Indian cricket powerful, talent comes from everywhere says Rahul Dravid
The legendary Rahul Dravid on Sunday said that Indian cricket has evolved into an “extremely powerful” force, thanks to the growing talent pool that now extends to even the remotest corners of the country. Dravid, who masterminded India’s triumph in the T20 World Cup, said a strong club cricket culture has...
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Moeen Ali retires from international cricket
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Shahidi calls for more Test cricket, dedicated home venue for Afghanistan
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New Zealand seekS to exploit Afghanistan’s red-ball inexperience in TEST
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India face Syria, aim for successive Intercontinental Cup titles
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Jessica Pegula not quite ready to assess her run at the US Open after losing to Aryna Sabalenka
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France wins gold in blind football at Paralympics under Eiffel Tower lights
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We deserve same respect, says Navdeep after turning taunts into triumph
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Fritz wins an all American matchup against Tiafoe in 5 to reach the US Open final against Sinner
When Taylor Fritz, a 26-year-old from California, and Frances Tiafoe, a 26-year-old from Maryland, strode under the Arthur Ashe Stadium lights Friday night for the first U.S. Open semifinal matching two American men in 19 years, the crowd might have been forgiven for not knowing which to support. There was a...
Haaland kept scoreless by Kazakhstan’s five-man defense in Nations League; Italy and Belgium win
Maybe the English Premier League teams struggling to contain Erling Haaland should consider employing the 5-4-1 formation that Kazakhstan used against Norway on Friday. Kazakhstan’s yellow-clad defenders swarmed around Haaland for the full 90 minutes of a 0-0 draw in the Nations League and kept the striker scoreless following his consecutive...
Ashwin favours DRS in domestic cricket, calls it a helping agent to young batters
Senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin lauded BCCI’s move to have DRS in the ongoing Duleep Trophy, saying it will help an upcoming batter to make necessary technical tweaks before his possible initiation into international cricket. Ashwin was pinning his argument on the leg before dismissal of India D batsman Ricky Bhui against...
Ashwin favours DRS in domestic cricket, calls it a helping agent to young batters
Senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin lauded BCCI's move to have DRS in the ongoing Duleep Trophy, saying it will help an upcoming batter to make necessary technical tweaks before his possible initiation into international cricket. Ashwin was pinning his argument on the leg before dismissal of India D batsman Ricky Bhui against...
Australia vs Scotland: Inglis" 43-ball century sets up Australia series win over Scotland
Josh Inglis smashed a 43-ball century and Australia thrashed Scotland by 70 runs in the second Twenty20 to clinch the series with a game to spare on Friday. After Travis Head's 25-ball 80 on Wednesday, his duck on Friday brought No. 3 batter Inglis to the crease in the first over...
Errani and Vavassori win US Open mixed doubles title in Young’s final match before retiring
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title with a 7-6 (0), 7-5 victory Thursday over Taylor Townsend and Donald Young, who fell just short of a Grand Slam title in his final match before retiring. Errani, who won a career Grand Slam in women’s doubles with...
Indian Hockey can aim for gold in next Olympics: Sreejesh
Riding high on the success of winning a bronze medal in Paris - ending a four-decade-long dry spell - the Indian hockey team now aims to build on this momentum with hopes of clinching gold at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, ace goalkeeper P R Sreejesh said on Friday. The...