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WOMEN’S WORLD CUP Yastika Bhatia sustained an injury to her left knee © AFP Yastika Bhatia, the Indian wicketkeeper-batter, has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia and the 2025 50-over World Cup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced on Thursday. Yastika sustained an injury to her left knee during India’s preparatory camp in Visakhapatnam, and is being monitored by BCCI’s medical team. Uma Chetry, who has been named as her replacement in both the squads, will no longer be a part of the India A squad, which is scheduled to take part…
FRANCHISE WATCH Srinivasan’s family owns majority shareholding after CSK was segregated from India Cements company © AFP N Srinivasan, once a strongman of Indian and world cricket, is back in the news. At a time when there is speculation about his retirement from cricket administration, his name has been linked to the top position in Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd (CSKCL). He has now been appointed chairman of CSK, one of the most successful franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL). “At a time when world and franchise cricket is changing, the company needs his experience and wisdom to navigate…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL After more than four years, the South African cricket team is expected to play Test matches in Pakistan, with the series likely to begin on October 12. The tour will feature 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 3 T20Is, and the proposed schedule has come to light. According to details, ahead of the men’s and women’s teams’ tours of Pakistan, a South African delegation is currently in the country to review arrangements. The PCB has prepared the proposed schedule for the men’s series, which will be released once South Africa gives its approval. As per sources, the…
DULEEP TROPHY 2025 Ruturaj smashed 25 fours and a six in his massive hundred. © AFP South Zone vs North Zone After being asked to bat first, South Zone made steady progress on Day 1 led by Narayan Jagadeesan’s (148*) century. North Zone, who made two changes to their bowling line-up by bringing in Yudhvir Singh Charak and Anshul Kamboj in place of Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh, struggled for discipline and conceded as many as 22 extras including 13 no-balls. The South Zone openers batted solidly and took their side to 79/0 by Lunch. The duo went on to…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pat Cummins says he will do whatever it takes to play the Ashes against England starting in November, with the Australian skipper prepared to “take a few risks” with a back injury that has sidelined him. The 32-year-old pace spearhead has been ruled out of upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand and India with “lumbar bone stress”, casting a shadow over Australia’s Ashes preparations. He has not bowled since their Test tour of the West Indies in June-July, restricted to just light gym duties with no date set for a return. The first Ashes Test starts…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Marnus Labuschagne has gone “back to the drawing board” in a bid to regain his Australia spot for the Ashes, boosted by knowing he was once the top batsman in the world. The long-time number three in Australia’s batting order was dropped from the Test tour of the West Indies in June-July after a sustained lean spell. The 58-Test veteran, known for endlessly tinkering with his technique, said it had been an opportunity to “step back mentally” and reassess his approach. “There’s an analogy — you can try and bash yourself through the wall or you…
Still only 17, Gout is already one of the most exciting prospects in global athletics, earning comparisons with Jamaican great Usain Bolt and training with Adidas stable-mate Noah Lyles in Florida. Teen sprinter Gout Gout will make a much-anticipated world championships debut in Tokyo this month as he marks an early milestone in a career Australia hopes will peak with Olympic gold at Brisbane 2032. Still only 17, Gout is already one of the most exciting prospects in global athletics, earning comparisons with Jamaican great Usain Bolt and training with Adidas stable-mate Noah Lyles in Florida. All this while juggling…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan’s cricketer, Haider Ali, has been cleared in an alleged rape case after the Greater Manchester Police determined that there were not enough evidence against the emerging batter to back up the allegations levelled by a British-Pakistani girl, local media reported on Wednesday. Greater Manchester Police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) sources confirmed to Geo News exclusively that the case against Ali has been closed due to insufficient evidence to support the allegations. Ali was represented by criminal law expert Barrister Moeen Khan. The batter had been under investigation after a British-Pakistani woman accused him…
INDIA CRICKET BCCI had floated tenders for the sponsorship on Tuesday © AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has raised the valuation for sponsoring the Indian cricket team, setting a new base price higher than what Dream11, the outgoing sponsor, had been shelling out. According to industry sources, the new reserve price, it is understood, is INR 3.5 crore for bilateral matches and around INR 1.5 crore for multilateral fixtures, particularly in the ICC and ACC competitions. These figures, talked about in the market, are slightly higher than the current rates of INR 3.17 crore for…
The French women’s team have been barred from the boxing world championships because the results of their gender tests were not delivered on time, the French Federation (FFBoxe) said on Thursday. World Boxing said last month women wanting to compete in the event in Liverpool that starts on Thursday would have to undergo mandatory genetic sex testing under its new policy. Such tests have been banned in France since a law was passed in 1994, save under strict conditions, so the French federation had to wait till they reached England in order to proceed with them. The five-member team underwent…