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INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 A relentless Stokes removed India’s half-centurion with a short-ball. ©Getty India have run well in this series. Run well, until they’ve hit a wall. Only, this wall doesn’t stay still. It charges toward them: bounding in, tresses flying, arms pumping, eyes narrowing. A wall that chirps, hunts, shapes narrative. A wonderwall. Fitting really, for just four days ago, Oasis were in Manchester, playing their biggest hit. Now it was time for Ben Stokes, England’s own wonderwall. On the opening day at Old Trafford, India had built themselves a great platform. They’d lost the toss on…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Zurich AP  —  Aitana Bonmatí scored in extra time to send Spain to its first-ever Women’s European Championship final with a 1-0 win over Germany on Wednesday, setting up a repeat of the 2023 World Cup title match. A stubborn Germany performance had seen it take the world champions to extra time and Spain needed a superb strike from the two-time Ballon d’Or winner to secure a first-ever win over Germany. “I feel so proud. We deserved this,” Bonmatí said. “We have played a great tournament throughout. We had a hard fight tonight, of course, because…

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on Wednesday decided that a letter highlighting the rationale and objective of the national team’s participation in the 2025-26 FIH Pro League will be sent to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for final decision after the International Hockey Federation invited the country for the event. The Pro League matter was discussed in the 34th meeting of PSB board, which met in Islamabad with Adviser to Prime Minister on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Rana Sanaullah in the chair. During the meeting, the participants were told that that PSB had no funds for the said event. However, the…

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in a U-turn has decided to attend the Asian Cricket Council’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, the Hindustan Times reported on Wednesday. The ACC meeting taking place in Dhaka will decide the fate of this year’s Asia Cup, which India is scheduled to host in September. Sources within the BCCI have confirmed that the board has indeed decided to attend Thursday’s meeting virtually. “Yes, we have decided to attend the meeting virtually,” a BCCI source told the Hindustan Times on the condition of anonymity. Earlier, amid rising political…

MANAMA: Pakistan’s Ahsan Ramzan stormed into the semi-finals of the IBSF Under-21 World Snooker Championship with a dominant display on Wednesday, while the nation’s challenge in the 6-Red event concluded after hard-fought knockout battles here at the Crowne Plaza hotel. The 19-year-old Ahsan delivered a commanding performance to secure his semi-final berth. In the quarter-finals, Ahsan — who won the world amateur title in 2022 — overwhelmed India’s Mayur Garg 4-0 (103(58)-42(32), 82(35)-0, 56-39, 74(48)-23), showcasing consistent scoring and control. This followed his victory in the all-Pakistani last-16 clash earlier on Wednesday, where he defeated compatriot and Under-17 world champion…

Australia Under-19s quick Sara Kennedy is embracing her usual first preseason with Tasmania as she juggles school and cricket Sara Kennedy’s first pre-season with Tasmania looks slightly different to that of her new teammates, but the rising left-arm quick is embracing her trans-Bass Strait balancing act. Kennedy, who turns 18 next month, is still completing Year 12 in her native Victoria and has remained there to finish her studies since signing her first state contract with the Tigers earlier this year.The recent school holidays gave Kennedy a chance to fly down to Hobart and spend valuable time in the Tasmania…

INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Dawson picked the key wicket of Jaiswal on the opening day. © Getty Liam Dawson’s last Test match was so long ago that he’d reconciled with the idea that a Test comeback was but a pipe dream. Yet, there he was, 2929 days later ticking his tally of wickets from seven to eight. It took him only seven balls on his comeback at Old Trafford to get the counter moving again as he found lovely drift away from the left-handed Yashasvi Jaiswal and drop to find the edge. The 35-year-old Hampshire bowler came in as…

Australian Peter Handscomb has celebrated his 200th first-class cricket match in fine style, notching a century for his English county side Leicestershire Former Australian Test batter Peter Handscomb has marked his 200th first-class game with a century to help put his English county side Leicestershire in control of their top-of-the-table clash with Derbyshire. The Victorian, who played 20 Tests for Australia, is captain at Leicestershire and has steered the side to the top of the County Championship’s second division, with Derbyshire second.Handscomb resumed the second day’s play on Wednesday on what must have been a very nervous 99 alongside Lewis…

Jack Leach claimed 6-63 as Somerset wrapped up a five-wicket win over Durham inside two days of their Rothesay County Championship Division One clash at Taunton.The visitors, who resumed on 5-2 in their second innings, were bowled out for 190, with off-spinner Archie Vaughan assisting Leach with 4-85. Somerset required 86 for victory and reached the target in 19.2 overs, despite 4-39 from Durham’s Callum Parkinson.Lyndon James hit an unbeaten 203 for second-placed Nottinghamshire against Hampshire.James’ knock off 236 balls included 20 fours and eight sixes as the away side, who resumed on 241-5, declared on 578-8 at Southampton. Hampshire…

Jack Leach claimed 6-63 as Somerset wrapped up a five-wicket win over Durham inside two days of their Rothesay County Championship Division One clash at Taunton.The visitors, who resumed on 5-2 in their second innings, were bowled out for 190, with off-spinner Archie Vaughan assisting Leach with 4-85. Somerset required 86 for victory and reached the target in 19.2 overs, despite 4-39 from Durham’s Callum Parkinson.Lyndon James hit an unbeaten 203 for second-placed Nottinghamshire against Hampshire.James’ knock off 236 balls included 20 fours and eight sixes as the away side, who resumed on 241-5, declared on 578-8 at Southampton. Hampshire…