NEW DELHI: Experienced batsman Sikandar Raza has been appointed as captain of a youthful Zimbabwe squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against world champions India, starting from July 6 in Harare, PTI reported.Zimbabwe Cricket announced that Belgium-born Antum Naqvi has been included in the squad, pending confirmation of his citizenship status.Naqvi, born to Pakistani…
Bolivia and Panama play each other in the final matchday in Group C of Copa America 2024 on Monday at the Inter & Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida. There are no major injuries that are keeping players from either camp out of this fixture. However, Panama’s Adalberto Carrasquilla, the midfielder who had been given marching…
Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has praised the body language of India skipper Rohit Sharma during the team’s title-winning run in the T20 World Cup while questioning Babar Azam’s leadership during the recently concluded cricket carnival in the Americas. India emerged champion following its thrilling seven-run victory against South Africa in Bridgetown, Barbados, which made…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli could not have asked for a better send off from T20Is after winning the World Cup that ended India’s 11-year long trophy drought.Kohli, who endured a lean patch throughout the tournament and scored just 75 runs before the final, played a match-winning knock of 76 in the title…
As one of the most exciting footballers in the world, Jude Bellingham’s wonder goal against Slovakia on Sunday was what many have come to expect from the England star. His decision to mark the moment by referring to a speech by former U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, however, seemed a less likely move from someone who…
Sabalenka had finished as a semifinalist in the last edition of Wimbledon, losing to Ons Jabuer in the women’s singles. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Sabalenka had finished as a semifinalist in the last edition of Wimbledon, losing to Ons Jabuer in the women’s singles. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
NEW DELHI: India secured a convincing 10-wicket victory in the one-off women’s Test against South Africa in Chennai, although centurion Laura Wolvaardt made them wait a little longer for the winning moment.The hosts needed to chase a modest target of 37 runs after dismissing South Africa for 373 in their second innings, and they achieved…
USA will take on Uruguay for its final group stage match at the 2024 Copa America against Uruguay on Monday at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Peruvian referee Kevin Ortega will be officiating the clash. He has been a listed international referee for FIFA since 2019. He has also been officiating matches in the…
As India’s first individual Olympic gold-medallist, Abhinav Bindra knows a thing or two about handling big-stage pressure and he has a simple piece of advice for those aiming for the podium in the upcoming Paris Games — stay in the moment and have a flexible mind. Bindra, who won the yellow metal in men’s 10m…
The latest pictures arriving from Barbados are not that of the Indian team’s T20 World Cup victory celeebrations, but of hurricane Beryl that has hit the Caribbean city, leading to a shut down of the airport and resultant delay in return home of the new T20 world champions.An ANI video on social media platform ‘X’…
