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Wellington, Dec 11: Henry Nicholls' unbeaten knock of 117 guided New Zealand to 294/6 at the end of the first day's action in the second Test against West Indies here at Basin Reserve on Friday.

Paolo Rossi, the hero of Italy's 1982 World Cup-winning campaign, has died at the age of 64.

Paris, Dec 10: Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has become the youngest player in Champions League history to reach 20 goals in the competition, breaking a record previously held by Lionel Messi.

Mumbai, Dec 9: India loves cricket and this has been proven yet again as the Indian Premier League (IPL) beat even the coronavirus for the top trending query overall in the year, according to Google India's 'Year In Search 2020' announced on Wednesday.

Cape Town, Dec 9: Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Wednesday confirmed that its men's team will travel to Pakistan for their first tour since 2007. The tour will consist of two Tests and three T20Is across three venues in Karachi, Rawalpindi, and Lahore respectively. The tour is scheduled to run from January 26-February 14.

New Delhi, Dec 9: Wicket-keeper-batsman Parthiv Patel on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

Sydney, Dec 9: All-rounder Cameron Green, who played an unbeaten knock of 125 runs for Australia A in the practice match against India A, on Wednesday said that getting used to Jasprit Bumrah's action will take some for him as he has not seen much of him in the past.

Sydney, Dec 9: India captain Virat Kohli wasn't happy that his team lost out on a perfect DRS call just because replay of the delivery bowled to Matthew Wade was shown on giant screen before the permissible limit of 15 seconds.

Sydney, Dec 8: Australian bowlers held their nerves to come up trumps against the genius of Virat Kohli, stalling an Indian clean-sweep with a 12-run victory in the third and final T20 International here on Tuesday.

Cape Town, Dec 8: England's cricketers hoped rounds of golf would ease the stress of long periods within a bio-secure bubble but after the One-Day series in South Africa was postponed organisers are taking a fresh look at the impact of Covid-19 protocols on players' mental health.