LONDON (AP) — South Africa won the World Test Championship against titleholder Australia by five wickets after knocking off the last 69 runs required on the fourth morning of the final on Saturday. The Proteas achieved their first major cricket title in 27 years, sparking celebrations at Lord’s.

Temba Bavuma leads South Africa to historic World Test Championship victory, silencing critics and rewriting cricket history.

Following decades of falling agonisingly short of success, South African cricket sits on the cusp of a first major triumph with 69 runs needed to win the World Test Championship at Lord’s on Saturday.

Despite losing the World Test Championship final to South Africa, Australia maintain their lead in the latest update of the ICC Test team rankings with the Proteas jumping up to second in the charts.

Day two of the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord’s saw Australia seize the upper hand, thanks to fast bowling by captain Pat Cummins. Cummins became just the eighth Australian to reach 300 Test wickets.

Australia took the upper hand in the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s, ending day two on 144-8 in their second innings with a lead of 218 runs after wickets tumbled freely again on Thursday.

Josh Hazlewood rejoined the resumed Indian Premier League 2025, while some Australian players did not return. Former Australia speedster Mitchell Johnson has criticised Hazlewood for 'prioritising IPL over national team.

Determining definitive links between sleep, memory and cognitive deficits among World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers requires more precise metrics for analysis, according to a poster presented at SLEEP 2025.

The weight of history bearing down.We are, of course, referring to India's intra-squad warm-up match ahead of the first Test against England. What did you think we meant?Oh sure, the World Test Championship final was going on,