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BENGALURU: Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep, and spinner Kuldeep Yadav, made good use of the conditions at the BCCI Centre of Excellence here on Friday. On Day 2 of India ‘A’ red-ball game against South Africa ‘A’, the pacers especially got valuable game time before the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa….

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has raised serious doubts over Sanju Samson’s future in India’s T20I setup, suggesting that the Kerala wicketkeeper-batter may have lost his place in the format’s evolving pecking order.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Samson, who has been benched for the last two T20Is against Australia,…

Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson made a much-anticipated return to the Durban Super Giants (DSG) for the 2026 season of SA20, replacing Bangladesh spinner Taijul Islam in the squad.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Williamson, who played for the franchise in the previous edition, was their top run-getter with 233 runs…

Diogo Jota and Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo has addressed the controversy surrounding his absence from Portugal teammate Diogo Jota‘s funeral, who died in a car accident in Spain in July. The explanation came during an interview with Piers Morgan on his YouTube show.Ronaldo clarified that his decision to skip the funeral was based on respect…

The ICC has announced that both men’s and women’s T20 cricket will feature at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Each division will include six teams competing in a total of 28 matches.This marks cricket’s return to the Olympics after 128 years, with its only previous appearance being at Paris 1900. In that historic event, Great…

Drama at Chess World Cup (Screengrab) There was unexpected drama at the FIDE World Cup 2025 on Friday when Lithuania’s Grandmaster Titas Stremavicius raised a complaint against India’s young talent Pranav V during their third-round encounter. The issue? Pranav allegedly made several moves without recording them on his scoresheet, which is a violation of chess…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get seven-foot-nine center Olivier Rioux in the game. Golden relented with 2:09 to play — and made history in the process — after chants of “We Want Ollie” swept through the O’Connell Center. Rioux became the tallest…

Sachin Tendulkar and Harmanpreet Kaur NEW DELHI: When the phone rang on the eve of the ICC Women’s World Cup final, Harmanpreet Kaur didn’t expect to hear the voice of India’s cricketing god. But it was Sachin Tendulkar himself — calling to share words of wisdom that would help her and her team stay grounded…

Mohammad Shami issued notice by SC The Supreme Court has issued a notice to Indian cricketer Mohammad Shami regarding a plea from his estranged wife Hasin Jahan requesting increased interim maintenance for herself and their minor daughter.Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan have asked Shami to respond to his wife’s challenge of two Calcutta High…

The Gabba, Brisbane (X Photo) NEW DELHI: The fifth and final T20 International between India and Australia at the Gabba on Saturday faces a serious threat from the weather gods, with forecasts predicting thunderstorms and heavy showers through the evening. According to AccuWeather, conditions are expected to be “turning cloudy and very warm, becoming breezy…