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Alcaraz US Open: Former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar hailed the thrilling US Open quarter-final between Ben Shelton and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, describing the five-set contest as 'some tennis' after the American pulled off a stunning upset. Shelton defeated Alcaraz 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(10/7) in a four-hour and 28-minute battle that went down to a deciding-set tiebreaker. That was some tennis! Every time it looked like one of them had the match, the other fought his way back.

Dubai International Cricket Stadium: Seven-time champions India will aim for having batting stability, especially in the middle-order, when they face a spirited Bangladesh in the Women's Asia Cup semi-final, to be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. The winner of the clash will book their place in the title clash, to be played on Sunday. India have dominated Bangladesh in recent years by winning their last eight T20I meetings against them. But memories of the 2018 Asia

New Delhi: Left-handed batter Devdutt Padikkal and senior opener Ruturaj Gaikwad have been named captains of the India A multi-day and one-day squads, respectively, for the upcoming home series against Australia A, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Wednesday. Seam-bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has been out of action since IPL 2026 due to injuries to his quad and leg, has been included in the 50-over games, though his selection is subject to fitness. India A w

T20I Batting Rankings: South Africa right-handed batter Connor Esterhuizen made a massive 65-place jump in the latest Mens T20I Batting Rankings, released on Wednesday, following his impressive performances in the recent tri-series against hosts Namibia and Zimbabwe. The 25-year-old opener scored 126 runs across five innings in the tri-series, with his best performance in the final group match against Namibia. Esterhuizen smashed a superb 88 in the match, helping him climb 65 places to 25th over

Big Bash League: Brisbane Heat have secured the services of Irelands seam-bowling all-rounder Orla Prendergast for the upcoming Womens Big Bash League (WBBL) season. It also marks Orlas return to the tournament for the first time since 2024. A versatile right-arm pacer and top-order batter, Orla is the franchise's second overseas signing, following last week's announcement of England leg-spinner Sarah Glenn's return. Orla previously played for the Adelaide Strikers in WBBL season 10, scoring 110

The Dehradun T20 League: The Dehradun T20 League 2026 has reached its much-awaited climax, with Mussoorie Thunders and Selaqui Strikers set to lock horns in the grand finale for the coveted title on Wednesday. Both teams secured their places in the final with impressive victories in their respective semi-finals and will now battle for the glittering trophy. The highly anticipated title clash will take place today, September 9, 2026, from 7:00 PM onwards at Abhimanyu Cricket Academy in Dehradun.

Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC: New Zealand and Bangladesh will have warm-up fixtures in Australia ahead of their respective white-ball series against the hosts in October, with Cricket Australia confirming the schedule for both visiting sides. New Zealands women will face a Governor-Generals XI at North Sydney Oval on October 15, three days before the opening T20I of their three-match series against Australia at the same venue. The fixture will be particularly significant for the White Ferns as th

ECB Chief Executive Richard Gould: Former Australia batter Leah Poulton has been appointed Managing Director of England Women, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Wednesday, with the former international set to begin her role in November. Poulton, who represented Australia 90 times before retiring from international cricket in 2015, will oversee England Women, England Women A and England Women U19s, as well as the countrys womens high-performance system. The appointment comes

IND-W vs BAN-W Semi-final 1, Cricket Tips: The four semifinalists of the Women's Asia Cup 2026 have been decided, and it is time for the knockout stages. Team India have been undefeated in the tournament and will be facing Bangladesh Women in the first semifinal. This contest will start at 8 PM IST on Thursday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India Women have recorded three massive wins and are in excellent form. Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, and Deepti Sharma have been exceptional this

Korogi Sports Park: Expecting underprepared tracks in Japan, India wrist-spinner Varun Chakaravarthy believes spinners could play a pivotal role in the team's upcoming Asian Games campaign, even as he cautioned that unpredictable weather conditions will ultimately dictate how the pitches behave during the tournament. Chakaravarthy has fully recovered from a Grade 2 left hamstring injury sustained during the T20I series against England, including doing rehab at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE)

