The International Cricket Council( ICC) will change “ batsman ” to the gender-neutral term “ batter ” in its playing conditions starting from this month's Twenty20 World Cup, the world governing body said on Thursday. The Lord's-based Marylebone Cricket Club, the sole authority on the laws of the game since it was founded in 1787, last month made the change in the Laws of Cricket to stress the importance of the women's game.“ The ICC has been utilising the term batter for some time now across ou

early control of the match at Headingley. England's top four batsmen helped themselves to 50-plus scores

LONDON: Former Test captain Ted Dexter, one of England’s greatest players, has died aged 86 after a

unbeaten century saw England to that nailbiting one-wicket win, is not playing in this series while the all

The flagging home side will need to chase an enormous score in the fourth innings after England

Haseeb Hameed defied India as England looked to captain Joe Root to lead them to a dramatic victory

England great James Anderson ripped through the top order as India collapsed to 78 all out on the

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A walk-out by RMT union drivers crippled services on the Central and Piccadilly lines in a dispute over new rosters for Night Tube drivers.... Transport for London reported that by 9am today services were running at 58 percent while passenger numbers were down by about 30 percent compared to last Friday. This would mean it is likely that about 600, 000 fewer journeys will have been made on London Underground throughout Friday, a total of two million in contrast with about 2.6m a week ago. Mayor

Japan's Rui Hachimura( 8) dunks over Argentina's Luca Vildoza( 17) during men's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug.... Australia-based Yudai Baba put up 18 points to pace the Japanese and the team's other NBA talent, Yuta Watanabe, contributed 17.... Japan kept the game close until a mid-first quarter scoring drought created separation....