Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson has defended the team’s decision to prepare a spin-friendly pitch in Rawalpindi for the first ODI against Australia, a match Pakistan won comfortably by five wickets.
The Quad countries announced new maritime, energy and critical minerals initiatives while stressing regional security and economic resilience during talks in New Delhi.
Australia chief selector George Bailey has said the T20I careers of Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Steven Smith are not over despite the experienced trio being left out of Australia’s squad for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh.
A number of Australia’s Test hopefuls for next year’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India could get good exposure when Australia A tour the country for two four-day matches and three one-day games against India A in Puducherry, later this year.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has launched an investigation into the incident. Preliminary information indicates the aircraft involved was a Diamond DA42, a twin-engine light plane.
Over 40 per cent of Australians blame the United States and Israel for the ongoing fuel crisis, and a majority expect the national economy to get worse in the next six months, according to a poll published on Wednesday.
Former champions India blanked Australia 5-0 in the men’s Group A clash to assure themselves of a quarterfinals berth in the Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 in Horsens, Denmark, on Monday.
Shipping resumes through a key oil route, but military pressure, political messaging and ongoing negotiations signal that the crisis is paused, not resolved.
With NATO accused of lacking courage and allies like Japan, South Korea and Australia urged to step up, Trump is pushing the world to share the burden of a war he says is weeks from its objectives, even as Iran fires at a joint US-UK base and warns Britain of retaliation
The men’s team, which scripted history by winning the 2022 Thomas Cup, will back themselves to progress to the knockout stage from a group that also features Pan Am champions Canada and Oceania champions Australia.
