All eyes will be on Paris on Thursday in the hope that conditions are considered optimum for Kenya’s triple Olympic and World 1,500-metre champion Faith Kipyegon to make her attempt on the first women’s unofficial sub-four minute mile. In a Nike “Breaking4” project, following the success of Eliud Kipchoge’s unofficial sub-two hour marathon, his 31-year-old…
India were Bazballed in the first test of the five match Test series at Headingley, Leeds getting defeated by 5 wickets. India gave Ben Stokes led team to chase a trick total of 371 in the fourth innings after suffering another collapse in the second innings getting bundled out for 364 runs. The Three lions…
Bangladesh will face Pakistan in a three-match T20I series, from July 20 to 24. All three games will be played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. The two teams had played a three-match series in Pakistan in May and June, with the host nation completing a sweep. Pakistan currently occupies the eighth spot in…
Ben Duckett believes a change of mindset has inspired his successful return to Test cricket after a brilliant century laid the foundation for England’s remarkable win in their series opener with India. Duckett’s commanding 149 was the key innings as England successfully chased an imposing total of 371 to win by five wickets in the…
Barcelona is set to make a return to the Camp Nou in August after two years of reconstruction work, the club announced on Wednesday. The return will take place on August 10, during the traditional season-opening Joan Gamper Trophy. However, the club noted that the event will happen while construction work continues in various areas…
Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha celebrates the wicket of Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim during the first day of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Debutant spinner Sonal Dinusha and fast bowlers Vishwa Fernando and Asitha Fernando took two wickets each to…
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar and India’s premier spin bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has an interesting relationship and a history every cricket fan is well known of. The two have had their differences over their opinions and the cricketer turned commentator Manjrekar has always been vocal of Jadeja’s performances without mincing his words. He once…
West Indies shot out Australia for 180 and discovered how tricky the Kensington Oval pitch was when it lost four wickets on day one of the series opener. The home side was 57 for four at stumps with Brandon King unbeaten on 23 on debut, trying to make up for his three dropped catches in…
Emergency repairs were required at Eastbourne on Wednesday when the net broke during a match between Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova and Britain’s Jodie Burrage. Second seed Krejcikova was serving to stay in the second set when she appeared to get lucky with a forehand that ruffled the net and dropped over onto Burrage’s side. The…
Rishabh Pant, who became only the second wicketkeeper to hit two hundreds in the same match during the first Test of the five-match series, climbed one spot in the list. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India’s swashbuckling wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant reached a career-high seventh in the latest ICC Test rankings for batters on Wednesday (June…
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri shares his thoughts on India’s decision to not travel to Pakistan during Champions Trophy 2025 and not playing any bilateral series for the last 13 years. He stated that it is because of the bad political relations between the two countries and neither BCCI or ICC can do anything…
Indian Premier League cricket franchise Rajasthan Royals’ majority owner on Wednesday accused his former co-owner of trying to blackmail him by alleging he was defrauded out of his minority stake in the club. London-based venture capitalist Manoj Badale and his company Emerging Media Ventures are suing businessman Raj Kundra at London’s High Court for allegedly…
Greg Chappell, the former Australia captain and India’s former men’s cricket head coach, is thrilled with Rishabh Pant’s batting, despite possessing a technique that’s not in ‘the MCC coaching manual’. “What an exciting cricketer! What a player to have on your team!,” Chappell said, while interacting via videoconferencing at the launch of str8bat, a smart…
The Indian women’s national team suffered a six-run defeat against the ECB Development XI on Wednesday in a warm-up T20 match at the County Ground in Beckenham. For India, opener Smriti Mandhana top-scored with a 28-ball 47, which included 10 fours, while wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh notched up 37 runs off 23 balls. Sarah Glenn took…
Rishabh Pant celebrates after reaching his century, his second century of the match during day four of the 1st Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Headingley on June 23, 2025 in Leeds, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Greg Chappell, former Australia captain and former Indian men’s cricket coach, is thrilled with Rishabh…
India suffered an embarrassing defeat against England in the first test at Headingley, Leeds. This was the first game of the five match test series in England and the first test marked a new era under newly appointed test captain Shubman Gill. This loss was India’s 7th loss in the last 9 tests where they…
