Sanjeev Kumar

Seven-time champions India will look to Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma to deliver once again when they take on a resilient Sri Lanka in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup final here on Sunday. With 168 runs including two fifties, Shafali has not only been India’s best batter but also the leading run-scorer in this iteration … Read more

India face a dilemma over whether to opt for ‘Boy Wonder’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s no-holds-barred aggression or stick with the experience and unmatched flair of Sanju Samson as they take on Afghanistan in the opening game of the three-match T20I series starting Sunday. While Sooryavanshi was drafted in the playing eleven in England at the expense … Read more

Drag-flick specialist Supriya put up a fine show as the Indian women’s team entered the final of the AHF Junior Asia Cup with a convincing 5-1 victory over South Korea in the first semifinal here on Saturday. Supriya was the star of the show, completing a hat-trick through three clinical penalty-corner conversions, as the defending … Read more

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has urged her team to step up and deliver when it matters most as India takes on Sri Lanka in the Women’s Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday. India have been heavily reliant on their opening pair, with Smriti Mandhana contributing 154 runs and Shafali Verma 168 in the tournament. … Read more

The Auburn Tigers are set to host the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday evening, with the game originally scheduled to kick off at 7:45 pm ET. However, severe weather conditions in the area have forced a delay, meaning the game will not begin at its originally scheduled time. Lightning causes Auburn … Read more

Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran isn’t sweating much over 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying that his team has its plans ready come the first T20I against India on Sunday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The left-handed batter was recently adjudged as Player of the Series in the contest against Zimbabwe, but one doesn’t know whether he would … Read more

Aryna Sabalenka suffered a wild meltdown inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday as the two-time defending champion was denied a shot at a historic three-peat at the US Open, losing to Elena Rybakina 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in the final. She beat herself up throughout the 2-hour, 21-minute ordeal, which was littered with self-inflicted mistakes. Moments … Read more

Some matches become immortal almost immediately. Australia’s 434 and South Africa’s 438 at Johannesburg in 2006 remains one of ODI cricket’s defining games, recalled every time a team threatens an enormous chase. Three years later, however, India and Sri Lanka produced something nearly as outrageous in Rajkot, only for it to gradually disappear from the … Read more

In response to several key players missing crucial series over the past few months due to recurring injuries, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is considering a major policy shift for awarding annual Central Contracts. Moving forward, seniority and performance on the field alone may not be sufficient; a player’s overall availability … Read more

Elena Rybakina delivered a devastating performance to dethrone two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka with a 6-4 5-7 6-2 win in the US Open final on Saturday, earning a third Grand Slam crown to accompany her ascent to world number one. The Russian-born Kazakh’s icy composure on the grand stage helped her snap Sabalenka’s 20-match winning … Read more