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Antalya (Turkey): Cristiano Ronaldo's eldest son made his debut with Portugal's under-16 national team Thursday. The 15-year-old Cristiano dos Santos, known as Cristianinho, was a 90th-minute substitute in Portugal's 2-0 win over Turkey in the Federations Cup tournament being played in Turkey. The teenager, who...

Mumbai: Jemimah Rodrigues played the innings of her life, slamming a century for the ages as India pulled off a record chase to storm into the Women's World Cup final with a five-wicket win over defending champions Australia here Thursday. Chasing a record target of...

Navi Mumbai: Phoebe Litchfield raced to a majestic hundred while Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner scored half-centuries as Australia put on a brilliant display of power hitting before they were all out for 338 against India in the second semifinal of the ICC Women's ODI...

Mumbai: Abhishek Nayar has been appointed as the head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2026. Nayar has been associated with KKR for the past five years. Meanwhile, a recent post by Mumbai Indians on their official X handle has created quite a stir...

New Delhi: International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah met the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry during an IOC meeting in Switzerland and discussed the road to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and cricket's return to the Summer Games. The IOC approved cricket’s...

New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Thursday announced Abhishek Nayar as the team’s new head coach ahead of the 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Nayar, who was the team’s assistant coach in the previous edition, has replaced Chandrakant Pandit in the role,...

Navi Mumbai: Members of the Indian and Australian teams will be sporting a black armband throughout their semi-final encounter of the Women’s World Cup in memory of Ben Austin, a 17-year-old Aussie teen who died in Melbourne after being hit by the ball on the...

Navi Mumbai: Australia skipper Alyssa Healy won the toss and elected to bat against India in the second semifinal of the Women's ODI World Cup here Thursday. For India, Shafali Verma came in for Pratika Rawal, who has been ruled out of the tournament, while...

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday increased the number of domestic cricket contracts from 131 to 157 players for the 2025/26 season. The PCB also added another category to the domestic contracts, with players now placed in four categories, an official said. The PCB...

New Delhi: Shreyas Iyer expressed his gratitude to his well-wishers for their support during his recovery from a serious injury, sharing a message on social media Thursday. The Indian batter sustained an injury to his rib cage while executing a brilliant catch during the third...