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Garry Sobers, cricket's greatest all-rounder, dies at 89

Cricket icon Garry Sobers has died at the age of eighty-nine. He was widely regarded as the greatest all-round cricketer ever. Sobers achieved remarkable feats, including six sixes in one over. He also played cricket in apartheid Rhodesia, which caused controversy. Sobers was later knighted and named a National Hero…

The Economic Times

Garry Sobers was the greatest of all time, a cavalier in an era of roundheads

The West Indies legend, who has died aged 89, was as cricket’s finest all-rounder though he was never bother with the stats

The Guardian - UK

‘Accident waiting to happen’: player’s death raises alarm over risk of concrete cricket pitches in Australian rules football

Concrete-based cricket pitches, like that on which Nathan Fitzgerald received fatal blows to the head, are ‘totally unsafe’, concussion advocate says

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Quote of the day by Sir Don Bradman: ‘A good captain must be a fighter; confident but not arrogant, firm but…’ – Greatest batter on leadership, criticism and strength

Leadership faces its toughest tests during pressure and criticism. Sir Donald Bradman, cricket's greatest batter, understood this well. His quote highlights the need for confidence without arrogance and firmness without stubbornness. Leaders must accept criticism, even when unfair. Bradman's insights on character and emotional maturity remain vital for leaders today,…

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Sports quiz of the week: Ashes, Afcon, Australian Open and moving managers

Have you followed the big news in football, cricket, boxing, tennis, athletics, snooker, darts and cycling?

The Guardian - UK

Five-day Ashes epic breaks all-time crowd record

The game might be a dead rubber, but enthusiasm for the relative novelty of a five-day Ashes Test has drawn the biggest ever SCG crowd.

AAP

Smith and Head hit centuries to help Australia grind England into the dust

Australian charity was in short supply in the middle with the hosts 518 for seven at stumps, 134 ahead, after the captain scored 129 not out

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Stand-in skipper Smith makes call on Test future

Steve Smith will be part of Australia's side for the start of their lead up to the 2027 Ashes, with the veteran looking increasingly likely to play in England.

AAP

Our readers’ favourite Ashes cricketers: from Bradman and Botham to Warne and Waugh

We picked our top 100 and now our readers have selected their favourites from men’s series down the years

The Guardian - UK

Bradman's baggy green goes under the hammer

A famous baggy green cap worn by the world's greatest cricket player, Sir Donald Bradman, is expected to sell for an eye-watering sum.

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Pat Cummins is in rare air as an Ashes captain. Can his Dad’s Army go around again?

Captain has achieved an Ashes feat that few others have but he’s still missing an outright win in England

The Guardian - UK

Bradman’s greatest hour: how Australia came from 2-0 down to win the Ashes

England team on tour are unlikely to mirror the comeback orchestrated by the legendary batter in the 1936-37 series

The Guardian - UK

Records, revenge and rollercoasters: three tales from Adelaide Oval’s rich history

Ahead of the third Ashes Test, Geoff Lemon looks back at some of the surprising stories born of the South Australian cricket ground

The Guardian - AU

Does Travis Head’s knock deserve to be among the greatest Ashes innings?

The Australian did not make the Guardian’s recent list of the top 100 Ashes players, but his heroics in Perth sit comfortably alongside the series’ best individual innings of all time

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Who is your favourite cricketer in the history of the men’s Ashes?

Our 51 judges have picked Shane Warne, Don Bradman and Ian Botham as their top three. Who gets your vote?

The Guardian - UK

Numbers crunched: how the votes were cast in the Guardian’s men’s Ashes top 100

Australians dominate at the very top of our list but the overall numbers are split evenly and England lead the way for all-rounders

The Guardian - UK

It had to be Shane Warne: the Ashes Elvis had an aura that eclipsed all others

He coaxed greatness from teammates, bent occasions to his will and mastered the most complex of arts, but best of all he connected like few others in sport

International Business Times UK

Wiaan Mulder Praised for 'Selfless Declaration' After Falling Short of Brian Lara's Record

South Africa's Wiaan Mulder declared on 367, just 33 runs shy of Brian Lara's Test record. His decision, seen as selfless and team-focused, has earned widespread admiration from cricket fans.

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Steve Smith stands out as different to the rest as he takes place among the greats

The Australian batter will enter the 10,000 Club for Test runs to less fanfare in Sri Lanka but with a career record that is as unique as his style

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Test crowds beat Bradman-era records to be best ever

Australia's 3-1 Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph has become the first series in history to crack an average attendance mark of 40,000 per day in this country.

The Guardian - AU

Bigger than Bradman: bumper Boxing Day Test breaks record for cricket crowd in Australia

A record 373,691 people attend the 2024 Boxing Day Test between Australia and India, breaking the all-time record for a Test match in Australia

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Australia-India smash Bradman-era crowd record

The MCG smashed the all-time attendance record for a Test in Australia before lunch on day five, topping an 87-year-old record.

The Times of India

IND vs AUS: Steve Smith joins Ricky Ponting, Don Bradman in elusive Test feat at MCG

NEW DELHI: Australian batter Steve Smith on Thursday joined an exclusive group of accomplished cricketers with his 42nd half-century during the Boxing Day Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

The Independent UK

A closer look at Harry Brook’s Test record after latest overseas masterclass

The batter starred again in England’s second Test rout in Wellington.

The Times of India

'Baggy green' cap Don Bradman wore during a historic series against India sells for $311,000

Batting legend Don Bradman's 'baggy green' cap that he wore when India first toured Australia as an independent nation in 1947-48 has been sold for A$479,700 ($311,000).

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