Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma at the Eden Park in Auckland. (Photos: Sahil Malhotra) AUCKLAND: A handful of cars were still lining up for the “boot sale” in the Eden Park compound when Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma arrived at the venue to continue their ODI preparations. It was a perfect day for cricket: the … Read more
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has questioned India’s decision to leave Vaibhav Sooryavanshi out of the fourth T20I against New Zealand. He believes the young batter should have been given another opportunity, especially after India had already secured the series.Sooryavanshi played the second and third T20Is after Ishan Kishan was ruled … Read more
India A vs New Zealand A 1st Unofficial Test Live Score: Jurel’s unbeaten 99, Padikkal’s 80 help India A reach 291/7 against NZ A India A recovered from a middle-order collapse to finish the opening day of their four-day match against New Zealand A at 291 for seven on Saturday. Captain Dhruv Jurel led the … Read more
Harry Kane beat Kylian Mbappe by just 28 points to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or, official voting figures reveal. Harry Kane’s first Ballon d’Or came after a much tighter contest than the final announcement might have suggested. Kylian Mbappe finished just 28 points behind the Bayern Munich striker, with the official voting figures now revealing … Read more
Ireland’s Jai Moondra (Photo by Getty Images) Ireland fast bowler Jai Moondra created history with an outstanding performance against Namibia in the fourth ODI of the five-match series on Friday.The 29-year-old took six wickets for just 26 runs in his 10 overs, helping Ireland defend their total of 298 runs and secure a convincing 130-run … Read more
South Africans celebrate the wicket of Australia’s Matt Renshaw on day five of the third cricket test match between South Africa and Australia, in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (AP Photo) South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs in the third Test at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday to win the … Read more
Gagan Narang, PT Usha, Saina Nehwal among 27 names in Draft List for IOA SOM Elections NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Electoral Officer (RO) Sanjay K. Srivastava has released the draft list of nominations for the 2026 elections of Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOMs), featuring 27 candidates, including several prominent names from Indian … Read more
Australia have suffered a major setback after losing their three-match Test series against South Africa 2-1.Following their defeat in the series-deciding Test in Cape Town, Australia have dropped to third place in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings and also lost their No.1 position in the ICC Test rankings to South Africa.New Zealand now lead … Read more
Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman is bowled out during the final of tri-series one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Lahore, Pakistan. AP/PTI Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets to win the one-day international tri-series final in Lahore on Saturday, thanks to a brilliant century from Fakhar Zaman.Despite struggling with a knee injury … Read more
India created history by winning the men’s title at the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 after beating Sri Lanka 54-20 in the final in Ahmedabad on Saturday.The victory also completed a double for India, as the women’s team had earlier defeated Uganda 35-15 to win their title.Aditya Shinde led India’s attack with 10 raid points, … Read more