The Indian cricket team took a break in Kandy before their Asia Cup opener against Pakistan on September 2. Senior pacer Mohammed Shami shared a group photo of his teammates, including pace sensation Mohammed Siraj, promising young talent Tilak Varma, adept batter Suryakumar Yadav, and versatile all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, showcasing their leisurely day and mental preparation for the tournament.from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/m49hjkp
Viacom 18 has been awarded the BCCI's bilateral media rights for the next five years, with the new term for international and domestic matches in India from September 2023 to March 2028. It now has the media rights of bilateral matches and digital rights of the Indian Premier League and Women's Premier League.
Young Indian opener Prithvi Shaw is poised to make a comeback to the Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in 2024 after his tenure this year had been curtailed due to a knee injury.
Mohammed Shami said he has no ego and would only follow the team's instructions if asked to bowl in the ODIs with a used Kookaburra rather than a dazzling white one.
As the stage is set for the eagerly-awaited showdown between India and Pakistan on September 2 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele, the cricket world braces for the monumental clash.
Zhang Zhizhen orchestrated a stunning upset on Wednesday, ousting fifth seed Casper Ruud from the US Open and etching his name in tennis history as the first male player from China to defeat a top-five opponent.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are set to face off in the Asia Cup, facing significant challenges such as injuries and unimpressive ODI performances. The reigning Asia Cup champions, Sri Lanka, have faced numerous hurdles in the lead-up to the tournament, including injuries to key players and Kusal Perera's COVID-19 recovery. They are eager to secure a victorious start and gain momentum in the tournament.
Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, who won the 2023 FIDE World Cup silver medal and FIDE Candidates tournament, received an enthusiastic reception upon his arrival. State sports department officials welcomed him with flower crowns, shawls, and bouquets. Traditional Tamil Nadu folk dances, including Karagattam and Oyilattam, added to the celebratory atmosphere.
Bangladesh's preparations for the Asia Cup were disrupted by the absence of batsman Liton Das due to viral fever. The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that Liton could not travel and named Anamul Haque as his replacement. Haque was scheduled to join the team on Wednesday before their opening match against Sri Lanka in Kandy on Thursday.
Recovering and undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Alur, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant paid a visit to India's training camp ahead of the Asia Cup.
Three exhilarating India versus Pakistan clashes await the fervent fans on both sides of the border, injecting much-needed excitement into the cricket-starved hearts, just ahead of the Asia Cup kick-off in Multan this Wednesday.
Amidst mounting anticipation for the much-awaited cricket showdown between India and Pakistan scheduled for the Asia Cup 2023, a former Australian cricketer, has shared his expert perspectives on the groundwork of the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team and the hurdles they could encounter.
The training camp for Team India's 2023 Asia Cup campaign is being held at Alur, on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
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Every cricketer, current or former, has voiced their opinions on how to handle a batter of Virat Kohli's calibre and former South Africa pacer Makhaya Ntini has offered a special approach to deal with the former Indian captain on the field.
India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is steadily progressing on the path to recovery following a car accident that occurred in December last year. Emerging from what could have potentially been a life-threatening incident, the left-handed batsman has dedicated his time to rigorous gym sessions aimed at enhancing his overall fitness.
One is a late bloomer who switched to javelin from volleyball due to his "short" stature and the other was a fast-bowler before his initiation into throwing "bamboo spears" by his school teacher. Having eventually established themselves as India's top javelin throwers, Kishore Jena and DP Manu now have one thing in common: to emulate Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra.
For Spain, lifting the Women’s World Cup should have been a moment of celebration. Instead it laid bare the toxic masculinity that still pervades the euro’s fourth-biggest economy more than 40 years after the end of Franco’s dictatorship — a period when the country went through radical social change that saw it become one of the world’s most progressive nations.
Javelin superstar thrower Neeraj Chopra, chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa and shuttler HS Prannoy have dominated the sports pages and brought laurels to the nation in the last few days, putting even a super-popular sport like cricket in the background for a while.
Rohit Sharma understands the gargantuan pressure that a home World Cup brings but the Indian captain wants to insulate himself from the outside chatter as he embarks on an arduous journey to win the country's first ICC trophy in a decade.
Even though Neeraj Chopra has won every award his sport has to offer, the Olympic champion is not one to rest on his laurels. Instead, he pushes himself to achieve even more since "throwers have no finish line."
The upcoming Asia Cup, commencing on Wednesday, presents a final opportunity for cricket powerhouses India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to evaluate each other's strengths ahead of the 50-over World Cup scheduled for October.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Indian men's 4x400m relay team for their impressive performance at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. The quartet, consisting of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, and Rajesh Ramesh, broke the Asian record and secured their place in the final with a second-place finish in their heat. Their exceptional teamwork and speed secured their participation in the final, scheduled for Sunday.
