India's leading badminton players will return to action at the BWF Japan Open Super 750, which gets underway on Tuesday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, with the comeback of men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty being the biggest talking point.
India defeated England by 270 runs in the first-ever Women's Test at Lord's, with Sneh Rana starring as Harmanpreet Kaur's side scripted history.
India begin their ODI series against England with the return of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah as preparations for the 2027 World Cup gather pace.
N Sree Charani has been nominated for the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for June after finishing as the leading wicket-taker at the T20 World Cup.
India captain Shubman Gill has been shortlisted for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award along with Bangladesh all-rounder Mossadek Hossain and New Zealand fast bowler Nathan Smith.
Winston Benjamin was a key figure in the West Indies cricket team from 1986 to 1995, playing 21 Tests and 85 ODIs for the Caribbean side. However, son Rai Benjamin represents the United States.
Hockey India secretary general Bhola Nath Singh said going forward no senior team player will be given the number 16 jersey although it will remain in circulation at the junior level.
Morkel’s contract is set to begin on September 1, which means his first assignment with the national team will be the home Test against Bangladesh that starts from September 19. He has been appointed till the end of the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa.
This is the first time Pant will play first-class cricket since his horrific car accident in December 2022.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) have announced to organise two charity football matches to aid the relief work in the flood-affected Kerala and Himachal Pradesh.
