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Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic overcame early tests to reach the US Open second round before the Grand Slam descended into chaos late on Sunday when Daniil Medvedev launched a tirade at the match umpire and fans disrupted his opponent’s service game. New York’s famously rowdy fans caused a six-minute delay by refusing to stop jeering and booing midway through Medvedev’s 6-3 7-5 6-7(5) 0-6 6-4 defeat by Benjamin Bonzi on Louis Armstrong Stadium. The controversy began when a photographer entered the court prematurely after Bonzi missed his first serve on match point at 5-4 in the third set, prompting…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has strongly rejected reports claiming that Mohammad Rizwan could lose the ODI captaincy or that Shan Masood might be replaced as Test captain. According to PCB sources on Monday, the board clarified that no such proposals were discussed and termed reports of Salman Ali Agha being considered as ODI captain or Saud Shakeel taking over the Test side as completely baseless. PCB officials further confirmed that the selection committee has not held any talks regarding captaincy changes. They also clarified that no player’s central contract category has been altered. The board’s…
Six highly entertaining matches in Darwin, Cairns and Mackay helped shape Australia’s thinking in the white-ball formats Glenn Maxwell’s not ready to be written off Maxwell, who turns 37 in October, may have pulled the pin on ODI cricket, but he’s going to be a crucial part of Australia’s quest at next year’s T20 World Cup. The three-time World Cup winner is still contributing in all three aspects of the game and chimed in with important performances in each T20 match against South Africa. He bowled 10 overs at an economy rate of 8.80 which had him as Australia’s third…
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 Natalia Parvaiz (above) is one among the seven to feature in a World Cup squad for the first time © Getty Twenty-year-old Eyman Fatima, uncapped in ODIs, has been picked by Pakistan for the Women’s World Cup commencing next month from September 30 to November 2, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced in a press release on Monday (August 25). Alongside Eyman, six other players have been named in the ODI World Cup squad for the first time. These are Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar and Syeda Aroob Shah. The 15-member squad…
Fatima Sana will lead the women’s side in the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced a 15-member squad for the tournament set to take place in India and Sri Lanka in September. Pakistan will play all their matches of the 50-over World Cup in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo when India hosts this year’s tournament from Sept 30 to November 2. Following India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy earlier this year, a “hybrid model” was decided upon whereby India would play all its matches in Dubai, chosen as a…
THE HUNDRED, 2025 Liam Livingstone and Chris Wood picked up a brace of wickets © Getty Manchester Originals stumbled to their fifth defeat of the season after their batters struggled to get going against Birmingham Phoenix at home. Phil Salt managed 31 at the top of the order and Heinrich Klaasen limped to a 35-ball 34 as the Originals were restricted to 109 for 7, courtesy a strong and combined bowling effort. Liam Livingstone and Chris Wood bowled 35 balls between them for four wickets and just 22 runs to tie the hosts down. In response, Phoenix coasted to a…
CPL 2025 Shakib Al Hasan is only the fifth bowler to pick 500 T20 wickets © Getty Antigua and Barbuda Falcons brought an end to their home leg with a win over the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots to remain at the top of the table in CPL 2025. Shakib Al Hasan starred with a miserly spell of 3 for 11 in two overs. The Bangladesh legend picked up his 500th T20 wicket in the game before the Falcons batters took the team past the finish line, courtesy Karima Gore’s unbeaten 52. The Patriots meanwhile have won only two of…
WOMEN’S HUNDRED – 2025 Perry hit 55 not out. © Getty Manchester Originals botched a routine run-chase at home, falling to a 16-run defeat against Birmingham Phoenix and slipping to the fourth spot. The result keeps Trent Rockets, who beat Welsh Fire earlier in the evening, alive in the playoffs race. Chasing 112, the Originals collapsed to 15/4 inside the powerplay and never recovered. Their innings was further derailed by four run-outs before they were eventually bowled out for 99 off the final ball. Seren Smale top-scored with 29 off 34 but found no support as the top-four batters managed…
World Cup-winning captain Belinda Clark has joined an elite group of Australian greats Former Australia captain Belinda Clark, a World Cup-winning leader, prolific run scorer and key figure in the off-field development of Australian cricket, has been elevated to ‘Legend’ status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Clark is just the sixth cricketer to be awarded the most prestigious individual sporting honour that can be bestowed on an Australian, which recognises excellence, longevity, resilience and lifelong contribution to sports. She joins Sir Donald Bradman, Keith Miller, Richie Benaud, Dennis Lillee and Shane Warne as cricketers whose achievements “are considered…
THE MEN’S HUNDRED, 2024 Root scored 64 not out off 41 balls © Getty Joe Root’s unbeaten 64 helped Trent Rockets pull through in a tense chase and qualify for the final weeks in Men’s Hundred 2025 courtesy a three-wicket win over Welsh Fire on Sunday. The result also sealed the top three places, with Rockets joining Oval Invincibles and Northern Superchargers, while eliminating the rest. Fire had a 97-run stand to thank for their 150/6 wherein Stevie Eskinazi scored a fifty and skipper Tom Abell narrowly missed out on one. Root had Rockets in the hunt from the better…