US Ambassador Sergio Gor: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor met Indian mixed martial artist Puja Tomar, praising her historic achievements in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and calling her journey an inspiring example of how sports can connect people across nations. Sharing a picture of the meeting with the athlete on X, Gor lauded Tomar for breaking barriers on the global stage. Wonderful to meet Puja Tomar @pujatomar19, the first Indian woman to compete in the @UFC, and the first Ind

Adam Zampa: Adam Zampa has found a new Big Bash home in Hobart Hurricanes for the upcoming 16th edition, but it was not simply the cricketing opportunity that convinced the Australian leg-spinner to join the franchise. The 34-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the Hurricanes, becoming the fifth BBL club of his career after his contract with Melbourne Renegades expired at the end of BBL 15. In doing so, Zampa will join an exclusive group of players to have represented five different franchi

A Test century is difficult enough. To score another one after being forced to follow on, with your team collapsing around you, requires something far greater than technical ability. It demands extraordinary resilience. In 1948, India's Vijay Hazare produced precisely that kind of performance at Adelaide. Nearly eight decades later, Sri Lanka's Sonal Dinusha has joined an exclusive club after scoring 103 in the first innings against India and an unbeaten 133 in the second, helping his team secur

The Cricket NSW Board: Cricket NSW has strongly opposed Cricket Australias decision to proceed with private investment in the Big Bash Leagues, warning that the move could weaken the games financial capacity and have long-term consequences for grassroots cricket. CAs board on Tuesday approved a self-determination model under which individual states will decide whether to retain full ownership of their Big Bash clubs or bring in private investors. NSW, which operates the Sydney Sixers and Sydney

The Antigua & Barbuda Falcons became the first side to defeat the Guyana Amazon Warriors this season, claiming a stunning 65-run victory at Providence Stadium in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Pacer Alzarri Joseph and leg-spinner Shadab Khan led the charge for the Falcons, powering the visitors to a bold win that brought their league campaign to a spectacular close and secured their place in the top two. Sent in to bat, the Falcons made a promising start, with Karima Gore and Evin Lewis bot

Pakistan captain Babar Azam said Tuesday he had no input into the dramatic reshaping of his squad ahead of this week's third and final Test against England, adding the raft of changes was news to me. Heavy defeats in the first two Tests, at Headingley and Lord's, prompted the Pakistan Cricket Board to send seven players home before the tour was finished, with head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling chief Umar Gul sacked from their posts as well. Seven players -- including five with no Test experie

Cricket great Wasim Akram has urged authorities to give Imran Khan, his jailed former captain and ex-prime minister of Pakistan, fair treatment. Khan, 73, has been imprisoned since 2023 and was sentenced late last year along with his wife to 17 years on corruption charges they both deny. During lunch on the first day of the recent second Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's, Sky Sports broadcast an interview conducted by former England captain Michael Atherton with Khan's sons Kasim and S

Punjab T20 League: Jalandhar Warriors held their nerves to steal a win against Ludhiana Lions by seven runs in the Sher-E-Punjab T20 League at the I.S. Bindra Stadium in Mohali. The Warriors posted 169/8 in 20 overs after Ludhiana's bowlers put up a strong show. Jalandhar got off to a poor start and were reduced to 16/3 in just the second over. However, Prabhsimran Singh and Gourav Makan joined hands to steady the innings. The two batters played carefully at first before finding their rhythm and

ENG vs PAK 3rd Test, Cricket Tips: The tour of England has been disastrous for Pakistan cricket team. They have been humiliated both on and off the field, and they have only themselves to blame. After losing the second test, the PCB sacked head coach Sarfarz Khan and dropped seven players from the team. Mike Hesson will take the charge, and a bunch of new players, including Saim Ayub, have joined the team. Can this help them to win the final game? The third test will kick off at 3:30 PM IST on S

Joe Root has insisted Kevin Pietersen should continue to be outspoken when his former England team-mate joins the national side's white-ball coaching staff. Test captain Root is the last remaining link to the England side whitewashed 5-0 during the 2013/14 Ashes in Australia, with Pietersen -- himself a former England skipper -- effectively sent into international exile after that series following several fall-outs with fellow players and team management. But on Monday, the 46-year-old Pietersen

NAM vs SA 1st ODI, Cricket Tips: After an exciting T20I tri-series, it is time for a three-match ODI series between Namibia and South Africa. The first ODI will be played at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek, on Wednesday at 1 PM IST. This will be a historic ODI series. It is the first time that Namibia and South Africa are facing each other in an ODI bilateral series. Just like the T20I tri-series, Bjorn Fortuin will lead the Proteas. They won the tri-series and will be confident going forward.