The rape trial involving star Nepal cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane was postponed on Sunday, allowing the 23-year-old to join his teammates to Pakistan for the upcoming Asia Cup, confirmed his lawyer. Lamichhane stands accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in a hotel room in Kathmandu last August. Lamichhane has vehemently refuted all allegations brought against him. The latest hearing on Sunday was deferred until September 7, Lamichhane's lawyer Saroj Ghimire said.
In a bold move, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden reshaped the Indian squad for the upcoming World Cup 2023, making significant decisions. Hayden introduced wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson into the squad while simultaneously sidelining Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja are leaving no stone unturned to gear up for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 as the star Indian players sweat it out at nets during the six-day conditioning camp in Bengaluru.
FIFA has provisionally suspended Spanish football federation (RFEF) chief Luis Rubiales for 90 days due to his controversial kissing of player Jenni Hermoso after Spain's Women's World Cup victory. Rubiales, who was supposed to quit on Friday, refused to step down and the RFEF threatened legal action to defend him after Hermoso claimed she did not consent to the kiss.
All-rounder Chris Jordan was on Saturday drafted into the England squad for the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand. Jordan has replaced pacer Josh Tongue, who has been ruled out because of injury. The 34-year-old Jordan is England's highest wicket-taker in the shortest format.
Yuzvendra Chahal not being picked by the selectors for the upcoming Asia Cup has been a huge talking point in the last one week. Many former Indian cricketers have come out in support of Chahal, questioning the decision of the Ajit Agarkar-led committee. However former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria feels that the selectors made the right call of not picking Chahal for the Asia Cup as he has been pretty inconsistent.
Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody engaged in a discussion highlighting the striking resemblances between two contemporary batting maestros, Virat Kohli and Babar Azam, within the realm of 50-over format cricket.
Despite not initially making the cut in the original 15-member squad for England's World Cup title defence in India later this year, there's still a chance for Harry Brook to contribute, according to team captain Jos Buttler.
Wrestler Bajrang Punia was on Friday included in the 634-strong India squad for the Hangzhou Asian Games which will run from September 23 till October 8. The sports ministry cleared the list of athletes which also includes the men's and women's cricket teams, comprising 15 members each respectively.
As Pakistan beat Afghanistan in an ill-tempered thriller by one wicket in Hambantota on Thursday to seal three-match ODI series, pacer Hasan Ali's insane prediction moments before the tense finish turned out to be a perfect one. Hasan on X (formally known as Twitter) had predicted that Pakistan will finish the game with a four off the edge and things turned exactly the same way when Naseem Shah collected a boundary off Fazalhaq Farooq to seal the win for his side in a final-over tense finish.
Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales on Friday refused to resign after a week of heavy criticism for his unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso following Spain's Women's World Cup triumph. Rubiales, 46, was expected to step down as president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF) after government ministers, players and coaches demanded his resignation.
Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa lost to World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen 1.5-0.5 in the tie-break in the FIDE World Cup final at Baku on Thursday.
India celebrated the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3's lunar module on the moon's surface on Wednesday. Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was one of the several excited citizens who waited to witness this historic moment.
After winning his maiden World Cup title on Thursday, Magnus Carlsen said in an interview, "Chess is in good hands for the future. I think this generation of players born between 1990-94 really have dominated for a long time and finally now with these youngsters born 2003+, we have a generation that's worthy of succeeding us when the time comes and the time could be fairly soon."
The following is the timeline of the chain of events that led to the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India by UWW, the sport's global governing body.January 18: Wrestlers begin protest at Jantar Mantar, accuse WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh Sharan of sexual exploitation and intimidation, demand his resignation and dissolution of the federation.
Murali Sreeshankar on Thursday expressed his disappointment after an unanticipated elimination during the qualification round of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Despite maintaining a consistent performance and consistently surpassing the 8-meter mark throughout this season, Sreeshankar's form faltered at a crucial juncture on Wednesday. While this outcome was unexpected, he remains determined to recover from this setback and make a strong comeback.
From Cristiano Ronaldo to Neymar, some of the biggest names in the world of football have had sexual assault allegations levelled against them.
Pakistan star pacer Haris Rauf claimed a maiden five-wicket haul to hand Pakistan a resounding 142-run victory over Afghanistan in the opening ODI at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota on Tuesday. With this win, Pakistan took 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Who should be handed over Team India's captaincy baton once Rohit Sharma hangs up his boots? Undoubtedly, there will be many who will be throwing their hats in the ring. One name which has done the rounds before is that of Shreyas Iyer, who will be returning from a long injury lay-off in the upcoming Asia Cup.
Talking about batting with skipper Rohit Sharma, young Indian batter Shubman Gill said the skipper gives everyone the freedom to play their natural game.
The news of Zimbabwe legend Heath Streak's demise sent shockwaves through social media, leaving fans and experts taken aback. However, former Zimbabwean fast bowler Henry Olonga has provided confirmation that Streak is alive.
Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Heath Streak was naturally left irked by rumours floating around on Wednesday morning that he had 'died'.