New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu pledged to reduce oil from her daily routine to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'fight against obesity' campaign. She further nominated legendary batters Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra to join the movement.
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) After a comprehensive win in their previous outing, Delhi Capitals will look to keep the momentum going when they take on Mumbai Indians in their next match of the WPL 2025 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday.
Melbourne, Feb 27 (IANS) Former Test batter David Boon has been appointed to the Cricket Australia (CA) Board. He fills the vacancy left by Paul Green, who stepped down after six years as Cricket Tasmania’s representative.
Dubai, Feb 27 (IANS) Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan has hailed his ex-opening partner and dear friend Rohit Sharma as a captain and said the India skipper has matured as a leader, noting that he knows how to work in a pressure situation and maintain a fine balance between when to be lenient and when to pull back.
Lahore, Feb 27 (IANS) Head Coach Trott lauded Afghanistan's win over England in the Champions Trophy to keep their semifinal hopes alive but wants his team to immediately shift their focus to the Australia showdown, where a win will seal their place in the knockouts.
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) UP Warriorz (UPW) have signed Australian batter Georgia Voll as a replacement for Chamari Athapaththu for the remainder of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025, after the Sri Lankan skipper left the tournament to resume national duties ahead of their tour of New Zealand, starting on March 4.
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) The cricket world rose in effusive praise for the Afghanistan men's cricket team, especially Ibrahim Zadran and Azmatullah Omarzai, as they played a stellar role in a stunning victory over former champions England in the Champions Trophy 2025 in Lahore on Wednesday.
Bengaluru, Feb 26 (IANS) Mumbai Indians romped to a comprehensive victory against UP Warriorz to go on top of the points table in the women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Wednesday. MI skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said whatever her team tried executing, it all came off well.
Lahore, Feb 26 (IANS) England captain Jos Buttler conceded that his team had 'not been good enough' after their eight-run defeat to Afghanistan knocked them out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy here on Wednesday. In a high-pressure chase of 326 at the Gaddafi Stadium, Joe Root’s valiant 120 went in vain as Azmatullah Omarzai’s all-round brilliance scripted a historic Afghan victory.
Lahore, Feb 26 (IANS) Afghanistan pulled off a historic victory, defeating England by eight runs in a thrilling Group B encounter at the Gaddafi Stadium here, knocking the former World Champions out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. England’s struggles in ODI cricket continued as they slumped to their sixth consecutive defeat, their worst losing streak since September 2009.
