London, Sep 25 (IANS) Warwickshire spinner Phoebe Brett and The Blaze all-rounder Maria Andrews have been named in a 15-player England squad for their upcoming tour of India and the subsequent ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Nepal and Bangladesh.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Stressing that red-ball cricket is as much about effort put in tandem as compared to individual brilliance, India pacer Prasidh Krishna said the ability to adapt to varying conditions and bowl in partnerships has been central to establishing himself in the Test setup.
Toyota, Sep 25 (IANS) Indian paddlers Manush Shah and Diya Chitale secured a bronze medal in the mixed doubles table tennis event after they lost to two-time defending champions Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin 0-4 in the semifinal at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium here on Friday.
Dehradun, Sep 25 (IANS) Haridwar Elmas produced a confident run chase to defeat Tehri Titans by four wickets in the Uttarakhand Premier League 2026, with captain Yuvraj Chaudhary leading from the front with a match-winning 79 off 46 balls.
Nishio, Sep 25 (IANS) Commonwealth Games 2026 champion Preeti on Friday lost to two-time world champion Pang Chol-mi of North Korea in the Women's 54kg round of 16 at the Nishio Gymnasium here.
Puducherry, Sep 25 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani took three wickets in the second innings to return a match-haul of seven for 124 as India A recorded a thumping 162-run win over Australia A about half an hour after lunch on the concluding day of the first four-day fixture at the CAP-Siechem Stadium here on Friday.
Aichi, Sep 25 (IANS) Defending champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a shock first-round exit in the men’s doubles badminton event at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday, losing to Thailand’s Peeratchai Sukhphun and Pakkapon Teeraratsakul.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad is relishing the opportunity to host Australia for a three-match World Test Championship series, with the reigning champions set to face the top-ranked Test side from October 9.
Nagoya, Sep 25 (IANS) Niraj Kumar said winning a team silver at the Asian Games was a positive outcome despite individual disappointments, as the Indian shooter and his teammates Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Rudrankksh Patil finished second in the men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions team event before missing out on medals in the individual competition.
Nisshin, Sep 25 (IANS) Nepal produced a stellar all-round performance to stun Afghanistan in their Group A opening match at the Korogi Sports Park here on Friday.
