Afghanistan bowler Noor Ahmad (File photo) Afghanistan completed a 3-0 sweep of Zimbabwe in the T20I series after beating them by seven wickets in the third and final match in Sharjah on Sunday. Noor Ahmad led the bowling effort with his maiden five-wicket haul, taking 5/13 in 3.3 overs as Zimbabwe were bowled out for…
Australia have named several new faces in their white-ball squads for the upcoming series against England, with young fast bowler Mahli Beardman and allrounders Jack Edwards and Liam Scott among those receiving call-ups.Batting prospects Ollie Peake and Jake Fraser-McGurk have also been included, along with wicketkeepers Lachlan Shaw and Sam Harper. Mitchell Marsh will captain…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) AUCKLAND: Volume has always been the keyword when it comes to Shubman Gill‘s preparations for a fixture. Whether it is the IPL, ODIs or Tests, there is no compromise on the number of deliveries he faces, the sprints he completes or the big hits he unleashes.It was no…
Players in action during the AFC Women’s Champions League football match between East Bengal FC and Ho Chi Minh City WFC at Kishore Bharati Stadium, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (PTI Photo) Kolkata: East Bengal women’s team began their Mission Asia on a perfect note, defeating Vietnamese champions Ho Chi Minh City WFC 2-1 in their…
Mark Chapman and Rachin Ravindra (Image credit: New Zealand Cricket) New Zealand have suffered two injury setbacks ahead of their ODI series against India, with Mark Chapman and Rachin Ravindra ruled out. Chapman is recovering from a hamstring injury, while Ravindra is still struggling with a shoulder problem. Both players will miss the upcoming ODI…
India A vs New Zealand A 2nd Unofficial Test Day 3 Live Score: New Zealand A fought back strongly after a poor start to reach 218 for three at stumps on day two of the second unofficial Test against India A on Sunday. An unbeaten century from Matthew Boyle and a half-century by Dean Foxcroft…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir with Arshdeep Singh. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has identified the inexperienced bowling attack as the biggest challenge facing the visitors in the upcoming five-match ODI series against New Zealand, beginning November 4. With Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya unavailable, India will have to depend on…
India became the first team in cricket history to hit 400 sixes in a calendar year during the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday.The milestone came in India’s 40th match of 2026, when the batters struck 11 sixes to take their tally for the year to exactly…
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi walks on the field during the second half of an MLS soccer match against D.C. United, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Five yellow cards would normally leave Lionel Messi facing a one-match suspension in any other league, but the Inter Miami captain will be available for…
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Glenn Phillips signed off a remarkable five-match T20I series against India by rewriting the record books, becoming the highest run-scorer in a bilateral series in the format. The New Zealand batter surpassed England’s Phil Salt, whose previous record had stood since 2023, during the fifth and final…
