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Johannesburg: Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs Wednesday replaced the injured duo of Tony de Zorzi and Donovan Ferreira in the South Africa squad for next month's T20 World Cup. De Zorzi had suffered a right hamstring muscle tear during South Africa's tour of India late...

Vadodara: UP Warriorz skipper Meg Lanning won the toss and opted to bowl against Gujarat Giants in their Women's Premier League match Thursday. UP Warriorz retained the same team from the last match, while Gujarat brought in Danni Wyatt-Hodge in place of Georgia Wareham. Teams:...

New Delhi: After the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that the Men's T20 World Cup will proceed as scheduled, Bangladesh Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul stated that they did not get justice from the ICC and there is no scope to change their decision...

Vadodara: India's seam bowling all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar has returned from injury and joined the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) squad for the remainder of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 Thursday. Vastrakar had been out of competitive action since late 2024 due to a shoulder injury....

Sydney: Babar Azam will be unavailable for the remainder of the Big Bash League (BBL15) Finals Series as he will return to Pakistan to join his national team to commence preparations for upcoming international matches, the Sydney Sixers said Thursday. The Sixers have confirmed Daniel...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation from the World Athletics and Athletics Federation of India visited Kalinga Stadium Wednesday as India bids for the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2028. They inspected the Indoor Athletic Centre and the facilities within the complex. The day culminated in a high-profile meeting...

Mumbai: Bangladesh Cricket Board has requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) for 48 hours' time to convey their decision to the government regarding playing their matches of the upcoming T20 World Cup in India and take a decision, a news report said. BCB officials, on...

Nagpur: Riding on a brutal 35-ball 84 from Abhishek Sharma, India defeated New Zealand by 48 runs in the opening T20I of the five-match series Wednesday. Apart from Abhishek, Rinku Singh (44 not out off 20 balls), Suryakumar Yadav (32 off 22 balls), Hardik Pandya...

Gandhinagar: Philip Green, High Commissioner (HC) of Australia to India, paid a courtesy visit to Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar, with discussions focusing on sports infrastructure, Olympic preparedness, higher education and renewable energy cooperation. During the meeting, the Chief Minister highlighted Gujarat’s readiness to leverage Australia’s...

Nagpur: Abhishek Sharma sent the New Zealand bowlers on a leather hunt with a scintillating 35-ball 84 as India put up an imposing 238 for 7 in the first T20 International Wednesday. World's top ranked T20I batter showed no mercy while making the Black Cap...