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England's women cricketers queens of the cricketing world

England beat India to win the cricket World Cup

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Afghanistan to play test cricket

Afghanistan has celebrated its entry into test cricket after the International Cricket Council voted to make it, along with Ireland, full members of the organisation.

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India defeat an off colour South Africa in the Champions Trophy

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Watch: Cricketer plays on after losing his artificial leg

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Afghan and Pakistani refugees in Germany seek asylum and... cricket

“Why don’t you Germans like cricket?” The question has apparently been asked by many an incredulous refugee arriving in Germany, and formed the

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England batsman Taylor forced to retire due to heart condition

England and Nottinghamshire batsman James Taylor has been forced to quit the game of cricket after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition

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Royal afternoon at the Oval

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge play a charity cricket match with Indian children on their first day of a week-long tour of the country.

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Windies win World Twenty20 double as men and women triumph

The West Indies are celebrating winning cricket’s World Twenty20 title for the second successive time after beating England in a breath-taking final

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ICC World Twenty20: Hosts India secure semi-final spot with victory over Australia

Hosts India have set up a semi final with West Indies after beating Australia by six wickets in their final ICC World Twenty20 Group Two game in

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Afghanistan exit World Twenty20 with a stunning win over West Indies

Afghanistan went out of this year’s ICC World Twenty20 with a bang after they stunned 2012 champions West Indies in their final group 1 match in

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New Zealand smash Bangladesh to reach World Twenty20 semis

New Zealand have booked their place in the World Twenty20 semi-finals with a stunning 75-run win over Bangladesh at Eden Gardens in Kolkata Saturday

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ICC World Twenty20: Pakistan eliminated after Australia defeat

Australia beat Pakistan by 21 runs in their World Twenty20 Super 10 stage match in Mohali on Friday to stay on course for the semi-finals and

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England wobble against brave Afghanistan in the T20 Cricket World Cup

As England's T20 captain Eoin Morgan fell to a golden duck in England's World Cup match against Afghanistan in Delhi a humiliation was on the cards.

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ICC World Twenty20: Hosts India back on track with victory over Pakistan

Hosts India got their World Twenty20 campaign back on track after beating arch rivals Pakistan on Saturday. More than 60,000 fans packed into Eden

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Gayle blows England off course at ICC World Twenty20

England’s ICC World Twenty20 Group One campaign got off to a poor start after losing to the West Indies in Mumbai this week. Chris Gayle proved to be

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ICC World T20: New Zealand upset hosts India

Hosts of this year’s ICC World T20, India, suffered a shock opening round defeat at the hands of New Zealand. New Zealand had never lost to India in

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Australia warm up for World T20 with series win over South Africa

Australia handed themselves the ideal boost ahead of entering the Super Ten stage of the ICC World Twenty20 in India next week by completing a 2-1

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Cricket: Below-par Bangladesh hold off Dutch at ICC World T20

After Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, Bangladesh were the third team to chalk up a victory at the sixth edition of the ICC World Twenty20 when they beat

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Australia's Olympic silver medallist Sarah Tait dies aged 33

The Australian Olympic committee announced on Thursday that former world rowing champion and Olympic silver medallists Sarah Tait has died of cancer

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Caught by the Maasai at mid-on 'Warriors' play cricket

Hardly Lords on the first day of a test match, never mind ‘Warriors’ is a fascinating documentary which plots the progress of a group of Maasai who