BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 05: (L-R) Tahlia McGrath, head coach Shelley Nitschke and captain Alyssa Healy pose for a photo during the Australia ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Squad Announcement at the National Cricket Centre on September 05, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images for Cricket Australia) Australia has named its…
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Aryna Sabalenka went one step closer towards successfully defending her US Open title by defeating Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Thursday night’s semifinal match.Sabalenka, seeded No. 1, is now one win away from achieving a milestone last accomplished by Serena Williams, who won three consecutive titles at…
Ruturaj Gaikwad led from the front and scored a century when his side was 10/2 in their first innings in the Duleep Trophy semifinal vs Central Zone (Image via X/@ShuhidAufridi) Ruturaj Gaikwad’s resurgence with the bat has come at just the right time, with the batter reminding both fans and selectors of his ability after…
Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Defending champions India will begin their final phase of preparation for the Asia Cup 2025 with a full-fledged practice session on Friday evening at the ICC Academy in Dubai. The training, scheduled from 6 to 9 pm, will mark the team’s first collective workout…
MS Dhoni and Irfan Pathan (AFP Photo) Former India cricketer Yograj Singh, father of Yuvraj Singh, has launched a scathing attack on cricket legends MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev, and Bishan Singh Bedi, accusing them of mistreating players. At the same time, ex-India allrounder Irfan Pathan addressed a resurfaced video controversy linked to Dhoni’s captaincy.Yograj alleged…
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Ruturaj Gaikwad on Thursday reflected on how he used his near five-month injury-enforced layoff to work on his red-ball game, though the India batter admitted he still has “a long way to go” in the traditional format despite starting the season strongly.Gaikwad injured his elbow in early April…
Rohit Sharma was surrounded by a crowd of fans as he went for Ganpathi darshan in Mumbai (Screengrabs/X) India’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma was greeted by a massive crowd in Mumbai as he stepped out to offer prayers to Lord Ganesha. Videos and photos circulating widely on social media show the 38-year-old cricketer performing rituals…
South Africa have been dominant vs England in the ODI series so far (Danny Lawson/PA via AP) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has backed South Africa to win the 2027 World Cup after their commanding displays in the ongoing ODI series against England. Posting on X after the Proteas’ batting effort at Lord’s, Vaughan wrote:…
Shikhar Dhawan (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan was on Thursday questioned for around eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged illegal betting app-linked money laundering case, official sources said. He entered the office of the federal probe agency in central Delhi around 11 am and left after 7…
Matthew Breetzke (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Matthew Breetzke has announced his arrival on the international stage in sensational fashion, etching his name into the record books. The 26-year-old South African opener has become the first player in men’s ODI history to score fifty-plus runs in each of his first five innings, going past former India…
