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Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 30 (ANI): Australian opener Phoebe Litchfield made history for her team during the ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal against India, becoming the youngest player to hit a century in a Women's World Cup knockout match and the second-youngest centurion for Australia in the tournament's history. After Australia elected to bat first at Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium, Litchfield, along with an experienced Ellyse Perry, helped the Aussies overcome the early los ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: Alive in the tournament by a touch of fortune, hosts India will search for a spark of magic reminiscent of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's legendary knock eight years ago as they take on the mighty Australia in a blockbuster Women's World Cup semifinal here on Thursday.Kaur's 115-ball 171 not out at Derby, England, in 2017 semifinal against Australia was seminal moment which catapulted women's cricket from the footnote to the headlines.A victory over the seven-time world champions would ...Read More >
Hyderabad: India and Australia will lock horns in the second semifinal of the Women's World Cup 2025 on Thursday at the DY Patil Stadium. The Indian team will aim to book a spot in the final, while Australia will aim to take revenge for their defeat in the 2017 World Cup against the Indian side. Eight years ago, Harmanpreet Kaur played a knock which helped India script a win over Australia. She amassed an unbeaten 171 runs during her stay at the crease from just 115 deliveries, laced with 20 bo ...Read More >
Mumbai, October 29: Reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju faced a difficult day at the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown as he dropped to the bottom of the table with no wins, while Magnus Carlsen took the lead with four wins and two losses on the second day. Gukesh, who began the day in the sole lead, suffered two defeats against Carlsen. Afterwards, he drew the first game against Hikaru Nakamura, whom he had previously defeated on the first game day to avenge his Checkmate: USA vs India exhib ...Read More >
Mumbai, October 29: England captain Harry Brook expressed disappointment in the team's performance after their loss to New Zealand in the second ODI here at Seddon Park, which handed the hosts a 2-0 unassailable lead in the three-match series. New Zealand, who were already 1-0 up in the series after winning the ODI series opener, clinched the three-match series with one game remaining. This New Zealand's first bilateral series win against England at home since 2008. NZ vs ENG 2nd ODI 2025: Rachi ...Read More >
Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur stated he had not given up hope of playing for India despite not being in the Indian team management's radar at the moment. " It's important for me to keep performing and eventually return to the Indian team. Good performances will help me in selection. The ODI World Cup is also in South Africa, so there might be a place open for a bowling all-rounder at No 8. I am eyeing that spot," Thakur said after the conclusion of the Ranji Trophy game against Chhatisgarh on T ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, on Tuesday attended the Eliminator 3 match of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 12 between Telugu Titans and Patna Pirates at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday night. The Minister expressed his delight at watching the sensational action on the kabaddi mat with a post on his social media account and also posted some photographs taken at the stadium. "Passion on the mat, India in ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai, Oct 28 (UNI) Australia skipper Alyssa Healy trained strongly today, just two days before Australia's ICC Women's World Cup 2025 semi-final clash against India. According to the International Cricket Council (ICC), Healy, who had suffered a calf injury during a training session ahead of her side's clash against England last week, has missed Australia's last two league stage games. In Mumbai on Thursday, Healy gave positive indications that her recovery was progressing well, getting ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 28 (ANI): England remain optimistic about star spinner Sophie Ecclestone's return for their Women's World Cup semi-final clash against South Africa at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, scheduled to take place on Wednesday. Ecclestone, the fifth-highest wicket-taker with 12 scalps in six appearances, landed awkwardly on her left shoulder while attempting to stop the boundary on the second ball of England's 8-wicket win over New Zealand in their final group stag ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): India's star boxer Jaismine Lamboria expressed her team's motivation and excitement for the upcoming World Boxing Cup Finals in Noida. She highlighted their extensive preparation and eagerness to make their country proud again. The stage is set for a global boxing spectacle as the World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 come to Greater