cricket
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Captain Ben Stokes has warned that players could abandon international cricket if England take a hardline stance on the Indian Premier League.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
"We know how to win games of cricket, but we admit that sometimes, especially over the past 18 months, we've contributed towards losing games of cricket on too much of a consistent basis."
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Coach Charlotte Edwards will be delighted with the momentum England have gained and the quality of their cricket but now faces her biggest decision since being appointed as coach before the start of last summer.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Mamdani, whose family came from Uganda and settled on Manhattan’s Upper West Side when he was 7 years old, was primarily a fan of soccer and cricket growing up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The cricket was a similar move; my body weight was still balanced on my elbows, which I’d tucked into my torso; the difference was that you moved around in a circle.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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