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Cricket wins in all-time greatest thriller

Sports Desk: World Cup final often does not promise a great match. Take Melbourne 2015 as one example or the last final held at Lord’s in 1999 when Pakistan were

England crowned new kings of cricket

Sports Desk: If anyone had to write a script for a cricket match even he could not have made it more dramatic. In a World Cup final, after 102 overs

Djokovic beats Federer in epic final

Sports Desk: Novak Djokovic saved two match points to clinch a fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major on Sunday, shattering Roger Federer’s bid to become the oldest Grand Slam champion

Williamson leaves WC on a high

Sports Desk: New Zealand’s Kane Williamson set a new record for the most runs scored by a captain at a World Cup when he made 30 against England in the

England restrict New Zealand for 241

Sports Desk: Having chosen to bat after winning the toss, New Zealand could only manage 241 for eight at the end of their 50 overs. England restricted New Zealand to

Plunkett strikes twice to rock New Zealand

Shawdesh Desk: Liam Plunkett struck twice to put England on top in the World Cup final against New Zealand at Lord’s on Sunday, taking the prized wicket of Kane Williamson

Cricket ready to welcome new champs

Sports Desk: Cricket would get the chance to repay some of its debt to the country that gave its birth when England play New Zealand in the World Cup final

Halep stuns Williams to win title

Sports Desk: Simona Halep torpedoed Serena Williams’s latest bid to capture a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam on Saturday when she stormed to a sensational victory in a 56-minute Wimbledon final.