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Bhubaneswar: Four-year-old Elena Mishra of Odisha has created history by becoming the youngest female player to hold an official FIDE rating. Elena, aged 4 years, 6 months and 16 days, has been awarded an official FIDE Blitz rating of 1432, according to the ratings published...

New Delhi: India has replaced Sri Lanka as the hosts of the inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy, to be played from February 14-28, 2027, as the island nation continues to deal with administrative reforms following government interference in its cricket board. In a statement, the...

Kolkata: Kolkata's football-crazy fans have responded with overwhelming enthusiasm to the much-anticipated India-Brazil friendly next month, with the lower-priced tickets for the once-in-a-lifetime encounter selling out within an hour of going online Wednesday. India will take on five-time world champions Brazil October 3, with football...

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu cricketer Shahrukh Khan has spent much of his career carrying a name instantly recognisable across India, but despite the obvious connection to Hindi film superstar Shah Rukh Khan, the Tamil Nadu batter has a different celebrity at the top of his...

Dubai: Captain Shubman Gill slipped two positions among batters and Jasprit Bumrah dropped one spot down among bowlers, while Devdutt Padikkal rose up to the 54th spot among Indians in the latest ICC Test rankings released Wednesday. Gill, who returned with only one half-century across...

New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to host a long-standing review meeting at its headquarters in Mumbai Thursday, where all office bearers along with head coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, and Centre of Excellence (CoE) head VVS...

New Delhi: Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah Tuesday, was named in the Indian squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan in the National Capital, subject to fitness clearance, as the selectors picked an identical squad that will travel to Aichi-Nagoya for the Asian Games later...

New Delhi: Misbah-ul-Haq has offered his resignation as selector of Pakistan's men's selection committee after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made sweeping changes to the squad for the ongoing three-match Test series against England. Misbah was part of the four-member selection committee, which also includes...

New Delhi: Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has launched a blistering attack on the country's cricketing system after Pakistan slipped to a 0-2 Test series defeat against England, questioning everything from player selection and coaching to the domestic structure and the administration's accountability. Pakistan's latest...

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has invited sharp criticism from former players after sacking two coaches and sending back seven players in the middle of the Test series in England. Pakistan lost the first two Tests of the three-match series in an abject manner. The...