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Ben Manenti hopes to feature in another unlikely triumph as he joins Italy’s attempt to qualify for their first ever men’s ICC tournament Built for the 1960 Summer Olympics, the Roman Olympic Village has hosted sportspeople from all disciplines, from athletics to football, rugby and tennis. And now cricketers can be added to the list of those lucky enough to have graced the esteemed sporting precinct. Just months after helping South Australia to an improbable Sheffield Shield and One-Day Cup double, Ben Manenti has been one of those cricketers and is chasing another unlikely triumph. Manenti’s next mission is with…
Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 114 gave England to plenty to contend with and India a solid start to the second Test at Edgbaston England have experienced another taxing first day against India as Shubman Gill’s century built firm foundations for the visitors in the second Test at Edgbaston. Buoyed by his side’s fearless fourth-innings chase at Headingley last week, home captain Ben Stokes did not hesitate to repeat his tactics from that match – winning the toss and sending the opposition in on a good batting pitch. The initial outcome was better this time – India reaching stumps on 5-310 compared…
BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 Hasaranga celebrates a wicket © AFP A monumental collapse for Bangladesh, triggered by the Sri Lankan spinners, saw the hosts take an early lead in the series with a comfortable 77-run win in the first ODI at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo on Wednesday (July 2). A measured century from skipper Charith Asalanka and a useful 45 from Kusal Mendis helped Sri Lanka finish with a competitive 244. Bangladesh, in reply, got off to a good start but lost their way completely from the 17th over of the chase. Jaker Ali scored a…
Yorkshire moved off the bottom of the Rothesay County Championship Division One table after completing a convincing 10-wicket win over Essex in York. Essex entered the final day 33-3 in their second innings but were unable to set any sort of meaningful target to save the game, with Jack White (4-37) and Ben Coad (3-33) helping Jonny Bairstow’s side skittle out the visitors for 131. Yorkshire required just nine overs to make the 41 runs required, with Adam Lyth (15 not out) and Finlay Bean (18 not out) guiding them to just their second win of the season and seeing…
England were left frustrated by bowling misfortune and a valiant century by Shubman Gill after electing for repeat tactics during the opening day of the second Test at Edgbaston.Ben Stokes won the toss and sent the opposition in on a good batting pitch, just as he did during the series-opening victory, with his decision seemingly validated when two quick wickets early in the evening session left India in trouble at 211-5. Stokes’ opposite number Shubman Gill followed his 147 in the opening Test with an unbeaten 114, putting on an unbroken 99-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja to help India reach…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Shubman Gill’s fine knock of 114* ensured a productive Day 1 for India at Edgbaston © Getty A fine century under pressure from skipper Shubman Gill, aided by a solid 87 from Yashasvi Jaiswal, helped India consolidate to 310/5 on Day 1 of the second Test at Edgbaston on Wednesday (July 2). In overcast conditions at toss, unchanged England had no hesitation in opting to bowl whereas India made three changes and some key position swaps in their XI from Leeds in their quest for greater batting depth that was tested on the opening day…
BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 Bangladesh suffered a dramatic collapse in the opening ODI against Sri Lanka © BCB Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed admitted that the manner of their collapse in the ODI series opener against Sri Lanka was both “painful and unexpected”. Chasing a modest target of 245 at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday (July 2), Bangladesh were well placed at 100 for 1 in the 17th over before an extraordinary meltdown saw them slip to 107 for 8 – losing seven wickets for just five runs, the worst such collapse in men’s ODI history. The…
Steve Smith is a confirmed starter for the second Test in Grenada with Josh Inglis making way for the star batter’s return. Australia captain Pat Cummins confirmed Smith had ticked all the boxes in his recovery from a dislocated finger and would resume his position at No.4 against West Indies on Thursday (midnight Friday AEST). Australia XI for second Test: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood Inglis misses out after scoring 5 and 12 in the only change for the tourists following…
Shubman Gill hit a hundred as India reached 310-5 on day one of the second Test against England at Edgbaston after Ben Stokes had no hesitation in inserting the tourists once again following the thrilling victory chasing in the series opener at Headingley.Stokes had put India in to bat in Leeds a little under two weeks ago and that decision was pored over after his opponents piled on 359-3 on day one, only for England to have the last laugh by pulling off a chase of 371 – their second-highest in Tests – on the final day. The home captain…
Pakistan on Wednesday beat hosts Indonesia 2-0 in their second group match in the qualifiers for the 2026 Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup, making a comeback from their defeat in the first group match last week. The national squad was drawn in Group ‘D’ of the qualifiers in Jakarta alongside Chinese Taipei, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan. Pakistan lost their first match of the campaign to Chinese Taipei 8-0 on June 29. Hailing today’s victory as a “milestone in women’s football”, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) wrote in an X post, “Pakistan defeats 95th-ranked Indonesia 2-0. Power, passion, and purpose…