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Javelin ace Arshad Nadeem could miss two upcoming Diamond League championships next month as he undergoes post-surgery rehabilitation in London, in the hopes of a full recovery ahead of the Tokyo World Athletic Championships this September. The Olympic champion was set to travel to England this month to prepare for the World Championships, ahead of the Diamond League meet in Silesia, Poland on August 16 and Zurich, Switzerland on Aug 27-28. Last week, however, he underwent surgery on his calf muscle to address a recurring injury. The interventional procedure was done by Dr Ali Bajwa at Spire Hospital in Cambridge,…
England Men and England Women will host five international teams across all formats in a bumper 2026.The summer will also see England Women host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 on home soil from 12 June to 5 July, bringing the global spotlight to women’s cricket. Ben Stokes’ England Men’s Test team will welcome New Zealand and Pakistan in two Rothesay Test series, while Harry Brook’s white-ball side will face India and Sri Lanka in Metro Bank ODIs and Vitality IT20s. Image: Nat Sciver-Brunt’s side will welcome New Zealand, India and Ireland, including a Test match against India at…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Pant had to be helped to get off the field on the opening day. © Getty Rishabh Pant, who retired hurt on the opening day of the fourth Test in Manchester, has suffered a fracture in his right toe, an injury that could take up to two months to heal. The India vice-captain was hit during the final session on Day 1, when he copped a blow to his right foot while attempting a reverse-sweep off Chris Woakes. He was batting on 37 at that point, and England even sought a referral for LBW, only…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning to turn its upcoming bilateral series against Afghanistan into a tri-nation series by adding the UAE, sources revealed on Thursday. According to insiders, the series is expected to be played in the UAE before the Asia Cup 2025. The proposal aims to help players adjust to local conditions ahead of the major tournament. An official announcement is likely to follow the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting, which will take place in Bangladesh. Earlier, Pakistan was scheduled to host Afghanistan in August for a bilateral series. However, the PCB suggested…
India’s Rishabh Pant has been advised to take six weeks rest after suffering a fractured metatarsal against England on the first day of the Manchester Test.Pant suffered the injury towards the end of day one at Old Trafford, where India need to win to stand a chance of claiming the five-match series outright, but still hopes to play some part with the bat in the remainder of the match. The wicketkeeper-batter brought trademark chaos after India had slipped from 94 without loss to 140-3 on day one at Emirates Old Trafford, slog-sweeping Jofra Archer for four and belting Brydon Carse…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, 2025 Both the senior batters missed the two Tests in Zimbabwe © Getty Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma return to lead South Africa on the upcoming white-ball tour of Australia in August. While Bavuma has been out of action since the triumphant World Test Championship final at Lord’s in June with a hamstring injury, Markram was one of the few seniors afforded rest. They missed the two Tests in Zimbabwe while Markram sat out of the subsequent T20I tri-series there, also involving New Zealand. “It’s great to have our senior players back in the mix…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Chris Lynn smashed a quickfire 81 off just 27 balls to help Australia Champions beat West Indies Champions by eight wickets in the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 on Wednesday. The match was played at the County Ground. Australia chased down the target of 143 in only 9.3 overs, with Lynn’s explosive innings setting the tone for a dominant win. The Aussies got off to a flying start, reaching 34 runs in the first three overs. Shaun Marsh was dismissed early for 7 by Ashley Nurse, but Lynn took control with aggressive stroke play all…
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has barred transgender women from competing it women’s sports in an update its policy that aligns with an executive order signed earlier this year by US President Donald Trump. “The USOPC will continue to collaborate with various stakeholders with oversight responsibilities, eg, IOC, IPC, NGBs, to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act,” the USOPC said in an update to its Athlete Safety Policy. The USOPC did not respond to a request for comment on…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Jannik Sinner has reappointed fitness coach Umberto Ferrara to his coaching team having previously dropped Ferrara during Sinner’s recent doping suspension. Sinner served a three-month ban earlier this year after twice testing positive for banned substance Clostebol, an anabolic steroid, in March last year. The Italian previously escaped a ban when the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) ruled that he wasn’t at fault for the positive tests, accepting that the contamination was caused by a physio applying an over-the-counter spray to their own skin – not Sinner’s – to treat a small wound. However, the World…
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