Indore, Oct 6 (IANS) New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the Women's World Cup clash here at Holkar Stadium on Monday.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will take place from December 1 to 23, featuring 24 days of action-packed T20 cricket — the longest season in the tournament’s history. For the first time ever, Indian cricketers are set to participate, with their names soon to be revealed, bringing a new wave of excitement to fans throughout the region.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The chess world was marred by controversy when Japan-born American GM Hikaru Nakamura defeated the world champion Gukesh Dommaraju to secure a 5-0 victory for Team USA over Team India at the Checkmate: USA vs India and grabbed the Indian GM's king, tossing it into a cheering crowd and waved his arms in celebration.
Pune, Oct 6 (IANS) Kapil Kumar, who grabbed his maiden professional title at the IGPL Invitational, moved into second place on the IGPL Order of Merit. The 33-year-old, who defeated teenage Kartik Singh on the second play-off at the Poona Golf Club, was tied for sixth at the IGPL Chandigarh.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain expressed his excitement about playing under Australian legend Ricky Ponting's coaching as he prepares to take part in the Big Bash League (BBL 15) for the Hobart Hurricanes this season.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Australian women’s team head coach Shelley Nitschke described pacer Megan Schutt as the ‘ultimate professional’ for her response to being left out of the team’s playing XI for their World Cup campaign opener against New Zealand.
Melbourne, Oct 6 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday announced that public ticket allocations for the men’s T20I game between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) have been fully exhausted, more than three weeks ahead of the fixture scheduled to be held on October 31.
Visakhapatnam, Oct 6 (IANS) Andhra Cricket Association (AC) has announced that two stands in the ACA-VDCA Vizag cricket stadium here would be dedicated to legendary Indian women cricketers Mithali Raj and Ravi Kalpana on October 12, aligning the unveiling with the India vs Australia ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup fixture.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India batter Jemimah Rodrigues said the current squad is driven to win the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup by a desire to honour the legacy of those who laid the foundation for women’s cricket in the country.
Colombo, Oct 6 (IANS) Senior all-rounder Deepti Sharma received the best fielder award in India’s commanding 88-run victory over Pakistan during the 2025 Women’s World Cup clash at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.
