Cricket

Australia build a 175-run lead by the end of the third day in the compelling second Test against India in Perth.

Yorkshire seamer Ben Coad signs a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Headingley until the end of 2021.

India captain Virat Kohli makes an unbeaten 82 to lead his side's recovery on an absorbing second day of the second Test in Australia.

Lancashire left-arm seamer Toby Lester and all-rounder Danny Lamb sign new two-year contracts.

Ireland will become the first-ever Full Member nation to visit and play Oman as part of a Quadrangular T20I series with Oman, Scotland and the Netherlands.

Marcus Harris, Aaron Finch and Travis Head score half-centuries before Australia are reined in to 277-6 by India on the first day in Perth.

Hampshire name former Ireland head coach Adrian Birrell as their new first-team manager, replacing Craig White.

Former spinner Ashley Giles is on the verge of replacing Andrew Strauss as England's new director of cricket.

England would have to "screw-up" to not win the 2019 World Cup, according to fast bowler James Anderson.

Gambling chiefs confirm plans to effectively ban television betting adverts during pre-watershed live sport.

India's Ravichandran Ashwin and Rohit Sharma are out of the second Test against Australia, who are unchanged for the game which starts on Friday.

Lancashire pair Josh Bohannon and Rob Jones sign contract extensions, keeping them at the club until the end of 2020.

Lancashire reward last season's leading wicket-taker Tom Bailey with a contract extension until the end of 2021

Sussex batsman Laurie Evans signs a contract extension to stay with the county beyond the end of next season.

Gloucestershire extend batsman George Hankins' contract to the end of the 2021 season.

This year's Big Bash League will have a bat flip instead of a coin toss to decide who bats first.

England left-arm spinner Kirstie Gordon is sidelined by a stress fracture in her lower back, making her a doubt for their spring tour of India and Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka spin bowler Akila Dananjaya is suspended with immediate effect for an illegal action.

England retain the players that finished the series win over Sri Lanka for their three-Test tour of the West Indies next month, but tweak their ODI squad.

India clinch a dramatic 31-run victory in the first Test against Australia to claim only their sixth Test win down under.