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Ireland batter Rebecca Stokell has admitted to an anti-doping rule violation after a sample collected during the 2026 T20 World Cup returned an adverse finding for a specified substance.

Women’s cricket is preparing for two major events in 2028, with the qualification path for the Los Angeles Olympics becoming clearer. The sport will return to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1904. The women’s competition will feature six teams, and the event structure was announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in…

Zimbabwean cricket has lost one of its pioneering female officials, Sarah Dambanevana, who passed away at the age of 36 after a brief illness. She had served the country as a women’s cricketer before building an international career as an umpire. Starting as a fast bowler, she later moved away from playing and took up…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the shortlist of nominees for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for September 2026. Featuring standout performers who dominated the Women’s Asia Cup and the Asian Games, three star players from India and Sri Lanka made the cut. Here is a closer look at the nominees…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled a suite of playing-condition updates, effective for all international series commencing on or after 1 October 2026. The changes, ranging from standardised ball specifications to clarified overthrow and “ball settled” rules, arrive as Zimbabwe, led by Josephine Nkomo, and West Indies, captained by Hayley Matthews, contest their historic…

Nineteen-year-old Lucy Barnett has etched her name into the record books by becoming the first Isle of Man woman to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month Award for August 2026, a milestone that arrives as the women’s game continues to gather global momentum during the ongoing fourth edition of the Asian Games in…