Months of waiting will come to an end on Thursday for the...
Cricket Australia Warn Players As Pay Row Deadline Looms
Cricket Australia has sent a formal letter to warring players officially informing them they will be unemployed if a deal is not reached this week in their protracted pay dispute. Amid reports that...
Smith Advice To Stokes Rebounds On Australia
It may not have been the most profound piece of batting advice Steve Smith has ever given when he told Ben Stokes during the Indian Premier League that he was "losing his backside a bit". But the...
Australia Will Be Ready For England Showdown
Steve Smith insists Australia's batsmen will be ready for their do or die Champions Trophy showdown with England despite their lack of action in the tournament. Smith's side endured the frustration...
Tamim Shines, But Australia Take Charge In Champions Trophy
Tamim Iqbal offered Bangladesh's lone resistance with a valiant 95 as Australia restricted his side to 182 all out in Monday's Champions Trophy Group A clash. After hitting 128 against England in...
Australia’s ‘fearsome Foursome’ Ready For New Zealand
Australia must decide whether to unleash all of their 'fearsome foursome' of Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and James Pattinson in their Champions Trophy opener against New Zealand on...
Australians Ready To Let Loose ‘big Four’ Pacemen
Australia are relishing the prospect of uniting their "big four" pace attack for the first time at the Champions Trophy -- and sending a message to England ahead of the Ashes. Pat Cummins, Josh...
Government Ready To Mediate In Australia Cricket Pay Row
Sports Minister Greg Hunt said Sunday the federal government was prepared to provide mediation between Cricket Australia and players over the pay-dispute stalemate. CA chairman David Peever has...
Johnson Key To Mumbai Cricket Success, Says Sharma
Veteran paceman Mitchell Johnson, who took key wickets in Mumbai Indians' IPL final triumph over Rising Pune Supergiant, has been hailed as an influential force off the field too by captain Rohit...
Five Things We Learned From IPL-10
Five things we learned from the 10th Indian Premier Premier league after Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant in Sunday's final: Ben Stokes finally repaid the $2.16 million worth of faith...
Mumbai Beat Pune In Tense IPL Final
Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant by a single run in a gripping Indian Premier League final on Sunday to claim their third title. Pune captain Steve Smith hit a crucial 51 that seemed to put...
Dhoni, Smith Communication Outstanding
Rising Pune Supergiant coach Stephen Fleming has sought to dispel rumours of a rift between stalwarts Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Steve Smith as they chase their maiden Indian Premier League title in...
Smith Lauds Youngsters For Pune’s IPL Cricket Success
Rising Pune Supergiant might be packed with cricketing heavyweights, but skipper Steve Smith Saturday credited the youngsters for the team's success in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament....
Pune Take On Mumbai In IPL Title Showdown
Steve Smith's Rising Pune Supergiant eye their maiden Indian Premier League crown as they meet tournament favourites Mumbai Indians in a mouth-watering title clash in Hyderabad on Sunday. Pune, who...
Lehmann Plays Down Ashes Strike Threat
National coach Darren Lehmann admitted Thursday a bitter pay dispute will be a distraction for Australia at next month's ICC Champions Trophy, but played down a boycott of this year's Ashes series....
Ben Stokes Missing For IPL Playoffs After England Recall
Rising Pune Supergiant will head into this week's Indian Premier League play-offs without star all-rounder Ben Stokes after he was recalled to England's one-day international squad. Stokes -- paid a...
Million-Dollar Stokes Hits Maiden T20 Century
Rising Pune Supergiant's record-breaking investment in Ben Stokes has paid dividends, with the England allrounder delivering a blistering maiden Twenty20 century to secure his Indian Premier League...
Cash-Rich Indian Premier League Marches Into Season 10
The 10th season of the Indian Premier League starts on Wednesday, marking a decade of scandal and success for the flashy Twenty20 competition beloved by India and watched across the globe. The latest...