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Stuart Broad (screen grab) England’s second innings at the Optus Stadium teetered on the edge before Mitchell Starc struck again, claiming the wicket of Joe Root and sending shockwaves through the visitors’ middle order. Root, England’s key batter, fell for just eight in the second innings after a first-innings duck, with Starc once more exploiting…
Team bride prevailed in a friendly match against team groom. (Images via X/Screengrabs) With Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal set to marry on November 23, their celebrations gained another lively chapter as the couple and their close circles squared off in a friendly cricket match. Videos across social media showed the two leading their respective…
Joe Root of England walks from the ground after being dismissed (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) Former Australia opener David Warner didn’t hold back in his criticism of Joe Root after the England star fell cheaply once again in the second innings of the opening Ashes Test at Optus Stadium, Perth. Root, dismissed for a…
Mitchell Starc claimed a historic ten-fer against England on Day 2 of the first Ashes Test. (Images via Getty) Mitchell Starc produced one of his finest Ashes performances, completing a ten-wicket haul in the ongoing first Test at Perth Stadium. The left-arm quick, who dominated Day 1 with seven wickets, added three more on Friday,…
R Ashwin, Jitesh Sharma & Vaibhav Suryavanshi (X) India A’s journey in the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 came to a dramatic and heartbreaking end in Doha, where their semi-final clash against Bangladesh A turned into an instant classic. The match stretched all the way to a Super Over, only for Jitesh Sharma’s side to…
Mithun Manhas, Devajit Saikia, Rishabh Pant and Temba Bavuma Guwahati made its long-awaited Test debut on Saturday as Barsapara Stadium hosted its first-ever red-ball international, becoming India’s 30th Test venue. The landmark moment was formally opened in a ceremonial manner, with BCCI President Mithun Manhas and BCCI Honorary Secretary Devajit Saikia ringing the bell to…
Wei Yi,Sindarov Javokhir and Yakubboev Nodirbek (X) Nagpur: Safety First was the order of play in the opening games of the Chess World Cup semifinals in Goa on Friday. With three of the four semifinalists headed to their maiden Candidates tournament, Game 1 of the semifinals saw players with black pieces on both boards managing…
South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer celebrate after the first Test win agains India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI) Monty Panesar in 2012. Steve O’Keefe in 2017. Pairing of Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon in 2023. Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel in 2024. And as Simon Harmer picked eight wickets in the…
New Delhi: For nearly six months, Preeti Panwar felt she was shadow boxing with fate. A rising star who had surged into the Olympic cycle on the back of an Asian Games bronze, the 22-year-old found herself hospitalised in Saarbrücken, Germany during the Indian team’s pre-Olympic training camp — laid low by a severe bout…
India’s head Coach Gautam Gambhir and Yashasvi Jaiswal (ANI Photo) Guwahati: It was well beyond the scheduled arrival time, but there was still no sign of the Indian team bus. “They will be timed out in training,” someone joked as the anticipation around the practice nets grew.Will Shubman Gill turn up? Will he make a…
