Puducherry, Dec 21 (IANS) Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, summarised the entire year's experience with a short update: “Over 2 lakh locations, more than 20 lakh people. One Mission - Fit India. Celebrating 1 year of #SundaysOnCycle,” he shared on X on Sunday morning.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) It’s already been more than 24 hours since BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia repeated India’s squad for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, where he again called Axar Patel as the side’s vice-captain. That also confirmed that Shubman Gill, India’s Test and ODI captain, was axed from the T20I team with less than 50 days to go for the mega event to begin.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa highlighted Sunrisers Hyderabad's bowling issue, citing a lack of youth bowlers, which could hurt the franchise in the IPL 2026.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Abhishek Nayar has defended the franchise’s record-breaking move for Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, describing him as a long-term investment to take the three-time IPL champions forward following the retirement of Andre Russell.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Former India opener Wasim Jaffer said he would have preferred Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jitesh Sharma to be included in the squad for 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup in place of Ishan Kishan and Washington Sundar.
Adelaide, Dec 21 (IANS) England head coach Brendon McCullum accepted that the team’s preparation for the Ashes series was not right and is prepared for the following scrutiny ahead after the visitors were handed an 82-run defeat at Adelaide Oval. After defeats in Perth and Brisbane, this was a third straight loss for the visitors as Australia took an unassailable 3-0 lead and retained the Ashes title.
Adelaide, Dec 21 (IANS) England skipper Ben Stokes admitted that poor execution, both in Adelaide and across the opening three Tests of the summer, has been the primary reason behind his side surrendering yet another Ashes series in Australia.
Adelaide, Dec 21 (IANS) Australia captain Pat Cummins is unlikely to feature in the Boxing Day Test against England, scheduled to take place from December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Mount Maunganui, Dec 21 (IANS) Devon Conway and Tom Latham shone bright once again, thanks to their 192-run partnership, as New Zealand posted a mammoth 462-run target for the West Indies to chase. With just three sessions in hand, the visitors will walk into Day 5 with a mammoth task ahead.
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) felicitated the Indian blind women’s cricket team following their triumphant campaign in the inaugural Women’s T20 World Cup for the Blind.
