The Hindu

India, who have made two finals but never won the World Test Championship title, are currently fifth in the standings, while Sri Lanka are sixth

After 30 action-packed matches, the stage is set for a crowing of the new Womens T20 World Cup champions. The lively tournament spotlighted the ever-growing sport and the need to offer a level playing field for the women who hit the 22 yards. A new policy introduced by the ICC promises to do just that

The United States earned their first knockout-round victory since 2002

USA still have just one knockout win in World Cup history so far

Senegal became the fourth African side to bow out in a narrow defeat in the knockout stage

Andreeva saved six match points in the decider, but was not able to stop Krejcikova from crossing the finish line and claim only her second victory over the youngster

Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly out with injury; Belgium retains starting lineup

India, coming off a 0-2 series loss to Ireland, made a poor start as they slipped to 6 for two but half-centuries from skipper Shreyas Iyer (68) and Abhishek Sharma (59) propelled them to a competitive total

The Leopards draw first blood with Cipengas strike and then baulk waves of attacks with goalkeeper Mpasi outstanding under the bar until the Three Lions skipper plays his part

History will regard Stokes as a great cricketer, with great being used in its purest and most unadulterated form. There are few sights in cricket of a recent vintage to match him on a cricket field

For us, it has been a brilliant experience playing at home, in front of families and friends, says Nat Sciver-Brunt

South Africa is one side that has caused problems for the English women at ICC events

The 46-year-old has brought in a group of cricket fans from around the world; the former Australia captain is the co-founder of Around the Wicket

Only the sixth woman hockeyplayer to get a Padma Shri, the 35-year-old looks back at her 23-year-old journey in the sport

England enters the round of 32 carrying the confidence of an unbeaten group-stage campaign, but standing in their way is a DR Congo side making history

I'm taking the love, respect, commitment and admiration from the boys, from this group of warriors, the Ecuadorian national team, said Sebastin Beccacece

The Kerala Cricket Association took the decision to lift Sreesanths ban in its special general body meeting held during the day

Pujara was bestowed with the honorary life membership of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the owner of the fabled Lord's stadium

The Indian duo went down 9-21, 7-21 to fifth-seeded home pair Kevin Lee and Ty Alexander Lindeman in just 23 minutes

Mexico will play another home match on Sunday (July 5, 2026) against the winner of Wednesday's (July 1) match between England and Congo

Brook, England's current white-ball skipper, served as vice-captain under Ben Stokes for the 2-1 test series defeat by New Zealand on home soil.

Mexico coach recalls several players to his starting lineup; Ecuador keeps faith in the side that beat Germany

Mbappes two goals lifted his World Cup finals tally to 18, one behind Lionel Messi on the all-time list

India's assistant coach says Vaibhav Sooryavanshi seems ready for the grind, but will have to go through the process and bide his time like any other cricketer to get a place in the eleven

Williams' Wimbledon adventure isn't over yet as she is also playing in the doubles with her sister Venus

The team to get past this clash will next meet Paraguay, who knocked out Germany

The daughter of the celebrated former Sri Lanka opener is leaving no stone unturned as she hopes to make an impression in the U-19 Womens World Cup which will be jointly hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal in early 2027; she is also looking to carve an identity of her own

Three defenders converged on Patrick Berg as he moved into the penalty box with the ball, and he kicked it over to a wide-open Haaland for his fifth goal in three games at this year's tournament

The young Indian shuttler, who claimed the Valence Alpes International title, has now set his sights on breaking into the worlds top 50

Molineux & Co. lord over the West Indies at the Oval

Both Norway and Cte d'Ivoire, who qualified as group runners-up, are carrying generational dreams into the knockouts

CCI approves acquisition of 100% shareholding of Royal Challengers Sports by a consortium comprising Big Banyan Holdings, Bolt IPL Holdings, Times Internet, Times Cricket, ICQ Opportunities, Asia Investment Topco II and others, says CCI

He believes this would ensure an alternative pathway, cut the rise in karting costs resulting in a growth in participation as they aim to enter recreational market

The Brazil coach said patience, rather than tactical upheaval, was his message during the half-time break

Several of Germany's core players may not be around for the next World Cup in 2030, but Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz should be in their prime by then

Iran barely missed out on reaching the knockout rounds of the tournament; they drew all three of their matches in Group G and finished as the ninth-best third-place team after Austria scored a last-minute goal against Algeria in the final group-stage match

The Netherlands player and his partner Noa van der Bij lost their unborn baby boy several months into the pregnancy last week

The Asian Games is scheduled to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4

The 2017 under-17 World Cup introduced Indian fans to a generation that is now reaching its peak. Nine years later, many of those teenagers like Nakamura, Kubo, Aurelien Tchouameni (France), Eric Garcia and Ferran Torres of Spain have become the faces of their national teams