India vs Vietnam (Photo by @afcasiancup on X) NEW DELHI: India began their Women’s Asian Cup campaign with a narrow 2-1 defeat to Vietnam in a dramatic Group C clash on Wednesday. Ngân Thi Van Su gave Vietnam the lead in the 30th minute, curling a right-footed shot into the top corner. Vietnam nearly made…
NEW DELHI: Babar Azam has been dropped from Pakistan’s ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against Bangladesh, as the selectors begin reshaping the team with an eye on next year’s 50-over World Cup. The decision follows Pakistan’s disappointing T20 World Cup campaign in India and Sri Lanka, where they failed to reach the semi-finals….
Australia’s Glenn Maxwell (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Veteran Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has underlined that he has no immediate plans to step away from T20 internationals, with both the 2028 T20 World Cup and the Los Angeles Olympics firmly on his radar.Now 37, Maxwell would be 40 by the time Australia hosts the 2028 T20 World…
Abhishek Sharma and Sahibzada Farhan (Agency Image) Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan has edged closer to the summit of the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings, tightening the race with India’s Abhishek Sharma after the latest weekly update released on Wednesday. T20I Batting Rankings Farhan climbed to second place following a historic outing at the ICC Men’s…
Former Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed is on the verge of taking charge as the head coach of Pakistan’s Test side, with the role lying unoccupied for nearly five months. In the interim, Azhar Mahmood oversaw the team during the recent Test tour of South Africa.As reported by Geo News, Sarfaraz is expected to assume the…
File photo of Jasprit Bumrah. (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Mumbai: It was a pleasant October afternoon in Delhi and Jasprit Bumrah was continuously coughing while fielding at deep fine-leg for Gujarat. The opponents were Railways and the venue hosting that Ranji Trophy clash was the Karnail Singh Stadium. Only a handful of people watched that…
Cristiano Ronaldo (ANI Photo) Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has suffered a hamstring tendon injury, his Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr FC confirmed on Tuesday. Despite the setback, his participation in the 2026 World Cup appears safe.The 41-year-old Portugal captain is expected to be out for two to four weeks, which should allow him to recover…
India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Moments after Sanju Samson played the defining knock of his life, a regal 50-ball 97* against West Indies in a virtual quarterfinal of the T20 World Cup at the Eden Gardens on Sunday, he made a disarming admission. “Had lots of ups and downs,” Sanju said at the post-match…
South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram, left, along with New Zealand’s captain Mitchel Santner. (AP Photo) KOLKATA: And then there were four. After 52 matches over almost one month, four teams will fight it out for the coveted T20 World Cup. As two usual suspects — South Africa and New Zealand, who share a healthy sporting…
NEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu returned to India after being stranded in Dubai since February 28 following the closure of airspace in West Asia due to escalating conflict in the region. As a result, she had to give the All England Badminton, which began on Tuesday in Birmingham, a miss.Go Beyond The Boundary…
