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After Australia completed a 3-1 win over India in the 2024-25 Border Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney on Sunday, controversy followed. The legendary Sunil Gavaskar expressed his displeasure after not being…
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been banned from driving for 56 days and ordered to pay 1052 UK pounds (USD 1299) after being caught speeding twice in three days.…
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday moved the ODI tri-series, also involving South Africa and New Zealand, from Multan to Karachi and Lahore, dismissing the talks about a delay in…
Young starlets Gavi and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona, without Dani Olmo after his licence to play was revoked, into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win against Athletic…
Arsenal and Manchester United will fight for a restorative victory in the stand-out tie of an FA Cup third round packed with potential giant-killings, a family divided and a Manchester…
Liverpool boss Arne Slot slammed the controversial decision not to send off Tottenham’s Lucas Bergvall before the teenager sealed a 1-0 win in the League Cup semi-final first leg on…
Sergio Conceicao has brought back the feelgood factor to AC Milan as the seven-time European champions host Cagliari on Saturday still on a high from a dramatic Italian Super Cup…
Indian cricket team spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has recently been in the headlines amid rumours of his divorce with wife Dhanashree Verma. Chahal got engaged to Dhanashree, a YouTuber, dance choreographer…
Australia recalled opener Nathan McSweeney and called up all-rounder Cooper Connolly on Thursday for the first time in a spin-heavy Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, with Steve…
While Team India recovers from a 3-1 loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, an old video of another Indian pacer has gone viral, prompting fans to call for his…
Rohit Sharma‘s future in Test cricket, not only as captain but also as a player for Team India, is up in the air. Following a disastrous Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 –…
Lucas Bergvall condemned Liverpool to only their second defeat this season as the teenager’s late strike earned Tottenham a controversial 1-0 win in the League Cup semi-final first leg on…
The Champions Trophy squad announcement deadline is January 12. The tournament starts on February 19, while India’s first match is on February 20. All eyes will be on India’s squad,…
Tottenham vs Liverpool LIVE Streaming, Carabao Cup: Premier League leaders Liverpool take on Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of the Carabao Cup. Liverpool have been the most in-form side…
Former South African captain Faf Du Plessis feels that Team India batsman Virat Kohli will be super motivated with his rough patch behind him and he is capable of returning…
Barcelona vs Athletic Club LIVE Streaming, Spanish Super Cup: FC Barcelona will be hoping to put aside their patchy La Liga form as they take on Athletic Club de Bilbao…
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday moved the ODI tri-series, also involving South Africa and New Zealand, from Multan to Karachi and Lahore, dismissing the talks about a delay in…
Former Australian skipper Michael Clarke has labelled Team India`s lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah as the greatest all-format fast bowler following his Player of the Series performance in the concluded Border-Gavaskar…
New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 113 runs in the rain-reduced second ODI in Hamilton. Sri Lanka`s premier spinner Maheesh Theekshana registered a hat-trick as the “Black Caps” posted 255…
The Indian cricket team slumped to a humiliating 1-3 series loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. However, the focus now shifts to white-ball cricket with England travelling to India…
Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir said that the side cannot always be dependent on star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah to get the results following the loss against Australia…
Harbhajan Singh criticised the ‘superstar culture’ prevalent in the Indian cricket team and said that the side needs performers not superstars after the Test series defeat against Australia. Except for…
Indian cricket team stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah gave his brutally honest verdict on his side’s six-wicket loss against Australia in the fifth Test encounter in Sydney on Sunday. India were…
Australia celebrated a hard-fought 3-1 series victory over India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25, and seemingly, went all in on the celebrations. After winning the series for the first time…
For former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar it won’t be a “surprise” if the India selectors take a “bold decision” in the upcoming Test tour of England after the World Test Championship…
Former Australian captain Ponting has no shame in admitting that he carried on playing at the highest level longer than he should have. Back in 2022, Kohli had taken a…
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday brushed aside concerns that more doping cases could embarrass the country in future following closure of national camps, saying that it will…
New Zealand ripped through Sri Lanka’s top order Wednesday to win the rain-reduced second one-day international in Hamilton by 113 runs and clinch the series. Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s Test future is now in the hands of selectors, said former India captain Sunil Gavaskar while advocating an honest deep-dive into the team’s downward spiral…
New Zealand opener Martin Guptill has confirmed his retirement from international cricket, bringing an end to a decorated 14-year career. Guptill, 38, has scored 23 international centuries across all three…
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said that the Indian skipper will have to work hard on his defence and counter-attacking game ahead of the England Test tour later this year,…
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday appointed former Pakistan cricketer Younis Khan as the mentor for the Afghan national team for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025, starting on February 19.…
Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has termed the incomparable Jasprit Bumrah the greatest all-format fast bowler after his Player-of-the-Series performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Bumrah produced one of the best-ever…
