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Mohsin Naqvi (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman and Pakistan Cricket Board president Mohsin Naqvi has proposed organising an event in Dubai to present the Asia Cup trophy to the Indian men’s cricket team. The event is planned for November 10 following correspondence between the ACC and the Board of Control for…

Vaibhav Suryavanshi spotted bursting crackers (Screengrabs) It was a Diwali to remember for cricket’s newest teenage sensation, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, as the 14-year-old was spotted celebrating the festival of lights in his trademark energetic style on Monday, bursting crackers after Bihar’s emphatic Ranji Trophy win over Arunachal Pradesh.The video, now viral on social media, shows Suryavanshi…

TORONTO – Michael Angeletti says he knew he would catch George Springer’s home run ball before it actually happened. The Toronto native was sitting in the front row out in left field at Rogers Centre — wearing a Springer jersey — during Game 7 of the American League Championship Series. The game was a do-or-die…

Former cricketer Dinesh Karthik will captain India in Hong Kong Sixes. In less than three weeks, the India and Pakistan teams will lock horns again on the cricket field. India will take on Pakistan on November 7 at the Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground in Hong Kong.The two teams will face each other again in…

India’s Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match between India and England in Indore, India, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Indian opener Smriti Mandhana has consolidated her position at the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batter Rankings, extending her lead to 83 points following consecutive half-centuries…

By John Chidley-Hill The Canadian Press Posted October 21, 2025 6:01 am 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series starting Friday at Rogers Centre. Here are five things you need to know before Major League…

Local residents pray over the bodies of victims of a Pakistani cross-border airstrike, including three local cricketers, during a funeral in the village of Khandaro in the Argun district of Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province. (AP) The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesperson Sayed Naseem Sadaat has strongly condemned Pakistan’s airstrike in Paktika province that killed three…

Hardik Pandya and Mahieka Sharma (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya and model Mahieka Sharma have made their relationship Instagram official, two years after his separation from Natasa Stankovic. The couple’s appearance at a Diwali celebration in coordinated red traditional outfits has set social media abuzz.The duo attended a star-studded Diwali party…

TORONTO – Comeback wins were a big reason why the Toronto Blue Jays reached the American League Championship Series. George Springer topped them all with a come-from-behind moment that will go down as one of the biggest homers in franchise history. Springer hit a go-ahead three-run shot in the seventh inning and closer Jeff Hoffman…

Ravi Shastri believes that the legendary duo would do nothing to diminish their legacy by continuing their careers. (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who guided Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during their prime years, knows better than most how exceptional the two batters are — both at home and abroad,…