England won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the first-ever women's Test at Lord's, with Alice Capsey, Mady Villiers and N Sree Charani making their Test debuts.
Hockey India has announced a 20-member Indian women's hockey squad for the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, with Salima Tete retaining the captaincy after the team's FIH Nations Cup triumph.
England defender Marc Guehi is doubtful for the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal against Norway with a hamstring injury, while Declan Rice is also racing to recover from illness ahead of Saturday's clash.
The BCCI will conduct a detailed review of India's men's T20I team after the England tour, with players and support staff set to be assessed following successive series defeats.
Kylian Mbappe said France has the "most potential" but are not yet their strongest side after scoring in a 2-0 win over Morocco to send Les Bleus into the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals.
The Border-Gavaskar series may have ended on a disappointing note for India with several stalwarts failing to deliver when the team needed them the most during the 1-3 loss -- their first in a decade, but one player left everyone speechless and earned praises from his teammates and opposition alike.
Rishi Dhawan, the fast-bowling allrounder from Himachal Pradesh who represented India in four limited-over games (three ODIs and one T20I), has called time on his white-ball career. Dhawan’s announcement has come after the conclusion of the group stage of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy.
IndianOil, in association with The Statesman, successfully hosted the second edition of the much-anticipated Servo Premier League, a full-day cricket tournament for Servo Stockists and Bazaar Resellers.
Despite India ending up losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-3, ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting believes that pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah’s exploits are not only the best he’s seen of a visiting bowler in Australia but probably also the best fast-bowling display of all time.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said that opener Saim Ayub will travel to London along with assistant coach Azhar Mahood to have his ankle fracture treated.
