Army has claimed the first win of Vodafone Sukuna Bowl week after defeating Police by three wickets in the opening cricket match.

South Africa beat India by 30 runs in the opening test at Eden Gardens to go 1-0 up in the two-match series on Sunday.

The brand value of India’s top women cricketers has gone through the roof following their fairytale World Cup triumph on home soil with top sports marketing experts calling it a “watershed moment” for the sport.

Australia paceman Mitchell Starc has urged curators to prepare bowler-friendly pitches for the Ashes, warning against flattening surfaces to maximise five-day revenue as England’s aggressive “Bazball” approach looms.

Australia batter Travis Head has been released from the T20I squad against India to get some red-ball practice in the Sheffield Shield before the Ashes.

India’s agonising wait for a maiden Women’s World Cup title finally came to an end as Harmanpreet Kaur and her teary-eyed teammates clinched the trophy by beating South Africa in a dramatic final at the DY Patil Stadium on Sunday.

Kyle Jamieson was included in the New Zealand squad for the Twenty20 series against West Indies on Sunday despite missing the one-day series against England with a side injury, but his fellow paceman Matt Henry has been rested.

Opener Saim Ayub scored a quickfire 71 from 38 balls and seamer Faheem Ashraf took 4-23 as Pakistan cruised to a nine wicket win over South Africa in the second Twenty20 International in Lahore to level the three-match series at 1-1.

India ended Australia’s title defence and booked their place in Sunday’s women’s World Cup final against South Africa after Jemimah Rodrigues smashed an unbeaten 127 to secure a sensational five-wicket victory in the second semi-final on Friday.

Dismal England were knocked out of the Women’s World Cup after a thumping 125-run defeat by South Africa in the semi-final.

The International Olympic Committee urged international sports federations on Wednesday not to host any sports events in Indonesia after the country banned Israeli gymnasts from a world championship that is taking place there this month.

Annabel Sutherland shined with both bat and ball and Ashleigh Gardner scored an unbeaten century as Australia cruised to a six-wicket win over England in the Women’s World Cup on Wednesday, climbing to the top of the points table.