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.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, there are forecasts of rains for the rest of the week, which could seriously impact the Test. There is a 70 to 90 per cent chance of rain on the first and second days of the Test, and a yellow alert has also been issued for many places in the state of Karnataka (of which Bengaluru is a part).
The Kiwis are unlikely to be without former captain Kane Williamson for at least the first Test of the three-match ICC World Test Championship series and the loss of Sears further depletes their playing stocks ahead of the first Test that commences here on Wednesday.
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Tuesday confirmed that pacer Mohammed Shami’s return to international cricket could be further delayed as a swelling on his knee “has put him back a little bit in his recovery.”
A day after England’s interim head coach Lee Carsley commented that the next head coach of the national side has to be ‘world-class,’ the English FA has begun talks with one of the most successful managers in football history, Pep Guardiola.
The senior women's national team head coach, Santosh Kashyap, on Monday announced a 23-member squad for the SAFF Women's Championship 2024, to be played at the Dasarath Stadium in Nepal from October 17 to 30.
