All news by author: Matthew Cooper

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was furious after a wide was not called by the umpires during a Bangladesh Premier League match between Fortune Barishal and Sylhet Strikers

Zimbabwe Cricket have announced that coach and former cricketer Sinikiwe Mpofu has died aged just 37 less than a month after her husband, fellow coach Shepherd Makunura, also passed away

Australia's players have opened up about the end of Justin Langer's tenure and his style of coaching, with captain Pat Cummins saying people were "walking on eggshells" around him and Usman Khawaja claiming some were even "afraid" of him

LIV Golf 'took all the a**holes and villains' PGA Tour golfer Harry Higgs has joked, while admitting he does not "blame any of these guys for leaving"

Barry Pinches and Andrew Pagett were involved in a spat during a recent qualifying match and he aired his grievances with Pagett in a lengthy post on social media

Although it is highly unlikely and they have no more games to play in the current World Test Championship cycle, England do still have a slight chance of reaching the final

Ben Duckett has criticised previous England regimes for not 'giving enough chances' to their openers, having enjoyed an excellent return to the Test team after six years on the sidelines

Vinoo Mankad's grandson Harsh has defended the use of the family's name to describe a non-striker being run out, with the term coined after Vinoo ran out Bill Brown in a 1948 Test match

Geoffrey Boycott feels there are too many domestic white-ball tournaments in English cricket and he believes the T20 Blast is the competition which should be scrapped

Mark Allen's snooker career is back on track after a turbulent few years in his personal life and he credits close friend Ronnie O'Sullivan with helping him through his divorce

England bowler George Garton has opened up about the "worst season of my career" after likely being misdiagnosed with long Covid following his international debut

After being congratulated by his local police force for winning the World Darts Championship, Michael Smith has cheekily asked if they can give him back some of the money he has paid in speeding fines

Alec Stewart will step away from his role as Surrey's Director of Cricket to care for his wife Lynn, who has been battling cancer since 2013, the club has announced

England Test coach Brendon McCullum has had a stunning impact since taking over, implementing a new positive and aggressive style of cricket that has become known as 'Bazball'

Jockey Amy Graham has revealed she was "headbutted by a horse", with trainer John Zielke stating she now needs mouth reconstruction work which will cost around £11,500

Steve Smith mimed using a chainsaw after scoring a hundred against South Africa and has now revealed it was a reference to a sledge from his own teammate Marnus Labuschagne

Steve Smith will turn 34 ahead of the Ashes later this year and the Australia batter has opened up about retirement, admitting "I can't say how long I'll play for"

Middlesex CEO Andrew Cornish has revealed they are in discussions with the Pakistan Cricket Board about potentially featuring in the Pakistan Super League from 2024

India star Rishabh Pant is set to undergo surgery on ligament tears in his knee following a horrific car crash, having been airlifted from a hospital in Dehradun to one in Mumbai

Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne used a cigarette lighter to burn some material off his helmet during the third Test against South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Former US Open champion and world number five Jon Rahm has called for a joint decision to be made over the participation of LIV golfers in this year's Ryder Cup

Following a controversial not out decision in the third and final Test between Australia and South Africa in Sydney, England skipper Ben Stokes has renewed his call for the ICC to abolish the 'soft signal'

Gary Ballance has been named in Zimbabwe's T20I squad for their series against Ireland after signing a two-year deal amid the fallout from the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal

Formula One are exploring the possibility of adding more teams to the grid, with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem revealing they are 'looking at launching an Expressions of Interest process for prospective new teams'

Michael Smith wants to celebrate his World Darts Championship victory with his beloved St Helens, and the reigning Super League champions have vowed to "make it happen"