Deepti Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Deepti Sharma scripted history on Sunday, producing one of the most remarkable bowling spells in Women’s T20I cricket to become the highest wicket-taker in the format as India began their Women’s T20 Asia Cup campaign with a thumping 94-run victory over Thailand in Dubai.Playing her landmark 150th T20I,…
England’s Ollie Robinson, right, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Pakistan’s Shan Masood. (AP Photo) England completed an emphatic 194-run victory over Pakistan at Lord’s on Sunday, wrapping up the second Test inside four days to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The result also ended England’s wait for a Test series…
NEW DELHI: Deepti Sharma reached another landmark in her distinguished international career on Sunday, becoming only the third Indian player to feature in 150 women’s T20Is. The experienced all-rounder achieved the milestone during India’s Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 Group A opener against Thailand in Dubai, joining captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana in an…
Pratika Rawal handed debut (Image: IANS) Pratika Rawal made her T20I debut for India in the Women’s Asia Cup opener against Thailand, getting her opportunity after being added to the squad as a replacement for the injured Jemimah Rodrigues. The right-hander made an immediate impact, scoring a brisk 22 off 18 balls, including two fours…
For a batter who once seemed to make Test hundreds almost on demand, Babar Azam’s wait for another three-figure score has become remarkably long. Babar’s last Test century came on December 26, 2022, when he made a brilliant 161 against New Zealand in Karachi. That innings was his ninth Test hundred and capped a remarkable…
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), Gunalan Kamalini (wk), Pratika Rawal, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Nandani Sharma, Shree Charani, Radha Yadav. Thailand: Naruemol Chaiwai (c), Nannaphat Chaihan, Natthakan Chantham, Naomi Hilton, Nannapat Koncharoenkai (wk), Onnicha Kamchomphu, Phannita Maya, Chanida Sutthiruang,…
Kagiso Rabada likely to miss Australia Tests (Image: Agency) South Africa are likely to suffer a major blow ahead of their three-match Test series against Australia, with premier fast bowler Kagiso Rabada ruled out after sustaining a severe Grade 3 tear in his right hamstring.The injury, picked up during Rabada’s winter conditioning programme, is expected…
Emiliano Martinez (Pic credit: Chelsea FC) Chelsea have completed the signing of Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa, adding a World Cup-winning and two-time Yashin Trophy winner to Xabi Alonso’s squad just a day before the transfer deadline.The 33-year-old has signed a three-year contract with the London club and is expected to take over…
Aryna Sabalenka (Getty Images) NEW YORK CITY: Aryna Sabalenka arrived at Flushing Meadows chasing history. She could leave it without the No. 1 ranking.The 28-year-old two-time defending champion is chasing history, aiming to become the first woman since Serena Williams (2012-14) to win three straight US Open titles. But her dip in form has left…
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan Imran Khan’s prison conditions have become the centre of a fresh controversy involving Pakistan cricket, after his sons raised concerns about his health in an interview with former England captain Michael Atherton.The interview, featuring Khan’s sons Sulaiman and Kasim, was broadcast by Sky Sports during the lunch break on Day…