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• IPL side KKR release Mustafizur after BCCI request

  03-01-2026 12:08 via bbc.com
  IPL side Kolkata Knight Riders release Bangladesh bowler Mustafizur Rahman after being instructed to do so by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
  
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• What a 14-year-old Instagram sensation and six-hitting superstar tells us about life and cricket | Barney Ronay

  03-01-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s inexorable rise will continue in the Indian Premier League this year, but it is unlikely to stop thereIt’s that time of year again, a time of lists and countdowns, of soul-crushing AI brain-vomit ringed by adverts for miracle dental implants. In the spirit of the season the tech website Feedpost produced its own list on New Year’s Eve of the Top 100 Kid Influencers on Instagram And YouTube in 2025, and there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s fin
  
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• Stokes tells England to not be 'insular' in Sydney

  03-01-2026 07:27 via bbc.com
  Captain Ben Stokes says his England players should not be protective of their positions in the final Ashes Test against Australia in Sydney.
  
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• Stokes 'very eager' to continue as captain

  03-01-2026 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Ben Stokes tells Jonathan Agnew he's keen to take Ashes revenge in 2027.
  
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• Green shoots no laughing matter as Ben Stokes insists fifth Ashes Test is ‘big game’

  03-01-2026 06:10 via theguardian.com
  England yet to settle on XI to play at SCG amid uncertainty over pitchCaptain concedes Australia bowlers ‘put us under heaps of pressure’“I don’t think a groundsman has ever been under as much pressure as the guy here this week.”Ben Stokes had a smile on his face during his final pre-match press conference of this Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground, as he responded to a question about the likely nature of the pitch for the fifth Test, which starts on Sunday m
  
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• Australia have been blessed by England’s disarray but can put own stamp on Ashes triumph | Geoff Lemon

  03-01-2026 05:05 via theguardian.com
  Victory in the fifth Test would help hosts send off Usman Khawaja in style in Sydney and ensure England cannot recast series as one that got awayIf you had told Australian observers six months ago that their Test team in Sydney would involve Travis Head opening the batting with Jake Weatherald, Usman Khawaja at five, no Cameron Green, and some bowling combination of Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Todd Murphy and Brendan Doggett, they would have assumed disaster. Fifth Ashes Tests are the land o
  
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• Cameron Green not guaranteed spot for fifth Ashes Test with Australia coy on XI

  03-01-2026 02:08 via theguardian.com
  Steve Smith defends allrounder but refuses to confirm his place in sideBeau Webster and Todd Murphy in the mix to face England at the SCGSteve Smith has launched an impassioned defence of Cameron Green but can’t guarantee the out-of-form allrounder’s place in the XI for the Ashes series finale.Australia’s stand-in captain insists all options are on the selection table for the fifth Test, including using both allrounders Green and Beau Webster at the SCG and leaving out spin for
  
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• Cameron Green not guaranteed spot as Australia remain coy on XI for fifth Ashes Test

  03-01-2026 02:08 via theguardian.com
  Steve Smith defends allrounder but refuses to confirm his place in sideBeau Webster and Todd Murphy in the mix to face England at the SCGSteve Smith has launched an impassioned defence of Cameron Green but can’t guarantee the out-of-form allrounder’s place in the XI for the Ashes series finale.Australia’s stand-in captain insists all options are on the selection table for the fifth Test, including using both allrounders Green and Beau Webster at the SCG and leaving out spin for
  
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• Police to carry long-arm rifles at final Ashes Test in Sydney amid heightened security after Bondi attack

  03-01-2026 01:57 via theguardian.com
  Decision to carry the weapons at SCG not due to active or imminent threat but ‘to help the public feel safe’, NSW police chief saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice will carry long-arm rifles at the final Ashes Test in Sydney as police presence continues to be heightened after the Bondi terror attack.New South Wales police said public order and riot squad officers would carry the weapons at the fifth and final Ashes Test, which starts on Sunday at the
  
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• Joburg Super Kings v Sunrisers Eastern Cape - SA20 scorecard

  03-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Latest scorecard from the SA20 match between Joburg Super Kings and Sunrisers Eastern Cape at the Wanderers, Johannesburg.
  
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• The story of a successful British WWII deception operation

  03-01-2026 00:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A mocked idea to feed false plans to the Nazis via a drowned corpse is brought to life.
  
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