Sri Lanka named a 16-member squad on Wednesday for its upcoming three-match T20I series against England, which begins on Friday at the Pallekele Cricket Stadium. Dasun Shanaka will continue to lead the team, which has retained its core from the recent T20I series against Pakistan, which was tied 1-1. The three games against England will…
A host of teams will be in contention for a spot in the Ranji Trophy knockouts as the last round of fixtures begins on Thursday. So far, Bengal and Mumbai are the only teams that have confirmed their berth in the quarterfinals of the premier First-Class tournament. At least 12 teams have a chance of…
Tyson Fury will end his latest bout of retirement when he fights Russian heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov on Netflix on 11 April. The 37-year-old last fought in 2024 when he was defeated for a second time by Oleksandr Usyk. He has retired several times. Before his two bouts with Usyk, the former heavyweight champion was unbeaten…
Ishan Kishan (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in the fourth T20I at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.Having already sealed the five-match series 3-0 with victories in the opening three games, India headed into the contest with momentum firmly on…
Mumbai, 28 January, 2025: India’s No.1 Women’s Singles player, Sahaja Yamalapalli, has been given a Wild Card into the Main Draw at the upcoming L&T Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series, which will be held at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) in Mumbai. The main draw is scheduled from 2nd to 8th February, 2026. The…
Hardik Pandya (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya produced a stunning moment on the field and grabbed the spotlight during the fourth T20I between India and New Zealand at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. The match was evenly poised, but Pandya’s sharp awareness changed the tone of the game.The incident…
Nagesh Gupta, Amanjot Kaur (l), and Nagesh Gupta, Kashvee Gautam (r). (Photo credit: Nagesh Gupta Instagram handle) NEW DELHI: Chandigarh has had a rich history of producing world-class all-rounders.Kapil Dev, the captain of the 1983 World Cup-winning team, changed the trajectory of cricket in India. Then came Yuvraj Singh, who played a pivotal role in…
Sharmin Akter Supta of Bangladesh bats during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 match between India and Bangladesh at DY Patil Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Navi Mumbai, India. (Photo/Getty Images) KATHMANDU: Bangladesh and the Netherlands on Wednesday booked two of the four available spots at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup…
TENNIS Sahaja awarded wildcard for WTA Mumbai Open India’s No. 1 women’s singles player, Sahaja Yamalapalli, was on Wednesday awarded a wildcard entry into the main draw of the Mumbai Open—a WTA 125k series event, starting on February 2. Sahaja played a key role in India’s second-place finish in the Asia-Oceania Group 1 stage of…
Sarfaraz Khan’s appetite for runs may be well-documented, but as he eyes a return to the Indian Premier League (IPL), this time around in Chennai Super Kings’ yellows, the Mumbai batter insists the focus is firmly on opportunity rather than expectation. Fresh from a commanding double century against Hyderabad that marked a return to big…
