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With Rahmanullah Gurbaz's superb century and a great all-round performance by Azmatullah Omarzai, Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by five wickets in the third and final ODI played in Sharjah on Monday. This result means that Afghanistan has won the one-day series with a 2-1 margin.  Afghan opener Gurbaz and Omarzai built a century stand to put their side in a commanding position against Bangladesh's seam attack spearheaded by Mustafizur Rahman.  Gurbaz was the highest scorer and put an end to Afghanistan’s innings with 101

In a tense finish, Dubai’s Paul Waring edged out the rest of the pack and wrapped the $9 million prize at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Sunday. The Englishman's form in the last two days has certainly left us speechless. By Friday, Waring had earned a lead of about five after he managed to score 61, whereas he could only get a 73 the next day However, on Sunday, he ended up not losing his focus and trusting himself through the final stretch,

Gambhir hopeful of Rohit availability, no confirmation given yet. Rahul has addressed a fair bit of backlash off late, and has been named in the squad for BGT. In the upcoming series, players’ aim will be to prove the people wrong. Considering Rohit is going to rest for the 1st Test, his role in that match could be crucial. The return of some of the senior and experienced players would be a confidence-booster for the Indians. Rohit Sharma (C) Jasprit Bumrah VC Yashasvi

Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian T20 skipper, draws heavily from Rohit Sharma's leadership style, which pursues the understanding of the mindset of the players, team spirit and keeping cool no matter the outcome of the game. Suryakumar Yadav, who has recently succeeded Rohit in leadership post the successful T20 World Cup, has been able to model himself to Rohit's new brand of captaincy. On the eve of the first T20I against South Africa, while talking about the last 0-3 win against New Zealand, he

West Indies easily chased down the target under lights at Kensington Oval, powered by centuries from Keacy Carty and Brandon King to round off the match with eight wickets and secure a 2-1 victory over England in the series.  First cricketer from St Maarten to get an ODI century for West Indies, Keacy Carty's maiden ton off 97 balls was another highlight of the match for him. It was followed by King who made good use of getting dropped twice and scored his

McIntosh did manage to throw in a few attempts to come back, but Jangra’s speed was too much to handle for him so he hardly posed a decent challenge.  Indian professional boxer Mandeep Jangra has gone up in the ranks and now holds the World Boxing Federation’s super featherweight world title after defeating Conor McIntosh from the British Islands in the Cayman Islands. Riding on the technical prowess imparted to him by his coach and former Olympic silver medalist Roy Jones Jr., the

Key complications seem to have arisen following a very unfortunate debacle of the India defense cricket team in New Zealand. Following the defeat, it appears the BCCI wants to assess the decisions made by the head team coach, Gautam Gambhir, along with the management and the team.  India's spin savvy home pitches have recently been in the spotlight as a cause for concern due to their tilt in the angle on which they deliver. Gautam Gambhir initiated the demand however this demand came

NEW DELHI: IPL 2025 mega auction dates confirmed. The BCCI said on Tuesday that the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction is scheduled for the 24th and 25th of November 2025 in the Saudi city of Jeddah. The 2 day event shall coincide with the 3rd and 4th day's play of the Perth Test between India and Australia. About 1574 identified 402 overseas 1175 Indian players who will attend the 2 day event where 204 places are available. 48 capped Indian players including

New Delhi: India made a huge leap towards potential hosting of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036. On October 1st, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) submitted a Letter of Intent to the Future Host Commission of the International Olympic committee (IOC), sources informed news agency IANS.  This step is consistent with the multiple declarations of interest from the hon'ble prime minister narendra modi who views the Games as a winning initiative for the country. As one source stated, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s

Virat Kohli, in probably the last phase of his career, decided to celebrate his birthday in India and not go where he usually spends it.  Virat has been striking as a prominent figure in Indian cricket and has achieved the age of 36 today. As the face of the Nation in the Indian cricket team, Kohli has had one of the greatest emerging years with India winning the World Cup in June this year. Although 2024 was possibly one of his career years

The Border-Gavaskar series featuring India and Australia, which is highly anticipated and loved by fans, will start on November 22 with the first test being held in Perth.  Looking ahead to the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, the Indian captain Rohit Sharma has said that he is “not overly certain” whether he will play in the Perth Test.  Prior to the BGT series with Australia, India led by Rohit Sharma was thrashed 0-3 by New Zealand in their home series, losing even , the third ODI. 

