Moeen Ali’s father Munir Ali (sitting right) and uncle Shabbir Ali (left) watching a U-13 league match at the at the Sheldon Marlborough Cricket Club in Birmingham. (Sahil Malhotra) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: On a very overcast Sunday morning at the Sheldon Marlborough Cricket Club, Munir Ali was seated near the boundary ropes with his twin…
Texas Super Kings captain Faf du Plessis (Photo by Shaun Roy / Sportzpics for MLC) Texas Super Kings produced a batting masterclass to defeat MI New York by 39 runs in an entertaining Major League Cricket 2025 clash. Faf du Plessis led from the front with a commanding unbeaten century that set the tone for…
Rohit Sharma, left, his mother Purnima Sharma, second left, former International Cricket Council chairman Sharad Pawar, third left, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, center, Rohit’s father Gurunath Sharma, second right, and wife Ritika Sajdeh, right, during Rohit Sharma stand naming ceremony in Mumbai, India, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) Former India Test…
Faf du Plessis captain of Texas Super Kings (Photo by Arjun Singh / Sportzpics for MLC) Faf du Plessis etched his name in Major League Cricket history by becoming the first player to smash three centuries in the league’s history. Leading from the front for Texas Super Kings, the South African veteran produced another masterclass,…
Australia’s Steve Smith (Ben Whitley/PA via AP) Australian vice-captain Steve Smith has defended national batting coach Michael Di Venuto against criticism from former Test wicketkeeper Ian Healy, who claimed Australia’s batting performance had regressed under Di Venuto’s tenure since 2021. Smith, speaking to reporters in Bridgetown on Sunday, rejected Healy’s assessment while providing updates on…
In Birmingham, Team India took a sweet pause from Test match prep to celebrate the one-year anniversary of their historic 2024 T20 World Cup triumph. The BCCI shared a heartwarming video showing the current Test squad cutting a cake to mark the moment that ended India’s decade-long wait for an ICC trophy. Players who were…
Iowa-bred Somavia was impressive in her second career start, winning a maiden special weight contest at Prairie Meadows June 29. Her victory provided the first career winner for her sire, Basin . Out of the gate, Somavia made her way toward the front of the field and challenged Lets Shakeit Sugar for early control of the 4…
Nacho Problem broke her maiden June 29 at Belmont at the Big A and with it gave her sire, Waiting , his first winner. Breaking from the outside in a field of eight 2-year-old fillies, the chestnut led throughout the six-furlong turf challenge for New York-breds. Jockey Christopher Elliott rode her three-wide, building a 3 1/2-length…
Roll On Big Joe ‘s win in the Kelly’s Landing Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs June 28 rewarded Florida breeder Max Ubide tenfold June 28 by collecting his second graded stakes win of the year. Ubide bred, raised, and broke the 5-year-old son of Prospective until he departed for the 2022 OBS June 2-Year-Old Sale, where he sold…
It was a solemn day at Churchill Downs June 29 once the death of Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas was announced. The track, which Lukas called home for decades, honored the four-time Kentucky Derby (G1) winner and 15-time Classic winner with a moment of silence and playing of “My Old Kentucky Home” by…
