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England's Brydon Carse warms up during the Ashes tour warm-up match between England and England Lions XI at Lilac Hill Park in Perth, Australia, on Saturday.
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Nov 16, 2025
Ashes to Ashes, cricket's oldest rivalry endures
Attention spans have shortened in the era of smartphones and social media, but generations of cricket fans remain enthralled by the Ashes.
India players celebrate after winning the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Nov. 3, 2025.
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Nov 3, 2025
India wins maiden Women's World Cup title after Verma-Sharma show
India found an unlikely hero in opener Shafali Verma, whose whirlwind 87 was key to its total of 298-7.
Former cricket player Stuart Broad before the start of the third test match between England and India at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on July 10
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Oct 15, 2025
Australia's team is worst since 2010-11 Ashes, says England's Broad
England last won the Ashes in 2015 and has not won in Australia since 2011.
India's Tilak Varma celebrates after winning the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sept. 28.
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Oct 2, 2025
Asian cricket chief says India 'welcome' to collect trophy from his office
India defended the Asia Cup title by defeating Pakistan on Sunday, but refused to take the winning prize from Naqvi, who is also Pakistan's interior minister.
England's Gus Atkinson is bowled by India's Mohammed Siraj to win the fifth test match for India and draw the series 2-2 at the Oval in London on Monday.
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Aug 5, 2025
England faces searching Ashes questions after India series thriller
One of the most dramatic Test series of recent times ended in a 2-2 draw on Monday as England suffered an agonizing six-run loss to India at the Oval.
The Punjab Kings' Josh Inglis competes in the final of the Indian Premier League on June 3 in Ahmedabad.
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Jul 10, 2025
Cricket's Indian Premier League value surges to $18.5 billion: report
The world's richest cricket tournament has been estimated to generate more than $11 billion a year for the Indian economy.
Japan captain Mai Yanagida bats against Hong Kong during the women's Sano City International Trophy cricket tournament on June 4 in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture.
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Jun 15, 2025
From samurai threat to Asian Games as Japan cricket fights obscurity
Japan's cricket association says the sport is slowly gaining popularity and hopes next year's home Asian Games and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics can take it to a new level.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli (center), along with his teammates, celebrates with the trophy after winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 final cricket match against Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
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Jun 4, 2025
'Emotional' Kohli fulfills IPL dream as Bengaluru claims first title
"This win is as much for the fans as it is for the team, it's been 18 long years," said Kohli, one of India's all-time greats in all formats of the game.
ICC chairman Jay Shah (left) attends an Indian Premier League match on March 30.
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Apr 14, 2025
International Cricket Council creates fund for displaced Afghan female players
Afghanistan had 25 contracted female cricketers in 2020, most of whom have resettled in Australia with humanitarian visas due to restrictions at home.
England and Wales Cricket Board signage is seen at Lord's Cricket Ground before the second Ashes test in London on June 28, 2023. ECB signage before the start of the second test Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra
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Mar 7, 2025
England and Wales Cricket Board apologizes for 'ill-judged' post about pope
"This was an ill-judged post and was swiftly deleted," an ECB spokesman said. "We apologize for any offense."
Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzi (second right) celebrates with teammates during a One Day International cricket match between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Dec. 17.
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Jan 7, 2025
England urged to boycott Afghanistan match by British politicians
Female participation in sport has effectively been outlawed since the Taliban's return to power in 2021.
Australia captain Pat Cummins (left) receives the trophy after clinching the series on Day 3 of the fifth test match against India in Sydney on Sunday.
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Jan 6, 2025
Pat Cummins expresses pride after Australia tops India to win 'everything'
The six-wicket victory in the fifth test in Sydney also secured the right to defend the World Test Championship (WTC) title against South Africa at Lord's in June.
South Africa's Corbin Bosch (left) celebrates after the dismissal of Pakistan's Saim Ayub during the third One Day International cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan in Johannesburg on Sunday.
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Dec 24, 2024
South Africa aims for place in World Test Championship final
A run of five successive test victories in the last five months has catapulted South Africa to first in the WTC standings.
England captain Ben Stokes revealed that his home was recently robbed while his family was still inside.
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Oct 31, 2024
England captain Ben Stokes' home burgled by masked robbers with family inside
The 33-year-old said his family did not come to "any physical harm."
India's Virat Kohli celebrates after his side won the T20 World Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday.
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Jun 30, 2024
Virat Kohli leads India to T20 World Cup triumph over South Africa
Kohli, who later announced his retirement from T20 internationals, steadied the India innings with his fine 76 taking the team to a strong 176-7.
The United States' Saurabh Nethralvakar celebrates after the team's win over Pakistan at the Twenty20 World Cup in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Thursday.
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Jun 7, 2024
U.S. stuns cricket world with historic upset of Pakistan at T20 World Cup
The Times in the U.K. called it "one of the biggest upsets in cricket history."
Australia's Mitchell Marsh, seen during the ICC Cricket World Cup final, will not be ready to bowl in his team's T20 World Cup opener due to a hamstring injury.
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May 31, 2024
Australia's Mitchell Marsh not ready to bowl in first T20 World Cup match
Head coach Andrew McDonald said Marsh was tracking well in his recovery but is not ready to bowl.
Australia's Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc celebrate with the trophy after winning the ICC Cricket World Cup in November 2023. Australia will try to complete a rare treble of titles when the T20 World Cup begins in June.
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May 30, 2024
Australia will chase historic treble at T20 World Cup
Australia will be aiming to become the first team to possess all three of cricket's global titles at the same time.
England's Jos Buttler plays a reverse sweep during the second T20 match against Pakistan in Birmingham, England, on Saturday.
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May 30, 2024
England will not use disrupted preparation as excuse at T20 World Cup
Mark Wood said his side is strong enough to cope with the curtailed preparations.
Uganda national cricket team batsman Siraje Nsubuga bowls during a practice session ahead of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, in Kampala, Uganda, on May 17.
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May 28, 2024
'Dream come true' as Uganda prepares for first cricket World Cup
The team faces a tough road ahead in the tournament, with opponents including New Zealand and the West Indies.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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