Cricket

Veteran Somerset batsman James Hildreth extends his contract until the end of the 2022 season.

Angelo Mathews grinds out a century for Sri Lanka as England's bowlers toil on a hard-fought first day of the second Test in Galle.

Warwickshire name former England women and Sussex head coach Mark Robinson as their new men's first-team coach.

England's Alex Hales smashes 110 off 56 balls as Sydney Thunder post the highest Big Bash League total in history in beating Sydney Sixers.

Batsman Charlie Hemphrey could have played his last game for Glamorgan because of a little-known England qualification rule.

All-rounder Ben Stokes and fast bowler Jofra Archer return to the England squad for the first two Tests of the tour of India.

England captain Joe Root says Sri Lanka will "come at us really hard" in the second Test, as the tourists replace Stuart Broad with James Anderson in their side.

Somerset's 12-point deduction for a "poor" pitch during the 2019 County Championship decider versus Essex is reduced to eight.

Australia's Steve Smith is released by Rajasthan Royals for the Indian Premier League, but England's Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler are retained.

England all-rounder Danni Wyatt is looking to make up for lost time in 2020 when their tour to New Zealand begins.

Leicestershire sign South Africa all-rounder Wiaan Mulder as an overseas player for the 2021 season.

TMS producer Adam Mountford details the challenges - and fun - involved in delivering radio commentary from bedrooms and attics across the country.

Scott Morrison criticises Cricket Australia for dumping references to the controversial holiday.

Ireland must aim high in a one-day series against Afghanistan that also has World Cup qualifying points, captain Andrew Balbirnie says.

India's unlikely victory over Australia wins praise from neighbouring fans in a rare show of goodwill.

Shakib Al Hasan takes 4-8 on his return to international cricket as Bangladesh beat West Indies by six wickets in the first ODI in Mirpur.

Gary Wilson got up bright and early with newborn son Oscar to tune into TV coverage of his Ireland team-mates' win over UAE.

England coach Chris Silverwood says it is "always nice to see the opposition under pressure" following Australia's stunning defeat by India.

Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy join a host of international stars who have been retained by their respective teams for this summer's Hundred competition.

The cricket world, including former stars Michael Vaughan and Virender Sehwag, react to India's outstanding win over Australia.