Football – International Friendly – Argentina v Benin – Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina – October 6, 2026. Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts For football fans in Benin, Tuesday’s match against Argentina was less about the result and more about witnessing Lionel Messi’s final international appearance.Benin lost 3-0 in Buenos Aires in front of more than…
Shreyas Iyer (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer has made a stunning leap into the top 10 of the ICC T20I batting rankings after his breathtaking maiden century, while Axar Patel has also broken into the elite list following a dramatic rise in the latest update.Iyer has jumped 18 places to seventh…
Former India batter Suresh Raina has welcomed Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s return to the Indian T20I squad, calling the veteran pacer’s comeback a reward for his discipline, hard work and resilience.Bhuvneshwar, 36, is back in the India setup nearly four years after his last international appearance. His India career had been on hold since the 2022 T20…
Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur (ICC Photo) Smriti Mandhana paid tribute to Harmanpreet Kaur after being appointed the new captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, describing her former skipper’s decade-long leadership as “fantastic”. Smriti Mandhana’s story for Harmanpreet Kaur Sharing a picture of Harmanpreet on her Instagram story, Mandhana wrote: “It’s been a pleasure…
India’s Nitish Kumar Reddy (PTI Photo) Former India opener Aakash Chopra believes the team management’s selection thinking does not currently match his own, questioning the decision to leave out Nitish Kumar Reddy from the first T20I against the West Indies in Lucknow.India began the five-match series with an eight-wicket win on Tuesday after bowling out…
Ash Gardner and her ex-wife Monica Wright Ash Gardner has spoken publicly for the first time about the alleged affair with teammate Georgia Voll that contributed to the breakdown of her marriage to Monica Wright.Gardner said the situation became far more public than she expected and admitted she had been “naive” about the level of…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in action during the Asian Games in Japan. (PTI) NEW DELHI: One will have to feel for 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.Whenever VVS Laxman has been at the helm, Sooryavanshi has played for India, be it in Zimbabwe or at the recently concluded 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. To accommodate the teenager in the…
India’s Coach Gautam Gambhir, right, with Ajit Agarkar (PTI Photo) India head coach Gautam Gambhir bid farewell to outgoing chief selector Ajit Agarkar, praising his conviction and highlighting the three ICC trophies India won during his tenure.“Dear Ajit Bhai, an absolute honour to work with you. Those 3 ICC trophies are testimony of your conviction:…
Matthew Hayden (Getty Images) Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden has launched a strong criticism of the national selection panel over Nic Maddinson’s recall for the three-Test series against South Africa, questioning the decision to bring back a batter who has not played first-class cricket since early 2025.Maddinson, 34, was added to Australia’s squad amid a…
Savitha Shri speaks about Chess Olympiad NEW DELHI: Savitha Shri Baskar emerged as India’s golden girl at the 2026 Chess Olympiad, but there was a point when her chess career was funded by her father’s gold jewellery, pawned to cover a national tournament’s entry fee.Baskar, an electrician in Singapore at the time, would go on…