Three uncapped players — opener Riaz Hassan, all-rounder Shamsurrahman and pacer Khalil Ahmed — have been included in Afghanistan’s final 16-member squad for the one-off Test against New Zealand, scheduled to begin in Greater Noida on September 9. ALSO READ | IPL 2025: Rahul Dravid joins Rajasthan Royals as head coach on multi-year contract Star…
NEW DELHI: Australian spinner Nathan Lyon expressed his admiration for Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as they gear up for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.Lyon referred to Ashwin as the “master of the craft,” acknowledging his exceptional skills and expertise in the art of spin bowling.The highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar series is set to commence on November…
Life changed overnight for Kiyan Nassiri on January 29, 2022. At the tender age of 22, he achieved something most players dream of in Indian football. He scored a hat-trick in the Kolkata Derby. His second-half hat-trick (64, 90+2’, 90+3’) propelled Mohun Bagan Super Giant (then ATK Mohun Bagan) to a 3-1 comeback win against…
British teenager Oliver Bearman will replace suspended Dane Kevin Magnussen in the Haas lineup for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix next weekend, the US team announced on Friday. Bearman will step in alongside Nico Hulkenberg after Magnussen was given a one-race suspension. The 19-year-old previously stepped in for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari in Saudi Arabia this…
The Duleep Trophy encounter between India-A and India-B was delicately poised at stumps on day two at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday. After India-B folded for 321, half an hour into the post-lunch session, India-A reached 134 for two by close, with Riyan Parag (27 batting, 49b, 4×4) and K.L. Rahul (23 batting,…
NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar is the only batter in international cricket history to score 100 centuries. Widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, he achieved numerous landmark centuries over the course of his illustrious career.Here are some of his most significant hundreds:First Test Century (119 vs England, 1990): At Old Trafford,…
PREVIEW Five-time world champion Brazil will face Ecuador in the FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL qualifier on Saturday, at the Couto Pereira Stadium, in Paraná state, Brazil. Brazil will be coming into the match looking to move on from its Copa America 2024 quarterfinal exit against Uruguay on penalties. Head coach Dorival Junior, who took…
Gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preethi Pal, who made history by becoming the first-ever Indian woman to win two medals at the Paralympics, will be the country’s flag bearers during the closing ceremony of the Paris Games on Sunday. Harvinder, 33, who had also scripted history by becoming the first Indian archer to…
NEW DELHI: Navdeep Saini showcased his prowess with the new ball, helping India B restrict India A to 134 for two on the second day of the Duleep Trophy match in Bengaluru on Friday.Saini’s efforts followed Musheer Khan‘s impressive 181 runs, which led India B to a first-innings total of 321. KL Rahul and Riyan…
