Auqib Nabi’s four-wicket spell with the second new ball helped India A take control of the first unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A on the third day, giving the visitors an overall lead of 170 runs.Starting the day on 113 for 2, Sri Lanka A looked well placed and reached 300 for 5 before Nabi…
A nine-year-old cricketer from England produced a rare feat during a local match by taking six wickets in six balls, leaving his team-mates, family and coaches celebrating his achievement.Rohan, who plays for Great Shelford Cricket Club’s under-nine team near Cambridge, completed the double hat-trick during a match against Histon on Sunday, BBC reported.The young bowler…
India’s Ancy Sojan Edappilly (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) Indian athletics witnessed a historic day at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar as two long-standing national records were broken. Kerala’s Ancy Sojan produced a stunning performance in the women’s long jump, surpassing a record that had stood for more than two decades and was held by…
Serena Williams of the United States (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) The Times of India at Wimbledon: Aorangi Park is always buzzing in the days leading up to Wimbledon, but on Saturday, as temperatures soared to 30 degrees, every camera lens and pair of eyes seemed fixed on one person. Then, when she finally strode onto court,…
Sarvesh Kushare. (File photo) Sarvesh Kushare set a new men’s high jump national record after clearing 2.31m at the 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday. The Maharashtra athlete also became the first Indian high jumper to officially clear the 2.30m mark.The 31-year-old went past the previous national…
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has said the team will stick to an aggressive approach when they take on Australia in their must-win Women’s T20 World Cup clash on Sunday. With a place in the semi-finals at stake, India know that a victory over the six-time champions will almost certainly secure their progression after finding themselves…
Norway’s final Group I game against France was supposed to be a showdown between Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe. But the Norway frontman wasn’t named in the playing XI, with Stale Solbakken making 10 changes in total. Haaland didn’t even get introduced as a substitute in the second half, even with his side trailing 1-4….
Kerala long jumper Ancy Sojan broke Anju Bobby George’s 22-year-old national record on Day 4 of the National Inter-State Champions in Bhubaneshwar on Saturday. Sojan registered a stunning effort of 6.88m, bettering George’s 6.83m, which she bagged at the 2004 Olympics. Ancy Sojan broke Anju Bobby George’s record. (PTI) Sojan’s record-breaking jump came in her…
Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned the way Washington Sundar is being used in India’s T20I side, saying the all-rounder has not been given a clear role despite continuing to get opportunities.Ashwin, speaking on his Hindi YouTube show Ash Ki Baat, said Sundar has the backing of the team management but is often underused…
Ireland’s Jai Moondra, center, celebrates with team-mates after bowling out Sanju Samson during the first T20I test match at Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday June 26, 2026. (AP) India lost the opening T20I against Ireland by 34 runs in Belfast on Friday, but for people in Rajasthan’s Tonk district, the biggest moment was the international…
