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TOKYO: Two new 100m world champions were crowned on Sunday night as Jamaica’s Oblique Seville led a double podium finish that rewrote men’s sprint history while Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the US ran a championship record — all that happening as Usain Bolt watched from the stands of a sold-out Japan National Stadium. The 21-year-old Seville crossed the finish line in a 9.77 personal best ahead of Thompson in 9.82 and the USA’s reigning champion Noah Lyles, who won bronze with a season’s best 9.89. “It was a good run because these two actually pushed me to run a personal best,”…
DULEEP TROPHY 2025 Andre Siddarth impressed with an unbeaten half-century. © Sportzpics Ankit Sharma missed out on a well-deserved hundred by a solitary run but he spearheaded an improved batting effort from South Zone in their second innings, ensuring that the Duleep Trophy final will go into the fifth day, and that Central Zone will have to bat again. Ankit (99) shared a 192-run stand with C Andre Siddarth for the seventh wicket after South Zone were staring at an innings defeat, eventually finishing the day with a lead of 64, although they were bowled out for 426 in the…
Poor shot selection and a dangerous Indian squad contributed to the Green Shirt’s loss. Another Pakistan-India match, the gulf of quality between the two sides glaring yet again, and brighter than ever. Fair to say Pakistan are a young side undergoing transition under a new captain and a newer team management, but there were enough instances throughout the fixture that highlighted a bigger problem: big-match nerves. One of those few instances was Shaheen Shah Afridi’s late onslaught of 33 off 16, which included four clean hits for sixes. He and Sufiyan Muqeem added 43 off 22 balls — a strike-rate…
Poor shot selection and a dangerous Indian squad contributed to the Green Shirt’s loss. Another Pakistan-India match, the gulf of quality between the two sides glaring yet again, and brighter than ever. Fair to say Pakistan are a young side undergoing transition under a new captain and a newer team management, but there were enough instances throughout the fixture that highlighted a bigger problem: big-match nerves. One of those few instances was Shaheen Shah Afridi’s late onslaught of 33 off 16, which included four clean hits for sixes. He and Sufiyan Muqeem added 43 off 22 balls — a strike-rate…
India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in Dubai to retain their 100 per cent record in Men’s Group A in the T20 Asia Cup.Skipper Suryakumar Yadav top-scored for India with an unbeaten 47 runs from 37 balls but the damage was done for Pakistan with the bat as they managed just 127-9 from their 20 overs. India’s three-pronged spin attack laid the foundation for victory and the tournament’s defending champions took a wicket with the first legal delivery of the match as Saim Ayub fell to a golden duck for the second time in his career.Pakistan failed to really change…
INJURY SETBACK Saqib has had an injury ridden career so far. © Sportzpics England have suffered an injury setback ahead of their three-match T20I series against Ireland, with pace bowler Saqib Mahmood ruled out due to a knee injury. The Lancashire seamer is scheduled to undergo minor surgery and will also miss the upcoming white-ball tour of New Zealand in October. In his absence, Hampshire quick Scott Currie has received a call-up to the senior squad. The 24-year-old right-arm pacer impressed during the T20 Blast, finishing as the second highest wicket-taker with 27 wickets. Mahmood’s latest injury comes as another…
England head coach Brendon McCullum backed Test captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Mark Wood to be fit in time for the Ashes, describing this winter’s series as an “unbelievable opportunity” for the side.England are looking to regain the Ashes for the first time in 10 years and, at the same time, address their dismal record in Australia since their succesful 2010/11 tour – having failed to win a single Test in 15 attempts, losing 13. Stokes missed the final Test of this summer’s drawn series with India due to a shoulder injury, while Wood has been out since February…
INDIA DOMESTIC CRICKET ACA has been showing a lot of hiring intent ahead of the domestic season © Cricbuzz The Andhra team seems to be showing a lot of intent ahead of the domestic season. A day after formally recruiting world-renowned coach Gary Stead as head of its support staff, the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) has roped in Vinit Indulkar as its batting coach. Indulkar (41), a veteran Mumbai batter, has, in fact, joined the Andhra squad. On Sunday, he linked up with the team in Mysore, where it is currently participating in the KSCA tournament. “I am on my…
Australia have made a serious statement ahead of the upcoming ODI World Cup, thrashing India by eight wickets in Chandigarh to pull off the fourth-highest run chase in the history of women’s one-dayers. Set an imposing 282 for victory at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium – the Punjab venue hosting its first international game – Australia led by Phoebe Litchfield (88 from 80), Beth Mooney (77no off 74) and Annabel Sutherland (52no off 50) made light work of the chase, reeling it in with 35 balls to spare. The broiling humidity proved the biggest threat to the tourists –…
AUSTRALIA A TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 Tilak will lead the team in the second and third game. © BCCI Rajat Patidar and Tilak Varma have been named captains for India A’s three-match one-day series against Australia A, beginning September 30 in Kanpur. Patidar will lead the side in the opening fixture at Green Park Stadium, while Tilak takes over for the second and third games on October 3 and 5, with Patidar serving as his deputy. For the first one-dayer, Patidar will be joined by wicketkeepers Prabhsimran Singh and Abhishek Porel, along with Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj…