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To butcher a phrase from Star Trek, Southern Brave Women have gone boldly where no one has gone before.No women’s or men’s side had previously achieved an unbeaten record in the league stage of The Hundred since the ECB’s 100-ball tournament was first played in 2021. But Brave have become the first, with Georgia Adams’ squad winning all eight of their matches so far, securing flawlessness with victory over Welsh Fire on Thursday. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Brave seamer Lauren Bell took 4-6 from 20 balls in a brilliant display against Welsh Fire They…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Dilshan Madushanka’s hat-trick in the final over helped Sri Lanka to edge past spirited Zimbabwe by seven runs in the opening ODI of the two-match series here at the Harare Sports Club on Friday. The home side needed 10 runs off the final over, with set batters Sikandar Raza and Tony Munyonga unbeaten on 92 and 42, respectively. Madushanka, who had conceded 60 runs from his nine overs, was handed over the ball by captain Charith Asalanka, and the left-arm pacer justified the decision by registering a hat-trick off the first three deliveries. He leaked away…
DULEEP TROPHY 2025 Yash Dhull registered his eighth first-class century © Getty North Zone vs East Zone A monumental 240-run partnership between Yash Dhull (133) and Ankit Kumar (168*) helped North Zone further strengthen their command over proceedings in the first quarterfinal against East Zone. Having already established a 175-run lead at Stumps on Day 2, North Zone batted all day, much to the torment of their opponents, to add another 388 runs to establish a 563-run lead by the close of play on Day 3. The wicket of Shubham Khajuria (21), bowled by Suraj Jaiswal, brought Dhull to the…
India batting great Rahul Dravid has stepped down as head coach of Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals after just one season with them, the franchise said on Saturday. Dravid, 52, was offered a “broader position” after a structural review of the team set-up but the former Indian captain declined the offer, the franchise said in a statement. “Head coach Rahul Dravid will conclude his tenure with the franchise ahead of IPL 2026,” it said. Dravid had returned to the team as head coach ahead of this year’s T20 tournament, but Rajasthan failed to make the playoffs and ended a…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Skipper Salman Agha hit an unbeaten half century and fast bowler Haris Rauf grabbed four wickets as Pakistan upstaged Afghanistan by 39 runs in the tri-series opener in Sharjah on Friday. Agha hit a 36-ball 53 not out with three sixes and as many boundaries which lifted Pakistan to 182-7 in their 20 overs. Pacers Rauf took 4-31 and Shaheen Afridi 2-21, while spinners Mohammad Nawaz (2-23) and Sufiyan Muqeem (2-25) dismissed Afghanistan for 143 in 19.5 overs before a noisy capacity 16,000 crowd at the Sharjah stadium. Afghanistan matched Pakistan with opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 27-ball…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL A “baggy green” Test cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman has been bought for Aus$438,550 (US$287,000) by the country’s National Museum, which called it an iconic slice of history. Skipper Bradman, who famously averaged 99.94 in Test matches, sported the cap during England’s 1946-47 Ashes tour of Australia, the first to be played between the two sides after World War II. National Museum director Katherine McMahon said that with cricket far from people’s minds during the war, the Test series represented a sign of hope and optimism. “Sir Donald’s baggy green marks the life…
Portugal have paid tribute to Diogo Jota by passing his number 21 jersey to his close friend and former teammate Ruben Neves, following the forward’s death in a car crash last month, national team coach Roberto Martinez said. Neves, a midfielder at Saudi side Al-Hilal, was a pallbearer at Jota’s funeral. The Liverpool forward died aged 28 with his younger brother, Andre Silva, in northwestern Spain after their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames. Neves and Jota were teammates at Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. “We know what Diogo meant to each of us and the impact…
IPL Dravid will not continue with RR in any capacity. © Sportzpics Rajasthan Royals have confirmed that head coach Rahul Dravid will not continue with the franchise ahead of IPL 2026, bringing an abrupt end to his second stint with the team. A release from the franchise stated that the 52-year-old legend, appointed on September 6, 2024 on a multi-year deal, was offered a broader role after a recent structural review, but declined the position. “Rahul has been central to the Royals’ journey over many years. His leadership has influenced a generation of players, built strong values within the squad,…
The global ID camp is part of FIFA’s efforts to build a 23-player squad for international friendly tournaments. Elaha Safdari was 17 and had just earned her maiden call-up as a goalkeeper for Afghanistan’s women’s football team when she was forced to flee Kabul during the Taliban takeover in 2021. Safdari was given chilling instructions to burn her kit and trophies, and erase her social media profile — anything that could link her to playing football. “Because it might put you at a high risk (with) the Taliban, because in Afghanistan, women cannot play football,” Safdari told Reuters, fighting back…
CPL 2025 Munro and Pooran added 93 for the third wicket. © Getty Colin Munro and Nicholas Pooran hit 10 sixes between them and accounted for more than 70 percent of Trinbago Knight Riders’ run-chase against Barbados Royals. Fiery fifties from the two helped TKR make short work of Royals’ 178/6, and climb up to the top of the CPL 2025 table. Royals meanwhile, remain winless. Munro continued his fine nick this season, teeing off in the second over from Chris Green that fetched 16 runs in the chase. He then went after Eathan Bosch in the following over. From…