Vaibhav Sooryavanshi eyes statement innings as Duleep Trophy semis begin | Cricket News
Bengaluru: The 2026-27 domestic season is barely underway, but the old North-South rivalry is already adding spice to the Duleep Trophy. North Zone and South Zone will renew their contest in the semifinals at the BCCI Centre of Excellence here from Sunday, with youth and experience on both sides making for an intriguing battle.North bring…
Tilak Varma in India’s ODI World Cup plans as selectors seek Shreyas Iyer backup | Cricket News
India’s Shreyas Iyer, center, with batting partner Tilak Varma (AP/PTI) New Delhi: India’s team management and selectors are working on backups for the middle order ahead of the ODI World Cup next year. TOI has learnt that Tilak Varma’s name has come up as a potential backup option for Shreyas Iyer in the top six…
‘CoE cannot be only for contracted players’: VVS Laxman on building India’s cricket pipeline | Cricket News
Bengaluru: Giving up a lucrative IPL contract and a thriving commentary career, Indian batting great VVS Laxman took the administrative plunge in December 2021. What began at a modest facility inside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has since evolved into a much larger assignment, with Laxman now at the helm of the BCCI Centre of Excellence,…
Argentina topples Oranje juggernaut to end Netherlands’ decade-long reign
For close to a decade, this Netherlands women’s team had known nothing but success. Coming into this World Cup, it had struck gold at nine major competitions – two Olympics, two World Cups and five EuroHockey Championships. The last time Netherlands lost a major competition in a knockout tie was the 2016 Olympics final. Only…
‘He does not depend on the pitch’: Rahane explains why Manav Suthar can thrive anywhere | Cricket News
India’s Manav Suthar (ANI Photo) Manav Suthar has wasted little time making an impression in Test cricket, with the left-arm spinner already putting himself in the conversation for a bigger role in India’s red-ball plans.Suthar has claimed 23 wickets from his first three Tests, but his impact has gone beyond the numbers. His ability to…
Janneke Schopman and Germany part ways after loss to India, her former team, in Women’s Hockey World Cup
Janneke Schopman and the German Hockey Federation (DHB) have parted ways after the women’s team’s 1-3 loss to India, the Dutchwoman’s former side, in the 5th-6th place match at the Hockey World Cup. “The German Hockey Federation and women’s national coach Janneke Schopman are parting ways,” said DHB in an official statement. The 49-year-old Schopman…
Argentina crowned the World Champion: Here’s how the side won its third title
Argentina crowned the World Champion: Here’s how the side won its third title
‘I urge other cricketers to speak up’: Moin Khan makes emotional appeal for Imran Khan | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Moin Khan has joined the growing chorus of voices expressing concern over the deteriorating health of former Pakistan captain and 1992 World Cup-winning leader Imran Khan, urging the country’s authorities to ensure that the 73-year-old receives proper medical treatment in jail.Moin, a key member of Pakistan’s World Cup-winning side under…
Argentina beats Netherlands in penalty shootout, claims its third women’s Hockey World Cup title
On a chilly summer evening at the Wagener Stadion, Argentina’s women had their own Maracanazo moment. The Netherlands do not lose often. In the last 13 years, the Dutch have lost just one game per year while winning three successive World Cups. Here, too, on Saturday, they did not lose as Argentina found a way…
South Africa turn the tables as Dewald Brevis blitz powers seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe | Cricket News
Dewald Brevis goes berserk Dewald Brevis produced another sensational display of power-hitting as South Africa bounced back from their opening defeat to Namibia with a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the Namibia T20I Tri-Series in Windhoek on Saturday. Chasing 145, South Africa reached 146/3 in 13.4 overs, with Brevis smashing an unbeaten 75 off 32…