Speaking exclusively at a media interaction arranged ahead of the Betway SA20, South African legend and SA20 Brand Ambassador AB de Villiers spoke on IPL’s blueprint for success and how…
Karnataka’s Prasidh Krishna, Devdutt Padikkal and Tamil Nadu all-rounder Washington Sundar will be available for the Vijay Hazare Trophy knockout matches, starting in Vadodara from Thursday, after featuring in the…
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith is brimming with excitement for the upcoming SA20 season, emphasizing the league’s focus on enhancing fan experiences and delivering high-quality cricket. “I think a…
Virat Kohli will be “super motivated” to put a struggling phase behind him and the premier India batter is capable of returning to his run-making ways, said former South African…
Out-of-form veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will continue to form the batting core of India’s ODI squad but there are at least three senior players whose future in the…
A big question mark lies over who will be India’s captain the next time they play Test cricket (against England in June). While Rohit Sharma has suffered from poor form,…
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to begin in Karachi, Pakistan on February 19, which is about 40 days away. The tournament is being played in a hybrid format,…
Team India’s 3-1 series defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 has put serious question marks on faltering stars like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Poor performances from the veteran stars…
In a mixed bag for India on the ATP Tour on Wednesday, Yuki Bhambri and his French partner Albano Olivetti advanced to quarterfinals of the ASB Classic in Auckland but…
India’s number two shuttler HS Prannoy and rising shuttler Malvika Bansod advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open after winning their respective men’s and women’s singles opening round matches…
Mohammed Kaif believes that Jasprit Bumrah should not become the next Indian cricket team captain after Rohit Sharma and added that a batter would be better suited for the role.…
India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah continued to reign supreme at the top of the bowlers’ chart with a career-best rating of 908 in the latest ICC Test Rankings, released on…
It wasn’t too long ago when batter Shubman Gill had been appointed India’s vice-captain in two formats. When Gautam Gambhir had walked in as India head coach, Gill had been…
Former Australian cricketer Brad Haddin suggested that legendary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s retirement in the middle of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy stemmed from frustration over not being selected in the playing eleven.…
Pacer Mohammed Shami seems to be gearing up for a spot in India’s squad for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Shami had been out of international action for Team India in…
The Pakistani selectors have decided to name injured batter Saim Ayub in the provisional squad that will be sent to the International Cricket Council for the Champions Trophy beginning February…
The ICC has fined Pakistan players 25 per cent of their match fee and also docked the team five World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against South…
Sir Clive Lloyd, 80, the former captain of the West Indies team that ruled Test cricket in the 1970s and 1980s, expressed his displeasure at the possibility of a two-tier…
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has hailed Jasprit Bumrah as the greatest fast bowler across all formats after the Indian spearhead delivered a sensational Player of the Series performance in…
Questioning Mohammed Shami’s injury management, former greats Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting feel the veteran pacer could have tilted the series in India’s favour had he been added to the…
The script went horribly wrong for the Gautam Gambhir-coached Indian team as they lost 1-3 in the recently-concluded Test series against Australia. It has led to widespread resentment especially since…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s Test future is now in the hands of selectors, said former India captain Sunil Gavaskar while advocating an honest deep-dive into the team’s downward spiral…
Former India coach Sanjay Bangar feels that India captain Rohit Sharma, who is enduring a lean patch in Test cricket, has to show his hunger for runs in his actions…
ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting shared his thoughts on where Virat Kohli is at in his Test career following a further downturn in his form in India’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy…
Four out of five pitches used in the recent Border-Gavaskar Test series between India and Australia have been rated ‘very good’ by the ICC, which found the track for the…
After the completion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia, former head coach Sanjay Bangar shared his insight about India’s squad in the five-match Test series where he said the…
Former England captain Michael Atherton has expressed his perspective on the ongoing debate regarding the two-tier system in Tests and said that any proposed structure should facilitate movement between the…
KL Rahul, who played all the five Test matches against Australia, has requested for a break and will skip the Vijay Hazare knockouts. Rahul’s availability for the second phase of…
Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar said he won’t be surprised if fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah takes over as the side’s Test captain in near future, citing that he doesn’t pressurise…
Mohd Siraj’s hot-Head The Indian bowlers threw everything at Travis Head, but couldn’t stop him from scoring a sparkling 140 in Adelaide. Finally, when Mohammed Siraj got him out, he…
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri wants the struggling Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to get back to playing Ranji Trophy in order to improve their game against spin, while…
India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah continued to reign supreme at the top of the bowlers’ chart with a career-best rating of 908 in the latest ICC Test Rankings, released on…
Two prominent batters, who were completely overlooked in the India vs Australia series despite the batting department not firing in unison, were Sarfaraz Khan and Abhimanyu Easwaran. Sarfaraz Khan showed…
