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Prithvi Shaw (Photo by Charle Lombard/Gallo Images/Getty Images) Prithvi Shaw has set a new record in his second official match for Maharashtra in a Ranji Trophy match against Chandigarh. The 25-year-old achieved a remarkable feat that puts him in the company of cricket legends Virender Sehwag and Ravi Shastri.Shaw demonstrated his determination to return to…

Vennala Kalagotla (X-BAI media) Indian athletes made significant progress at the Youth Asian Games in Bahrain on Monday, with shuttlers and table tennis players advancing to pre-quarterfinals, while the 3×3 basketball team faced a quarterfinal defeat against Iran. India currently holds ninth position on the medals table with 24 medals, including three gold, ten silver,…

Salman Ali Agha & Babar Azam Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha is set to lead a revamped national T20I squad against South Africa in a three-match series starting Tuesday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The team features returning stars Babar Azam and Naseem Shah, along with potential debutants Usman Tariq and Usman Khan, as Pakistan…

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney is presented with a novelty World Cup ticket by FIFA President Gianni Infantino (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP) FIFA officially launched the second phase of ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup on Monday, putting another 1 million tickets up for grabs. This new phase marks the opening of…

Babar Azam (Photo by Grant Pitcher/Gallo Images/Getty Images) Pakistan’s head coach Mike Hesson has announced that Babar Azam will return to T20I cricket batting at number three position in the upcoming three-match series against South Africa. This marks Babar’s first appearance in the format since December 2024.The announcement came during a media interaction at the…

Bengaluru: Former India medium-fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has criticised the delay in holding elections to the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), which were initially scheduled for September 30. Nearly a month has passed since that date, yet there has been no official announcement regarding the elections, with KSCA officials declining to comment on the matter….

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and players of Australia walk off the field (Photo by Ayush Kumar/Getty Images) AB de Villiers has come out strongly in defence of his former Royal Challengers Bengaluru teammate Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, slamming the wave of negativity surrounding the two Indian legends. The former South African captain didn’t hold…

Ground staff covers the pitch as rain stops play during an ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) The ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 has entered its most nerve-racking stage — the knockouts. While teams are gearing up for the high-stakes semi-finals, there’s another challenge looming large: the weather. Both Guwahati and Navi…

Musheer Khan & Ajinkya Rahane (X) Mumbai: While veterans pulled Mumbai out of trouble on the first two days, the youngsters led the way on Day Three as Mumbai reduced Chhattisgarh to 176/6, still trailing by 241, in their Elite Group D Ranji Trophy match at the MCA Ground on Monday. The match was delayed…

Arjun Tendulkar (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Shivamogga: The sun barely made an appearance here on Monday, but cloudy skies suited Karnataka’s bowlers just fine as their four-pronged pace attack breathed fire in the first two sessions of play. However, try as they might, that attack couldn’t breach the defences of Arjun Tendulkar (43 batting)…