IPL FINAL RCB beat GT by 5 wickets — 2nd straight title TEST ENG beat PAK by an innings & 103 runs — 1st Test, Leeds TEST BAN v AUS 2nd Test underway — Mackay, from today PREM LEAGUE ARS open title defence vs Coventry — Emirates, Aug 21 ASIA CUP W IND v PAK marquee clash set — Sep 5, Dubai VOLLEYBALL USA beat Turkiye 3-0 — U17 Worlds gold, Santiago VOLLEYBALL Boys U17 20 nations, live in Doha — through Aug 29 EUROVOLLEY W 4 hosts Azerbaijan-Czechia-Sweden-Turkey — Aug 21 – Sep 6 IPL FINAL RCB beat GT by 5 wickets — 2nd straight title TEST ENG beat PAK by an innings & 103 runs — 1st Test, Leeds TEST BAN v AUS 2nd Test underway — Mackay, from today PREM LEAGUE ARS open title defence vs Coventry — Emirates, Aug 21 ASIA CUP W IND v PAK marquee clash set — Sep 5, Dubai VOLLEYBALL USA beat Turkiye 3-0 — U17 Worlds gold, Santiago VOLLEYBALL Boys U17 20 nations, live in Doha — through Aug 29 EUROVOLLEY W 4 hosts Azerbaijan-Czechia-Sweden-Turkey — Aug 21 – Sep 6
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Tests, tours and the road to the next World Cup

From England's Leeds mauling of Pakistan to Bangladesh's historic Australia tour and the build-up to the Women's Asia Cup — everything happening across the international game.

1st Test · Leeds

England dismantle Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs

A clinical bowling and batting performance put England 1-0 up inside three days, with Pakistan's spinner Noman Ali claiming a five-wicket haul in a losing cause. Pakistan's tour continues with two more Tests through mid-September.

1st Test · Headingley, LeedsResult
Pakistan (1st & 2nd inns)171 & 135
England409
England won by an innings and 103 runs · Aug 19–21, 2026
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Current series at a glance

1-0
England lead vs Pakistan
2nd
Test, Bangladesh in Australia
8
Teams at Women's Asia Cup
Sep 5
India face Pakistan in Dubai