Playing in the Indian Premier League again felt out of reach for Chetan Sakariya at the start of the year. He was nursing a wrist injury that needed surgery on his bowling arm. It ruled him out of domestic white-ball cricket. The clock was ticking, and he knew it. “Six or seven months back, I did not think I…
The Junior Cricket Committee, on Monday, named D. Deepesh and Naman Pushpak as replacements for Aditya Rana and Khilan Patel, respectively, for the upcoming India U19 tour of England. Both Deepesh and Naman were part of the standby players’ list for the tour. Aditya sustained a stress fracture in his lower back, while Khilan suffered…
Preview for Fluminense v Borussia Dortmund Jobe Bellingham could make his Borussia Dortmund debut when the German side take on Fluminense at the Club World Cup tomorrow. The England Under-21 international joined Dortmund from Sunderland last week for a fee north of £30million, following in the footsteps of brother Jude who played for the Schwarzgelben…
Sri Lanka is set to begin a two-Test series against Bangladesh in Galle on Tuesday that will mark the end of Angelo Mathews’s “dream run” in the game’s longest format, as the cricket season resumed following South Africa’s World Test Championship triumph at Lord’s. The red-ball matches between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be followed…
RR’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has emerged as cricket’s newest sensation after becoming the youngest debutant in Indian Premier League history following his debut for Rajasthan Royals against Lucknow Super Giants on April 19, 2025. The young batter, who was purchased by RR for ₹1.10 crore at the IPL 2025…
Gautam Gambhir (Image credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir, who had flown back to India last week due to a family emergency, is set to rejoin the national squad on Tuesday (June 17), just ahead of the opening Test against England at Headingley, Leeds, starting June 20.Gambhir had rushed home after his…
Enzo Maresca has thrown his full support behind new arrival Liam Delap, admitting that the striker is destined to become England’s first-choice number nine. Delap, 22, is set to make his Chelsea debut at the Club World Cup after completing a £30million switch from Ipswich earlier this month. The move sees Delap reunited with Maresca,…
James Anderson and Virat Kohli In a candid chat on the TalkSport podcast, England pace legend James Anderson reflected on his legendary battles with some of modern cricket’s finest, naming Virat Kohli as the toughest batter he has faced among the celebrated Fab Four. “I have found it more difficult to bowl to Kohli than…
Preview for Flamengo v Esperance Flamengo boss Filipe Luis says there will be no diversion from his high press game when the Brazilian side open their Club World Cup campaign against Esperance tonight. The former Atletico Madrid left-back took over at Flamengo in October and immediately vowed to play a “European style” of pressing their…
Rayan Cherki has set his sights on winning the Ballon d’Or after completing his move Manchester City. The 21-year-old joined the Premier League champions in a deal worth £30.6million ahead of their Club World Cup campaign. Having emerged as one of the brightest young prospects in European football, Cherki arrives at City fresh off his…
