Speculations are rife that Jay Shah may file his nomination for the ICC Chairman's post. Shah is currently rendering his services as the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and as the chief of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
Jannik Sinner defeated the USA's Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday, August 20, to win the Cincinnati Masters 2024. Sinner moved past Tiafoe in straight sets 7-6, 6-2 to claim the championship.
England legend Graham Thorpe took his own life on August 4 after his long-standing battle with "major anxiety and depression" as revealed by his widow Amanda. After playing 100 Tests for England, Thorpe also coached the senior men's team.
Vinesh Phogat kick-started her campaign at the Paris Olympics in the most sublime fashion possible. The 29-year-old wrestler defeated the defending champion Yui Susaki of Japan in her first match to end her 82-match-long winning streak.
Pakistan are desperate to win the series against Bangladesh. They are sixth on the World Test Championship (WTC) points table with two wins and three losses. Their PCT (Points Percentage) is 36.66.
England are placed seventh on the World Test Championship points table. The Three Lions have won six and lost as many games out of the 13 that they have played in the ongoing WTC 2023-25 cycle.
Vinesh Phogat was highly unfortunate to miss out on a medal at the Paris Olympics. She even filed a plea in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for a shared silver medal but the ad-hoc committee rejected her plea and she had to return to India empty-handed.
Central Delhi Kings (CDK) lost their first match of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) at the hands of East Delhi Riders (EDR) whereas North Delhi Strikers (NDS) went down to West Delhi Lions (WDL) in their tournament opener.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has moved the second Test against Bangladesh from the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi to the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium owing to the ongoing construction work at the venue.
England are placed seventh on the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points table with six wins and as many losses in 13 games. On the other hand, Sri Lanka are fourth with two wins and as many losses in four games.
Alyssa Healy captained Australia women to a white-ball series win in Bangladesh in March-April. The Australia women won the three-match ODI series 3-0 and followed it up with another clean sweep (3-0) in the T20I series.
The Indian athletes bagged a total of six medals during their entire campaign at the Paris Olympics. Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh, Swapnil Kusale, the Indian men's hockey team and Neeraj Chopra won the medals for India.
Left-arm speedster Spencer Johnson had a forgettable outing for Oval Invincibles in the men's Hundred 2024 season as he managed to pick up only two wickets across six matches.
The honourable Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi assured the citizens of the country during his Independence Day address that the preparations are underway in full swing to ensure that the 2036 Olympics are organised on home soil.
The ICC had announced the fixtures for the upcoming Women's T20 World on May 5. The tournament is going to witness the participation of 10 teams who will be divided equally into two groups of five each.
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The ambition to host the 2036 Olympics in India was also a part of BJP’s election manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Notably, India has not hosted the Summer Games ever.
Devon Conway will not be available for the six white-ball games that the Blackcaps are slated to play against Sri Lanka at home in January 2025. He will instead ply his trade in the third season of the SA20 in South Africa.
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