Former India cricketer, Dinesh Karthik believes Rohit Sharma and the team's senior stars face increasing selection pressure due to India's unmatched bench strength ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup.
Kylian Mbappe shared an emotional farewell message for Didier Deschamps after the France coach ended his 14-year tenure following the FIFA World Cup 2026. Mbappe thanked the World Cup-winning manager and hailed his lasting legacy.
Kylian Mbappe admitted France were "completely stunned" by England's first-half performance in the FIFA World Cup 2026 bronze medal match.
PV Sindhu defeated Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-17 to win her maiden Japan Open Super 750 title in Tokyo. The Indian star became the first Indian champion at the tournament and ended her two-year BWF World Tour title drought.
England defeated France 6-4 in a thrilling FIFA World Cup 2026 third-place play-off to claim the bronze medal. Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick as Kylian Mbappe became the tournament's all-time leading goalscorer.
While there have been reports of Pakistan threatening to withdraw from their next fixture in the tournament if Pycroft was not removed, The Statesman could not independently verify the reports.
Siraj was chosen following his outstanding match-winning spell against England in the Oval Test, which was the only match he was a part of in the month.
“We were ready to shake hands. Disappointed the opposition didn’t do that,” Hesson said at the post-match press conference, underlining that Pakistan regarded the handshake as a traditional show of respect between rivals.
“This match (against Pakistan) was important because, as a team, we wanted to show our solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam attack,” Gambhir said.
Yadav’s remarks came after India notched up their second straight win of the tournament, overcoming their traditional rivals in the first cricketing encounter since the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack and India’s subsequent retaliation in May, which targeted terror infrastructure across the border.