Joe Root has insisted it's disrespectful to accuse Pakistan of showing no fight with the tourists on the brink of suffering a Test series whitewash by his England side. England head into the third Test at Edgbaston starting Wednesday with an unbeatable 2-0 up in a three-match series after mammoth wins at Headingley and Lord's. Last week, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took the extraordinary step of sending seven players home after the second Test and sacking Test coach Sarfaraz Ahmed, with whi

Middlesex captain Leus du Plooy will miss the remainder of the English domestic cricket season because he declared his ambition to represent South Africa. The 31-year-old batsman joined Derbyshire in 2019 on a special deal which allows certain foreign players in domestic English county cricket to be registered as locals rather than as overseas players. Du Plooy had been registered as a local player since qualifying on residency grounds and he moved to Middlesex two years ago. But having recently

MA Chidambaram Stadium: India internationals Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar starred with the ball as East Zone ended Day 3 of the Duleep Trophy final against South Zone here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in ascendancy. Both Shami and Mukesh took two wickets each as the Tilak Varma-led South were restricted to 242/6 in the first innings and ended the day trailing by 466. Devdutt Padikkal (62) and Tilak Varma (56*) scored half-centuries, but the South Zone batters would regret their dismissals, e

Punjab T20 League: Amritsar Soormas Naman Dhir produced a breathtaking batting display against Mohali Kings in the Sher-E-Punjab T20 League at the I.S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali, on Tuesday, smashing a record-breaking 173 off 64 deliveries. Reflecting on his sensational knock, Dhir said, I was thinking from the first ball that I just had to play the merit of the ball. So, I didnt pay attention to my score. Whatever I did after reaching 150, I was still thinking that I should play every shot on the

Emirates ICC International Panel: Pakistan batter Gull Feroza has been fined 10 per cent of her match fee and handed a demerit point for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during her sides Womens Asia Cup Group A match against Hong Kong in Dubai on Monday. Feroza was found guilty of breaching Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which covers showing dissent at an umpires decision during an international match. The incident occurred in the fifth over of

ICC World Test Championship: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the schedule for the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies on Tuesday, with the hosts aiming to build on their encouraging 1-1 series draw against Australia in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship cycle. The first Test will be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur from October 28 to November 1, with the second and final Test taking place in Sylhet from November 5 to 9. The series is s

BCCI Prez Manhas: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will send a full-fledged Indian cricket team to the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with president Mithun Manhas saying the side will be targeting the gold medal. We will send a full-fledged cricket team to the Asian Games. We are going there with the aim of winning the gold medal for India. It will be a great event, and hopefully, I will be there as well to cheer for our team, Manhas told IANS. India will enter the

New Delhi: Former England captain Michael Vaughan reacted to former batter Kevin Pietersen taking on the role of England's white-ball mentor, but cautioned about the only issue he saw in the shock announcement. In a surprising move, Pietersen was named a 'specialist mentor' for the white-ball sides, which will see the South Africa-born work with the English team through to the World Cup in southern Africa. Vaughan believed that Pietersen would do a eally good job but cautioned about ego issues,

MA Chidambaram Stadium: East Zone vice-captain Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plotted a couple of South Zone wickets as the teenage sensation played a key role in the dismissals of Ricky Bhui and star batter Smaran Ravichandran in the Duleep Trophy final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Sooryavanshi insisted on a review to overturn the umpire's not-out call for Bhui's caught-behind appeal and then used Mohammed Shami late before tea for the scalp of Ravichandran, the highest run-scorer of the previous Ranji

