KOCHI/BHUBANESWAR: When Ancy Sojan overhauled a 22-year-old national record in the women’s long jump on Saturday, it shook awake Nattika, a tiny fishing hamlet in Kerala’s Thrissur district.Some 2,000 km away from the sand pit in Bhubaneswar where she had landed with 6.88m, two local auto-rickshaw drivers vicariously fulfilling their own sporting dreams as Kerala…
Ireland players after winning the series against India. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Jai Moondra admitted he was still struggling to believe what had just happened after inspiring Ireland to one of the greatest moments in the country’s cricket history, as emotional celebrations broke out following the hosts’ stunning 2-0 T20I series sweep over reigning world…
Kemar Roach (Pic credit: WI Cricket) Kemar Roach etched his name alongside some of West Indies’ greatest fast bowlers as the veteran seamer claimed his 300th Test wicket during a dominant innings-and-217-run victory over Sri Lanka in the opening Test, a result that also went down as one of the biggest wins in the Caribbean…
Shreyas Iyer (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer’s tenure as India’s T20I captain has begun in the worst possible fashion after Ireland scripted one of the biggest upsets in the format, sealing a historic 2-0 series victory with a dramatic one-run win in the second T20I at Stormont on Sunday.The defeat not only handed…
England’s captain Ben Stokes (AP Photo) Ben Stokes has finally explained the deeply personal reasons behind one of the most shocking retirement announcements in modern cricket, revealing that the emotional scars from England’s disastrous Ashes campaign in Australia left him feeling he had “no more fight” to continue representing his country.The England captain stunned the…
Canada secured a historic 1-0 victory over South Africa at the SoFi Stadium, with Stephen Eustaquio scoring a stunning 92nd-minute volley to clinch their first-ever World Cup knockout stage win.(AP Photo) A breathtaking 92nd-minute volley from midfielder Stephen Eustaquio propelled co-hosts Canada to a historic 1-0 victory over South Africa at the SoFi Stadium on…
Australia’s Ellyse Perry in action during the Women’s T20 World Cup match between India and Australia at Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London, Sunday June 28, 2026. (AP) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted her team did not play to its expected level and said it was time to “rethink” after their six-wicket defeat to Australia knocked…
India’s Tilak Varma (PTI) Tilak Varma‘s fighting half-century was one of the few positives for India in their dramatic one-run defeat to Ireland in the second T20I on Sunday, but the left-hander also found himself on an unwanted list after registering one of the slowest fifties by an Indian in T20 Internationals.Walking in with India…
India crash out of Women’s T20 World Cup Australia ended India’s Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a convincing six-wicket victory on Sunday, raising fresh questions over Harmanpreet Kaur’s future as India’s T20 captain. Chasing 171, the six-time champions completed the target in 19 overs thanks to a match-winning 100-run partnership between Ellyse Perry and…
Jai Moondra dismisses Sanju Samson for golden duck to spark historic collapse (X-Cricbuzz) Ireland scripted one of the biggest victories in their cricketing history on Sunday, edging past reigning T20 World Cup champions India by one run in the second T20I to complete a sensational 2-0 series sweep at the Civil Service Cricket Club in…