Tom Latham and Kane Williamson led New Zealand's fightback with sparkling half-centuries as the Black Caps reached 255-4 on the rain-hit second day of their opening test against Sri Lanka in Galle to trail by 50 runs on Thursday.
Excitement is building for Season 3 of the DP World International League T20 (ILT20), featuring some of cricket's biggest stars as new signings join the six franchises.
India's Ravichandran Ashwin smashed a rapid hundred and combined with Ravindra Jadeja in an epic rearguard action as the hosts overcame a top order meltdown to reach 339 for six against Bangladesh on the opening day of the first test.
Brennan Johnson scored a stoppage-time winner as Tottenham Hotspur hit two late goals to scramble past second-tier Coventry City 2-1 and reach the last 16 of the League Cup.
Inter Milan escaped the Etihad Stadium with a surprise 0-0 draw against Manchester City in the Champions League, exacting a small measure of revenge for their narrow loss to Pep Guardiola's side in the 2023 final.