Metro Bank One: Middlesex will be without their captain Leus du Plooy for the remainder of the season due to an administrative blunder as the club did not register him as an overseas player before the deadline. Du Plooy is a South African-born batter who has played in county cricket for several years as a local player, as he has a passport of Hungary and had expressed his wish to play for England at the international stage. However, the 31-year-old had recently confirmed his desire to play for S

Charani No: India all-rounder Deepti Sharma has been rewarded for her impressive recent form at the Asia Cup 2026 with a two-place rise to sixth in the latest Womens T20I bowling rankings, while teammate Sree Charani retains the top spot. Deepti has been in excellent form at the ongoing Asia Cup, taking eight wickets in three matches and playing a key role in Indias progress to the semi-finals of the tournament. Her strong performances have helped the right-arm spinner climb two places to sixth

BCB President Tamim Iqbal: Bangladesh fast bowler Nahid Rana is unlikely to get a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the upcoming Big Bash League after just recovering from a side-strain injury that forced him to miss the Test series against Australia. Nahid is reportedly drawing interest from a few BBL franchises for the next season, which will be played from December 12 to January 26. However, with international assignments coming up and him recently recovering from a Grade-2 side strain, he i

Duleep Trophy Final: India batter and East Zone captain Ishan Kishan believes the pressure of big matches brings out the best in him, as he reflected on his monumental 270 in the Duleep Trophy final against South Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Kishan produced one of the finest knocks in Duleep Trophy history, smashing 270 off 334 balls with 30 fours and seven sixes to help East Zone post a mammoth 708 in their first innings. His knock is the eighth-highest individual score in the history of

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: Japan have named the same squad that will be playing in the Asian Games for their one-off historic T20I against India on September 22 in Tochigi Prefecture. Two-time reigning world champions, India, will face Japan for the first time in international cricket to inaugurate celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Japan's most prolific run-scorer in T20Is, will be leading the squad as

Pakistan will try to salvage something from the wreckage of a woeful tour of England with an upset victory in the third Test at Edgbaston starting on Wednesday. Mammoth defeats in the opening two encounters mean Pakistan have already lost the three-match series in emphatic fashion. But their response to a 194-run loss in the second Test at Lord's -- which followed an innings reverse in the series opener at Headingley -- surprised even longstanding observers of Pakistan's often volatile cricket s

Pakistan will try to salvage something from the wreckage of a woeful tour of England with an upset victory in the third Test at Edgbaston starting on Wednesday. Mammoth defeats in the opening two encounters mean Pakistan have already lost the three-match series in emphatic fashion. But their response to a 194-run loss in the second Test at Lord's -- which followed an innings reverse in the series opener at Headingley -- surprised even longstanding observers of Pakistan's often volatile cricket s

The Big Bash League is to be partially privatised, beginning with the sale of the struggling Melbourne Renegades, Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday. The governing body wants to bring in private investment to the Twenty20 competition as it looks to shore up the game's financial future which has come under threat from lucrative leagues abroad. Beginning the sales process for the Renegades allows us to take the first step in a self-determination model for our members and represents a defining

Cricket Australia Board: Cricket Australia Board has officially agreed to private investment into the Big Bash Leagues, beginning with the launch of a sales process for the Melbourne Renegades. CA on Tuesday announced that it would invite bids from private owners for a 100 per cent stake in the Renegades, with a view to club playing the 2027-28 WBBL and BBL season under new ownership. The sale process will not affect the coming WBBL or BBL seasons, with the Renegades being run in caretaker mode

Australian Big Bash League: Batter Mark Chapman has made the decision to shift to a casual contract with New Zealand Cricket for the 2026-27 season to pursue an opportunity in the Australian Big Bash League (BBL). Chapmans shift means Northern Districts fast bowler Matthew Fisher earns his first ever central contract and completes the list of 20 players for the 2026-27 season. NZC said Chapman will remain available for selection for the upcoming India tour of New Zealand alongside the four other

