simranpreet Kaur

In another rain-affected low-scoring thriller where neither side could touch 70, debutants Nigeria captured the improbable by two runs in Kuala Lumpur on Monday (January 20, 2025), stunning a playing nations powerhouse of Women's cricket in New Zealand to claim their first ever points at ICC level. After an opening loss where Nigeria batted first to make 65-6, Nigeria fielded impressively to disrupt New Zealand's score chase. In the 13-over contest, the Kiwis were 57-5, needing nine runs with one over to go. But pacer Lilian

Sajid Khan and Abrar Ahmed paced Pakistan with their spin bowling, who dismissed West Indies for 123 to win the first test at Multan by 127 runs on day three while spinners ruled the land.  It was the shortest played men’s test in Pakistan which lost 40 wickets from 1064 balls.  Bowlers occupied 16 wickets on Sunday as seven wickets by Jomel Warrican held Pakistan's second innings to 157, and West Indies were all out for 251 at a time when the turgid

India will pick its teams for the ODI series against England and ICC Champions Trophy on Saturday, said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday.  Skipper Rohit Sharma and men’s selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar will be present at the press event which is being held at 12.30pm IST (11am UAE time).  "The Men’s Selection Committee will announce the Indian team for IDFC First Bank ODI series against England and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, tomorrow in Mumbai. Selection

Wearing the blue shirt and green stripe of his country on court, the 21-year-old Spaniard has been quietly yet assertively going about his business through the first week at Melbourne as, meanwhile, seeds have fallen to teenagers, Jannik Sinner has advanced his title defence and Novak Djokovic his pursuit of a 25th major crown. Third seed Carlos Alcaraz lost his first set of the tournament but nevertheless safely made it through to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-2 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3

WPL 2025 will begin on 14 February. The third season of the Women Premier League (WPL) will start on 14th February 2025. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face Gujarat Giants in Vadodara in the tournament opener. There will be a total of 22 matches played over 29 days in the WPL 2025. An eliminator and a final will follow the 20 league games. The tournament's knockout stage will commence on 13 February. In all, five teams — Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz

Iga Swiatek raced into the third round at the Australian Open on a hot and sunny Thursday before the fellow Grand Slam winner Emma Raducanu set up an intriguing match against the second seed with a convincing win.  Swiatek’s Polish colleague Hubert Hurkacz had his days, though, with the 18th seed losing in straight sets to Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic while Ons Jabeur progressed with a clear illness.  Back-to-back champion Jannik Sinner will open the evening session after that, while fellow Italians Jasmine Paolini

The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders had claimed their debut ILT20 Season 3 victory as they got rid of Sharjah Warriorz by 30 runs in the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.  Jason Holder got four wickets for just 23 runs and David Willey returned with three wickets for 19 runs to keep them at 159/5.  Batting first, and unbroken 50 runs partnership in the final overs between Andre Russell and Laurie Evans helped the Knight Riders register 159/5 as Kyle Mayers put on

Anrich Nortje – fast bowler – is out of Champions Trophy due to a back injury on Tuesday.  The 31-year-old's latest injury blow came from Cricket South Africa a day after he was named in his nation's 15-man team for the tournament in Pakistan next month.  Nortje, the former fastest bowler in international cricket, was scanned on Monday, CSA says in a statement, "and the extent of the injury was discovered".  The sentence did not say what the injury was.  Nortje, who has

Desert Vipers defeated Gulf Giants by six wickets in a low scoring encounter for the second time in succession to win the ILT20 in Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday.  An unrepaired knock of 42 from all-rounder Sam Curran orchestrated a straightforward run chase for the Desert Vipers. He was supported by Sherfane Rutherford who added 40 runs in 18 balls to retire the Vipers in 17.4 overs.  It was the Vipers’ pacers who took control of the first innings with captain Lockie Ferguson

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday that Salah should agree a new contract to stay at Anfield past the end of this season.  "I hope he stays.  He is an excellent footballer, an excellent human being, an excellent sportsman, the best representative your nation could have. So I want him to stay at Liverpool.' Klopp answered a question on Salah from an Egyptian journalist at a press conference in Austria.  Klopp was unveiled as Red Bull’s global soccer chief, in which

Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand is first pick in the HBL PSL 2025 player Draft after the reigning champions Lahore Qalandars brought him into their ranks at Huzoori Bagh in Lahore Fort on Monday afternoon. Mitchell who has made 70 T20Is will start for HBL PSL this year.  Karachi Kings pouched Left Hander David Warner using the 2nd pick in the Platinum round. Warner, who is already a big-time player as he has 12,727 T20 runs in 392 T20 matches, will also be

MI Emirates had the best of the seasons with their first DP World ILT20 win, courtesy half-centuries by Tom Banton and Nicholas Pooran in their 26-run victory over Dubai Capitals at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Monday.  Shai Hope was the hero of the evening with his brilliant century — 101 runs off 59 balls — but it was nothing and the Dubai Capitals got defeated by the MI Emirates for the first time in the tournament.  A bowl by Fazalhaq Farooqi who

This weekend in England we had the typical FA Cup round where smaller teams tried to upset big names and where, as Manchester United versus Arsenal, you had two of the nation’s best known names.  Like everyone knows I was at United as well as at Arsenal and to this day I am still very fond of them both once I am retired.  I also like the FA Cup and when I was a boy I remember watching in France because back then

Tyson Fury has retired from boxing, weeks after a second consecutive loss to Oleksandr Usyk, the former world heavyweight champion said on Monday.  "This is going to be short and sweet," the British boxer posted on social media. "I am retiring from boxing".  "It’s been an awesome ride, I love every minute of it," Fury continued, though he has also walked away and come back to the ring.  The "Gypsy King", 36, last fought on December 21 and failed his rematch with WBA,

Jannik Sinner opened his Australian Open title defence with a 7-6(2) 7-6(5) 6-1 win over Nicolas Jarry on Monday, contrasting doping cases in the two players.  World number one Sinner, who survived suspension despite two drug tests in March, was well-served at Rod Laver Arena on a blazing Rod Laver Arena by the large-serving Chilean who spent 11 months in 2020 behind bars for doping.  Jarry had written in the build-up to the match to the Chilean newspaper La Tercera that he hoped

Barcelona smashed Real Madrid 5-2 in an exhilarating Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to take the first trophy of the Hansi Flick era.  Madrid got their first goal through Kylian Mbappe, but Barcelona scored five as their team had their keeper Wojciech Szczesny sent off in the 88th minute.  Madrid tried to get revenge on their 4-0 home loss against Barcelona in the La Liga Clasico in October but instead got battered and bruised by their rivals in

The English batsman Tom Kohler-Cadmore had a dream knock when Sharjah Warriorz defeated Gulf Giants in the last-ball encounter of the ILT20 on Sunday.  Kohler-Cadmore (83 not out from 56 overs, 6 fours, 4 sixes) played his part in the Ring of Fire at Dubai International Stadium as he did not get too carried away on the outside edge as he brought up his side to bat but still took wickets back and forth at both ends.  The Warriorz, under his genius, chased

Dubai: Age is no object to Cristiano Ronaldo.  The Portuguese man got things going early in the new year by scoring for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, a first goal by a footballer in his career.  A record-breaking streak   Cristiano Ronaldo made his first start in nearly a month after he scored a penalty as his side won 3-1 against Al Okhdood on Thursday. It was his 917th goal in his professional career and now has 60 goals from 60 Saudi

Pakistan's top order superstar Fakhar Zaman is bracing for the DP World ILT20 (January 11-February 9) with the Desert Vipers – and he feels he still has plenty to give Pakistan.  It was Fakhar that Desert Vipers Director of Cricket Tom Moody targeted most during this year’s tournament in the UAE, and the Australian ICC Cricket World Cup champion describes the left-hander as "a real match-winner".  Fakhar’s account: The chance to join the Desert Vipers was not one he had to give much

Jannik Sinner begins defence of his Australian Open title against Nicolas Jarry and women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka faces 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens as the draw for the year’s first Grand Slam was made at Melbourne Park on Thursday.  Novak Djokovic goes to the wire for his second Australian Open title in record time and 25th Grand Slam title against the US wildcard Nishesh Basavareddy, but he isn’t going to make it to the Melbourne Park final easily.  Third round: Djokovic may