Team India (Pic credit: Hockey India) India’s ambition of winning the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup will face its first major test when they take on world No. 3 England in a crucial Pool D clash on Monday. After opening their campaign with a 3-1 win over Wales, India will face a significantly tougher challenge…
Australian captain Pat Cummins, leads his players from the field following their nine wicket loss to Banglade (Image via AP) Former Australia captains and batters Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden have called for changes to Australia’s Test team after Bangladesh inflicted a historic nine-wicket defeat on Pat Cummins‘ side in Darwin.Australia were comprehensively outplayed in…
Bangladesh players pose for a team photo as they celebrate after defeating Australia (AP/PTI) Former Australia batter Mark Waugh has described Bangladesh’s stunning nine-wicket victory in Darwin as one of the biggest upsets he can remember in Australian cricket.Najmul Hossain Shanto’s side completed a historic win over Australia on Sunday, securing Bangladesh’s first Test victory…
Australian captain Pat Cummins, right, congratulates members of the Bangladesh team (AP) Australia captain Pat Cummins admitted his side were outplayed in all departments after Bangladesh completed a historic nine-wicket victory in the first Test at Darwin’s Marrara Oval on Sunday.The defeat gave Bangladesh their first Test win on Australian soil and only their second…
Bangladesh players pose for a team photo as they celebrate after defeating Australia on day four of the first cricket test in Darwin, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP) NEW DELHI: It was fitting that Mominul Haque hit the winning runs for Bangladesh’s nine-wicket win over Australia in Darwin. The diminutive…
India’s Devdutt Padikkal (ANI Photo) Devdutt Padikkal marked his return to Test cricket in style, scoring his maiden century in the format during India’s first innings of the Galle Test against Sri Lanka.The Karnataka left-hander produced a composed yet attacking knock, handling the challenging conditions with maturity and putting pressure on the Sri Lankan bowlers….
Indian women’s hockey captain Salima Tete For Indian women’s hockey captain Salima Tete, the message ahead of their World Cup opener against China is simple — stay confident, stick to the plan and fight until the final whistle.India begin their campaign on Sunday against World No. 4 China in Pool D at Wagener Hockey Stadium…
Ryan Gravenberch of Liverpool celebrates (Getty Images) London: A consortium headed by British-Indian entrepreneur Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of billionaire Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, has agreed to buy a 30% minority equity stake in Liverpool FC in an investment understood to be worth around £1.7 billion.Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which bought the…
India’s Devdutt Padikkal (ANI Photo) Soon after pushing Sri Lanka debutant off-spinner Keshara Nuwantha to mid-off for a single, Devdutt Padikkal leapt in joy. He had just scored his maiden Test century — in his third Test and fourth innings — and earned a warm hug from India captain Shubman Gill, along with applause from…
Devdutt Padikkal (BCCI Photo) The fabulous, fluent 131 not out off 178 balls against Sri Lanka on Saturday was more than Devdutt Padikkal’s maiden Test century. It was another comeback chapter for the resilient 26-year-old, who had waited 632 days for another India appearance.Padikkal’s career has been marked by such recoveries. After a modest 119…