Noida's Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex from November 14 to 21, bringing together over 140 elite boxers from 18 nations, incl ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 28: India's table tennis stars Diya Chitale and Manush Shah have etched their names in history books, becoming the first-ever Indian pair to qualify for the prestigious WTT Finals - the season-ending showcase that features the sport's very best. Diya, the reigning National Champion and highest-valued Indian paddler at Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6, and Manush, the reigning Men's National Champion and one of India's most consistent international performers, have earned t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir and his wife Natasha Gambhir celebrate 14 years of their marriage on Tuesday. Gambhir is in Canberra with the Indian team for a five-match T20 series against Australia, while Natasha is in Delhi. Taking to his Instagram story, Gambhir wrote, "The journey, the bond, the quiet strength, all of it!! Beautifully ours!! #14yearsandcounting." From his international debut in 2003 till his retirement in 2016, Gambhir served India a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday updated about Shreyas Iyer's injury to his left lower rib cage while taking a catch during the third ODI against Australia in Sydney. As per a statement released by BCCI, a repeat scan was done on October 28, which has shown significant improvement in Shreyas's fitness, and he is on the road to recovery. The BCCI Medical Team, in consultation with specialists in Sydney and India, will continue to m ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan predicted India's playing XI for the first T20I of the five-match series against Australia in Canberra and left out the nation's premier spinner, Kuldeep Yadav, for mystery ball tweaker Varun Chakravarthy. Pathan's final XI resembled the setup India went with during its title-winning run at the Asia Cup last month. Apart from Hardik Pandya, who has been ruled out of the series due to an injury, Pathan stuck with the establishe ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Ahead of the first T20 against Australia, former Team Indian assistant coach Abhishek Nayar reflected on India's T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav's poor form with the bat. BCCI passed down the captaincy mantle to Suryakumar after Rohit Sharma hung up his boots in the T20Is following the conclusion of India's unbeaten T20 World Cup-winning campaign last year. With the captaincy responsibilities on his shoulders, the 34-year-old has played 22 T20 matches, scoring ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 28 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Tuesday that there is nothing wrong with the demand for a Dalit Chief Minister. "What's wrong with holding a Dalit convention? Earlier, the high command had asked us to postpone it for certain reasons, and we had agreed. In the interest of the party, the Dalit community has always stood with the Congress," he said. The state Home Minister pointed out that to maintain this unity, the party needs to hold such conventions fr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) Two-time gold medallist Nikhat Zareen has put behind the disappointment of missing out on a third World Championships medal, and is now focussed on collecting maximum ranking points by winning the top prize in the upcoming World Boxing Cup Finals. The event will be held in Greater Noida from November 14 to 21. Nikhat, who competes in flyweight and light flyweight categories, won World Championship gold medals in 2022 in Istanbul and 2023 in New Delhi. But she failed to ...Read More >
The Indian Supercross Racing League (ISRL) Season 2 began with an electrifying start as Round 1 concluded at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune. Home team BB Racing emerged as the overall winner of the night. The opening race weekend of the world's first franchise-based Supercross league delivered non-stop thrills and intense racing action, with thousands of spectators witnessing global and Indian riders battle it out under the lights. BB Racing Team claimed the top spo ...Read More >
Australia could be without their experienced skipper and wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 semi-final against India on Thursday (October 30) in Navi Mumbai. Head coach Shelley Nitschke suggested on Sunday that she still hadn't fully recovered, though the team remained 'hopeful'. Healy picked up a calf injury in Australia's training on October 19 and consequently missed their next two games against England and South Africa. Though the defending champions didn't p ...Read More >
An evening showered ensured the day's play would be heavily curtailed as the game had to be called off. Chhattisgarh had a great start reaching 85 without loss but then lost their way to end up at 175 for 6, still trailing Mumbai by 240 runs. On a rain-marred day where the first one and half hours were lost due to unseasonal showers, Mumbai were bundled out for 416, their last two wickets managing to add just ten runs to the overnight score. Ayush Pandey and Shashank Chandrakar gave a cracking ...Read More >
