Prithvi Shaw and Akriti Agarwal (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: India cricketer Prithvi Shaw and his fiancee Akriti Agarwal have decided to part ways around six months after announcing their engagement. Agarwal, a social media personality and actress, confirmed the separation in a statement on social media on Thursday. She said the decision was mutual…
MUMBAI: The upcoming domestic season is set to bring in some good news for match officials in domestic cricket.The Board of Control for Cricket in India is set to raise the match fees of domestic umpires and match referees from the 2026-27 season, which will resume after the Duleep Trophy with the Ranji Trophy -the…
India head into the 20th Asian Games determined to breach the 100-medal mark again in Aichi-Nagoya and cement their place behind the continent’s “big three” sporting superpowers.The 107 medals India won in Hangzhou three years ago were a big jump from 70 in Jakarta-Palembang in 2018 and the first three-figure haul at an Asiad by…
Harmanpreet Kaur (ANI Photo) MUMBAI: Amid growing calls for a leadership change in Indian women’s cricket, former India captain Anjum Chopra has backed Harmanpreet Kaur to continue leading the side, insisting she remains the best person for the job despite recent scrutiny over her form.Harmanpreet scored 71 runs in five matches at the Women’s T20…
File Pic: Chinese women’s cricket team (Getty Images) China’s women’s cricket campaign at the Asian Games ended in agonising fashion on Thursday, without the team even taking the field, as their quarter-final against Bangladesh was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of a wet outfield in Nisshin, Aichi prefecture.The T20 match at Korogi Sports…
Steve Smith (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Steve Smith admitted that memories of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal still return to him at times, but the Australia batter is not worried about facing a hostile reception when he returns to South Africa for a Test series.Smith was one of the central figures in the controversy during…
The shooting of former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly’s biopic has landed a Counry club in financial trouble. Leicestershire have been handed a 27-point penalty and fined £5,000 (almost Rs 6.43 lakh) after being found guilty of breaching pitch regulations during their County Championship match against Glamorgan in August. The decision has left the club in…
A person walks near wooden container units built to house athletes, ahead of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan, September 15, 2026. A senior coach travelling with India’s 30-member shooting contingent for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has expressed disappointment over the arrangements in Japan, saying the long travel time between the team’s hotel…
Lionel Messi wins 49th career trophy with 100th goal for Inter Miami Lionel Messi marked another major milestone on Wednesday, scoring his 100th goal for Inter Miami as the MLS club beat Mexican side Cruz Azul 2-0 to win the Campeones Cup in Florida.Messi opened the scoring in the 24th minute, heading home a pinpoint…
Harmanpreet Kaur (ANI Photo) MUMBAI: Amid growing calls for a leadership change in Indian women’s cricket, former India captain Anjum Chopra has backed Harmanpreet Kaur to continue leading the side, insisting she remains the best person for the job despite recent scrutiny over her form.Harmanpreet scored 71 runs in five matches at the Women’s T20…