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Josh Hazlewood A blow for Australia as Josh Hazlewood is ruled out for the rest of the Test summer due to injury. Australia have suffered a potentially massive blow with news that key pacer Josh Hazlewood will miss the entire Ashes series due to injury. Hazlewood hurt his hamstring when featuring in Australia's domestic Sheffield Shield competition last month and missed the first two matches of the Ashes against England as the  Aussies opened up a 2-0 series lead . The right-

India vs South Africa India have a largely settled side, while this series may give us our first glimpse of the kind of XI SA hope to play in the 2026 tournament Since contesting a nail-biting  T20 World Cup final  in 2024,  India  and  South Africa  have gone in different directions in T20Is. India have arguably become an even better team since lifting that trophy, achieving a 26-4 record (24 outright wins and two Super Over wins) with a brand of play perfectly suited to the

Mohammed Shami Mohammed Shami is letting the ball do all the talking as he continues to take heap of wickets in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.  Mohammed Shami  is letting the ball do all the talking as he continues to take heaps of wickets in the  Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 . The veteran pacer, who currently finds himself out of favour with the national setup, is doing everything he can to earn a place back in the squad. On Monday, the 35-year-old picked up four wickets agains

LM10 and CR7 If both Argentina and Portugal top their groups and win their last-32 and last-16 fixtures, a quarterfinal meeting between Messi and Ronaldo could await. The official schedule for the 2026  FIFA World Cup  was released on Saturday, featuring 48 nations competing across North America, and reigning champions Argentina and Portugal could be on a collision course in the quarterfinals. It opens up the possibility of a blockbuster showdown between modern-era greats  Li

Alex Yee Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee ran the second fastest marathon by a Briton in only his second competitive race at the distance. The 27-year-old, who won  triathlon gold  at Paris 2024 and the world title later in the year, finished seventh at the Valencia Marathon in two hours six minutes 38 seconds. Only four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has run quicker than Yee, with a time of 2:05:11. Emile Cairess, who is now third on the all-time list with 2:06:46, paced

Anastasia Potapova Anastasia Potapova says she has switched nationality from Russian to Austrian after her application for citizenship was accepted. Russia has been banned from competing in team competitions since the invasion of Ukraine, prohibiting Potapova from playing in the Billie Jean King Cup. The 24-year-old, who represented Russia in that tournament in 2018 and 2019, will be eligible to play for Austria next year. "I am delighted to let you all know that my applicati

Ben Stokes How do you feel? Angry? Depressed? A sense of deja vu? What about hoodwinked for believing England had a chance of competing in Australia? Overall, it is probably a feeling of profound sadness. Realistically, albeit not mathematically, this Ashes series is over in six days of cricket. England have never come from 2-0 down to beat Australia, who have the added security of holding the urn. Australia have not lost three consecutive home Tests to anyone in 38 years. Th

Lando Norris The adrenaline beginning to drain out of him, but the euphoria of winning a first world title still very much present, Lando Norris was in reflective mood as he discussed what achieving his lifetime's ambition meant to him. "I just won it my way," the McLaren driver said. "I'm happy I could go out and be myself." "I feel like I have just managed to win it the way I wanted to win it, which was not by being someone I'm not. Not trying to be as aggressive as Max [Ve

Georginio Rutter Georginio Rutter's stoppage-time equaliser for Brighton cancelled out Jarrod Bowen's superb finish as West Ham missed the chance to escape the Premier League relegation zone. With 91 minutes on the clock, West Ham were unable to hold out for a win that would have lifted them out of the bottom three, as Rutter finished from close range. The video assistant referee (VAR) checked whether Rutter handled the ball before finishing - but the goal was allowed to stan

India vs South Africa In men’s hockey, India defeated hosts South Africa 5-2 in the first match of the three-match series at Stellenbosch in Cape Town, last night.  For India, goals came from Shailanand Lakra, Aditya Lalage, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh, and Dilpreet Singh, while Mustapha Cassiem and Viwe Mbata scored for South Africa. The second hockey test will be played today at 8:30 pm Indian Time at Hartleyvale Stadium in Cape Town.  This South Africa tour, scheduled