The Indian Supercross Racing League (ISRL) Season 2 roared to an electrifying start as Round 1 concluded at Pune with home team BB Racing emerging as the overall winner of the night. The opening race weekend of the world's first franchise-based Supercross league delivered non-stop thrills and intense racing action, as packed stadium with thousands of spectators witnessed global and Indian riders battle it out under the lights. The season opener saw BB Racing Team take the top spot in the team s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Alyssa Healy, who had suffered a calf injury during a training session ahead of her side's clash against England last week, has missed Australia's last two league stage games. In Mumbai on Thursday, Healy gave positive indications that her recovery was progressing well, getting through a fitness test at the start of the session. She then participated in wicket-keeping drills before undertaking a full net session, during which she was seen going big against ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 28 (PTI) Senior pacer Mohammed Shami on Tuesday said he is "fit" and "ready" for an India comeback, having backed up his desire to return with exceptional performances in the season's first two Ranji Trophy matches. The Bengal speedster has made a strong claim for international comeback with a fiery spell that saw him take a match haul of eight wickets and propel his team to a 141-run win over Gujarat at the Eden Gardens. "A lot of hard work is there and I believe luck too plays a ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 28 (ANI): Senior India pacer Mohammed Shami produced a vintage spell to help Bengal register their second consecutive win in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, defeating Gujarat by 141 runs in their Group C encounter at the Eden Gardens, according to Wisden. Gujarat were given a target of 327 runs in the fourth innings, but were bowled out for 185, with Shami leading the charge with an outstanding spell of 5/38. Despite a valiant unbeaten 109 from Urvil Patel, the ...Read More >
Panaji: Mohun Bagan Super Giant midfielder Anirudh Thapa was "excited and happy." Chennaiyin FC forward Farukh Choudhary didn't hide his joy either, even though, in his own words, "physically, it would be a big challenge."Coach Clifford Miranda then summed up the mood best."Football is about to begin after a very long and anxious period," said Miranda, one of the handful of domestic coaches in the top tier of Indian football. "Players, coaches, staff have all been waiting for this moment, where ...Read More >
Former Indian captain Mithali Raj is adamant Australia is "less invincible" than in the past ahead of a ODI World Cup semi-final showdown with the host nation on Thursday. Australia, looking for back-to-back titles, is undefeated at this year's tournament having secured the spot in the finals by bowling out South Africa for just 97. The Aussies have two of the three leading wicket-takers in the tournament, including Alana King, who snared 7-18 against the Proteas, the best figures in ODI World ...Read More >
Kerala Minister Abdurahiman gets angry over question about Lionel Messi's Kerala visit postponement. Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman on Monday lost his temper when reporters questioned him about Lionel Messi's postponed visit to the state. Cameras captured the visibly irate minister whispering something in the ear of a Malayalam news channel reporter before pushing away mics and cameras. CPI(M) MLA AC Moideen, who was with him, was also seen asking reporters to switch off their microphone ...Read More >
It has been nearly eight months since veteran pacer Mohammed Shami last played for India. The 35-year-old spearheaded the pace department as India won the 2025 Champions Trophy in March. However, Shami's international career faces uncertainty after recently criticised the selectors over a lack of communication following his snub from the squad for the ongoing white-ball tour of Australia. Reacting to his allegation, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar clarified that Shami was not picked in the squa ...Read More >
England will monitor the fitness of key spin bowler Sophie Ecclestone before Wednesday's World Cup semi-final against South Africa, after she sustained a shoulder injury in Sunday's victory over New Zealand. The 26-year-old came off the field in the first over at Visakhapatnam after diving awkwardly over the boundary rope. She returned later in the innings to bowl, dismissing Brooke Halliday with her fourth delivery, but immediately walked off the field and did not return as England completed ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The India U20 women's team drew 1-1 against Kazakhstan U19 in the second and final friendly at the BIIK Sports Complex in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday. Both goals came in the second half. Adeliya Bekkozhina handed the lead to the hosts in the 47th minute before Pooja, scoring her second goal in as many games, equalised in the 55th. As part of their preparations for the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup 2026, the Young Tigresses played two friendly matches against Kazakhstan ...Read More >
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