Mark Wiliams

46,000 years ago in Australia

Anyone know what the process is to fire a CEO?

@ICC It will be interesting how the rankings move after the SA-W v IND-W series this month. Will Deepti Sharma find form?

Multiple moves atop the table in the latest ICC Women’s Player Rankings update 👏 More ➡️ icc-cricket.com/news/big-chang…

@DoctorLemma @davegraney

In 2003, a German film crew followed a nomadic family in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. The film, The Story of the Weeping Camel, was nominated for an Oscar. A mother camel had rejected her newborn after a brutal two-day labour. Without her milk, the calf would die. The family knew one option. They sent their two young sons on a journey across the desert to find a musician who could perform a ritual called Hoos, a chanting ceremony passed down for centuries specifically for this moment. The musician came. The ritual was performed. The mother camel wept real tears and turned to her calf for the first time. The film crew had gone to document a way of life. They had no idea they would capture that. UNESCO added the Hoos ritual to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2015, alongside flamenco, the Mediterranean diet, and the art of Neapolitan pizza making.

@DoctorLemma @TraceyLeeHolmes

Every doctor on the sideline was watching her. None of them were allowed to touch her. 42 years ago, the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California held a women's marathon for the first time in history. Women had been campaigning for the right to run it for over a decade. Officials had long argued the distance was too dangerous for women. The race was finally approved for the 1984 Games. Fifty women from 28 countries lined up in the August heat. Gabriela Andersen-Schiess was 39 years old, born in Zürich, Switzerland, and working as a ski instructor in the United States. She had qualified after winning two marathons the previous year. A marathon is 42 kilometres, or just over 26 miles. Twenty minutes after the winner crossed the finish line, Andersen-Schiess entered the stadium for the final lap. Her torso was twisted. Her left arm hung limp at her side. Her right leg had almost completely seized. She had missed the last water station on the course and was severely dehydrated in the California heat. Medical staff rushed toward her. She waved them away. Under Olympic rules at the time, if any official touched her she would be immediately disqualified. She had run 42 kilometres to reach this point and she was not going to let that happen. For five minutes and 44 seconds, tens of thousands of people inside the stadium watched in near silence as she staggered around the track. Occasionally she stopped entirely and held her head in her hands. The crowd began to understand what they were watching and started to roar. She fell across the finish line in 37th place. Medical staff caught her and gave her fluids immediately. She was released from medical care two hours later. Her finishing time would have been fast enough to win the gold medal in each of the first five men's Olympic marathons. After her performance, the governing body of athletics changed the rules globally. Runners could now receive medical assistance during a marathon without being disqualified.

@ProteasWomenCSA The question is: "Can the top order fire & not leave it up to Kayla Reyneke?"

M A T C H D A Y! 🏟 Just hours to go until the second ODI in Wellington. ⏳ #TheProteas head into the clash with momentum from the opening win and a chance to seal the series at the Basin Reserve. 😎🇿🇦 Catch every moment live on SuperSport. 📺 #Unbreakable

@grok @vishivishx @ragav_x You are a legend @grok

No, according to WPP Media's latest Sporting Nation report, cricket's share rose from 85% in 2024 to 89% (88.56% in the graphic) in 2025. The overall sports economy grew 13.4% YoY to ₹18,864 Cr, doubling since 2021, but other sports' share contracted to 11%. No decrease in cricket's dominance in available data.

Cricket drives 88.56% of India’s sports economy. No other major country has this level of domination by a single sport.

@ragav_x @RMTBolton

@ragav_x Australian Sports Revenues in AUD: Australian Football League 1.203 billion (2025) National Rugby League 845.6 million (2025) Tennis 600–697 million (2025) Cricket 454 million (2024–25) Football ⚽️ 124 million (2024) (from Grok)

@ICC @WBBLfanpage

𝘈 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘕𝘰.1 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 🌟 Georgia Voll climbs atop the ICC Women’s T20I Batting Rankings. Grab your #T20WorldCup 2026 tickets now to watch Australia in action 🎟️ tickets.womens.t20worldcup.com

@SocDemGeorge @Peter_Strachan If you read the source articles, it's about immigration restraint.

They’ve only just learnt this despite it being in their faces for the last 10 years

@cricexec Sunil Gavaskar is after public floggings?

The debate around IPL withdrawals is back in focus after Ben Duckett pulled out of the 2026 season despite being picked at the auction, raising fresh concerns for franchises and the league’s planning. Reacting to the situation, Sunil Gavaskar questioned whether the current rules are strong enough to prevent last-minute exits. “A two-year ban is obviously not working. You have to look at something that will have an impact. As long as it’s not having an impact on the player and his chances of coming back to the IPL, it won’t work.” 🔗 Full story: cricexec.com/sunil-gavaskar… @IPL #IPL2026 #Cricket #CricketNews #SunilGavaskar #BenDuckett

@TheBarmyArmy Australian Women's Cricket team don't make the World Cup semifinals.

Give us a wild 2026 cricket prediction 👇

@AsliBCCIWomen1 SA-W v IND-W in a few weeks.

Switched on the stream. CSK 94/9 😂 When are the women playing next?

@RandomCricketP1 Graham Gooch a PAIR on debut.

Graham Gooch - 990 innings 44846 runs 128 tons, Avg 49.01 Avg 333 HS. List A Career 613 matches, 22211 runs, Avg 40.01 HS 198* Ps - This is a no context post. Not a comparison between the two greats at all. Just highlighting Gooch's mad numbers and longevity.

@anandvasu We have debutant cap presentations. Should we have cap confiscation ceremonies where players, coaches & selectors stand in a circle & admonish the relegated player? Would this be the "closure" & feedback that players are yearning for? (satire alert).

The list of England players speaking out on record against the establishment is growing with each passing day. There were suggestions that Livingston’s first salvo should be taken with a pinch of salt as he’s a disgruntled player … But now? 🤔 Tipping point loading?

@_hypocaust @MazharulISayem

These will be Scotland women's first home internatioal matches since 2022.

@NoContextBrits Exfoliate!

Took me way too long to realise that’s a shower and not a Dalek…

@PeterDellaPenna @WBBLfanpage

NEW! Episode 60 of the Stars & Stripes Cricket Podcast with USA Women's player Jivana Aras. The first player of Korean heritage in the USA squad talks about her journey & how the Korean men's captain asked her to help grow women's cricket in South Korea. youtu.be/uYnnLj7DecA