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.

The opening game of New Zealand’s three-match Twenty20 series with England was abandoned due to heavy rain in Christchurch on Saturday with the hosts denied the opportunity to chase down a modest total for victory.

England have not won an Ashes test match in Australia for nearly 15 years but their batting firepower could prove decisive in the series starting in Perth next month, according to former captain Alastair Cook.

India beat West Indies by seven wickets in the second and final test to complete a 2-0 series sweep at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.

Wicketkeeper Josh Inglis and spinner Adam Zampa will miss Australia’s first one-day international against India in Perth on Sunday, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday.

Cricket Fiji are in for a very busy season next year, and is expected to start their 2026 campaign as early as January.

India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bat in the second and final test against West Indies on Friday in their bid to secure a 2-0 series sweep against the struggling tourists.

The long batting struggle of West Indies is largely due to poor finances and below-par infrastructure in the Caribbean, test captain Roston Chase said after their defeat by India in the series opener in Ahmedabad.

Shubman Gill was named India’s 50-overs captain in place of Rohit Sharma, who was named in the squad along with batting stalwart Virat Kohli for three one-day internationals in Australia this month.

India have declared their first innings on their overnight score of 448 for five against West Indies, who will come out to bat for the second time, trailing their hosts by 286 runs on day three of the opening test on Saturday.

India will switch back to test cricket mode, after a dramatic Asia Cup Twenty20 triumph ended in bizarre circumstances, when they take on a depleted West Indies side in the opening match of their two-test series starting on Thursday.