India captain Harmanpreet Kaur is set to create a milestone on Sunday when she takes the field against South Africa in Manchester, becoming the first player — male or female — to appear in 200 T20 Internationals.The landmark comes during the Women’s T20 World Cup and marks a journey that has stretched across 17 years,…
NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill celebrated his first ODI series win as India’s captain after leading the team to a 3-0 clean sweep over Afghanistan. India completed the series whitewash with a dominant nine-wicket victory in the third ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.The series win is a significant milestone for Gill,…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his impressive start to ODI cricket with a match-winning century against Afghanistan in Chennai on Saturday, achieving a milestone faster than Indian stars Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill.The left-handed opener scored an unbeaten 110 as India thrashed Afghanistan by nine wickets in the third ODI to…
Japan and Tunisia set to contest landmark 1,000th match in FIFA World Cup history/ Image: FIFA Nearly a century after the first World Cup games in Uruguay, Japan and Tunisia add their names to football history in landmark Monterrey clashWhen Japan and Tunisia walk onto the pitch at Monterrey Stadium on June 21, they will…
Netherlands’ Cody Gakpo (11) celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Sweden in Houston, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Oranje bounce back from Japan draw with statement FIFA World Cup 2026 victory to take control of Group FThe Netherlands produced one…
Sweden have also revealed their lineup ahead of kickoff, with Graham Potter opting for a 3-1-4-2 system that puts plenty of emphasis on their dangerous front two of Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres. Kristoffer Nordfeldt starts between the posts behind a back three of Gustaf Lagerbielke, Victor Lindelof and Isak Hien. Jesper Karlstrom will sit…
Shreyanka Patil (Photo by @BCCIWomen on X) NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Shreyanka Patil has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup after suffering a right ankle injury during the Group A match against the Netherlands at Headingley. The injury occurred on the first ball of the sixth over…
Joe Root and Sachin Tendulkar Joe Root added another remarkable achievement to his illustrious Test career by becoming only the second batter in history to score more than 14,000 runs in the longest format of the game. The England star reached the milestone during the fourth day of the second Test against New Zealand at…
Beth Mooney (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) Australia continued their dominant run at the Women’s T20 World Cup with a crushing 98-run win over the Netherlands on Saturday. The defending champions posted 219/6, equalling the highest total in the tournament’s history and crossing the 200-run mark in a Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time.Beth…
Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Chennai: With Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring his second century in the last three ODIs, the pressure is mounting on the selectors to decide the future of veteran Rohit Sharma. Although the 39-year-old survived a jittery start in the third ODI, he went on to score an eye-catching 78 and put…