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GUADALAJARA, SPAIN – 2022/07/19: A helicopter works to extinguish a wildfire near Valdepeñas de la Sierra, where several fires have forced to evacuate nearly 100 residents from the area. Wildfires have broken out across Spain amid a severe heatwave. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Europe counts cost of heatwave as Spain PM says more than 500 died

Climate change protesters said the scorching weather should be a wake-up call for the continent

Chanderpaul’s perfect 10 stuns Sri Lanka

Chaminda Vaas lost his nerves, but Shivnarine Chanderpaul kept his, and struck a four and a six off the last two balls to hand the West Indies a sensational one-wicket victory…

Samaraweera century revives Sri Lanka

A patient century from Thilan Samaraweera helped Sri Lanka recover to 268 all out at the close of play on the third day of the second Test on Saturday, setting West Indies a…

Muralitharan leads Sri Lanka fightback

Sri Lanka clawed their way back into the second Test on Friday, snapping up six West Indies wickets in the final session to leave the match finely balanced. The home team were…

Games events to be delayed if pollution rises

Beijing’s air quality is ”better than we have feared” but the International Olympic Committee is prepared to postpone some long-duration events if pollution levels rise, IOC…

Bangladesh victory knocks out India from Cup

India were knocked out of the World Cup on Sunday after Bangladesh beat debutants Bermuda in a final Group B match to reach the Super Eights. India were condemned to their…

India all but crash out of World Cup

India virtually crashed out in the first round of the World Cup after they suffered a shattering 69-run defeat in their crunch Group B match against Sri Lanka on Friday. The 1983…

Sri Lanka crush Bermuda by 243 runs

Sri Lanka crushed Bermuda by 243 runs to claim the second-biggest victory in World Cup history on Thursday. Not a bad start for the 1996 champions. Pace bowlers Farveez Maharoof…

We won’t panic, says Arthur

South Africa coach Mickey Arthur said there is no need to panic despite watching his world number one side’s batting line-up fail to click for the second successive match. South…

Pitch plays up as Pakistan beat Proteas

Pakistan comfortably overhauled South Africa’s 199 in a World Cup warm-up match that was almost abandoned because of an uneven pitch on Friday. Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf…

World Cup gas scare ‘a storm in a teacup’

South African coach Mickey Arthur said his Cricket World Cup squad had been neither shaken nor stirred by the drama over a gas leak at the team’s hotel in Port of Spain on…

Proteas in World Cup fire scare

Pakistan and South African players were involved in what is believed to be a fire scare and had to file out of their Hilton hotel in Port of Spain early on Wednesday as they were…

Hafeez scripts Pakistan’s comfortable win

Mohammad Hafeez gave an impressive all-round performance to guide Pakistan to an emphatic 77-run victory over Canada in a World Cup warm-up match on Tuesday. Middle-order batsman…

SA overcome Ireland in warm-up

Andrew Hall dragged South Africa out of trouble with the bat and then took three wickets on Monday to guide the Proteas to a 36-run win over Ireland in a World Cup warm-up match.…

Kemp, Gibbs suffer injury scare

All-rounder Justin Kemp and batsman Herschelle Gibbs suffered injury scares during training on the eve of South Africa’s World Cup warm-up match against Ireland on Monday. Kemp…

Strong quake jolts Trinidad

A strong earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale rocked Trinidad and Tobago on Friday, alarming locals and leaving major areas of the Caribbean country of 1,3-million without…

Windies wrap up series against India

West Indies cruised to a 19-run victory over India on Sunday, wrapping up a 4-1 one-day series victory after a fine all-round batting and bowling display. Chasing 256 runs from…

SA cricket coach: ‘My results speak for themselves’

South Africa coach Ray Jennings basked in the glory of his team’s 5-0 series sweep of the West Indies on Sunday, sending a message to his bosses back home: retain him as coach.…

SA beat West Indies in fifth one-day match

South Africa completed a seven-wicket victory in the rain-marred fifth and final one-day international against West Indies on Sunday. South Africa won the five-match series 5-0,…

Smith takes his punishment ‘on the chin’

South Africa’s cricket captain Graeme Smith may be missing from action, but his side will be going all-out to complete an unprecedented clean sweep of a one-day international…