Pakistan beat India in the Champions Trophy final by 180 runs. Sarfaraz Ahmed recalls feeling the pressure as a captain early in the tournament. Pakistan had lost their first game to India by 124 runs earlier in the competition. The men in green won the tournament after a comeback from losing their first match.
Rohit Sharma is the most successful skipper in the history of the Indians. He has led the team to a record-breaking 5 IPL titles from 2013 to 2020. Former india coach anil Kumble has shared his views on his captaincy style.
Board of Control for Cricket in India announces new set of central contracts for its men cricketers for the year 2023. Former India captain Virat Kohli has retained his spot in the topmost A+ category of players earning Rs. 7 crore per year. The Pakistan captain is bracketed under the red and white-ball contracts category. Babar Azam is 12 times more than Kohli makes under the new contract.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma may sit out a few IPL games this season. He will be keen to lead the team in his absence. India have a packed international schedule, with the world test championship final starting at The Oval in London.
Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz beats dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-0, 7-6 (5). Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus cruised past Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday.
Brooke Shields and Andre Agassi were married briefly before they divorced. In his autobiography, Agassi had detailed how the pair estranged and now they zeroes in on one episode just before marriage. He wrote about using crystal meth in 1997, a year after the 'Friends' episode aired.
Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's form is a huge concern as Mumbai Indians look to cap their superb women’s premier league season (WPL). The skipper managed just 14 runs in the Eliminator against UP Warriorz on friday.
F1 champion must pay 5 million Brazilian Reals ($953,050) in moral damages. The charges were brought by four human rights groups, including the national LGBT+ Alliance.
Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe said he had submitted a second bid for the iconic soccer team. He is one of the richest people in Britain and has been a fan since childhood. Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani is also set to submit a fresh offer.
HS Prannoy beat Shi Yu Qi 21-17 19-21 21-17 in the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament. PV Sindhu will next face france’s Christo Popov. Chia hao Lee will face china’s Fang-Chih Lee and fang-Jen Lee.
Pacer slipped to third in the ICC rankings for ODI bowlers. Siraj returned with impressive figures of 3/29 to help india win the first ODi against Australia. He was expensive in the second OD I giving away 37 runs in three overs.
India face australia in the third and final ODI of the series at Chennai on friday. The series is 1-1 as of now. Batting superstar Virat Kohli believes cricket has changed a lot.
India won the first ODI in Mumbai by five wickets. The three-match series is now level 1-1. India argues the inclusion of Shardul Thakur in the batting order.
Martina Navratilova was diagnosed with throat and breast cancer in 2010. She said she was forced to postpone plans to adopt a child with her wife. The cancer was first discovered in early November during the WTA finals.
Delhi Capitals defeated Mumbai Indians by nine wickets in their women’s premier league match on Monday. Openers Shafali Verma (33), skipper Meg Lanning (32 not out) and Alice Capsey (38 not out), were the main contributors. Both teams have secured the three playoffs berths in the tournament before this match.
The hockey stadium has been named after Rani Rampal. She became the first woman to have a stadium named after her. The women’s hockey team shared snaps on her social media handles.
Rafael Nadal has slipped outside the top 10 of the ATP rankings. The 22-time grand Slam champion has been sidelined with a left hip flexor injury since the Australian Open. He has won the tournament a record 11 times, including an Open Era record streak of eight consecutive titles from 2005 to 2012.
High wind forced the ball drafting far away from the batsman and the wicketkeeper on day 5 of new Zealand vs Sri Lanka. The visuals of the incident have gone viral forcing cricket fans to react to it with amazement.
6-3 6-2 victory in the Indian Wells final will see him leapfrog Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz becomes the first man since Rafa Nadal to win with a set. The 19-year-old has also withdrawn from the tournament.
Captain Rohit Sharma refused to read india's struggle against left-arm pacers. He said right-arm fast bowlers have troubled the Indian batters in the past. The captain said that the top order has struggled “a little bit” in just two games.
India bowled out for their third lowest total against australia in 26 overs. Starc took 5 for 53 in eight overs, including four in his first spell. Virat Kohli did hold one end up for a while with a 35-ball 31 and Axar Patel scored an entertaining 29.
Former brazilian midfielder retired on friday at age 36. A heart condition was found during regular medical examinations. Leiva played for brazil from 2007-17, winning the english league cup in 2012.
Women's tennis association (WTA) is doing a good job supporting players from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko withdrew from her match with Belarusian Sabalenka at Indian Wells due to what she said was a panic attack triggered by a chat with WTA chief executive Steve Simon about tennis’s response to Russia’s invasion.
Former arsenal striker Alexander Isak scored a brace to help his side take home all three points. The defeat ended Nottingham's nine-match unbeaten premier league streak at home.
Elena Rybakina beats top-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the final. She will play second-seeded aryna Sabalenka, who won the doubles title in 2019. The defending champion beats Maria Sakkari in the final in the desert.
Pep Guardiola urged manchester city to be wary of ex-player Vincent Kompany's Burnley. The former city captain has led them to the top of the second-tier championship standings on 83 points from 33 matches. He said he was destined to one day succeed him as city manager.
Cricket fans will be able to enjoy watching the world’s number one team, India, when the Asian juggernauts return to Malahide for a three-match T20 series this August. Hardik Pandya, the new captain of the team, led the team during the two-match series at the same venue last year.
Lakshya Sen, H S Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth lost their men's singles round of 16 matches. The women's doubles pair defeated former world no. 1 japanese pair of Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota 21-14, 24-22 in 50 minutes.
India beat australia 2-1 for the fourth consecutive Border Gavaskar Trophy. The two will face off at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on friday. Shreyas Iyer ruled out of the series after a recurrence of his back injury.
