Anha (Saudi Arabia): India and Afghanistan settled for a 0-0 draw after failing to turn their opportunities into goals in a Group A fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers here on Thursday. It was end-to-end stuff in the first half with India coming very close to scoring through Manvir Singh on two occasions…
Chennai: A high-stakes match between cross-city rivals Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru here on Friday will usher in IPL 2024, but, beyond the grandeur around it, the two protagonists will have to find early answers to some deep questions as they attempt to enter a rarefied territory. The Super Kings are five-time and…
Dsharmasala: Ravichandran Ashwin took a famous five-wicket haul in his 100th Test as India thrived on the impatience of England batters for an emphatic innings and 64-run victory in the final chapter of an action-packed five-match contest, handing the visitors their heaviest defeat in the ‘Bazball’ era. With the series already in bag, India were…
Dharmasala: England veteran James Anderson added another glorious chapter to his remarkable tale of longevity when he became the first pacer and third bowler to take 700 Test wickets here on Saturday. Anderson reached the milestone in his 187th Test by removing India’s Kuldeep Yadav caught behind on day three of the fifth Test here….
Ranchi: India registered a thumping 5-wicket victory over England on the 4th day of the fourth Test at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. With this victory, India now take an unassailable 3-1 lead over the visitors in the five-match Test series. Chasing a target of 192 runs, India reached 40/0 in eight overs at stumps…
Rajkot: England succumbed to their trial by spin as India were set 192 to win the fourth Test and with it the series, Dhruv Jurel’s match-turning knock of 90 followed by another five-wicket haul for Ravichandran Ashwin. After India turned an overnight 219 for seven into 307 all out, whittling a first-innings deficit down to…
Karachi: New Zealand Cricket will send a security delegation to Pakistan ahead of their five-match T20I series in April this year. A reliable source close to the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed that the delegation would include private security expert Reg Dickason and a senior official of the NZ Players Association Heath Mills. Dickason has been…
Ranchi: India unearthed a fresh pace talent in debutant Akash Deep but veteran Joe Root single-handedly kept England afloat with a tenacious hundred that shunned ‘Bazball’ for a more conservative approach as the visitors hobbled to 302 for 7 on the opening day of the fourth Test here on Friday. At stumps, the 33-year-old Root…
Shah Alam (Malaysia): Anmol Kharb yet again performed when it mattered, winning the decisive fifth rubber to lead the Indian women to a historic Badminton Asia Team Championships title with a tight 3-2 victory over a depleted Thailand, here Sunday. The young sprightly group of Indian women’s team, led by seasoned PV Sindhu, defied all…
Rajkot: Yashasvi Jaiswal’s sensational double hundred found harmonious co-existence with the stunning craftiness of five-wicket man Ravindra Jadeja as ruthless India demolished wasteful England by a record 434 runs on the fourth day of the third Test here on Sunday. England resisted their desire to play ‘Bazball’ but the Indian bowlers led by Jadeja (5/41)…
