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• Sleep Tracks

  07-01-2026 10:44 via bbc.co.uk
  A uniquely calming cricketing soundtrack combined with soothing classical music.
  
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• World Sports Photography Awards 2026 winners revealed – in pictures

  17-01-2026 20:00
  More than 4,120 photographers from 123 countries submitted a record-breaking 23,130 images across the 24 categories to this year’s World Sports Photography awards, the only global competition for sporting photography.To see the silver, bronze and special merit images from all of the categories click here Continue reading...
  
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• ‘I’m back’: Damien Martyn out of hospital after surviving meningitis

  17-01-2026 11:14
  Former Australia batter given a ‘50/50 chance of surviving’Spent eight days in induced comaDamien Martyn has said he is back after overcoming a meningitis scare, which he said took his life out of his hands.In a heartfelt post on his social media accounts, the former Australia batter said he was given a 50% chance to live after battling the disease, which causes an infection and swelling of fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord. The 54-year-old was put into an induced
  
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• Damien Martyn declares ‘I’m back!’ after leaving hospital following meningitis

  17-01-2026 11:14
  In a social media post, the former Australia batter revealed he had been given a ‘50/50 chance of surviving’ and thanked medical staff and well-wishers Damien Martyn has declared he is back after overcoming a meningitis scare, which he said took his life out of his hands.In a heartfelt post on his social media accounts, the former Australia batter said he was given a 50% chance to live after battling the disease, which causes an infection and swelling of fluid and membranes around th
  
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• MI London appoint Pollard & Keightley as coaches

  16-01-2026 22:49 via bbc.com
  MI London appoint Kieron Pollard and Lisa Keightley to coach their men's and women's teams respectively for the 2026 edition of The Hundred.
  
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• Testing times for English cricket | Letters

  16-01-2026 18:45
  Readers respond to Emma John’s article on the difference in attitudes to the game in England and AustraliaEmma John’s perceptive analysis of cricket in Australia is spot-on (England ruthlessly privatised cricket – Australia embraces it with constant public displays of affection, 9 January). I have been visiting Australia for many years – our son and his family live in Sydney. The locals, on hearing my accent, mostly respond by saying “Sorry about the cricket, mate.&
  
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• Middlesex batter Robson extends deal to 2027

  16-01-2026 14:52 via bbc.com
  Middlesex batter Sam Robson signs a contract extension with the club to 2027.
  
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• Veteran Yorkshire batter Lyth signs new deal

  16-01-2026 10:29 via bbc.com
  Veteran Yorkshire batter Adam Lyth extends his contract to the end of the 2027 season.
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Michael Carrick, Masters and Morocco v Senegal

  16-01-2026 08:00
  Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby, snooker, tennis, cricket, motor racing, cycling and futsal? Continue reading...
  
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• England beat Pakistan in Under-19 World Cup opener - scorecard

  16-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Latest scorecard fom the Under-19 World Cup match between Pakistan and England in Harare.
  
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• Baartman dominates as Royals beat Capitals to secure SA20 play-off spot

  15-01-2026 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Paarl Royals move top of the SA20 with a six-wicket thrashing of Pretoria Capitals, powered by a superb bowling display from seamer Ottneil Baartman.
  
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• Phoenix sign Owen and Hamilton for Hundred

  15-01-2026 16:10 via bbc.com
  Birmingham Phoenix sign opening batter Mitch Owen and seamer Lucy Hamilton for the 2026 Hundred season.
  
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• Renamed Super Giants retain Buttler and Ecclestone

  15-01-2026 14:07 via bbc.com
  Manchester Originals are renamed Manchester Super Giants and retain Jos Buttler and Sophie Ecclestone for the 2026 Hundred season, with further signings also announced.
  
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• Bangladesh cricketers stage T20 league boycott

  15-01-2026 13:38 via bbc.com
  Bangladesh's players begin a boycott of all cricket after comments made by a national board director about T20 World Cup money, which have led to his removal.
  
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• What is the 'designated batters' rule introduced by Big Bash League?

  15-01-2026 12:40 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains the new 'designated batter and fielder' rule introduced by the Big Bash League for the 2026-27 season.
  
