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Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) As the Sydney daylight softened and the familiar hum of the SCG grew louder, Joe Root stood once more at the centre of an Ashes narrative that seems increasingly shaped by his bat and temperament. When Mitchell Starc banged one in short and wide, Root rocked back and punched it calmly…
Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) Joe Root moved level with Ricky Ponting, joining him in third place on the all-time list of men’s Test centuries after notching his 41st hundred on day two of the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. According to the International Cricket Council (ICC) website, resuming on 72…
Sydney, Jan 4 (UNI) Former captain Michael Vaughan said Zak Crawley “frustrates the life out of me”, but England should persevere with the opener. Crawley began the final Ashes Test as England’s leading run-scorer in the series, then was out for 16 on the first morning at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The 27-year-old altered his…
Dhaka, Jan 4 (UNI) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced that its national team would not travel to India for the ICC T20 World Cup and formally requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to relocate all its matches, citing serious safety and security concerns. An emergency meeting of the BCB Board of Directors…
Sydney, Jan 4 (UNI) Joe Root and Harry Brook produced a high-quality unbeaten partnership, laced with authoritative strokeplay, to lift England to 211 for 3 at stumps on the opening day of the fifth Ashes Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, before bad light, rain and thunder brought an early end…
Mumbai, Jan 3 (UNI) Defending champions Anish Thapa and Nirmaben Thakor will spearhead the Indian challenge at the 21st edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Race, scheduled to be held on Sunday, January 18, according to a press release. The premier road-running event will once again showcase the depth of…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (UNI) One of India’s most promising Chess prodigy- 10 year old Aarit Kapil lived up to his reputation as he bagged the Delhi State Under 15 Chess Championship 2026 crown on Saturday here. Aarit the Delhi Chess Association organised scoring seven points, garnering 38.5(TB1), 42.5(TB2) and 36.5(TB3), he was followed by…
Vadodara, Jan 3 (UNI) : Syndrela Das and Rupam Sardar registered comfortable victories to clinch the U-17 girls and U-17 boys singles titles in the WTT Youth Contender 2026 at the SAMA Indoor Sports Complex here on Friday while Divija Paul and Dev Pranav Bhat were crowned the U-13 girls and boys champions respectively. Syndrela,…
Sydney, Jan 3 (UNI) Australia is weighing up the option of carrying Pat Cummins into the latter stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup even if his ongoing back injury prevents him from featuring in the opening phase of the tournament in India and Sri Lanka. According to Cricket Australia, the Test skipper was…
Kolkata, Jan 3 (UNI) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday confirmed that Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been released from the squad ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. The franchise said the move was carried out following due process and consultations, as per instructions from the Board of Control for Cricket in…
