Kochi, Nov 28 (IANS) Boris Singh scored the lone goal as FC Goa notched their 50th clean sheet in the competition and continued their formidable form as they edged past Kerala Blasters FC 1-0 in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara said if India skipper Rohit Sharma wants to open in the second Test against Australia, then KL Rahul has to bat at No.3. Rahul was impressive in opening the batting in India’s 295-run win over Australia at Perth, making scores of 26 and 77 in Rohit’s absence.
Jaipur (Rajasthan), Nov (IANS) To provide an avenue to tennis ball cricketers, a World Tennis Ball Premier League (WTPL) T10 was officially launched here on Thursday. With 10 teams set to compete in this 60-ball tournament, WTPL aims to revolutionise tennis ball cricket and discover top talent across the nation through trials in 60 cities. The WTPL T10 launch event was attended by Aakash Chopra, former cricketer and commentator, Nikhil Chopra, another former cricketer and commentator), former India cricketer Parvinder Awana and Anil Chaudhury (international umpire & commentator).
Noida, Nov 28 (IANS) In a well-fought contest, the Jaipur Pink Panthers and the UP Yoddhas matched each other raid-for-raid and tackle-for-tackle for the majority of the match before the latter emerged 33-29 winners in a Season 11 clash in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) at the Noida Indoor Stadium here on Thursday evening.
Abu Dhabi, Nov 28 (IANS) Deccan Gladiators were on song against Bangla Tigers as they registered a thumping 9-wicket win against them in the ongoing Abu Dhabi T10 tournament, taking them to the top spot in the points table at the Zayed Cricket Stadium here on Thursday. The Gladiators' bowling unit put up a brilliant show with the ball and thoroughly dominated the batting unit of Bangla Tigers.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The 2025 Women’s Premier League (WPL) player auction will be held in Bengaluru on December 15, with the third edition of the five-team tournament likely to begin from the first week of February 2025.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has extended his support to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not accepting the hybrid model for next year's Champions Trophy, scheduled to be played in Pakistan. The veteran all-rounder has blamed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for 'intertwining politics with sports' and called for ICC to 'uphold fairness and assert their authority'.
Lausanne (Switzerland), Nov 28 (IANS) The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) on Thursday confirmed that World No.1 woman player Iga Swiatek of Poland has accepted a one-month suspension under the Tennis Anti-Doping programme for testing positive for a prohibited substance. Swiatek has tested positive for the prohibited substance trimetazidine (TMZ) and was provisionally suspended from September 12, 2024. She successfully appealed against the verdict and got the period reduced, thus missing three tournaments.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed his Australian counterpart and 'good friend' Anthony Albanese for hosting the Indian and PM's XI teams at the Federal Parliament House in Canberra ahead of the tour game. PM Modi also backed the Men in Blue for the ongoing series in Australia and said '1.4 billion Indians are strongly rooting' for them.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Fast-bowler Siddarth Kaul has announced his retirement from Indian cricket. Kaul, the right-arm pacer, played six white-ball matches for India and picked four wickets in T20Is. “When I was a child playing cricket in the fields in Punjab, I had one dream. A dream to represent my country. In 2018, by God's grace, I received my India Cap Number 75 in the T20i team and Cap Number 221 in the ODI team. The time has now come to call time on my career in India and announce my retirement,” wrote Kaul in a post on his Instagram account on Thursday.
