Will Young and Tom Latham struck fine hundreds as New Zealand maintained their recent dominance over hosts Pakistan with an emphatic 60-run win in the Champions Trophy opener in Karachi on Wednesday. Young compiled an important innings of 107 off 113 balls, while Latham remained unbeaten on 118 off 104 balls to steer the Black...
Just days after a controversy was triggered due to the absence of India’s flat from Karachi’s National Stadium ahead of the start of the ICC Champions Trophy, amends seem to have been made. In the latest visuals that have been shared on social media from the venue, India’s flag has been placed alongside other participating...
Carlos Sainz, the driver ditched by Ferrari to make way for Lewis Hamilton, believes his old team could now be even better placed to return to the summit of Formula One with the former world champion on board. Hamilton joined Ferrari from Mercedes, with the 40-year-old set to make his debut for the Italian giants...
Ben Duckett did well to work around his groin injury by dealing in boundaries and getting England off to a big start as they chase a mammoth target of 357. Duckett was hobbling throughout his short stay in the crease but he creamed 34 runs in 22 balls before falling to Arshdeep Singh. England’s opening...
Young Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Garcia headed home a 93rd minute winner to put his side into the Copa del Rey semi-finals with a 3-2 victory at Leganes on Wednesday. Juan Cruz’s brace for the hosts pulled back early strikes by Luka Modric and Endrick for the European champions at Leganes’ Butarque stadium. With extra-time beckoning 20-year-old forward Gonzalo headed home...
Ravichandran Ashwin may be retired from international cricket, but he remains an astute reader and watcher of the game, and provides his analysis on a number of things. In his latest video, Ashwin has implied that despite India’s thumping 4-1 T20I series victory over England, all may not be rosy. Ashwin pointed out a flaw in...
In his first Ranji Trophy match for Delhi after more than 12 years, Virat Kohli came out to bat at No. 4 for Delhi on the second of the Elite Group D match currently underway at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, but he failed to do much with the bat and was sent back to...
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton crashed during the second day of his new team Ferrari’s private Formula One testing in Barcelona on Wednesday but was left unharmed. The 40-year-old Briton, in his second test with Ferrari following 12 successful years with Mercedes, lost control of the 2023 car and hit the barriers at the Circuit...
Manchester City came from behind against Club Brugge to reach the Champions League knockout phase, where they were safely joined by Paris Saint-Germain as Arsenal qualified directly for the last 16 on Wednesday in the final round of league-phase matches. Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille and Aston Villa also followed Liverpool and Barcelona...
With back-to-back wins in Kolkata and Chennai, India are leading 2-0 in the five-match T20I series against England. The bowlers, particularly Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy have been sensational, leading India to victory in both matches. In the third T20I, the hosts will be hoping to keep up with the momentum and seal the series...