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• England spinner Bashir swaps Somerset for Derbyshire

  15-01-2026 11:44 via bbc.com
  England spin bowler Shoaib Bashir leaves Somerset to join Derbyshire in Division Two of the County Championship.
  
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• England’s T20 World Cup plans hit by Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed visa delays

  14-01-2026 18:51
  Indian government yet to issue visas to spinnersAhmed and Rashid unlikely to fly to Sri Lanka this weekEngland have had a setback in their preparations for the T20 World Cup next month with the Indian government yet to issue visas to the spinners Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed. The delay means that both players, who have Pakistani heritage, are unlikely to travel with the rest of the squad this weekend for six warm-up matches against Sri Lanka, and it is unclear when they will join their teammates.
  
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• Mitchell hits century as New Zealand beat India

  14-01-2026 18:48 via bbc.com
  Daryl Mitchell hits a superb unbeaten century as New Zealand levelled their one-day international series against India with a seven-wicket win in Rajkot.
  
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• South Asian Cricket Academy launches women's programme

  14-01-2026 16:36 via bbc.com
  South Asian Cricket Academy will launch its inaugural women's programme for the 2026 season.
  
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• Four England players sign for new sides in Hundred

  14-01-2026 16:00 via bbc.com
  England openers Phil Salt signs for Welsh Fire as their captain for the 2026 Hundred season, while Ben Duckett and Sophia Dunkley join Trent Rockets and Birmingham Phoenix add seamer Lauren Filer.
  
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• Australia pull Dwarshuis out of Worcs T20 deal

  14-01-2026 14:29 via bbc.com
  Australia left-arm seamer Ben Dwarshuis is pulled out of his T20 deal with Worcestershire by Cricket Australia to manage his workload.
  
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• Kent bowler Cohen signs new one-year deal

  14-01-2026 14:26 via bbc.com
  Kent bowler Mikey Cohen signs a one-year contract extension with the club.
  
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• The Spin | Nimble or nervous 90s? Cricket maths show best approach to scoring a century

  14-01-2026 11:17
  Stats tell us batters have less reason to be anxious in the 90s than common lore suggests, though the pain and fear of falling short is all too realIf you’ve ever been lucky enough to score a century you’ll know how seismic a moment it is when you finally get over the line. Some play the game for a lifetime and never make one, the three-figured kingdom for ever out of reach, a promised land they are destined never to enter. Yet cricket lures you back like a devilish lover. You just c
  
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• Yorkshire sign veteran bowler Tye for T20 Blast

  14-01-2026 10:31 via bbc.com
  Yorkshire sign Australian fast bowler Andrew Tye on a two-year deal for the T20 Blast.
  
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• Windrush and the rise of wandering Caribbean cricket clubs that fuelled talent in English game

  14-01-2026 09:00
  Their history was in danger of being lost but a new book and project has put together an archive documenting such vibrant contributions to the gameIn the early 1980s there were scores of “Caribbean” cricket clubs playing across England, many of them bearing evocative names such as New Calypsonians, Island Taverners, Paragon, Starlight and Carib United.Mostly these clubs operated under the radar – as wandering sides renting pitches on municipal grounds that were outside the trad
  
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• Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Joburg Super Kings - SA20 scorecard

  14-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Latest scorecard from the SA20 match between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Joburg Super Kings in Gqeberha.
  
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• England set to reject future pink-ball Ashes Tests

  13-01-2026 22:38 via bbc.com
  England plan to reject any proposals to play a day-night Test using a pink ball under lights in the next Ashes series in Australia.
  
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• MI London sign Curran, Jacks and Wyatt-Hodge

  13-01-2026 17:02 via bbc.com
  MI London retain England all-rounders Sam Curran and Will Jacks for this season's Hundred and sign England batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
  
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• England do not have drinking problem - Broad

  13-01-2026 14:42 via bbc.com
  Former England seamer Stuart Broad says the current team do not have a drinking problem despite a series of incidents involving alcohol this winter.
  
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• 'Doesn't matter if you're 18 or 35' - Edwards embraces England's future

  13-01-2026 08:45 via bbc.com
  England coach Charlotte Edwards backs her experienced core after her first year in the job but challenges the next generation to take their places.
  
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