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INDIA WOMEN TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Radha Yadav and Shree Charani picked two wickets each © Getty Led by an all-round display, India secured a comfortable six-wicket win over England at Old Trafford, on Wednesday, to secure a series-winning 3-1 lead in the five-match series. Chasing 127 for victory, India overhauled the total with three overs to spare. Electing to bat, England made a slow start to their innings. It was in the third over, against Shree Charani, that Sophia Dunkley cut loose. She slapped the first ball through cover point for a boundary before clubbing a flighted delivery over…
CNN — The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final is set after Paris Saint-Germain smashed Real Madrid 4-0 in their semifinal at MetLife Stadium. Two goals from Spanish midfielder Fabián Ruiz and one from Ousmane Dembélé in the first half put the Parisians in the driving seat from early on. And in the final few minutes of the game, Gonçalo Ramos added a fourth to put the icing on the cake for PSG in searing heat which reached 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) in New Jersey. PSG will face Chelsea in Sunday’s final after the Premier League side beat…
LONDON: Jannik Sinner overcame Ben Shelton in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the second time on Wednesday, easing fears over an elbow injury he suffered in the previous round. Sinner wore a protective sleeve on his right arm and could be seen grimacing at times in his 7-6(7/2), 6-4, 6-4 quarter-final victory against 10th seed Shelton on Court One. But the 23-year-old battled through the discomfort. Sinner had sparked fears he may have to pull out of Wimbledon after injuring his right elbow in an awkward fall during his fourth-round tie against Grigor Dimitrov on Monday. The…
WELLINGTON: New Black Caps coach Rob Walter says Kane Williamson still wants to represent New Zealand in international cricket despite opting out of the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. The 34-year-old master batsman turned down a central contract with New Zealand Cricket for this season, enabling him to pick and choose his availability and take up lucrative contracts in franchise cricket. So instead of playing two tests in Bulawayo in late July and August, Williamson will be captaining London Spirit in The Hundred in England. “Myself and Kane have had a nice conversation, a long conversation,” South African Walter told the…
Michael Di Venuto knows the Test batting line-up hasn’t functioned as a unit in recent times, but Australia’s assistant coach has urged for patience as the side’s reshaped top-order adjusts to the challenges of Test cricket in increasingly difficult conditions for batters. Batting coach Di Venuto believes there were “encouraging signs” in the second Test in Grenada as Australia clinched another series win, with Cameron Green registering his first half-century in his new No.3 role while teenage opener Sam Konstas hit 25 off 37 balls on day one to set somewhat of a platform for the middle-order to build on.…
Match details Who: West Indies v Australia What: Third Test (D/N), Frank Worrell Trophy When: July 12-16 (July 13-17, 4.30am AEST first ball) Where: Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica How to watch: ESPN (available via Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Disney+, Fetch TV) How to listen: ABC radio, SEN radio Live scores: Match Centre Officials: Nitin Menon and Adrian Holdstock (on-field), Richard Kettleborough (third), Javagal Srinath (match referee) Highlights, news and reactions post-play: cricket.com.au, the CA Live app and the Unplayable Podcast. The Unplayable Podcast will have daily recaps of each day of the Test series, so if you’re unable to stay up through…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 The Dukes ball, once prized for its pronounced seam and lasting hardness, now finds itself under an unkind light © Getty Through the course of two protracted, high-scoring Tests in Birmingham and Leeds, one quiet subplot has refused to go away from the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. It’s the recurring procession of players walking up to the umpire with the match ball. Some go alone. Others take turns, perhaps hoping a fresh face might make the case stronger. At times, they even try their luck with the other umpire. But each time the ball slips through the…
INDIA IN SL? Kohli and Rohit could be seen in action in August © Getty Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has knocked on the doors of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) with a request to host a short white-ball series in August. The proposal comes in the wake of the cancellation of India’s tour of Bangladesh. While the BCCI is yet to formally respond, should the series go ahead, it could see the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli – both currently out of two of the three formats and playing only in the ODIs -…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Sri Lanka have been dealt a significant setback ahead of their three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, as star all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury. The injury occurred during the third ODI against Bangladesh, where Hasaranga strained his right hamstring while batting. He had played a crucial role in the series opener, triggering a collapse that helped Sri Lanka win the match and eventually seal the series 2-1. Despite his importance to the team, Sri Lanka have not named a replacement for the injured all-rounder. Instead, Hasaranga will return to Colombo…
England slumped to a first T20 series defeat to India at home as a stodgy batting display led to a six-wicket loss in the fourth match of five at Emirates Old Trafford.The home side – who had kept the series alive with a nervy five-run victory at The Kia Oval last Friday – laboured to 126-7 after electing to bat with opener Sophia Dunkley (22 off 19) top-scoring and visiting spinner Radha Yadav picking up 2-15 as well as the fine diving catch at backward point that dismissed Dunkley. England were unable to rotate the strike effectively against an excellent…