Punjab T20 League: Amritsar Soormas registered a four-wicket win over Fazilka Falcons in a crucial match of the Sher-E-Punjab T20 League, Powered by Punjab Kings, at the I.S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali, keeping their hopes of reaching the semifinals alive. Batting first, Fazilka Falcons posted a competitive 191/6 in their 20 overs. The Falcons were in early trouble after losing two wickets for just 20 runs, but skipper Shubman Gill and Pranshu Pratap joined hands to rebuild the innings. The two batt

England paceman Jofra Archer believes he is now in a good place after a succession of career-threatening injuries but said there had been some benefits from lengthy spells on the sidelines. Barbados-born Archer arrived in the UK in 2015 and four years later he was the spearhead of England's attack in their dramatic World Cup final triumph at Lord's, as well as starring in the 2019 Ashes. But he started to develop an elbow problem later that year, with England captain Joe Root widely criticised f

Vadodara International Cricket Stadium: Ongoing repair work has resulted in Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium missing out on hosting matches for the inaugural Women's Champions Trophy, set to be played in India from February 14 to 28, 2027. Last week, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai and the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium as the venues for the marquee six-team T20 tournament, after the tournament was taken out of Sri Lanka due to government inter

Sri Lanka U19: Young Uttarakhand batter Lakshya Raichandani is honoured to be bestowed with the leadership responsibility of the Indian U19 side for the upcoming three unofficial ODIs against Australia U19, which begin on September 18. Raichandani, who is currently playing for Mussoorie Thunder, was named captain of the Indian U19 white-ball side, while he is also the vice-captain for the two unofficial Tests that will be played between September 28 and October 8. Speaking exclusively to IANS, R

Queens Sports Club: South Africa womens captain Laura Wolvaardt has expressed excitement ahead of her team's historic maiden T20I tour to Zimbabwe, stating that it is pretty cool to finally play against their African neighbours in a bilateral series at the senior level. All five matches will be played at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on September 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19. Its very special for us. I think for as long as Ive played, we havent played against another African team. Its pretty cool

Nottinghamshire Head Coach Peter Moores: New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Mitchell Hay has signed a short-term deal with Nottinghamshire for the remaining three matches of the 2026 County Championship season, the club announced on Monday. Hay, 26, will replace South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Kyle Verreynne, who has been recalled early by Cricket South Africa (CSA) in accordance with his central contract terms. Hay made his Test debut in December 2025 and scored 61 against the West Indies. He bri

MA Chidambaram Stadium: Skipper Ishan Kishan smashed a monumental 270 while Kumar Kushagra hit a fine century to put East Zone in complete command of the Duleep Trophy final against South Zone by posting a colossal 708 at the end of the second innings of the match, played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. Kishans 334-ball knock, laced with 30 fours and seven sixes, registered the eighth-highest individual score in a Duleep Trophy match. Kushagra, on the other hand, hit 101 off 132 balls,

ODI World Cup: South Africa have named their squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia that kicks off their home season. Regular captain Temba Bavuma is back, while senior batters David Miller and Quinton de Kock are also part of the ODI series, which starts on September 24 in Durban, as it seems they are pretty much in the scheme of things for the ODI World Cup 2027. The Proteas have named a 16-member squad, which was as close to their available full strength as possible.

Indian Premier League: Former England batter Kevin Pietersen has made a shocking return to the England set-up as he has been named the 'specialist mentor' of the white-ball English side. 12 years after his international career came to a controversial end, Pietersen will be back in the England set-up as he joins Brendon McCullum's coaching staff, with his tenure beginning with the white-ball fixtures against Sri Lanka later in September. I am immensely proud to have been asked to help this team o

Cricket South Africa: Right-handed batter Matthew Breetzke and seam-bowling all-rounder Corbin Bosch have been drafted into the South Africa squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Namibia after Lhuan-dr Pretorius and Andile Simelane were ruled out due to injuries, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Monday. Pretorius, who finished as the leading run-scorer in the recent T20I tri-series win at the Namibia Cricket Ground, sustained a right adductor muscle injury, while pace-bowling a