Anshul Gupta

Afghanistan will be playing their 10th Test match and first-ever against New Zealand in Greater Noida, starting September 9. For New Zealand, this will be the start of a big Test season in Asia with two games in Sri Lanka after this and three matches against India in India.

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons finally got off the mark in their fifth match in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and now that they are on the road, they would want to keep the winning momentum going. Against them on Sunday morning at St Kitts and Nevi Patriots, who are in a similar boat.

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has announced his international retirement following his ouster from the white-ball side. The 37-year-old all-rounder, who last played for England in the T20 World Cup, represented his national side in 298 matches across three formats.

Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka finally clinched her maiden US Open title after beating Jessica Pegula in straight sets 7-5, 7-5 after several heartbreaks in the particular Grand Slam. This was Sabalenka's third Grand Slam as the 26-year-old got emotional while Pegula's search for a Grand Slam continued.

Navdeep Singh and Simran Sharma extended India's record tally at the Paris Paralympics to 29 on the penultimate day. Navdeep's Silver was upgraded to a Gold medal and hence, the number has reached seven, which is more than the total number of medals India won at the Paris Olympics.

Australia shrugged off Scotland like dust in the three-match T20 series opener in Edinburgh with Travis Head blowing them out of the waters in the powerplay itself. There has been a bit of war of words between the two teams and Scotland will be keen to bounce back in the series to keep it alive.

Rishabh Pant's return to red-ball cricket after more than two years wasn't as auspicious as he got out cheaply for just seven playing for India B against India A in Bengaluru. India B found themselves in a difficult position losing seven wickets for not much with Musheer Khan holding one end.

England announced a couple of changes to their squads for the upcoming white-ball series against Australia. Regular captain Jos Buttler, who missed the Hundred due to calf injury will remain on the sidelines and will miss the T20 series with his opening partner Phil Salt being named his stand-in.

The Indian men's domestic season kicked off on Thursday, September 5 in Bengaluru and Ananthapur. Several Indian players are spread across four teams with some of them looking to audition for the spots for the Test team with the squad announcement looming for the Bangladesh series.

Former India captain Virat Kohli emerged as the highest tax-paying cricketer as per the latest Fortune India report with the amount being as high as INR 66 crore. MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar were among other names in the top five which also included Hardik Pandya on the list.

Ishan Kishan is currently at the NCA recovering from a groin injury he suffered during the Buchi Babu tournament. Kishan has been on the sidelines for the longest time for India and in domestic cricket and his return will be delayed as he was supposed to turn up for India D in the Duleep Trophy.

As many as six medals are potentially on the radar for the Indian contingent on the eighth day of the Paris Paralympics on Thursday, September 5. India have already reached their best tally of 24 but given how Harvinder Singh played for his Gold, all eyes will be on him again in the mixed event.

The defending champions Guyana Amazon Warriors handed a thrashing to St Kitts and Nevis Patriots as they smashed the second-highest total in Caribbean Premier League (CPL) history with Shimron Hetmyer playing the starring role. Hetmyer scored a 39-ball 91 while achieving T20 history.

England Test captain Ben Stokes hasn't played a white-ball match for England since the ODI World Cup last year, however, the senior all-rounder is content with what he has been able to achieve in coloured clothing for the 2019 champions saying that he'll be happy even if he isn't considered anymore.

For the first time since 2003, none of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo found themselves on the list of 30 nominees for the men's Ballon d'Or award. Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, missed out on nomination last year as well while Messi won the same in 2023 for a record eighth time.