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West Indies to two Twenty20 World Cup titles as a captain, Daren Sammy has to defy history to win again as a head coach.

India and England are all set to lock horns in the 4th match of the 5-match Test series at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. The Rohit Sharma-led side already have an edge in the series, having won 2 of the 3 matches so far, and will be looking to swing the series in their favour in the fourth encounter starting on 23 February. But is an India-England Test series ever complete without some controversy surrounding the pitch? In the past, India have opted for spinning pitches that trouble the batsmen and give the spinners an edge.

IPL). Now, he has also been released by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) while the CSK management expressed their support for Stokes's decision. He plans to undergo knee surgery and aims for a complete recovery before England's extensive Test series in India.

Ben Stokes recently took part in the ODI World Cup 2023, which he came out of retirement for. “The Chennai Super Kings management is supportive of Ben in his decision to manage his workload with England playing a 5-Test series in India before the IPL and then the T20 World Cup in June 2024," CSK said in a statement. The 32-year-old, who was picked by CSK for a whopping ₹16.25 crore in the last mini-auction, could participate in only two games in 2023 after suffering a toe injury.

Emails sent by senior executives close to billionaire businessman Kerry Stokes about their ties to disgraced former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith would be “personally embarrassing” if released, the Federal Court says.

WA gold miner Red 5 Limited isn’t resting on its laurels after listed peer Silver Lake Resources’ sharemarket raid earlier this month. The purchase of an 11 per cent stake by Luke Tonkin’s Silver Lake didn’t just put Red 5 into play, it threw down the gauntlet to Raleigh Finlayson’s Genesis Minerals.

The Kerry Stokes-backed Telethon, one of Australia’s most influential charities, has slashed the amount of money given to the children’s medical research institute that bears its name, even as donations from business and government soar.

Media and mining billionaire Kerry Stokes is trying to buy a public road, understood to be part of an effort to quietly expand the footprint of his influential private office in the middle of Perth.

Australia have squandered a perfect chance to ram home their advantage in the third Test at Headingley, letting England back into the Ashes after two poor sessions.

cricket captain, Ben Stokes, has responded to an Australian newspaper's attempt to label him and his team as 'crybabies'. The response came as the fierce battle between England and Australia in the ongoing Ashes series extended beyond the cricket pitch, with media outlets from both countries engaging in a war of words. The Australian media fired shots at England's team, labelling them as 'crybabies' after Stokes expressed his displeasure on the controversial dismissal of England wicketkeeper batter, Jonny Bairstow, during the recent Lord's Test. Bairstow had walked out of the crease after ducking a short ball from Cameron Green, but with the ball still in play, Carey threw it at the stumps and dislodged the bails. Bairstow was left stunned, as the English fans booed loudly. Australia won the match by 43 runs despite Stokes’s heroic 155 in the fourth innings. After Monday's papers in the United Kingdom took a dig at the Australian team over the controversial dismissal, one newspaper, The West Australian, published a front-page image of Stokes in nappies, with a pacifier and the headline 'Crybabies'. «Poms take whingeing to a new level with 'cheating' drivel» read another line from the paper.