Bhopal: In a shocking incident, two Australian women cricketers visiting India for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup were allegedly stalked and molested by a motorcycle-borne man in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Acting on the matter, the Indore Police, after registering an FIR on the complaint of the Australian team’s security manager, Danny Simmons, tracked and…
Riffa (Bahrain): India’s athletics contingent ensured a steady flow of medals, grabbing four podium finishes, including two silver through Edwina Jason and Oshin, to maintain the country’s fifth position at the ongoing Asian Youth Games, here on Friday. With two silver and two bronze from the track and field events, India’s overall tally rose to…
Navi Mumbai: India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Thursday described qualifying for the Women’s World Cup semifinals as “a big relief,” as the team bounced back from three successive defeats after starting the tournament as one of the favourites. India became the last team to qualify for the semifinals, joining Australia, South Africa, and England, following a…
Navi Mumbai: India qualified for the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup after scintillating hundreds by Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal set up a commanding 53-run win over New Zealand via DLS Method here on Thursday. Asked to bat first, India posted an imposing 340 for three after the contest was reduced to 49 overs…
Sydney: It’s hard to find context in an ODI bilateral series with no major events scheduled in that format for the next two years. But that’s the space both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma exist in right now. Having become one format players for the national team and with the 50-over World Cup remaining an…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad: Once again, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) finds itself in the spotlight — not for nurturing talent or building infrastructure, but for yet another controversy that reeks of carelessness and questionable governance. From flawed selections to opaque spending, from poor logistics to now the alleged supply of substandard player uniforms, the rot…
Indore: Stand-in skipper Tahlia McGrath lauded “world-class” Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner for bailing Australia out of early wobble and guiding them to a six-wicket win over England in the Women’s World Cup match here on Wednesday. Sutherland (98 not out) and Gardner (104 not out) shared a 180-run alliance for the fifth wicket as…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad: It’s that time of the season again when the spotlight turns — not on the players, but on the selectors. And this time, it’s not admiration they’re attracting, but anger and disbelief. Hyderabad’s senior and junior selections have once again exposed the rot — favouritism, political interference, and outright disregard for merit….
Colombo: A semifinal berth already sealed, South Africa will look to maintain their winning momentum and enhance their chances of a top-two finish in the group stage when they take on Pakistan in the ICC Women’s World Cup here on Tuesday. Colombo’s weather may play spoilsport again and the Proteas women, who now have eight…
Indore: England held their nerves to edge past India by four runs and book a place in the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup here on Sunday. Electing to bat, England rode on skipper Heather Knight’s classy 109 off 91 balls (15×4, 1×6) — in her 300th international appearance — to post 288 for 8….
