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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Usman Khawaja on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment to Australia’s Test team, insisting he still has plenty to offer as he prepares to return to the top of the order against West Indies — and help guide emerging opener Sam Konstas. Speaking to the media at Barbados ahead of the Test against West Indies, Khawaja showed confidence that his experience and role remain vital as Australia enters a new era following David Warner’s retirement. “I understand I’m 38 years old — people will always look for an excuse. I still have a role to play, opening the…
CNN — When the US State Department announced on April 5 that it would be revoking all existing visas for South Sudanese citizens, it threw into uncertainty the lives of every national living in the United States. One of those citizens is basketball player Khaman Maluach, who at the time of the announcement had just declared for the 2025 NBA draft after leaving Duke. Maluach – a towering, rim-protecting center at 7 feet, 2 inches – is widely expected to be a lottery pick in Wednesday’s draft, with his dynamism on defense and high ceiling making him an exciting prospect…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 India’s defeat may now reopen the Reddy debate, especially in the context of twin batting collapses and the limited role Shardul played with the ball ©Getty There was one constant across the five days of the Headingley Test. Before the start of play and at every session break, Lunch or Tea, Nitish Kumar Reddy would walk out to the ground with Morne Morkel by his side. India’s bowling coach would lay down length markers on the practice pitches and then stand behind a set of stumps like a wicketkeeper. The 22-year-old Reddy would bowl and…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Former Australia T20I captain Aaron Finch has expressed his excitement over the potential pairing of Pakistan star batter Babar Azam and Australian batting maestro Steve Smith for the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) season 15. Earlier this month, the Sydney Sixers confirmed the signing of Babar as their direct overseas player for BBL 15. With the former Pakistan captain expected to be available for the full season, there is a strong possibility that he will share the crease with Steve Smith, following the conclusion of the NRMA Insurance Test series — scheduled to wrap up by…
CNN — Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte was visibly upset during his team’s victory against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday after a fan reportedly heckled him about his late mother. The incident took place during Marte’s seventh-inning at-bat, after which he was consoled by manager Torey Lovullo and shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. According to MLB.com, the spectator made a derogatory remark about Marte’s mother, who passed away in a car accident in 2017. “It was a terrible moment,” Lovullo told reporters after the game. “Fans are nasty, and fans go too far sometimes. I love my players and I’m…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Australia have announced their playing XI for the first Test of the three-match series against West Indies, scheduled to begin on Wednesday. This series marks the beginning of both teams’ campaigns in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27. The squad includes some notable changes from the side that lost the WTC 2023-25 final to South Africa earlier this month at Lord’s. Teenager Sam Konstas makes a return to the Test side after debuting in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India last year. The 19-year-old impressed during his two-Test stint but was rested for the tours of…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 began with Bangladesh facing Sri Lanka in their series opener at Galle. Meanwhile, two heavyweights — England and India — kickstarted their campaigns with the first Test of a five-match series at Headingley in Leeds. England produced a remarkable performance in the series opener, chasing down their second-highest total in Test history — 371 runs — to register a five-wicket win. The victory was set up by a brilliant 149 from opener Ben Duckett and an unbeaten 53 by veteran Joe Root, who anchored the chase in the final session.…
CNN — Former San José State University star Chandler Jones died Sunday at the age of 33 following a road accident in Los Angeles, according to a medical examiner report. Jones was pronounced dead by paramedics shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday and an investigation is currently underway, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. The report states Jones suffered blunt traumatic injuries while on the freeway in Los Angeles. According to CNN affiliate KCAL, police say Jones was hit by a car. CNN Sports has reached out to the California Highway Patrol for comment. After starring at Bishop…
MLC 2025 Orcas have lost all four games this season. © MLC Seattle Orcas find themselves in a queasy territory. In the aftermath of their fourth straight defeat on Sunday, Heinrich Klaasen acknowledged the urgency of getting “on a roll” if the team’s playoff hopes are to stay alive. Four defeats in four has had a deflating effect on the team that finished bottom of the table in 2024 too. They’re still not out of the running for the playoffs and have a chance to script a dramatic climb up the table, but like Klaasen opined, any such inflexion point…
CNN — Teenage sprinting sensation Gout Gout continued his record-breaking streak on Tuesday when he surpassed his own 200m Australian national mark. The 17-year-old finished first with a time of 20.02 seconds – shaving two hundredths of a second off the previous record he broke in December last year – at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Gout entered the straight slightly behind Cuba’s Reynier Mena but produced a remarkable burst as the pair approached the finish line to get himself ahead. In what was Gout’s first senior race abroad, he finished 0.17 seconds ahead of Mena while…