Ajaz stars as New Zealand beat India 3-0 in historic Test sweep.India was all out for 121 in 29.1 overs while chasing a target of 147 set by New Zealand, failing to win the match after a score of 64 was made by a player named ‘Rishabh Pant’.  Patel, the New Zealand spinner, was the man of the match with a stunning 6 wickets helping New Zealand to clinch the historic 3-0 win over India in the test series. The final wicket belonged

India's proud home record which had never been lost is finally gone the defeat against England stunned the fans across the cricketing nation. this is a reality which may have been long dreaded. the end of a very successful era in Indian cricket, that which is shared by Kohli and Rohit Sharma.  Kohli and Sharma hardworking batsman have been a part of almost all the major indian efort of the last seventeen years starting from the 3 world cup trophies, reach the finals

NEW DELHI: Gary Kirsten stepped down as Pakistan’s limited-overs coach just a week before the Pakistan tour of Australia. The decision of Gary Kirsten comes on the heels of PCB restructuring the coaching roles and head coaches vacating the selection committee after the loss to England during the first Test. Former Pakistani cricketer and commentator in Dubai, Danish Kaneria, hailed Kirsten’s decision to leave for his own good. Kaneria reasoned, ‘It is not possible to bring a person in and expect him to

In his second consecutive double century performance Agni Chopra has once again proved his mettle, this time surpassing such legends of cricketers as Sir Don Bradman, further aiding historical purposes. This amazing achievement has caught the imagination of the cricketing world, placing Agni in the ever-growing list of promising young talents. A Historic Achievement Agni Chopra became one of the few cricketers to score back-to-back double tons in professional cricket history and he has achieved an elite status due to his remarkable accomplishment.

Steve Smith has stated that he will still play in the middle order but drop down to number four in place of the all-rounder in the test side, meaning that there is now a gap going forward that can only be filled by Usman Khawaja.  Captain Mitchell Marsh, their T20 captain along with his test comrades shall miss the upcoming three match series against Pakistan in November in light of upcoming test matches in Australia against India which are the focus for them. 

The South Asian team’s first leg in the Australian tour consisted of three ODIs played in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Pakistan Sunday made Mohammad Rizwan captain of the white-ball tours of Australia and Zimbabwe replacing Babar Azam who rated opaque earlier this month. Rizwan, 34, previously captained Pakistan in two Test matches during the 2020 New Zealand tour while Babar Azam was recovering from an injury. This appointment marks Rizwan's first time leading the team in limited-overs formats, as he has yet to

Pakistan wrapped up the last Test match by nine wickets in under three days, ensuring a series victory of 2-1 over England during the pre season tours held in Rawalpindi. Although Noman, the 38-year-old left-arm spinner and off-spinner Sahajid, 31, managed to get all 20 wickets on an equally weathered pitch during the second test of the series last week, they managed to get 19 more wickets today as England were bowled out on 112 runs on a self designed hard pitch. This

The Slovenian rider has claimed the coveted Tour de France three times and has recently been awarded the UCI World Tour Best Rider title for the fourth year in a row. UAE Team Emirates, which was recently awarded UCI World Tour Best Team for the year 2024, verified today that world champion Tadej Pogacar has extended his contract with the team till 2030. Pogacar joined UAE Team Emirates in 2019, in what has been an outstanding career till now. Ever since Pogacar joined

The LIV Golf League has provided useful details for one of its most awaited events – the LIV Golf Promotions tournament scheduled for 12th December – 14th December this year at the Riyadh Golf Club. This tournament has appealing aspects since it allows great golfers from all parts of the world to develop their careers as those who finish top can be ranked in the 2025 LIV golf league as well as earn positions in the International Series that are overseen by Asian