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand recently appeared on Indian Youtuber Ranveer Allahbadia’s podcast and revealed his favourite Indian cricketer. The Indian men’s cricket team is currently going through it’s worst…
There has been a lot of discussion surrounding Jasprit Bumrah‘s injury that did not allow him to bowl during the final Test match against Australia. With the Champions Trophy taking…
Novak Djokovic returns to the scene of his greatest triumphs this week at the Australian Open, adamant he is ready and able to see off the challenge from Jannik Sinner…
Former Australian cricketer Brad Haddin lauded Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and compared his performances with legendary Aussie spinner Shane Warne’s Ashes campaign against England in 2005. Bumrah had an…
The Test series defeat against Australia resulted in massive criticism for the Indian cricket team batters – especially the senior duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Both batters had…
Australia’s stylish opening batter Sam Konstas made plenty of fans and a few foes as well with his animatic batting in the final two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In…
An offer from Wolves forward Matheus Cunha to buy new glasses for a security guard following a post-match melee helped convince an independent disciplinary panel to cut his ban from…
Barcelona winger Raphinha said Tuesday potential future signings might be put off from joining the Catalan giants because of the Dani Olmo registration debacle. Financially-struggling Barca are frantically battling to…
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior was banned for two La Liga matches on Tuesday after his red card last week against Valencia. The Brazilian winger shoved goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski in…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have enjoyed glittering cricket careers for Team India, but they’ve now hit a lean patch. Both stalwarts struggled enormously in 2024, particularly in the longest…
France head coach Didier Deschamps will step down from the role when his current contract ends after the 2026 World Cup, a source close to the team said on Tuesday.…
Peru’s record goalscorer Paolo Guerrero on Tuesday announced his retirement from international football at the age of 41. “The national team needs new people, new faces. What people are asking…
Nick Kyrgios pulled out of an exhibition match with Novak Djokovic citing an abdominal strain on Wednesday, casting doubt on whether he will be fit for the Australian Open starting…
The 19-year-old Australia opener Sam Konstas had an eventful time as he made his debut in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25. The youngster showed aggression aplenty, both with the bat and…
England Test captain Ben Stokes on Tuesday said he had undergone surgery on his injured hamstring. The 33-year-old all-rounder tore his left hamstring during the third Test against New Zealand…
Pat Cummins etched his name among the greatest Australian captains ever after he led his team to a resounding 3-1 win over India in the 2024-25 Border Gavaskar Trophy. The…
Newcastle took a giant stride towards the League Cup final as goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon earned a 2-0 semi-final, first leg lead at Arsenal on Tuesday. The…
After India’s 1-3 loss against Australia in the 2024-25 Border Gavaskar Trophy series, many questions were raised on the side’s senior players, mainly Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, after a…
The Indian cricket team for the Physically Disabled (PD) Champions Trophy 2025 was given an empowering send-off on Tuesday in New Delhi, ahead of their participation in the prestigious tournament.…
The ICC has fined Pakistan players 25 percent of their match fee and docked the team five World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in…
South African great Ab de Villiers hopes the BCCI will allow Indian players to take part in the SA20 in the near future as it will only raise the profile…
An inconsistent Lakshya Sen faltered in his opening match, while HS Prannoy endured a frustrating start to the season-opening Malaysia Super 100 badminton tournament as his opener against Canada’s Brian…
Star India pacer Jasprit Bumrah was on Tuesday nominated for the ICC Men`s Player of the Month award for December 2024 after his standout performance against Australia in the just-concluded…
World number one Aryna Sabalenka will be hot favourite to secure an Australian Open hat-trick, having won the past two years at Melbourne Park. In-form Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek…
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka says she and her American rapper boyfriend Cordae have split up just days ahead of the Australian Open. The couple have been together since 2019…
World number one Jannik Sinner said Tuesday his “amazing” 2024 was history as he warmed up for the defence of his Australian Open title with a tough exhibition match victory…
Guangzhou FC, China’s most successful football team and former Asian champions, have been thrown out of the country’s professional leagues because of “heavy historical debt”, the club say. The effective…
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma wilted under the traditional Australian tactic of mentally breaking down the opposition captains during the just-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, said former spinner Kerry O’Keeffe. India lost the…
A month of riveting Test match action to cap off 2024 has come to an end, with some notable standout performances during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and the Test series between…
South Africa`s lead pacer Kagiso Rabada is no stranger to beating Australia and he believes that his side will be facing them in the World Test Championship (WTC) has already…
Pakistan have been fined 25 per cent of their match fee and penalised five ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the second…
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will not train with his coach Jan Zelezny throughout the year and seek his guidance only when required, outgoing Athletics Federation of India (AFI) president…
India’s HS Prannoy experienced a frustrating start to the season-opening Malaysia Super 100 badminton tournament as his match against Canada’s Brian Yang was suspended midway due to a leaking roof…
Team India after winning the coveted T20 World Cup 2024 has seen an unexpected fall in Test cricket. Recently, the side suffered a 1-3 loss against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar…