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DULEEP TROPHY, 2025 Patidar blasted 21 fours and three sixes en route his 96-ball 125 © BCCI North Zone vs East Zone Led by Ayush Badoni’s half-century (63) and handy contributions by Nishant Sindhu (47) and Kanhaiya Wadhawan (42*), North Zone posted 308 for 6 on the rain-marred opening day of their Duleep Trophy encounter against East Zone, in Bengaluru. Put in to bat, Shubham Khajuriya and Ankit Kumar provided a solid start, bracing through the first hour of play without damage, before left-arm spinner Manishi struck the first blow, trapping skipper Ankit leg-before on 30. Manishi was the most…
ASIA CUP 2025 Wanindu Hasaranga last played a T20I in january 2025 © Getty Sri Lanka have named Wanindu Hasaranga in their 16-member squad for Asia Cup T20 2025, though the leg-spinning allrounder’s participation is subject to fitness clearance. Hasaranga has been sidelined since picking up a hamstring injury during the ODI series against Bangladesh in July, which subsequently ruled him out of the T20I series against them and both the ODI and T20I squads for the tour of Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka’s selectors have otherwise opted for a familiar core led by Charith Asalanka, with Dasun Shanaka being the other…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Emirates Cricket Board has dismissed fears of India boycotting the match against Pakistan. According to Chief Operating Officer Subhan Ahmed, all boards confirmed participation in the Asia Cup only after receiving approval from their respective governments. While a 100% guarantee cannot be given, there is strong hope the match will take place. Details reveal that under India’s hosting, the Asia Cup will be played in the UAE from September 9 to 28. Before this, the Pakistan team will participate in a triangular series with Afghanistan and the UAE. The Emirates Cricket Board is continuing full…
NETHERLANDS TOUR OF BANGLADESH 2025 Litton Das is hoping to use the Netherlands series as a preparation for the upcoming Asia Cup © Cricbuzz Litton Das, Bangladesh’s T20I skipper, believes the upcoming T20I series against Netherlands would provide the ideal preparation for his side ahead of the Asia Cup. However, he is hoping Bangladesh would build a habit of notching totals in excess of 200 in T20Is. Litton is aware that despite playing an associate team, he will be under the pressure to deliver in the upcoming three-match T20I series, scheduled to be played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium…
The twin tragedies this month sent shockwaves through Japanese boxing, with authorities scrambling to investigate and under pressure to tighten safety. Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after two fighters died. Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on August 2 and died days later following brain surgery. Another Japanese boxer died after a bout in Tokyo in December 2023 and one more has been in…
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan says his team have no “specific targets” despite producing groundbreaking performances in recent ICC global events, ahead of a T20 international tri-series starting on Friday. Rashid’s men face Pakistan in the opening game in Sharjah, with the United Arab Emirates the other side taking part in the event which serves as a warm-up for next month’s Asia Cup, also in the UAE. Afghanistan reached the semi-finals of last year’s T20 World Cup in the United States and the Caribbean, and narrowly missed out on reaching the last four at the ODI Champions Trophy in Pakistan earlier…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan’s latest pace sensation Salman Mirza has vowed to take the fight to India’s explosive top order in the upcoming Asia Cup, declaring that he and his teammates are ready for the pressure of facing their fiercest rival. The rivalry will carry extra edge following the recent military tensions between the two neighbours after a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, on the Indian side of Kashmir, earlier in May. The cricketing clash is expected to be one of the most-watched events of the year. Mirza in an exclusive interview with Telecom Asia Sport said: “I’ll target India’s…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Superstars Babar Azam, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, and Kamran Akmal will play in an exhibition match to help the flood-affected people. The Flood Relief Exhibition Match will take place at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar on August 30 with a slogan, “Khel Se Khidmat”, roughly translated as service through sports. The fixture is set for Saturday, and the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, along with other cabinet members, has bought the tickets worth Rs 50,000 each to support the charity match. The KP government has planned a match between Peshawar…
Sweden’s Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis and Australian Nicola Olyslagers sealed wins in the Diamond League finals in a high-octane ‘city event’ in downtown Zurich on Wednesday. Duplantis, fresh from setting a 13th world record of 6.29m in Budapest earlier this month, was competing in one of six field disciplines held at Zurich’s Sechselautenplatz, directly in front of the city’s iconic opera house. The US-born Swede had described the pole vault as a “beautiful circus act” and the street feel to the event certainly led to a visceral ambiance that left the temporary stands shaking amid stomping feet and raucous, choreographed cheers.…
Former champion Daniil Medvedev was fined a total of $42,500 by the US Open on Wednesday for his spectacular meltdown during a loss to Benjamin Bonzi at the start of the week. Medvedev lost 6-3 7-5 6-7(5) 0-6 6-4 on Sunday but it was his behaviour in the third set that dominated the headlines, when the 2021 champion launched a tirade against the umpire and whipped up jeering fans who stopped his opponent from serving. The 13th seed was facing match point and a straight-sets loss when a photographer entered the Louis Armstrong Stadium court just as Frenchman Bonzi misfired…