India eye clean sweep against Afghanistan in final ODI
India will look to complete a 3-0 ODI series sweep over Afghanistan when the two sides meet in the third and final match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.
India will look to complete a 3-0 ODI series sweep over Afghanistan when the two sides meet in the third and final match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.
England have named a 15-member squad featuring five potential Test debutants for the one-off women's Test against India at Lord’s, starting on July 10. The match will be a landmark occasion for women's cricket, becoming the first women's Test to be played at the historic venue.
India drag-flick specialist Deepika credited the specialised training camps organised for the national women's hockey team for helping players improve their skills and deliver strong performances at the FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup in Auckland.
As many as 50 athletes from Rajasthan who won medals at the National Championship and the National Para Championship will be absorbed into state government service.
Iran will lodge an official complaint with FIFA over US travel restrictions during the 2026 World Cup, claiming the measures have disrupted the team's preparations ahead of their clash against Belgium.
Chasing a modest 179, England were rattled early by Marufa Akter’s fiery new-ball burst and then found themselves entangled in leg-spinner Fahima Khatun’s web in the middle overs.
India are favourites to advance to the knock-out stage at group toppers and the second seeds lived up to those expectations to register a 45-27, 45 win over Sri Lanka, who had got the better of the United Arab Emirates in a thriller on Monday.
Asian U-22 champion S. Vishwanath set the tone with a commanding 5:0 victory over Ashish of Haryana in the 50kg category
The initiative was inspired by Smriti Mandhana’s suggestion to Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh during the Breaking the Boundaries chat in August, following which the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) moved swiftly to implement it.
Starc’s comeback strengthens a pace attack that will still be without injured skipper Pat Cummins, with Mitch Marsh continuing as captain for both the ODI and T20I legs of the series starting October 19.
