England are locked at 1-1 after the first two games of their Test tour to India, with a pair of gripping matches in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam. Here, PA news agency looks at lessons learned as the teams take a week’s break before resuming battle in Rajkot. Rookie spinners are learning fast With Jack Leach injured, … Read more
Special focus is on the keeper’s role. KS Bharat has been decent as a keeper and okayish with the bat. With no Ishan Kishan, India is left with youngster Dhruv Jurel waiting on the bench. Now the curious case of Ishan Kishan continues. The bottom line is that Ishan Kishan has to play regularly to … Read more
Benoni: Indian bowlers limited South Africa to 244 for seven with a well-oiled performance on a pitch that offered them considerable assistance in the ICC Under-19 World Cup semifinals here on Tuesday. South Africa found fight through wicketkeeper batter Lhuan-dre Pretorious (76, 102 balls) and Richard Seletswane (64 100 balls), but those efforts were not … Read more
Before the end of 2023, the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise dropped a bomb by announcing Hardik Pandya as the captain, ending Rohit Sharma’s glorious captaincy era. Hardik was brought back by the MI franchise, from Gujarat Titans (GT), in a mega trade ahead of the IPL 2024 auction. With him replacing Rohit, the move met … Read more
Cape Town: West Indies all-rounder Fabian Allen was mugged in Johannesburg while he was there to compete in the ongoing SA T20 League for his franchise Paarl Royals, who said the player is safe and was provided all possible support after the incident. Allen was robbed outside his team hotel at gunpoint on January 25. … Read more
Mark Cavendish’s career has taken him all over the world, from Rio de Janeiro to Melbourne, from the Arctic circle to South Africa. But not, it turns out, to one of the great breeding grounds for cycling’s mountain goats, Colombia. That changed recently when he arrived in South America for the Tour Colombia, which begins … Read more
New Delhi: The 2024-25 edition of the top-flight Indian Super League will be held from September 14 to April 30, 2025, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced on Tuesday while unveiling Indian football’s calendar for next season. The domestic season will kick-off with Asia’s oldest tournament Durand Cup from July 26, which will conclude … Read more
Former England player Geoffrey Boycott launched a scathing criticism against England after the visitors suffered a 106-run loss against India in the second Test in Visakhapatnam. He blamed England captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum for the loss that allowed India to level the series as he savaged the Bazball approach, calling it … Read more
Lionel Messi said it was a “shame” he could not play in Inter Miami’s pre-season friendly in Hong Kong on Sunday, with his absence leaving angry fans demanding a refund. Messi, who has been suffering with a hamstring injury, was left on the bench as his side beat a Hong Kong XI 4-1, much to … Read more