Petra Kvitova capped her remarkable comeback from a career-threatening hand injury by winning the Aegon Classic. The Czech, playing in only her second tournament since she was stabbed by an intruder at her home in December, beat 21-year-old Australian Ashleigh Barty 4-6 6-3 6-3 in Birmingham. Kvitova, 27, returned to action at the French Open … Read more
Cricket South Africa announced on Wednesday that its planned high-profile Twenty20 league will be named the T20 Global League. A logo was unveiled but details of team ownership will only be revealed in London on June 19. The league will be South Africa’s version of the Indian Premier League or Australia’s Big Bash League, with … Read more
Ian Bell is hoping success in Twenty20 cricket will help convince England’s new hierarchy he’s ripe for a return to the national team — and a tilt at a remarkable sixth Ashes series victory. The middle-order batsman hasn’t played a Test for more than a year but after a stint in Australia’s Big Bash League, … Read more
Pakistan will deploy troops and bullet-proof buses for Sunday’s Pakistan Super League final, its biggest cricket match in years, after a wave of militant attacks prompted a host of foreign stars to pull out. “Unprecedented” security involving thousands of troops and police will guard the sold-out game in Lahore — scene of a deadly 2009 … Read more