Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored a record-breaking ton for the Proteas vs Zimbabwe (Image via ET) Lhuan-dre Pretorius made history on Saturday as he became the youngest South African to score a Test century, reaching the milestone at just 19 years and 93 days, surpassing Graeme Pollock’s long-standing record from 1964. But his stunning debut knock of…
Chelsea continues to march on in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 tournament following a win over Benfica in the last 16. That victory gave the Blues a ticket to the quarter-finals, in which they will battle Palmeiras. Chelsea Beat Benfica to Advance in the FIFA Club World Cup The Blues’ Club World Cup adventure…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of cricket (Photo Credit: Reuters) BIRMINGHAM: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is preparing to take decisive action against USA Cricket (USAC) as the end of its 12-month governance notice period approaches next month. Sources familiar with the matter say the ICC is considering suspending the…
Paris Saint-Germain delivered a dominant and at times devastating performance as they thrashed Inter Miami to progress to the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup. A Joao Neves brace, a Tomas Aviles own goal and an Achraf Hakimi tap-in, all coming in the first half, completed a convincing 4-0 victory as the European champions blew…
The Teio Sho, which will conclude the first half of the 2025 season at the National Association of Racing, takes place at 2,000 meters (about 1 1/4 miles) on Oi Racecourse’s dirt track July 2. Fourteen horses were entered in the ¥138.25 million (approx. US$950,000) race at the final declaration stage June 29. Since Saudi Cup (G1) winner Forever Young is taking a…
KL Rahul of India scored a ton in the third innings vs England (Image by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has called for KL Rahul to demonstrate more consistency in Test cricket, particularly as he steps into a senior role following the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant…
At stumps on day 2, South Africa maintained a 216-run lead over Zimbabwe (Image via X/@ProteasMenCSA) A fluent century from Sean Williams stood tall amid a faltering Zimbabwe batting effort, but South Africa maintained firm control at the end of Day 2 of the first Test at Queens Sports Club. Williams played a lone hand…
Smriti Mandhana (AP/PTI Photo) India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana has termed her maiden T20I century a “special” moment, admitting the format doesn’t come naturally to her, but vowing to keep working on her power-hitting game.Standing in as captain for the injured Harmanpreet Kaur, Mandhana led from the front with a sublime 112 in the opening…
India captain Shubman Gill and England captain Ben Stokes after the 1st Rothesay Test Match (Image by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) India’s dramatic collapse on Day 5 of the first Test in Leeds has sparked serious debate around Shubman Gill’s captaincy, with former England cricketers David Lloyd and Alastair Cook offering contrasting views. Despite dominating large…
The final group 1 of Australia’s 2024-25 season went the way of Tashi as the Peter Snowden-trained mare swept to victory June 28 in the 1,400-meter (about seven-furlong) Tattersall’s Tiara (G1) at Eagle Farm. The win provided jockey Tommy Sherry with his first group 1, while it was also a first elite-level victory for the 5-year-old…
