Australia beat India by nine runs to win the Commonwealth Games women's T20 cricket gold medal on Sunday but the real winner was the sport which delivered compelling competition and boosted its case to be included in the Olympics.

Australia opted to bat on a bright and sunny afternoon with a packed house witnessing the title clash of the first ever women's cricket competition in CWG history.

Images from the fifth T20 International between West Indies and India at Lauderhill on Sunday

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.

The fifth and final T20 International between India and West Indies will be played in Florida, United States, from 2000 hours IST.

A disastrous campaign in the last T20 World Cup has forced the Indian team to bring about a radical change in its attitude and approach, says skipper Rohit Sharma.

Avesh Khan's redemption, after being whacked around the Caribbean grounds, has come about after slowing down his pace following skipper Rohit Sharma's advice.

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.

Images from the fourth T20 International between West Indies and India at Lauderhill on Saturday.

Fresh from her historic feat Mirabai touched down in the country to a rousing welcome, on Saturday.

The fourth T20 International between India and West Indies will be played in Florida, United States, from 2000 hours IST.

Images from the 2022 Commonwealth Games cricket semi-final between India and England at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday.

'We are going to be encountering different grounds wherever we are going to be playing, so the challenges are going to be different'

South Africa seamer Wayne Parnell claimed career-best figures of 5-30 as they cruised to a 44-run victory over Ireland and completed a clean sweep of their two-match Twenty20 International series in Bristol on Friday.

It was heartbreak for India's women's hockey team as it lost 0-3 in the shoot-out to four-time champions Australia after both the teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time in the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, on Friday.

Hardik Pandya could take over as India vice-captain in place of KL Rahul, who missed the ongoing five-match T20I series against West Indies after testing positive for COVID-19.

BCCI ethics and ombudsman, served a notice to Ambani after receiving a complaint from former MPCA member Sanjeev Gupta.

Shreyas Iyer's performance will be under intense scrutiny as India gear up for the back-to-back T20I games against West Indies

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15 Australian players offered AUD$700,000 to play in UAE League

The International Cricket Council is optimistic of retaining the game's all-format players despite their mounting workload in a busy calendar, chief executive Geoff Allardice said.

As per existing laws in Bangladesh, there is prohibition on facilitation and promotion of any gambling related activities.

Senior opener and first-choice vice-captain KL Rahul is expected to reclaim his place back in the Indian team along with seamer Deepak Chahar when the squad will be selected for the Asia Cup on August 8.

Cricket has been shortlisted for potential inclusion at the 2028 Los Angeles Games along with baseball-softball, flag football, lacrosse, breakdancing, karate, kickboxing, squash and motorsport.

South Africa's batting innings was also boosted by a superb 56 from 27 balls from Aiden Markram as he struck five sixes on the small County Ground, while new find Tristan Stubbs blasted a breezy 24 off 11.