Colombo, Oct 4 (IANS) The fifth match of the Women’s World Cup 2025 between Sri Lanka and Australia was abandoned without even the toss taking place due to persistent rain in Colombo. As a result, both teams shared one point each.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajiv Shukla has congratulated Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer for being named captain and vice-captain of the senior men's national cricket team for the ODI tour of Australia starting later this month.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) was crowned as the champions of the 5th Hockey India Senior Women Inter-Department National Championship 2025 after defeating Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. - Women. Sports Authority of India (SAI) secured the third position in the tournament as they won the bronze medal against the Central Board of Direct Taxes held at the Shivaji Stadium in New Delhi.
Colombo, Oct 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Julian Wood as the new batting coach of the national men's cricket team for a one-year term, commencing October 1, 2025. The move comes after Sri Lanka failed to qualify for the Super Fours stage of the recently-concluded 2025 Asia Cup, where India were crowned champions.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s Manish Sureshkumar and Maharashtra’s Vaishnavi Adkar continued their winning run in the 30th National Tennis Championship to clinch the men’s and women’s singles titles, respectively, at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Fit India Sundays on Cycle gears up for its grand World Teachers’ Day edition at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Monday, with Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya gracing the occasion as chief guest, leading hundreds of teachers, students, and citizens in the cycling rally that has grown into a people’s movement for health and sustainability.
Colombo, Oct 4 (IANS) Pakistan captain Fatima Sana believes that her team can beat any top team in the world if it performs well, and they’ll aim to do so against India in their upcoming match. India and Pakistan will face each other in the sixth match of the ongoing Women’s World Cup on Sunday at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Ahmedabad, Oct 4 (IANS) Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh says that seeing Rohit Sharma going to Australia for the ODI series solely as a player and not as a captain is a bit of a shocker. Notably, Shubman Gill replaced the Mumbai batter as the ODI captain when the BCCI announced the squads for the Australia tour.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Former India cricketer Madan Lal expressed satisfaction with the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel’s decision of naming Shubman Gill the ODI captain of India and believes that it is a ‘forward-looking move.’
Ahmedabad, Oct 4 (IANS) India’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar opined that it was ‘practically impossible’ to have three different captains across formats, which was the reason behind Shubman Gill succeeding Rohit Sharma as the ODI captain.
