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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has announced the complete schedule for the Men’s Asia Cup 2025, with Pakistan and India scheduled to meet on September 14 in a highly-anticipated group-stage clash. The tournament will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and will follow the T20 format, serving as a key preparation event for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, which will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka in February. A total of eight teams will participate in this edition of the Asia Cup, divided into two groups. Group A includes Pakistan, India,…
Opener Muneeba Ali was one of Pakistan’s star performers during the Qualifier event in April, with the talented left-hander hitting a pair of half-centuries on the way to amassing a total of 223 runs across the tournament at an average of 44.60. That run of with the bat at the Qualifier saw Muneeba rise to a career-high rating on the current ICC Women’s ODI Batter Rankings and the 27-year-old is hoping to continue that rich vein of form in Ireland and at the World Cup later this year. “Despite the difference in formats between the Irish tour and the World…
England’s Test series with India heads into a decider at The Oval with the hosts leading 2-1. Shubman Gill’s side held on for a final-day draw in the fourth Test at Old Trafford, despite a history-making hundred for Joe Root and another Player of the Match performance by Ben Stokes – here’s how we rated the players from both sides… England player ratingsZak Crawley – 8Batting: 84 England’s massive 311-run lead on first innings and Old Trafford-record Test total of 669 owed most notably to Joe Root’s historic 150 and Ben Stokes’ 141 – more on them shortly – but…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND 2025 Rishabh Pant resumed batting in the first innings with an fractured toe © Getty India head coach Gautam Gambhir and England captain Ben Stokes stood at opposite ends of a fierce debate: whether a team should be allowed a replacement player if one suffers a serious external injury during a Test match. The topic arose sharply after Rishabh Pant fractured his toe while batting on the opening day of the Manchester Test. Pant, though hobbling, courageously returned to the crease the next day and added a further 17 runs to score his third half-century of…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Jadeja and Washington played pivotal roles to help India draw the Old Trafford Test. ©Getty “Yeah, yeah, go, go, easy one.” Ravindra Jadeja’s voice cut through the post-lunch hum at Old Trafford. It wasn’t a one-off. Every time he or Washington Sundar nudged a ball into a gap, Jadeja called out, loud and clear, urging his partner to run, to push, to keep the scoreboard ticking. The tone was urgent but composed. In the moment, the word ‘easy’ made perfect sense. But nothing about the bigger picture was easy. It was the start of the…
Skipper Ben Stokes has been England’s best bowler across the first four matches of the series despite some ongoing injury ailments, but the inspirational captain suggested he would be fit to take the field in the series decider with the side’s next Test after the London showdown not until the opening clash of the Ashes series against Australia in November. “It’s been a pretty big workload so far in the series,” Stokes admitted. “I had a big week last week at Lord’s, with time spent out in the middle with bat in hand and obviously overs bowled, and then same…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Both Washington and Jadeja reached their tons in the final session. © Getty England captain Ben Stokes believed that the lack of a century beside their names would not have diminished the efforts of Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja in salvaging the Manchester Test. The two left-handers came together just before lunch on the final day. Jadeja, reprieved off the very first ball he faced, and Washington, measured and resolute, dug deep to bat through 55.2 overs for a 203-run stand that pulled India to safety and kept the possibility of a 2-2 finish alive.…
A host of Australians have been in action in the United Kingdom, turning out in the first edition of the women’s T20 Blast Grace Harris (Surrey) M: 13 | Runs: 338 | Ave: 30.72 | SR: 157.94 | 50s: 3 | HS: 63* | Wkts: 10 | Econ: 7.95 | BBI: 3-18 Alongside Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Harris was one of the keys in Surrey’s march to the inaugural title. She immediately made an impact, hitting 63 off 35 in her first innings for the county, while her other high mark during the round stage was a 31-ball 57 against Lancashire. The…
SINGAPORE: World record holder Summer McIntosh stormed to the women’s 400 metres freestyle world title on Sunday, making a flying start to her bid for five individual crowns at the Singapore meet as American great Katie Ledecky finished with the bronze. The highly anticipated battle between McIntosh and Ledecky failed to materialize as the Canadian led from start to finish and claimed the win in three minutes and 56.26 seconds, nearly two seconds ahead of Chinese silver medallist Li Bingjie. Ledecky was 2.23 seconds behind McIntosh, who had only a small break before returning to qualify fastest for the 200…
PARIS: Tadej Pogacar claimed his fourth Tour de France title on Sunday, cementing his status as the most dominant rider of his generation and joining Britain’s Chris Froome on the all-time winners’ list. The 26-year-old Slovenian, who previously triumphed in 2020, 2021 and 2024, delivered a near-flawless performance over three weeks, excelling in every department, even coming close to prevailing on a spectacular final stage on the Champs Elysees after an epic duel with Belgian Wout van Aert. Pogacar attacked relentlessly in the ascents of the Butte Montmartre but eventually suffered a brutal counterpunch from Van Aert, who went solo…