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ZURICH: More than 1.5 million ticket applications from fans in 210 countries have been received by FIFA within 24 hours of the pre-sale draw for the 2026 World Cup being launched, the governing body of world football said on Thursday. The extraordinary global demand for the tournament came primarily from the United States, Mexico and Canada, followed by Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, England, Spain, Portugal and Germany. The response highlighted the international appeal of the expanded 48-team tournament, which will be hosted by Mexico, Canada and the US and will feature 104 matches across 16 host cities. The draw is open…
LAS VEGAS: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez stands in the way of Terence Crawford’s bid for boxing history Saturday when they clash in Las Vegas for Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight world title. Crawford, a four-division champion, is jumping up two weight divisions in a bid to become the first male boxer to become an undisputed champion in three different categories. Unbeaten with a record of 41-0 with 31 knockouts, Crawford previously claimed all four belts on offer at super lightweight and welterweight. But the 37-year-old American will step into the ring at Allegiant Stadium, home of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, an…
ASIA CUP 2025 Sri Lanka are the six-time Asia Cup champions © Getty Sri Lanka’s recent journey in T20Is has been nothing short of turbulent. The six-time Asia Cup champions – and the defending champions in the T20I format of the competition – remain one of the most decorated sides in the tournament’s history. However, their form since the 2024 T20 World Cup has raised plenty of concerns. That campaign ended in disappointment, with Sri Lanka bowing out in the group stage after registering just a solitary win against the Netherlands. The struggles have continued since then, with only two…
Series facts Qantas ODI tour of India 2025 September 14: First ODI, Mullanpur Cricket Stadium, 6pm AEST September 17: Second ODI, Mullanpur Cricket Stadium, 6pm AEST September 20: Third ODI, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 6pm AEST How to watch or listen in Australia: Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app The squads Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Nicole Faltum, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Charli Knott, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham…
Australia have arrived in India fresh, hungry and with their sights set on history. Alyssa Healy’s squad commenced their ODI World Cup campaign in typically clinical fashion in Chandigarh on Friday, enjoying their first hit out ahead of the first of three bilateral one-dayers against India.Rolling up to the new Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, which will host an international match for the first time on Sunday, the Australian group brushed off any lingering jetlag and got their first taste of the conditions with a centre-wicket nets session. The only absentee was Grace Harris, whose departure for the subcontinent…
Phil Salt’s 39-ball ton, the fastest by an Englishman, powers hosts to highest ever T20I score against a full member Phil Salt has hit the fastest and biggest hundred for England to launch the third biggest men’s total in the history of T20 internationals and ensure a smashing 146-run win over South Africa at Old Trafford. Salt’s unbeaten 141, after reaching three figures in a record 39 balls, and Jos Buttler’s 83 decorated England’s extraordinary total of 2-304, which included 18 sixes and 30 boundaries on Friday evening (Saturday AEST). It was just the third time the 300-run barrier has…
Despite being ignored last year in a second string squad, Varun staged a strong comeback into India’s white-ball squads. ©Getty He had already been asked to send his Adidas sizes. Shirt, trousers, tracksuit: all ticked off, as if the place in India’s squad was a formality. That was how sure Varun Chakaravarthy was, in July 2024, that his time had come again. India were preparing to send a second-string team to Zimbabwe after the T20 World Cup win, the kind of series built for fringe players to audition. Varun fit that mould better than most: more than 40 wickets across…
Phil Salt smashed a new England-record T20I score of 141 on an extraordinary night in Manchester, the hosts scoring 300 for the first time as they beat South Africa by 146 runs to level the series.Salt struck eight of England’s 18 sixes for the innings, to go with 15 boundaries, as he blasted a 39-ball hundred to also best Liam Livingstone’s previous record-fastest mark off 44 deliveries. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Phil Salt hits a new England record-fastest hundred in second T20 international cricket, off 39 balls against South Africa Salt started as he…
BCCI ELECTIONS Harbhajan Singh has featured in 367 matches for India © Getty After Sachin Tendulkar, it is now Harbhajan Singh whose name is being linked to the top post at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Tendulkar has already denied being in the fray, but Harbhajan is yet to clarify, leading to speculation over his possible interest. There appears to be some substance to the latest buzz, with the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) nominating the 45-year-old former spinner, who holds 367 international caps across formats. The picture will become clearer once the nominations are officially filed,…
The Green Shirts crushed Oman with ease, but still need to up their game as the India clash looms. A disclaimer to start with: it was just Oman. So, Pakistan fans, don’t get too excited. I hope most of you won’t, since, traditionally, this team keeps finding new ways to disappoint us. With the emotions now set aside, let’s “objectively” look into what Pakistan came up with in their Asia Cup opener at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. The boys in green, as expected from them, swept aside the Omanis with utter disdain, continuing the pattern of big…