NEW DELHI: India will face the USA in their opening match of the 2026 Men’s U-19 World Cup, which will be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 to February 6. The U-19 Men’s World Cup will have 16 teams, divided into four groups, and will include 41 matches across 23 days.India are drawn…
West Indies’ Shai Hope (Kerry Marshall/Photosport via AP) New Zealand secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the one-day international series against West Indies with a five-wicket victory in Napier on Wednesday, powered by a rare century partnership between Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra, while West Indies’ Shai Hope scored a remarkable century in a losing…
Sachin Tendulkar recalls the moment that gave him clarity on the 2011 World Cup being a special one. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images) Andhra PradeshSachin Tendulkar, attending the birth centenary celebrations of Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, recalled a deeply personal memory from India’s 2011 World Cup triumph. As the icon went over…
England cricket team (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England have announced a 12-man group for the first Ashes Test in Perth, with Mark Wood declared fit and available for the series opener on Friday. Shoaib Bashir has also been included, setting up a final selection call between the young off-spinner and seamer Brydon Carse. The…
NEW DELHI: With Bhuvneshwar Kumar running in, batters don’t fear getting hit. He bowls in the 130 kph range, generally hits a fuller length, but it is the swing — his primary art — that has instilled fear in batters’ minds over the years.Coming from the Meerut fast-bowling gharana (school) — with Praveen Kumar as…
Gautam Gambhir & Sourav Ganguly (X) Sourav Ganguly has added further clarity to the ongoing discussion around the Eden Gardens pitch, offering a detailed account of how the surface was prepared ahead of India’s 30-run defeat to South Africa in the first Test. With questions continuing to swirl over who influenced the nature of the…
In one of the most extraordinary nights in CONCACAF football history, the tiny Caribbean island of Curacao — home to just 156,000 people — scripted an unprecedented chapter by becoming the smallest country ever to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. Their tense 0-0 draw against Jamaica in Kingston on Tuesday was enough to secure…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill. (PTI Photo) KOLKATA: A Shubman Gill sized problem faces the Indian cricket team as it prepares for the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati from Saturday. Although India’s regular Test captain has not been officially ruled out yet, there are indications he may not be…
Scotland’s Kieran Tierney celebrates scoring his sides third goal with his teammates (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP) Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean scored spectacular injury-time goals to give Scotland a dramatic 4-2 victory over Denmark on Tuesday, sealing their qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Spain also confirmed their spot after a 2-2 draw with Turkey….
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Cristiano Ronaldo visited the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump held a high-profile dinner in honour of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The football star was seated near the front of the East Room, close to the spot where Trump and the crown prince addressed…
