The Hindu

The Men in Blue will start as clear favourites in the three-match T20I series against host Afghanistan; pace ace Bumrahs presence will be a fillip for skipper Shreyas

Captain Joe Root (62 not out) and Jordan Cox (59 not out) came to the hosts rescue at Edgbaston as England successfully chased down a winning target of 130 runs

The left-hander stresses the importance of game time and feels that domestic cricket toughens a player

India will now face the winner of the second semifinal between hosts China and Japan in the summit clash

The BCCI has decided that a player must hold a passport of India to take part in tournaments that bodies under the BCCI organise

Shelton pulled out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 victory and will play No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev for the U.S. Open title

Historically, a career average of 50 in the five-day game has been the gold standard that batters have aspired for. But since 2020, only three have achieved the benchmark whilst scoring a minimum of 2000 runs, in contrast to 19 from 2000 to 2009 and 11 from 2010 to 2019. Why this decline?

Alexander Zverev will play for his second Grand Slam title this year after beating Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6) on Friday in the U.S. Open semifinals

While the lounges honouring Mantri and Rahane are set to be designated in the MCA Pavilion, the one in Tendulkars name is likely to come up closer to his statue in the Sachin Tendulkar Stand

The pacer believes his rhythm is back, thanks to playing in the Duleep Trophy final

A 5-0 rout for Bayern and a 4-0 win for United were statement victories against overmatched opponents, while Como's success showed it belongs at Champions League level

Elena Rybakina set up a matchup between the top two players in women's tennis by rallying past Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

No complaints, said Sabalenka, who earned the respect of the partisan fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium, with former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama in the crowd. I'm super happy to pull out that kind of tennis

The court says allowing the wrester, who has returned to competitive sports after pregnancy, to participate in the trials without first adjudicating upon the selection policy, may result in unequal treatment of similarly situated athletes who are not before the court

Jain replaced Nitin Patel as the physio in June 2022, with Patel moving to the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. Patel has since left the CoE to join Mumbai Indians.

The narrow loss at the Hangzhou Asiad still rankles the duo; the Gujarat paddlers are Indias best bet for a medal at the continental extravaganza

East had wrested the trophy after posting a mammoth 708 runs in their first innings

Josh Tongue claimed 4-42 while Ollie Robinson and Jofra Archer shared six wickets

All four English clubs won their opening games; Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick for PSG; Raphinha scores two for Barcelona

It's the first time since 1975 that all four of the women's top seeds reached the U.S. Open semifinals

French Open champ Zverev is the only man to reach all four major semis this year

The plea challenges WFIs circular, which put gateways to the present selection trials

The French GM says that the upcoming Olympiad at Samarkand would be an ideal indicator of Gukesh and Sindarovs mindset; feels that the game needs to find a format which is spectator-friendly

The South Zone skipper stands tall in the summit clash with a valiant 99 against East Zone