Shoaib mistakenly ignored McCullum's England selection call for India tour
A few days ago, when young England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir saw a missed call from a New Zealand dialling code number, he ignored it thinking it could be from "anyone random". All of six first class matches old, Bashir couldn't even imagine in his wildest dream that the number belonged to...
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India defeat Nepal to clinch Women's Bilateral Series for Blind
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FEMA violation: HC upholds reduction in penalty on Rajasthan Royals
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Shami races against time to be fit for SA Tests
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SLC appoints Sanath as consultant
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Warner's 164 in farewell series leads Australia to 346-5 on opening day
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Shubha wants to focus on playing good cricket
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Cameron Green reveals he is suffering from irreversible chronic kidney disease
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India opt to bat against England in one-off Test
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur elected to bat in the one-off women's Test against England here on Thursday. Harmanpreet is leading India in the Test format for the first time. Renuka Thakur, Jemimah Rodrigues and Satheesh Shubha have been handed their debut caps for India. Teams: India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet...
Didn't know how to come back after loss but now motivated for ultimate prize: Rohit
Rohit Sharma had no clue if he would ever get over the disappointment of the World Cup final defeat but the love and understanding of fans has now "motivated" him to make an earnest shot at another ultimate glory. While Rohit didn't mention which ultimate glory he is talking about but...
Misfiring Indian bowlers in focus as India seek series-levelling win over SA in 3rd T20I
The Indian bowlers will come under sharp scrutiny in the team's effort to merge the immediate task of series-levelling and the distant target of finding an ideal combination for next year's T20 World Cup during the third and final match against South Africa here on Thursday. The second T20I against the...
South Africa take 1-0 lead with five-wicket win over India
South Africa shred a pedestrian looking Indian bowing attack to pieces to script a five-wicket win in the second T20 of the three-match series here on Tuesday. Rinku Singh (68 not out off 39) enhanced his credentials as a finisher with a maiden half-century while skipper Suryakumar Yadav (56 off 36)...
Iga first woman since Serena to win WTA Player of Year twice in a row
Iga Swiatek’s second consecutive season-ending No. 1 ranking helped her collect a second consecutive WTA Player of the Year award, making her the first woman since Serena Williams to claim that honor twice in a row. Williams, who retired last year, was the WTA Player of the Year every season from...
1 in 5 players at Women World Cup abused online: FIFA
Players at the Women’s World Cup were 29% more likely to receive online abuse than those at the men’s tournament in 2022, said a report published on Monday. One in five players (152) at the Women’s World Cup received “targeted discriminatory, abusive or threatening messaging,” according to FIFA and global players’...
Ashwini, Tanisha climb to world number 24 in BWF rankings
Riding on their remarkable run in the last two weeks, Indian women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto climbed four places to reach world number 24 in the latest BWF ranking issued on Tuesday. Ashwini, 34, and her 20-year-old partner Tanisha, who joined hands in January this year, secured...
