Anshul Gupta

Hockey India retired Jersey No. 16 for the senior team, which belongs to legendary goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and now will always remain his. Sreejesh, who retired after the Paris Olympics, had all his teammates dressed in red wearing Number 16 at his felicitation ceremony in Delhi.

Indian paddler Sreeja Akula has achieved her career-best ranking, a week after she climbed up to No. 22 during the Paris Olympics. Akula lost in the Round of 16 in women's singles to China's Yingsha Sun and and suffered a defeat in the quarter-finals in the women's team event in Paris.

Senior West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has suggested that just money may not be the only reason keeping the Caribbean players away from Test cricket. Most of the West Indies' big T20 boys including the likes of Russell, Nicholas Pooran and Kieron Pollard have stayed away from Test cricket.

Legendary England pacer James Anderson is considering a T20 sunset onto his illustrious career before hanging his boots for good. Anderson, who is with the England Test team for the summer as a mentor after his retirement at Lord's in July, hasn't played T20 cricket for a decade.

India's double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker in Paris is set to take a break from shooting following the Summer Games. There is a Shooting World Cup scheduled to be held in India in October but Bhaker's coach Jaspal Rana has said that she might miss that event.

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting spoke about the possibility of the World Test Champions changing their combination around Steve Smith if the World No 5 batter doesn't want to open anymore. Smith took up the mantle of opening the innings for Australia after David Warner's Test retirement.

Indian shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa quashed reports claiming the amount of money received by the players for the Paris Olympics. The said report stated that Ashwini Ponnappa and her doubles partner Tanisha Crasto received INR 1.5 crore each from SAI's Mission Olympic Cell allocation.

Northern Superchargers got a much-needed win in their last game against the Manchester Originals in the men's Hundred to stay alive in the competition. However, since the destiny is out of their hands, Superchargers can only focus on the controllables, win against the London Spirit on Tuesday.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said that the hosts will have a point to prove having lost two series at home against India. Ponting picked Australia as favourites for the series while tipping them to overturn the results against India this time around. Australia haven't won BGT since 2017.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, two stalwarts of Indian cricket are expected to ply their trade in the domestic red-ball tournament Duleep Trophy ahead of a long Test season for the Indian team. Kohli hasn't played domestic cricket for the longest time being involved with the national team.

Former West Indies T20 captain Nicholas Pooran has been in fine form in the men's Hundred 2024 for the Northern Superchargers having smashed three sixty-plus scores already. Pooran was on song yet again on Sunday against the Manchester Originals as he smashed an unbeaten 66 off just 33 balls.

Birmingham Phoenix have been on a tremendous upsurge having beaten the Northern Superchargers and Welsh Fire, two of the sides competing for that third spot in the men's Hundred and it seems they are on the hunt for their competition. Hence, the Trent Rockets will have beware just a bit of them.

West Indies held South Africa on to a draw in the first Test of the two-match series in Port of Spain on Sunday, August 11. Both teams earned four points each from the Test match, while West Indies are already eliminated from the World Test Championship final race, the Proteas sill have a chance.

Paris Olympics came to an end on Sunday, August 11 with the baton being passed onto Los Angeles, the host city of the 2028 edition while England Test captain Ben Stokes suffered a hamstring injury during the Hundred match. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on August 11.

England skipper Ben Stokes had to be carried off the field as a hamstring injury was confirmed as he was seen on crutches following the Hundred match between the Northern Superchargers and the Manchester Originals. Stokes is set to go for scans with just 10 days left for Sri Lanka Test series.

New Zealand have announced their Test squad for a one-off game against Afghanistan followed by a two-match series against Sri Lanka in the sub-continent, which will be followed by the India series. Tim Southee will lead the New Zealand side with Michael Bracewell set to return to the fold.