Sri Lanka has re-added Dilshan Madushanka to their squad while Jeffrey Vandersay has replaced the injured Wanindu Hasaranga in the lineup. The second one day between Colombo and New Zealand in Dambulla witnessed Charith Asalanka win the toss and decided to bat first. He fully anticipated that the pitch would deteriorate further as the match continued. New Zealand’s Mitchell Santer was also nonchalant about chasing as it had started raining in the evening which didn't help the bowlers much at all. Many debutants
The announcement made by India that they will not be traveling to Pakistan and participating in the Champions Trophy 2025 has once again strained the relations between the two countries. The announcement made by India that they will not be traveling to Pakistan and participating in the Champions Trophy 2025 has once again strained the relations between the two countries. There was a lot of chatter surrounding India’s participation in the tournament, but USA patrons were informed by the International Cricket Council (ICC)
During the ‘Dubai Sports Retreat’, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE and the Crown Prince of Dubai met India’s most successful female tennis player Sania Mirza and UFC lightweight champion champion in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Retreat was conducted with a theme ‘Dubai: The First Sports Destination’ at the Museum of the Future. Sheikh Hamdan took to the social media platform, X to emphasize the fact that, “The Dubai Sports Retreat
Greetings and welcome back to our online reporting of match number two for India at the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024. The defending champions take on the South Korean team in Rajgir Hockey Stadium Bihar today (Tuesday, November 12) and were hoping to win two in a row. The Koreans managed a draw from behind against Japan yesterday and will be hoping to upset the hosts in an interesting contest. Do stay tuned to our page for the live hockey scores between IND-W
Al Hilal’s Brazilian superstar Neymar says Saudi Arabia may witness the best World Cup in history, if the Kingdom becomes the host of the Fifa World Cup in 2034. After a private visit to the exhibition of the Saudi Arabia Fifa World Cup 2034 bid, Brazil’s all time leading goal scorer cozied up to the city of Riyadh and voiced his confidence in the bid. Neymar Jr, who has spent the past year in Al Qunfudhah and seen the intense passion and talent
Returning to the World’s golfing elite, Rayhan Thomas from Dubai said he wants to do his best on the last day of the DP World Tour Final Stage Qualifying School in Spain after a fifth round 66. This score has put him in 22nd place on 13 under 344. Earlier, Rayhan registered 67, 72, 71 and 68. Eduardo Molinari leads the rank with 24 under par after 15 holes of round five. 43 year old Molinari has 3 DP World Tour titles already.
With Rahmanullah Gurbaz's superb century and a great all-round performance by Azmatullah Omarzai, Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by five wickets in the third and final ODI played in Sharjah on Monday. This result means that Afghanistan has won the one-day series with a 2-1 margin. Afghan opener Gurbaz and Omarzai built a century stand to put their side in a commanding position against Bangladesh's seam attack spearheaded by Mustafizur Rahman. Gurbaz was the highest scorer and put an end to Afghanistan’s innings with 101
In a tense finish, Dubai’s Paul Waring edged out the rest of the pack and wrapped the $9 million prize at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Sunday. The Englishman's form in the last two days has certainly left us speechless. By Friday, Waring had earned a lead of about five after he managed to score 61, whereas he could only get a 73 the next day However, on Sunday, he ended up not losing his focus and trusting himself through the final stretch,
Gambhir hopeful of Rohit availability, no confirmation given yet. Rahul has addressed a fair bit of backlash off late, and has been named in the squad for BGT. In the upcoming series, players’ aim will be to prove the people wrong. Considering Rohit is going to rest for the 1st Test, his role in that match could be crucial. The return of some of the senior and experienced players would be a confidence-booster for the Indians. Rohit Sharma (C) Jasprit Bumrah VC Yashasvi
Mohammad Nabi, the cricketer from the Afghanistan team has confirmed to retire from One Day Internationals after the ICC Champions trophy 2025 scheduled to take place in Pakistan. Such reports have also been confirmed by the Chairman of Afghanistan Cricket Board’s CEO Naseeb Khan adding that Nabi communicated in articulating his plan to retire some time in April this year. The 39-year-old Nabi who had previously announced his retirement from Test matches in 2019 has become an attractive prospect since his ODI debut
Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian T20 skipper, draws heavily from Rohit Sharma's leadership style, which pursues the understanding of the mindset of the players, team spirit and keeping cool no matter the outcome of the game. Suryakumar Yadav, who has recently succeeded Rohit in leadership post the successful T20 World Cup, has been able to model himself to Rohit's new brand of captaincy. On the eve of the first T20I against South Africa, while talking about the last 0-3 win against New Zealand, he
In a strategic reshuffle, ahead of the World Cup qualifiers, Australia’s head coach Tony Popovic has opted to insert experienced players Rhyan Grant, Milos Degenek, and Martin Boyle into the squad while dropping teenage star Nestory Irankunda. This is a departure from their last match against China where the young player impressed quite a number of people. This change seems to be a combination of tactical balance as the Socceroos will have two crucial matches and would want to qualify for the World
West Indies easily chased down the target under lights at Kensington Oval, powered by centuries from Keacy Carty and Brandon King to round off the match with eight wickets and secure a 2-1 victory over England in the series. First cricketer from St Maarten to get an ODI century for West Indies, Keacy Carty's maiden ton off 97 balls was another highlight of the match for him. It was followed by King who made good use of getting dropped twice and scored his
McIntosh did manage to throw in a few attempts to come back, but Jangra’s speed was too much to handle for him so he hardly posed a decent challenge. Indian professional boxer Mandeep Jangra has gone up in the ranks and now holds the World Boxing Federation’s super featherweight world title after defeating Conor McIntosh from the British Islands in the Cayman Islands. Riding on the technical prowess imparted to him by his coach and former Olympic silver medalist Roy Jones Jr., the
Key complications seem to have arisen following a very unfortunate debacle of the India defense cricket team in New Zealand. Following the defeat, it appears the BCCI wants to assess the decisions made by the head team coach, Gautam Gambhir, along with the management and the team. India's spin savvy home pitches have recently been in the spotlight as a cause for concern due to their tilt in the angle on which they deliver. Gautam Gambhir initiated the demand however this demand came
NEW DELHI: IPL 2025 mega auction dates confirmed. The BCCI said on Tuesday that the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction is scheduled for the 24th and 25th of November 2025 in the Saudi city of Jeddah. The 2 day event shall coincide with the 3rd and 4th day's play of the Perth Test between India and Australia. About 1574 identified 402 overseas 1175 Indian players who will attend the 2 day event where 204 places are available. 48 capped Indian players including
New Delhi: India made a huge leap towards potential hosting of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036. On October 1st, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) submitted a Letter of Intent to the Future Host Commission of the International Olympic committee (IOC), sources informed news agency IANS. This step is consistent with the multiple declarations of interest from the hon'ble prime minister narendra modi who views the Games as a winning initiative for the country. As one source stated, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
Virat Kohli, in probably the last phase of his career, decided to celebrate his birthday in India and not go where he usually spends it. Virat has been striking as a prominent figure in Indian cricket and has achieved the age of 36 today. As the face of the Nation in the Indian cricket team, Kohli has had one of the greatest emerging years with India winning the World Cup in June this year. Although 2024 was possibly one of his career years
The Border-Gavaskar series featuring India and Australia, which is highly anticipated and loved by fans, will start on November 22 with the first test being held in Perth. Looking ahead to the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, the Indian captain Rohit Sharma has said that he is “not overly certain” whether he will play in the Perth Test. Prior to the BGT series with Australia, India led by Rohit Sharma was thrashed 0-3 by New Zealand in their home series, losing even , the third ODI.
Ajaz stars as New Zealand beat India 3-0 in historic Test sweep.India was all out for 121 in 29.1 overs while chasing a target of 147 set by New Zealand, failing to win the match after a score of 64 was made by a player named ‘Rishabh Pant’. Patel, the New Zealand spinner, was the man of the match with a stunning 6 wickets helping New Zealand to clinch the historic 3-0 win over India in the test series. The final wicket belonged