Simranpreet Kaur Father Sharminder Brar, had left his government teacher's job three years ago to support his daughter’s training, and prioritised a career in sport for her, over getting her married off Twenty one-year-old Punjab shooter Simranpreet Kaur Brar had watched several videos of her fellow finalists of the women’s 25m pistol final in the ISSF World Cup Final at Doha, Qatar, and dreamt of being on the podium with them, one day. With Paris double medallist Manu Bhaker

WTC 2025 - 2027 World Test Championship 2025 Points Table After Australia vs England 2nd Ashes Test Match: Australia remain on top with 100.00 PCT while England slipped to seventh with PCT of 30.95. ICC WTC 2025-2027 Updated Standings:  A dominant Australia handed England an eight-wicket defeat in the second Ashes Test at Brisbane’s iconic Gabba on Sunday, extending their perfect record in the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. Having lost the Perth Test in just two

Seema Punia Seema Punia, a former Asian Games discus champion, has been suspended for 16 months after failing a doping test. The ban, effective from November 10, adds to her history of doping violations, which includes two prior offenses. Other athletes have also received penalties for doping. Former Asian Games discus throw champion Seema Punia has been suspended for 16 months after failing a doping test. According to the latest list of offenders released by the National Ant

Vaibhab India stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli aren't in the list of top trending cricketing personalities in India in 2025, announced by Google in its report. Instead, 14-year-old IPL sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi is leading the chart.   Google has released its anticipated ‘Year in Search 2025’ report on Thursday. Surprisingly, neither Rohit Sharma nor Virat Kohli featured in the top 10 of the ‘trending’ cricketing personalities in India, with Vaibhav Suryavanshi emerging

Deeya Yadav At just 16, Deeya Yadav became the youngest player in the Women's Premier League after being bought by Delhi Capitals. Yadav considers her state captain and DC teammate Shafali Verma to be among her idols. 16-year-old Deeya Yadav created history during this year’s Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction as she became the youngest player to be bought in the league. The Haryana-based batter had attended trials for Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz but was in

Guwahati Masters 2025 In Badminton, India is assured of a gold medal at the Guwahati Masters 2025 after Sanskar Saraswat and Mithun Manjunath stormed into the men’s singles final with straight-games victories. Sanskar edged Indonesia’s Dendi Triansyah 21-19, 21-19, while Mithun defeated compatriot Tushar Suveer 22-20, 21-8 to set up an all-Indian title clash today.    In women’s singles, rising star Tanvi Sharma will aim to cap a breakthrough campaign with the trophy in the f

Indian Shooter India made a strong start at the season-ending ISSF World Cup Final today, with Suruchi Singh securing the women’s 10m air pistol gold and setting a new junior world record. Compatriot Sainyam added silver, delivering a commanding opening for the Indian contingent. Suruchi shot 245.1 in the final, surpassing Manu Bhaker’s six-year-old junior world record of 244.7. The performance also extended her dominant run on the World Cup circuit, where she has already won

Santiago Nieva The Indian women’s boxing team head coach is upbeat about the challenges ahead, exudes confidence that his previous tenure will stand him in good stead, and is eager to unearth talent from the grassroots level Santiago Nieva, the former high performance director of Indian boxing, has returned as the head coach of the Indian women’s boxing team. After India returned empty-handed from Paris 2024, Nieva was hired by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) with an aim

India vs Germany Defensive errors, lack of steel in midfield, turnovers in offence hurt PR Sreejesh-coached team during their 1-5 loss to seven-time champions and title holders Germany On a night when pretty much everything that could go wrong went wrong — the oft-repeated pithy version of Murphy’s Law — India were outplayed physically and tactically by a superior German side in the semifinals of the men’s FIH Junior World Cup in Chennai. The seven-time champions will get to

AIFF Super Cup 2025 The Gaurs, which became the first club to defend the Super Cup title, also earned a spot in the AFC Champions League Two play-offs. FC Goa  defended their title with a 6-5  penalty shootout  win over  East Bengal  after a goalless extra-time draw in the  AIFF Super Cup 2025-26  final at the JLN Stadium on Sunday. Sahil Tavora struck the winning penalty to make the Gaurs three-time  Super Cup  champions and the first to successfully defend their crown as Ea