"We are rank outsiders in our group. Uzbekistan is one of the dark horses and a fantastic team, their players' physicality could cause problems. Australia are playing at the highest level of football and we all know what they are capable of, they are regular at World Cups," Stimac said.
India cricketer KL Rahul has been one of the vital players in India's line-up over the last few years. He has played a lot of memorable knocks so far but is yet to win a World Cup across any format. He is still hurting with the World Cup final loss on November 19 to Australia.
The 22-time Grand Slam winner lost his doubles match at Brisbane International 2024 to Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson at the Pat Rafter Arena on Sunday and faces former rival Dominic Thiem in the Round of 32 singles match on Tuesday.
The inaugural edition of American Premier League (APL) is in the news for all the wrong reasons and apparently, the owner of the competition called the police to arrest the umpires who refused to officiate of non-payment. Bizarre scenes unfolded ahead of the semifinals of the tournament.
Harmanpreet Kaur is rated as one of the most supremely fit athletes in the Indian women's cricket team. She is known for her agility and resolute determination on the field.
India lost the opening Test of the two-match series by an innings and 32 runs. Meanwhile, Shardul Thakur was hit in the nets during the optional training session and there is an update around his fitness ahead of the second and final Test of the series.
Virat Kohli won the Player of the Tournament award after India suffered a six-wicket defeat at the hands of Australia in the World Cup final while playing at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
India lost the opportunity to claim an elusive Test series win on South African soil after being comprehensively beaten by the Proteas in the first Test of the two-match series at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
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Tim Seifert has moved past former New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum (32) in terms of the most dismissals (35) recorded by a Kiwi wicketkeeper in T20Is.
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) remains suspended by the United World Wrestling (UWW) and the suspension is unlikely to be revoked anytime soon.
Australia have won four out of the seven Tests that they have played in the ongoing WTC 2023-25 cycle. They have lost two and one game has ended in a draw. Their percentage of points (PCT) is 50.00%.
India lost the 2nd ODI by 3 runs as they were restricted by Australia on 255 in the 259-run target. India head coach Amol Muzumdar has highlighted the areas the team needs to work on for the future.
IND-W vs AUS-W: India came agonisingly close to Australia's 258-run total but fell short by 3 runs at the end. Richa Ghosh played a brilliant knock of 96 and Deepti Sharma registered a record-breaking fifer in India's narrow defeat.
IND-W vs AUS-W: Sneh Rana had a collision with Pooja Vastrakar in the India vs Australia 2nd ODI in Mumbai. She went off the field but returned to bowl her overs. However, Harleen Deol comes in for Rana on the grounds of a concussion substitute.
Vinesh Phogat had written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when she stressed upon the treatment meted out to the female wrestlers. Vinesh also said she would return the Khel Ratna and the Arjuna awards.
SA tour of NZ: South Africa have named a new-look Test squad for the two-match series against New Zealand. The team will be led by an uncapped player as the main stars remain absent due to the SA20 league.
Deepti Sharma picked a historic fifer against Australia women in the ongoing ODI series. Deepti recently scored a match-turning 78 in the one-off Test match against the Aussies.
IND vs SA: India are already without the services of Mohammed Shami and Ruturaj Gaikwad for the Test series against South Africa. They also missed Ravindra Jadeja in the first Test.
Smriti Mandhana was unwell and hence didn't feature in the first ODI against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, December 28.
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