India may have lost the crucial Boxing Day contest by 184 runs but all is not lost as far as their chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final are concerned. To qualify for the final, India must win the last Test of the series against Australia at Sydney, and then …
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah overtook legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev on Sunday, taking the most international wickets for India against Australia in Australia. Bumrah achieved this milestone during the fourth day of the fourth Test against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). During the second innings, Bumrah took 4/56 in 24 overs at an …
Local hero Usman Khawaja and young Nathan McSweeney displayed sound defensive technique against Jasprit Bumrah but persistent rain played havoc with the opening day of the third Test, allowing only 13.2 overs of play in which Australia scored 28 for no loss against India in Brisbane Saturday. The gloomy weather didn't allow any …
Newly crowned world chess champion D Gukesh expressed that his victory on Thursday, December 12, is merely the beginning of what he envisions as a "very, very long and successful career." The teenager from India made his ambitions clear, stating that he dreams of reaching the level of greatness exemplified by his idol, Magnus Carlsen.At …
India can break into the top-50 in the FIFA rankings, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday, according to a release issued by All India Football Federation (AIFF). The top brass of the AIFF, including its president Kalyan Chaubey, met Mandaviya on Thursday to brief him on the existing AIFF-FIFA Academy in Odisha …
After missing the 1st Test in Perth, India captain Rohit Sharma left for Australia on Saturday. Rohit was spotted at the Mumbai International Airport, and was accompanied by wife Ritika Sajdeh, who came to see off her husband. Rohit and Ritika welcomed their second child last week, a baby boy. With Ritika's due …
Slovakia advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2002 after defeating Australia with an unbeatable 2-0 lead on Sunday. Viktoria Hruncakova and Rebecca Sramkova secured singles victories to clinch the win.Hruncakova outlasted Kimberly Birrell in a gruelling match, winning 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-3 after two hours and 30 minutes. Although …
Star Indian batter Virat Kohli scripted history in the World Cup semi-final victory over New Zealand, becoming the first-ever cricketer to score 50 One Day International (ODI) centuries. Kohli's record-breaking performance helped India set a daunting total of 397/4, securing a 70-run win and propelling the team to their first ODI World Cup final since …
Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored his 8th ODI ton© X (Twitter) Afghanistan wicket-keeper batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz scripted history on Monday as he became the second youngest player in history to reach 8 ODI centuries. Gurbaz went past some of the stalwarts of the game, like Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, and Babar Azam to script history, …
