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CNN — “Cancer changed my life but it didn’t take it,” Katie Schumacher-Cawley said at the 2025 ESPY Awards on Wednesday. While fighting a battle on the volleyball court, the Penn State women’s volleyball head coach also grappled with another battle – cancer. Half a year later, now in remission after six rounds of chemotherapy, Schumacher-Cawley received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the event honoring the top athletes and sport performances of the year in Los Angeles. Schumacher-Cawley, upon receiving the award, said she was “humbled and truly grateful for this moment.” “This past year has been one…
Ponting himself is no stranger to being thrown in the deep end at the highest level, making his Test debut as a 20-year-old, and only compiling the one century in the format in his first two years in the Baggy Green. With that perspective, the ICC Hall of Famer provided invaluable insight. “The unfortunate thing about Test cricket and when you’re a young bloke trying to find your feet is quite often you have to work it out for yourself because it’s out in the middle,” said Ponting. “You can practice as much as you want, you can do things…
LONDON: After missing four years of Test duty due to injury, England speedster Jofra Archer is keen to make up for lost time and says he wants to play the final two Tests against India and prove he deserves a place in the squad for the Ashes series in Australia. Archer made his test comeback at Lord’s in the third Test, bowling at full tilt to claim five wickets, including three in the second innings as England clinched a 22-run victory to go 2-1 up in the five-match series. England management, men’s managing director Rob Key in particular, have been…
INDIA WOMEN TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Deepti Sharma scored an unbeaten 62 in her team’s winning start to the series in England ©Getty India have just two series – six ODIs in total – to fine-tune combinations and iron out flaws before launching their home ODI World Cup campaign in under three months. Injury comebacks of key regulars could still sway selections closer to the tournament, but based on what they have in England right now, the win in the first ODI offered a promising glimpse into India’s growing depth and reliable Plan Bs. Kranti leaves her mark With both…
CNN — A Spanish government official has called for an investigation into Barcelona star Lamine Yamal’s 18th birthday party after a prominent disability activist group said organizers of the event hired people with dwarfism “solely for entertainment and attractions” in contravention of Spanish law. Yamal hosted the party on Sunday at a private property he had rented in the small town of Olivella, 50 kilometers (about 31 miles) southwest of Barcelona, with several online influencers in attendance along with Barça teammates. The Association of People with Achondroplasia and other Skeletal Dysplasias in Spain (ADEE) said in a statement that it…
INDIA WOMEN TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Deepti Sharma enroute to her 62 © Getty Carrying on their mojo from the T20I series win, India began the ODI series in similar fashion with a comfortable four-wicket victory to take a 1-0 series lead over England . Deepti Sharma scored an unbeaten 62 and was well supported by Jemimah Rodrigues (48) in the chase of 259. But, the win was set up by a Kranti Goud (2-55) and Sneh Rana (2-31) with the ball. Sophia Dunkley (83) and Alice Davidson Richards (53) scored fighting fifties to take the hosts to a respectable…
Scott Boland’s hat-trick has shot him into the top 10 Test bowlers as Australia dominate the ICC rankings at a level not seen in almost 70 years. Australia now have five players in the top 10 ICC Test bowler rankings following their demolition of West Indies for 27 in Jamaica, with Boland rising to a career-best sixth spot.Captain Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood remain at three and four respectively, while off-spinner Nathan Lyon has dropped one spot to eighth following his omission for the third Test, while Mitchell Starc remains at No.10 despite a career-best 6-9 at Sabina Park. Not…
Andre Russell will retire from international cricket after his final hometown T20 international in Kingston Two-time Twenty20 World Cup winner Andre Russell is to retire from international cricket at 37 after the second T20 match against Australia next week in his hometown of Kingston, Jamaica. The allrounder Russell, known throughout the game as ‘Dre Russ’, won the T20 World Cup in 2012 and 2016, and has won 84 international caps in the format, scoring three fifties and taking 61 wickets. The white-ball specialist, who played only one Test, has also appeared in 56 one-day internationals, taking 70 wickets. He last…
ZIMBABWE T20I TRI-SERIES, 2025 Tim Robinson’s career-best 75 not out off 57 in Harare helped New Zealand down South Africa © Getty Tim Robinson’s career-best 75 not out off 57 in Harare on Wednesday (July 16) was fuelled by prime Zimbabwean beef. At least, that’s his story and he’s sticking to it. “Zimbabwe, as a country, I love it so far,” Robinson told reporters after guiding New Zealand to victory by 21 runs in their T20I triseries match against South Africa. “The climate’s fantastic and the people have been very nice and very accommodating. And I love all the steaks.…
BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 Tanzid Hasan acknowledges the crowd after reaching 50 © AFP A career-best 4 for 11 from Mahedi Hasan and a fine 73* off 47 balls by Tanzid Hasan Tamim – also his highest T20I score – powered Bangladesh to a 2-1 series win over Sri Lanka, as they cruised to an eight-wicket victory in the decider at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday (July 16). Mahedi’s impactful spell helped restrict the hosts to 132 for 7, with Pathum Nissanka (46) the only top-five batter to reach double digits. Tanzid then took charge…