Kane Williamson (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: New Zealand great Kane Williamson on Friday announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing the curtain down on one of the most distinguished careers in the country’s cricketing history.The 35-year-old’s decision marks the end of an era for New Zealand cricket, with Williamson stepping away from all international formats…

England’s Stuart Broad (AP/PTI) Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad has revealed the strongest Test XI made up entirely of players he faced during his illustrious international career, and the selection has already sparked debate among cricket fans.Broad, who finished his Test career with 604 wickets and ranks among the format’s most successful bowlers, was…

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring the opening goal. (AP Photo) Lionel Messi added another chapter to his remarkable legacy on Tuesday, becoming only the second player in history to score in five different FIFA World Cups as defending champions Argentina took control against Algeria at Arrowhead Stadium.Making his record sixth appearance at football’s…

Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill (Agency Image) TimesofIndia.com in Lucknow: After a rain-curtailed match in Dharamsala, India’s top-order batters, Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer, went through the paces during the net session at the Ekana Stadium.Throughout the 90-odd-minute session, split equally between pace and spin, Gill, Rohit, Ishan and…

NEW DELHI: Hello and welcome to OFFSIDE, a new daily column on the football World Cup where we will track the highs and lows of the day, or night gone by, and what to expect in the next round of matches.In BBC’s United, Jimmy Murphy, Manchester United’s assistant coach during the Busby Babes era, played…

One had to rub the eyes when Gurnoor Brar effortlessly clocked 148 kmph with his fourth delivery of his international career in the first ODI against Afghanistan on Saturday. The languid runup, the effortless delivery stride and the pronounced floaty outswingers coming down from six and a half feet can be lethally deceptive for a…

England beat Ireland by 4 wickets (Pic credit: T20 World Cup’s X handle) Hosts England maintained their winning momentum in the Women’s T20 World Cup with a hard-fought four-wicket victory over Ireland in a rain-affected Group B clash at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton on Tuesday.After crushing Sri Lanka by 87 runs in their opener,…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Tilak Varma (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: The India A-Sri Lanka A clash in the Tri-Nation A Series in Dambulla had everything – a thrilling chase, a controversial finish, heated arguments with umpires, a Super Over and an angry exchange involving teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.What started as a routine group-stage fixture…