Seasoned Hong Kong spinner Ehsan Khan, who once dismissed Indian legend M.S Dhoni and current Pakistan captain Babar Azam in the Asia Cup, on Monday became the first bowler from his country to pick up 100 wickets in T20Is, making history for the Associate Member. Ehsan Khan achieved the feat during a match while claiming […]

England have launched a new white-ball era after dropping Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali from their forthcoming clashes against Australia. Bairstow and Ali have over 400 international appearances between them but the veteran pair have been deemed expendable as England revamp their limited overs line-up following disappointing ODI and T20 World Cup campaigns. Matthew Mott

The ticket holders turning up for the Durand Cup semifinal between Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Bengaluru FC here on Tuesday will not be allowed to enter the stadium with tifo, drums, smoke candles or other inflammable materials, the Kolkata Police said on Monday. The notice was issued due to the security issues in the

WFI President Sanjay Singh on Monday said India have the potential to win four to five medals in women’s wrestling at the 2028 Olympic Games but for that to happen “a couple of institutions” will have to stop interfering in day-to-day functioning of the national federation. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) remains suspended by

India will be taking on arch-rivals Pakistan on October 6 here as per the revamped fixtures of the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup released by the ICC on Monday. The tournament starts on October 3. The global competition, initially scheduled to be held in Bangladesh, was moved out of the country by the ICC after

After Shikhar Dhawan recently called time on his playing career across all formats, legendary India opener Sunil Gavaskar feels the left-handed opener’s retirement leaves cricket ‘poorer’. He added that injuries may have influenced Dhawan’s decision to retire from the game. In all, Dhawan scored 6,793 runs in 167 ODIs at an average of 44.11 and

A jersey belonging to US baseball legend Babe Ruth shattered the record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever auctioned on Sunday, fetching $24.1 million. The online auction for the New York Yankee’s jersey lasted several weeks, and it was expected to best the previous record: $12.6 million paid in August 2022 for

In a significant development, the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) on Monday introduced prize money for player-of-the-match and player-of-the-tournament award winners in all women’s and junior cricket competitions at domestic level. In a post on social media, BCCI secretary Jay Shah Shah announced that in men’s cricket, prize money will be awarded for player of the

All-rounder Rashid Khan is a notable omission in Afghanistan’s 20-member preliminary squad for the one-off Test against New Zealand, to be played in Greater Noida next month. Rashid’s absence from the September 9-13 contest comes as a surprise as he has been Afghanistan’s highest wicket-taker in the format, having taken 34 wickets in five Tests

Indian Super League side NorthEast United FC edged past local favourites Shillong Lajong FC 3-0 to qualify for the final of the Durand Cup in Shillong on Monday. First-half goals from Thoi Singh and Moroccan striker Alaaeddine Ajaraie and a strike in added time of the second half by Parthib Gogoi did the job for