In the lead-up to the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, cricket pundits identified Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma as the key to India’s hopes of winning a second successive ICC title within six months.
Indian hockey star Manpreet Singh has equalled Dilip Tirkey's long-standing record of 412 international appearances and is set to become the most-capped player in the history of Indian men's hockey.
Gill, Kishan, Rohit and Iyer reached major landmarks as India posted 402 against Afghanistan. Here are five key records and milestones from the second ODI in Lucknow.
Captain Tilak Varma and Kumar Kushagra struck half-centuries before Nishant Sindhu claimed 4-31 as India A defeated Afghanistan A by 101 runs to qualify for the 50-over tri-series final in Dambulla.
Opener Devon Conway has returned to New Zealand Cricket's central contracts list for the 2026-27 season, while fast bowler Blair Tickner has also earned a recall. The duo replace Adithya Ashok and Muhammad Abbas in the 20-member contracted players' list announced by NZC.
The ban was on the back of Rohidas receiving a red card in the Indian team’s quarterfinal match against Britain on Sunday.
The 39-year-old former India international boasts intimate knowledge of franchise T20 cricket, having been part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) since its inception in 2008. He has represented six teams during his 16-year IPL career.
The athletics competition at the magnificent 80000-capacity Stade de France has already seen some fabulous finals, most notably last evening’s pulsating men’s 100metre final won by star American sprinter Noah Nyles by a heart-stopping five thousandths of a second.
However, India need to play out of their skin once again to get past the doughty and physically intimidating Germany in order to fight for the men’s hockey gold for the first time since the boycott-hit 1980 Moscow Games
China, on the other hand, slipped to second with 19 gold, 15 silver and 11 bronze medals for a total of 45 medals.
