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MUMBAI: India’s star wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant is racing against time to be fit for the two-Test series against West Indies, which will begin with the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad from October 2. Pant has returned to India and consulted medical specialists in Mumbai but will have to hope for…

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo/Denes Erdos) Cristiano Ronaldo once again wrote his name into the history books as he guided Portugal to a 3-2 victory over Hungary in Budapest on Tuesday night. The veteran forward struck from the penalty spot in the 58th minute, registering his 39th goal in World Cup qualifiers. With that strike,…

India’s Shivam Dube celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of UAE’s Junaid Siddique (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair) For the first time in 16 internationals across formats, India finally won a toss, and skipper Suryakumar Yadav had no hesitation in opting to field against the United Arab Emirates in Dubai. What followed was a ruthless display of…

Ronaldo eyes 1,000th goal, hopes to reunite with retired Dutch legend Sneijder at Al-Nassr for one final assist Cristiano Ronaldo, inching closer to the unprecedented milestone of 1,000 career goals, is making headlines again, this time off the pitch. The Al-Nassr and Portugal legend has reportedly requested his Saudi club to lure former Dutch maestro…

South Zone’s MD Nidheesh celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of North Zone’s Ayush Badoni during the third day of the Duleep Trophy 2025 semi-final (PTI Photo) BENGALURU: With India’s top cricketers being called up for the Asia Cup in Dubai or the India ‘A’ series in Lucknow, the Duleep Trophy final between South…

UAE captain Muhammad Waseem and India captain Suryakumar Yadav (X-BCCI) For the first time in 16 internationals across formats, India have finally won a toss. Suryakumar Yadav called right in Dubai as India chose to bowl first against the United Arab Emirates in their Asia Cup 2025 opener. The streak had become almost comical, with…

FIFA blocked Aymeric Laporte’s €10m return to Athletic Bilbao after Al-Nassr failed to submit transfer documents before the deadline/ Image:X The Basque club is not backing down after FIFA halted Aymeric Laporte’s transfer, and are prepared to escalate the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Meanwhile, Turkish side Besiktas are lining up a…

Rinku Singh of India (Photo by Richard Huggard – Gallo Images/Getty Images) Rinku Singh, the left-handed batter who is also part of India’s Asia Cup squad, shared a horrifying story from his childhood when he was attacked by a monkey, leaving him with a severe injury. Rinku explained that monkey attacks were a common problem…

Varun Chakravarthy and Abhishek Sharma NEW DELHI: India’s supremacy in the shortest format was underlined once again as three of their batters and three bowlers found themselves inside the Top 10 of the latest ICC T20I rankings released on Wednesday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Among bowlers, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy continues…

Arjun Tendulkar (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Arjun Tendulkar made a striking return to competitive cricket after seven months away from the field. The young all-rounder, who recently got engaged to Saaniya Chandok, shared his excitement on Instagram, posting that he took a wicket on the very first ball of his first competitive match back….