Vinesh Phogat announced retirement from wrestling after she was disqualified from the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics. She appealed to be considered for the silver medal but the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) rejected it citing rules were followed in making the decision.
The much-awaited white-ball series between arch-rivals England and Australia is all set to commence with the T20I series today in Southampton. It is the start of the new cycle in T20Is for both teams as they build the side for the World Cup in 2026. Here's the pitch report for the first match.
India's home season is set to begin on September 19 with the first of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. With top players returning to the fold again, it is very likely that despite being picked in the squad, Sarfaraz Khan will have to warm the bench.
Greater Noida Complex sports ground has come under the scanner after the one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand didn't get underway on successive days despite no rain. A spell of shower on preceding evenings has proved to be enough to play spoilsport so far.
Avinash Sable finished 14th in the overall Diamond League standings and qualified for the final as four higher-ranked athletes are not taking part in it. Sable will join Neeraj Chopra in the Diamond League final in the two-day event.
An Indian team bowler, who has not played a Test match, has picked up a five-wicket haul in the ongoing County Championship division two. Playing for Northamptonshire, the bowler ended with figures of 5/45 in the first innings of the match against Derbyshire.
The Indian cricket team will be hosting Bangladesh for a two-match Test series starting from September 19 onwards. India defeated England in a five-match series 4-1 in their previous home series. The Men in Blue now have a history in their sights as they face the Bangla Tigers.
Sanath Jayasuriya was part of both of Sri Lanka's Test wins against England at The Oval. He struck a double century in his team's win in 1998 and was the interim coach in the recent win in 2024 against the Three Lions.
The England and Wales Cricket Board has named a 17-member squad for the three-match Test series against Pakistan in October. Test skipper Ben Stokes and opening batter Zak Crawley is back in the squad after missing the Sri Lanka series.
Australia's decision to move Steve Smith to open the innings hasn't worked yet and there are already talks for their best batter to move to his favoured position. But then, Cameron Green has scored runs at number four and it remains to be seen if Smith will continue to open against India.
Phil Salt will lead England for the first time in his T20I career in the absence of the regular captain Jos Buttler. Buttler is suffering from a right calf injury and is unlikely to play the five-match ODI series against Australia as well.
India will be playing ten Test matches in the coming four months. The Men in Blue are set to host Bangladesh and New Zealand before travelling to Australia for the high-octane Border-Gasvaskar series. Will India qualify for the final if they win 2-0 against Bangladesh? Check here.
Babar Azam lost his captaincy after the ODI World Cup debacle but he returned to the helm only after one series and was appointed the Pakistan skipper for T20 World Cup 2024. But with Pakistan performing poorly, will he retain his captaincy? Will they change the captain once again?
England will take on Australia in an elaborate white-ball series featuring three T20Is and five ODIs starting Wednesday, September 11. England will be without their regular skipper Jos Buttler for the T20Is as he was ruled out due to his calf injury and is doubtful for the ODIs as well.
The two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh is all set to commence on September 19. Bangladesh are coming into this series after beating Pakistan 2-0 away from home and are extremely confident of doing well against India.
Sarfaraz Khan is unlikely to find a place in India's playing XI for the first Test in Chennai as the BCCI has not announced his replacement for the second round of the Duleep Trophy.
Nahid Rana was the third most successful Bangladesh pacer during the two-match Test series against Pakistan behind Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Hasan Mahmud. The right-arm speedster bagged six wickets during the series.
Saint Lucia Kings and Trinbago Knight Riders would want to get on with their campaigns in the ongoing CPL having suffered defeats in their respective last games. The Kings have had a strange campaign so far having chased 200-plus from being 20/4 in a match while being folded for 100 in another.
The one-off Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand was scheduled to commence on September 9 at Greater Noida. But there is no play possible still despite only one spell of rain since Monday morning and the poor facilities here have raised a lot of eyebrows.
England women's cricket team made short work of Ireland, taking a 2-0 unassailable lead in the three-match ODI series. Tammy Beaumont's unbeaten 150 helped England smash 320 and Kate Cross-led side bowled the hosts out to script a record-breaking victory in Belfast.
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