Shorna Akter rises in Women’s T20I Player Rankings following maiden five-wicket haul
Dubai: Sixteen-year-old Shorna Akter from Bangladesh made significant, career-best gains in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings following her maiden five-wicket haul against South Africa in the first women’s T20I in Benoni. She sailed 46 slots to 105th among the bowlers, with 297 ratings points from 151st and leaped 38 slots to 79th in the […]
CEO presents Suresh Raina as Youth voter awareness Ambassador of J&K
Jammu: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), J&K Pandurang K Pole announced and presented letter to Suresh Raina who as been appointing as the youth voter awareness ambassador for Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking on the occasion, the CEO said that Suresh Raina being a cricket legend and a revered figure in India, holds considerable […]
Team India, India A squad for South Africa tour announced
New Delhi: The Men’s Selection Committee met in the city here on Thursday to pick Team India’s squad for the upcoming all-format tour of South Africa. The Indian team will participate in three T20Is, three ODIs and two Test matches. During the tour, India A will also play two four-day matches against South Africa A […]
Ponting predicts Warner’s likely replacement as Australia Test opener
Sydney: ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting believes Cameron Bancroft is leading the race to succeed David Warner and partner Usman Khawaja at the top of Australia’s Test batting order. Warner announced earlier this year that he plans to retire from the longest form of the game following the upcoming SCG Test against Pakistan and […]
Luis Suarez thanks fans as he confirms Gremio exit
Rio De Janeiro: Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez has confirmed he will leave Gremio at the end of the Brazilian domestic football season amid reports linking him to Inter Miami. The 36-year-old said it would be difficult to say goodbye after he received the Farroupilha order of merit, the highest honor granted by the legislative assembly […]
FC Goa beat Jamshedpur FC by 1-0 in ISL
Margao: FC Goa edged past Jamshedpur FC by 1-0 here at the Fatorda Stadium on Monday night to bag their fifth victory of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 season. Quite often in football, players do not find themselves in the initial scheme of things for their respective teams. However, they manage to make a […]
New Zealand batter Mitchell aiming to take World Cup form into Bangladesh Tests
Sylhet: New Zealand is hoping their recent experience at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India will help them adapt to the conditions expected in Bangladesh when they commence their ICC World Test Championship campaign this week. The Black Caps crashed out of the 50-over World Cup when falling to a disappointing 70-run loss […]
Australia sweeps Finland 2-0 to reach Davis Cup final
Madrid: Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin send Australia into the Davis Cup final for a second successive year after winning their singles matches in a 2-0 win over Finland on Friday in Malaga, Spain. Alexei Popyrin beat Otto Virtanen 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the first semifinal match before De Minaur eased past Emil Ruusuvuori […]
T20I: India send Australia in to bat, are 30/0 in 4 overs
Visakhapatnam: India won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first game of the five-match T20I series against Australia at Dr YSR Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Thursday. India Captain Suryakumar Yadav rested Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube and Avesh Khan, while Australia Captain Mathew Wade rested Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa and Travis […]
JKCA set to host n’tal matches from Friday
Jammu: The host Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) is all set to host the national matches at Government Gandhi Memorial Science College Hostel Ground here from tomorrow. Member Administrator, JKCA, Brig Anil Gupta said, “JKCA is ready to host national matches and preparations are completed.” He said the hostel ground has been decked up […]