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Cricket | Feb 07, 2025, 04:20 PM
Steve Smith hit his 36th Test century in Galle. With that, he and Joe Root currently share the record of most Test tons among active international cricketers. Notably, it was also Smith's fourth red-ball hundred in the last five matches.
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Cricket | Feb 07, 2025, 09:03 AM
Steve Smith continued his ascent on Test record lists as he scripted history for Australia with a couple of catches on Day 1 of the second match against Sri Lanka in Galle. Australia had Sri Lanka nine down after the hosts won the toss and chose to bat first.
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Cricket | Feb 05, 2025, 06:00 PM
Sri Lanka fell well short in the series opener in Galle against the reigning world Test champions but will hope to give their former captain and one of the great opening batters Dimuth Karunaratne a winning farewell. Australia lead the series 1-0 and would be keen to sweep the assignment.
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Cricket | Feb 05, 2025, 11:58 AM
Pat Cummins, Australia's captain in Tests and ODIs, is unlikely to get fully fit in time for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has confirmed the development stating that they are looking for a new captain for the showpiece event.
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Cricket | Jan 30, 2025, 01:49 PM
Australia piled on Sri Lankan's misery on the second day of the first Test in Galle with Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith putting on a herculean partnership for the third wicket. Smith and Khawaja broke a slew of records as Australia looked like batting out Sri Lanka once and for all.
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Cricket | Jan 29, 2025, 05:26 PM
2008 IPL champions Rajasthan Royals launched the IPL 2025 jersey. In a video released on their social media handles, the franchise honoured several of their legendary cricketers, including Shane Warne, Rahul Dravid, Ravi Ashwin and Jos Buttler among others.
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Cricket | Jan 29, 2025, 04:38 PM
Steve Smith hit his 35th Test century against Sri Lanka in Galle. He has been fantastic with the bat alongside Usman Khawaja and is also leading the side in Pat Cummins' absence. Sri Lanka meanwhile looked clueless as all their efforts have gone in vain so far.
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Cricket | Jan 29, 2025, 01:06 PM
Steve Smith had gotten out twice in nervous 9,990s in the Sydney Test against India earlier this month but was able to get to the milestone in Galle against Sri Lanka. Smith became only the fourth Australian batter to notch up the historic feat after Ricky Ponting, Allan Border and Steve Waugh.
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Cricket | Jan 28, 2025, 09:09 PM
Legendary Australian cricketer Steve Smith is just one run shy of completing 10000 runs in Test cricket. He will become the fourth Australian player to achieve the remarkable feat.
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Cricket | Jan 28, 2025, 08:28 PM
Steve Smith will be leading Australia in the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka as regular skipper Pat Cummins is out due to his injury and also due to the birth of his child. Smith has asked his team to adapt to the Sri Lankan conditions quickly.
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Cricket | Jan 28, 2025, 05:00 PM
Australia have already qualified for the World Test Championship final, hence the series might not have much significance more than a dead rubber in a larger context but Sri Lanka have an opportunity to finish the current cyle at No 3 position, leapfrogging India.
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Cricket | Jan 28, 2025, 12:45 PM
Australia skipper Steve Smith has confirmed that Sam Konstas will not open in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Konstas started his Test career on a high putting up a decent show in two Tests against India but the 19-year-old is struggling to find a place in the playing XI.
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Cricket | Jan 20, 2025, 08:25 PM
Steve Smith sustained an issue to his right elbow during his stint in the Big Bash League. Smith's departure with the Australian team for their camp in Dubai was delayed due to his injury. Smith consulted a doctor and has now been cleared to rejoin the team.
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Cricket | Jan 19, 2025, 03:16 PM
Captain for the Test team in Sri Lanka, Steve Smith's preparations has been hit after he suffered an elbow injury during his final appearance in the Big Bash League for Sydney Sixers against the Thunder. Australia are set to get down to Dubai for a week's preparatory camp before flying to Sri Lanka.
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Cricket | Jan 15, 2025, 01:11 PM
Australian Test vice-captain Steve Smith got out twice in nervous 9,990s as he failed to notch up the 10,000 milestone during the Sydney encounter against India. Smith opened up on getting stuck on 9,999 as he will now get the opportunity to get to the landmark in Sri Lanka at the end of the month.
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Other Sports | Jan 15, 2025, 12:10 PM
R Ashwin opened up on retirement and mentioned that the 'farewell Test' is an overrated concept and that he didn't want to harm the combination while BCCI has brought back the 14-day limit on families travelling with Indian players on tours. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on January 15.
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Cricket | Jan 11, 2025, 01:57 PM
Sydney Sixers rode on returning Steve Smith to slam their highest Big Bash League score of 220/3 against the Perth Scorchers at the SCG on Saturday, January 11. Smith smashed his third BBL ton as it felt like he didn't go away from the tournament any time.
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Cricket | Jan 10, 2025, 01:32 PM
Steve Smith returned to form during the Test series against India recently and scored a brilliant century in Brisbane at Gabba. But he couldn't tick off a 'cool milestone' in his illustrious Test career missing it by just a solitary run in Sydney Test.
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Cricket | Jan 10, 2025, 12:26 PM
Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith has played a huge role in getting Cooper Connolly a Test call-up for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. Connolly is a left-handed all-rounder who bowls spin but has played only four first-class matches so far. Why was he picked then? Smith reveals
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Cricket | Jan 09, 2025, 07:22 AM
Australia's regular captain Pat Cummins will miss the Sri Lanka tour to remain at home for the birth of his second child and will also manage his ankle injury. Meanwhile, Steve Smith has been named the captain for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.