Nuwan Thushara takes legal route to have Sri Lanka Cricket expedite issuance of IPL 2026 NOC – reports

Mumbai Indians will kick off its WPL title defence against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on January 9. For the first time, the WPL 2026 final will break from the weekend tradition, with the title showdown slated for a Thursday on February 5. The season, which begins on…

Three years. Three finals. Three losses. South Africa once again came agonisingly close to World Cup glory, only to fall short in the final stretch. In a 52-run loss to India in the final at the D.Y. Patil Stadium here on Sunday, the Proteas fought till the end in a challenging 299-run chase, but ran…

Former cricketer Damien Martyn, who played 67 Test matches for Australia, is in a serious condition in a Brisbane hospital, Australian media reported Wednesday. The 54-year-old former right-hand batter had fallen ill in recent days, with Nine Newspapers reporting he is in an induced coma and fighting a bout of meningitis. “Lots of love and…

West Indies is chasing its first Test series victory over India since 2002. Central to those hopes has been its pace battery, with coach Daren Sammy pointing to New Zealand’s stunning 2024 whitewash of India, built on Matt Henry and Will O’Rourke’s incisive spells, as the template to follow. That plan has already suffered setbacks….

India’s Deepti Sharma rose to second spot in the latest ICC Women’s T20I bowling rankings, while opener Smriti Mandhana slipped to second among batters. Deepti, who now shares the spot with Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal, has climbed to No. 2 with a 732 rating, four points behind Australia’s Annabel Sutherland, who became the No. 1-ranked T20I…

Pakistan openers Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman recorded the highest partnership in men’s T20 World Cups during a Super Eight match against Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Saturday. Farhan and Zaman broke the record held by New Zealand’s Finn Allen and Tim Seifert, who added 175* against UAE earlier in the T20 World Cup 2026….