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Colombo: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Monday laid the foundation stone for the construction of the first international cricket stadium in the former war-torn region of Jaffna. Speaking at the ceremony, Dissanayake said Sri Lanka, which was always in the news for wrong reasons...

London: England’s seam-bowling all-rounder Jamie Overton has announced that he will be taking an indefinite break from red-ball cricket with immediate effect to focus on playing the shorter formats. Overton, who has represented Surrey and Somerset in 99 first-class matches and played two Tests for...

New Delhi: In a move to push the fitness bar higher, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has introduced the Bronco Test as a new benchmark for players aiming for spots in the national men’s team. While relatively new to the cricketing...

Visakhapatnam: India has wrapped up their week-long preparatory camp for the 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Apart from skill-based training and emphasis on fitness, the players went through various match-stimulation training in the build-up to the marquee event....

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC)  Monday announced that the biggest-ever prize money pool will be awarded in the Women’s ODI World Cup, set to be held in India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2. As compared to the 3.5 million...

Bengaluru: Giving a detailed plan for 'RCB Cares', Royal Challengers Bengaluru Monday said that the foundation will work closely with IPL and the Karnataka State Cricket Association to design better crowd management protocols after 11 people were crushed to death in a stampede during the...

Bhubaneshwar: Odisha's canoeing player Rashmita Sahoo received a special mention in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, after which she expressed her joy and said she is determined to win a medal for India in the upcoming Asian Games. Rashmita, who...

Paris: After Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fell short of reaching their maiden BWF World Championships final with a 19-21, 21-18, 12-21 against China’s Chen Boyang and Liu Yi in a semifinal, the Indian duo conceded that the lack of rhythm in the third game...

Harare: Sri Lanka has been docked five per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first ODI against Zimbabwe. In the match, Sri Lanka emerged victorious by seven runs in a thrilling finish to go 1-0 up in the two-game...

Dubai: 18 of the 19 matches at the upcoming Men’s T20 Asia Cup, including the final, will now begin at 6:30 pm local time, half an hour later than originally scheduled, to avoid sweltering heat conditions in the region. https://twitter.com/EmiratesCricket/status/1961705286218956905 With daytime temperatures in the...