Cricket at the 20th Asian Games 2026 is in full flow, with the women’s tournament having already ended with India bagging gold, while Sri Lanka and Pakistan settled with silver and bronze medal, respectively. One aspect of the competition has caught the attention of fans and observers: neither the men’s nor the women’s teams will … Read more
Henry Pollock has signed a bumper contract extension with Northampton Saints worth around £450,000 a year to continue his stay with the Prem champions and end the speculation over his future. The 21-year-old, who has won 13 England caps, was out of contract next summer, with his adviso from his previous deal of £150,000 to … Read more
India‘s run-out appeal during the one-off T20I against Japan on September 22, 2026, at Sano International Cricket Ground went unreviewed because the match operated without a third umpire and without any TV replay infrastructure. On-field umpires Chris Brown and Chris Thurgate were solely responsible for every decision throughout the fixture. The incident centred on Ravi … Read more
England speedster Mark Wood announced his international cricket retirement after a battle with injuries, acknowledging that after nearly an year of battling injuries, he has “lost the battle”. Wood had last represented England in November during the Perth Test in the Ashes away from home. After that, the 36-year-old was ruled out of the series … Read more
Pullela Gopichand has appealed many times in the past to never lose faith in Lakshya Sen. An Olympic semis doesn’t happen every other day for India’s men’s singles. Nor do two All England finals. Special talent – explosive net stride – whippy elbow smash – uncrushable attitude: Sen has it all. Those who judge him … Read more
Sano, Sep 22 (PTI) Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer termed the track at the Sano International Cricket ground as “difficult to bat on” as he tried to explain his team’s struggle in notching a two-run win over unfancied Japan in a one-off T20 International here on Tuesday. With left-arm spinner Charlie Hara-Hinze and off-spinner Ibrahim Takahashi … Read more
IND vs JPN, One-off T20I: Team India managed to evade a massive scare as they held off Japan in the historic T20I at the Sano International Ground in Sano to win by 2 runs on September 22, Tuesday. However, a run denied due to a controversial wide call overturned by the on-field umpires has come … Read more
On Tuesday, cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar, former Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh extended their congratulations to the Indian women’s cricket team for securing the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games. Tendulkar commended the collective effort of the team, while Dhawan celebrated their consecutive victories. India’s Triumph Over Sri Lanka In … Read more
India’s women’s table tennis team produced a dramatic fightback to defeat Thailand 3-2 in the Round of 16 and book their place in the quarter-finals of the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Tuesday. Thailand made a strong start as Orawan Paranang recovered from two games down to beat Sreeja Akula 7-11, 1-11, 11-9, 11-6, … Read more
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana scripted another piece of cricket history on Tuesday, becoming the first woman cricketer to complete 11,000 runs in international cricket during the Asian Games final against Sri Lanka at Korogi Sports Park. Mandhana entered the gold-medal clash needing just 13 runs to reach the landmark. She had accumulated 10,987 international runs … Read more