Christchurch, Oct 20 (IANS) England delivered a commanding all-round performance to defeat New Zealand in the second T20I at Hagley Oval, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Josh Hazlewood expressed his desire to play all five Tests of the Ashes series next month and also wished to get a similar pitch like the one presented to him and his team on Sunday when Australia faced India in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Optus Stadium.
Navi Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to bat first against Bangladesh in the 21st match of the Women’s World Cup 2025 here at the DY Patil Sports Academy on Monday. While the Lankans are yet to open their account this edition, Bangladesh have just one win from five games so far.
Dhaka, Oct 20 (IANS) West Indies have strengthened their spin attack by adding left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein to their squad for the ongoing three-match ODI series against Bangladesh.
Manchester, Oct 20 (IANS) Manchester City will be without key midfielder Rodri for their upcoming matches against Villarreal and Aston Villa this week, manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed. The Spanish international is still recovering from a hamstring injury sustained earlier this month.
Stockholm, Oct 20 (IANS) Former West Ham manager Graham Potter has been appointed as the new head coach of Sweden.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Rohit Sharma delivered a heartfelt speech for Nitish Kumar Reddy while presenting the latter with his ODI debut cap and expressed confidence in the youngster becoming an ‘all-format great’ as he progresses in his career.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Former India captain Mithali Raj analysed the team’s performance after their loss to England at the Women’s World Cup and lauded India’s performance, saying there were very good partnerships and the game slipped out of their hands after Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma's dismissals.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Australian cricket legend Ian Healy has warned England that Perth will be the most crucial Test of the upcoming Ashes series. He said that if England loses the opening match, they are likely to lose the series 3-1.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) formr India skipper Anjum Chopra criticised all-rounder Deepti Sharma’s game plan as Team India suffered their third consecutive loss at the ongoing Women’s ODI World Cup after falling short by just four runs during their chase against England on Sunday.