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed his conversation with Virat Kohli after the third Test in Indore in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Ashwin said he felt a big knock from Kohli was around the corner. India will meet australia in the final of the world test championship in July later this year.
Reportedly set to be offered 220 million euros per season to match Cristiano Ronaldo’s earnings and to move to Saudi Arabia, the Marca has reported. A similar offer for Messi as they attempt to lure him to Riyadh from PSG, where his contracts end at the end of this season.
India are looking to have specific fielding drills and training for specific players so that they are best prepared to field at certain positions. Middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match series against Australia.
The fifth-seeded Russian has vented his frustration during his matches. He said he would be better off shutting up and playing the game instead. The world number six says he wants to be remembered for his tantrums.
The 26-year-old was nicknamed “Jaddu” by his Queensland teammates. He ran through south australia in a Sheffield Shield game in 2021. Jadeja was a man of his word, and he gave him some awesome tips.
Former australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed how 'little technical changes' made while playing for Delhi Capitals helped axar Patel develop into an effective batter for India. The 29-year-old has impressed during the Border-Gavaskar Test series against australia.
England's David Warner will compete in the upcoming ODI series against india. The 36-year-old has scored 8158 runs from 103 Tests at an average of 45.57. Usman Khawaja has been cleared of structural damage to his lower leg.
Prakash Nath, Saina and Lakshya Sen have won the prestigious All England Championship. The 21-year-old won men’s singles gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. HS Prannoy will be the only two Indians in action on Tuesday.
A result looked improbable even after the end of day four. The academic interest was whether India can effect a collapse on day five. 91 wickets have fallen so far in the Test in the last 4.5 days. Former australian cricketer mark Waugh called the Ahmedabad pitch '22-day pitch'
Former australia pacer says australia picked the wrong team for the fourth and final test in Ahmedabad. The visitors retained three spinners taking the field with only one front-line pace bowler in Mitchell Starc. India finished with 571 (178.5 overs) runs in its first innings, trailing by 88 runs.
The 46-year-old broke silence during an interview with En Punto con Enrique Acevedo. She revealed that she was focusing on herself as she moved on with his new girlfriend, Clara Chia Marti.
Virat Kohli scored a Test century after 3 years against australia on Sunday. The 34-year-old scored the fourth day of the 4th test in Ahmedabad. India ended their first innings at 571 in the fourth and final test.
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek beats Claire Liu 6-0, 6-1. She lost just seven points in the first set. Defending men's champion Taylor Fritz rallied past former singles champion Ben Shelton.
Stefanos Tsitsipas beats australian Jordan Thompson 7-6(0) 4-6 7-6(5). The 10th seed is off to a terrific start this year after beating tung-lin Wu 6-2 6-4. Second seed Aryna Sabalenka beats russia's Evgeniya Rodina 6-3 6-0.
Former football captain will step back from his role at the BBC. The 62-year-old recently likened the government’s language on asylum seekers to that used by Germany in the 1930s. Lineker has hosted match of the day for more than 20 years.
Axar scored 84 in the first innings of the Nagpur Test to orchestrate an innings and 132 run win for India. His 74 against the fall of wickets helped India win by six wickets and retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy for a fourth time in a row.
Football's head of refereeing said a mercy rule could be debated in the future to end games at 90 minutes. The 2022 world cup in Qatar showcased a push by FIFA and Collina to give fans more entertainment. It led to so-called 100-minute games and meant Spain's 7-0 rout of Costa Rica in the group stage had eight minutes of added time.
Three-time grand slam champion is unbeaten this season in matches that go to a deciding third or fifth set. He is 5-0 in best-of-three-set matches that last three sets. The runner-up will face no. 26 seed miomir Kecmanovic in the second round.
Australia's usman Khawaja scored a fine hundred during the first day of the fourth test match between India and Australia in Ahmedabad. The fast bowlers looked a touch out of sorts with the new ball. Some of the australians too “were rattled” about the lack of warm-ups, he would later say.
Mohammad Shami missed the last Test at Indore as part of the team's rotation policy. He had said that no bowler likes to sit out if he is fit. But he said he has to take a break and do it smartly. India need to manage its pace resources smartly, according to coach.
The Delhi Capitals are set to go up against Mumbai Indians on Thursday at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. Both teams are coming into the clash with two wins in two games. The DC have continued their brilliant run in the women’s premier league.
Novak Djokovic remains unvaccinated against covid-19. The 19-year-old has maintained a resolute stance of being able to choose what is best for his body. He has also maintained that he accepts the cost of his decision.
The win enabled arsenal to maintain its five-point lead over manchester city. The win allowed the gunners to keep their lead five points clear of the premier league.
Former pacer is one of the architects of australia’s first Test win in India in 29 years. The pitches in Indore got a poor rating as Australia won the game by nine wickets. Experts have been critical of the pitches, especially the Indore track.
Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the fourth Border-Gavaskar Test. The fast bowler left india just hours after the second Test loss in Delhi. He is ill with breast cancer and is in palliative care.
The Portuguese had paid for tents, food packages, pillows, blankets, beds, baby food, milk and medical supplies to be sent to victims of the earthquake. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked several parts of southern Turkey and Syria. This donation is valued at $350,000.
Erik ten Hag said he slept well after taking the big decision of dropping Cristiano Ronaldo in the game against Liverpool early on in the season. The portuguese manager said: “i have to look at the impact they make, not only in the short term but also for the longer term. I am aware of it but that is my job and my responsibility,” he said.
Australia lost the chance to retain the trophy due to one hour of chaos in the second Test in Delhi. The visitors were humbled by nine wickets in the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
