Lords to host its first-ever women’s Test between India and England
The ‘home of cricket’ Lord’s will host its first-ever women’s Test to be played between India and England in 2026, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Thursday. The ECB said on its website that after a three-match ODI series between India and England in July 2025, the former...
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Sussex relieves Pujara after signing Daniel Hughes for 2025 season
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Debutants grab goals for Juventus
It was a good day for debutants in Italy’s Serie A as new faces at Juventus and Atalanta gave their teams a winning start to the league season. New Juventus coach Thiago Motta surprised fans by handing a debut to youth academy graduate Samuel Mbangula on Monday and the 20-year-old winger...
Nagal, Gaston to feature in 6th Tennis Premier League in Mumbai from Dec 3-8
Ace Indian player Sumit Nagal and France’s Hugo Gaston will be the main attractions in the men’s category of the sixth Tennis Premier League to be held here from December 3-8. Poland’s Magda Linette, who is ranked 41st in the world, and Armenia’s world No 52 Elina Avanesyan, will headline the...
Bhushan’s T-Series announces a biopic on Indian cricketer Yuvraj
An upcoming biographical movie will chronicle the inspiring journey of former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, the makers announced Tuesday. The yet-to-be-titled biopic will be produced by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series and co-produced by Ravi Bhagchandka, known for “Sachin: A Billion Dreams” and the upcoming Aamir Khan-starrer “Sitaare Zameen Par”. The film is touted...
Samoan batter Visser sets new T20I record with 39-run over
Samoa middle-order batter Darius Visser on Tuesday set a new world record for most runs in an over in T20Is, accumulating 39 against Vanuatu in the World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier in the capital city of Apia. Visser hammered pacer Nalin Nipiko for six sixes in an over that also...
India need to hone finishing skills after Bhutan triumph: Head coach
Coming off a fighting 1-0 win over Bhutan, the Indian team will need to work on its finishing in the upcoming matches of the SAFF U20 Championship, head coach Ranjan Chaudhuri reckoned on Tuesday. Having beaten their Himalayan neighbours 1-0 in their opening match, India have provisionally taken the top spot...
Dhruv Chavan crowned Polo Cup champion
Mumbai’s Dhruv Chavan edged out Aditya Patnaik to emerge champion in the Polo Cup India 2024 racing event here on Tuesday. Dhruv (183 points) pipped Aditya (170 points) to the post to take the title by a mere four points. Ojas Surve settled for the third position with 159 points. Aditya jumped...
T20 World Cup: New York’s notorious drop-in pitches get six satisfactory ratings
The ICC match referees have gone soft on the much-maligned pitches used for the New York leg of the T20 World Cup with six of the eight games, including the India versus Pakistan contest, getting a “satisfactory” rating. Only two games at the makeshift Nassau County Cricket Stadium, including India’s opening...
