Two senior players of the Sri Lankan cricket team, including skipper Charith Asalanka, currently touring Pakistan for a T20 tri-series will be returning home due to illness, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Monday. SLC said in a statement that Dasun Shanaka has been appointed captain for the tri-series, also involving the host and Zimbabwe,…
There seems to be consensus among a wide section of batters that the switch from the white-ball formats to the classical version is harder to make. For Tamil Nadu’s G. Ajitesh, then, the challenge to curb his attacking instincts and show that he belongs on his Ranji Trophy debut against Uttar Pradesh at the Sri…
Like a perfectly made Swiss watch, Ravichandran Smaran ticked on to an unbeaten career-best 227 (362b, 16×4, 2×6) for Karnataka to declare its first innings on 547 for eight on the second day of its Elite Group-B fifth-round Ranji Trophy match versus Chandigarh at the KSCA Stadium in Hubballi on Monday. The double hundred arrived…
16–23 November 2025 | Kalinga Stadium Tennis Centre The ITF World Tennis Tour M15 Bhubaneswar 2025 commenced with the Singles Qualifying First Round yesterday. Today, a simple but dignified inaugural ceremony was held at the Kalinga Stadium Tennis Centre. This tournament is organised by the Odisha Tennis Association in collaboration with the Department of Youth…
Twenty stakes races worth a total of nearly $4 million will highlight Turfway Park‘s winter/spring meet, anchored by the 55th running of the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) Saturday, March 21. The Jeff Ruby is a Championship Series race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The Jan. 1-March 28 winter/spring meet follows the Holiday Meet…
Pat Cummins has been retained as captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad for the third consecutive IPL season. (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Australia’s premier fast bowler Pat Cummins has been retained as captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad for the third consecutive IPL season.The franchise confirmed Cummins’ role through a post on its ‘X’ handle, sharing images of the…
The Cleveland Browns lost another game to the Ravens on Sunday. However, at this point in the season, losing might actually be winning. This team is well outside of the playoff picture right now, and every loss inches them closer to the top of the draft board. That might be the only silver lining…
Nominations were announced Nov. 16 for the 35th Cartier Racing Awards, which will be presented at the Dorchester Hotel in London the evening of Nov. 19. Four contenders for the Cartier Horse Of The Year include Calandagan, winner of the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes and QIPCO Champion Stakes….
NEW DELHI: The Women’s Premier League (WPL) mega auction for the next season will be held in New Delhi on November 27. The date was announced after all five teams released their retained and released players earlier this month.WPL marked the 10-day countdown on its official X handle, posting: “10 Days to Go The countdown…
Even as head coach Gautam Gambhir defended the surface — where wickets tumbled in clusters — Cheteshwar Pujara insisted such pitches only hurt India. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara dismissed suggestions that India’s heavy defeat to South Africa in the first Test at Eden Gardens was due to a transition phase….
