Sri Lanka’s rising batting star Sonal Dinusha, who troubled Team India during the recently concluded home Test series, has won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month honours for August 2026. This marks Dinusha being crowned with the accolade for the first time in his career. Having played only three Tests for Sri Lanka coming … Read more
Ahead of his side’s Asian Games 2026 campaign, Indian men’s hockey head coach Craig Fulton spoke on the team’s “enlightening” bonding camp at Mount Fuji after a dissappointing FIH Hockey World Cup, with the team having identified several problems and learnt several lessons that need to be turned into action. The Asian Games 2026 are … Read more
New Delhi: Leicestershire blamed the filming of former India captain biopic as one of the reasons for the poor pitch quality at Grace Road, but a disciplinary panel has rejected the explanation and handed the county side a 27-point penalty for breaching pitch regulations. Leicestershire now has 10 days to appeal the Cricket Discipline Panel’s … Read more
South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt made history on Tuesday by becoming the highest run-scorer in women’s T20Is in a calendar year. The right-handed batter has scored 822 runs from 22 WT20I matches in 2026. Wolvaardt crossed the milestone with an unbeaten 126 against Zimbabwe in the third WT20I, surpassing Hong Kong’s Natasha Miles, who had … Read more
What started as a vague “disciplinary” inquiry into Pakistan’s England tour just took a sharper turn. The Lahore High Court has confirmed the investigation into Mohammad Rizwan involves online betting and gambling – the first time that specific allegation has been publicly attached to the case. Rizwan’s petition challenging the NCCIA’s jurisdiction was dismissed after … Read more
India’s upcoming white-ball series against the West Indies will see several prominent names missing from the squads announced by the BCCI on Wednesday. While Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to the ODI setup, the selection has also highlighted the impact of the 2026 Asian Games and the continued absence of some established players. … Read more
Pakistan Women’s cricket team has narrowly advanced to the semi-finals of the 20th Asian Games 2026 after a thrilling three-wicket victory over Thailand Women in a rain-curtailed quarter-final match at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Thursday, September 17, 2026. The Girls in Green survived a late scare, chasing down Thailand’s competitive total with … Read more
East Bengal FC surrendered a two-goal half-time lead to draw 2-2 against Jordanian Pro League champions Al Hussein SC in their AFC Champions League Two Group D opener here on Wednesday. Daniel Ramírez and Anwar Ali put the Indian side 2-0 ahead before Al Hussein fought back with second-half goals from Mahmoud Al Mardi and … Read more
IND vs AFG 3rd T20I: India will face Afghanistan in a dead rubber 3rd T20I on Thursday, September 17, at Arun Jaitley Stadium. With the series in the bag, Team India will now look to introduce Vaibhav Sooryavanshi into the side, as he has been the topic of discussion all week. Vaibhav is also part … Read more
Nishin, September 17 (Daily Kiran) : Bangladesh has secured a spot in the semifinals of the women’s cricket competition at the 2026 . The quarterfinal match against China, scheduled for Thursday at the Korogi Sports Park, was called off without a ball being bowled due to rain. Although the rain stopped shortly after it began, … Read more