Australian skipper Pat Cummins started training for a massive Test summer coming later this year, starting with the much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India from November onwards. The Border-Gavaskar series between India and Australia is set to commence on November 22, with the first Test scheduled at Perth. The test schedule also involves a Test series.
New Delhi: Badminton Federation of India (BAI) on Tuesday announced the cash reward of Rs 50 lakh for the para-shuttlers, who have won medals at the recently concluded Paris Paralympics Games. India won five medals one gold, two silver, and two bronze, country’s most in any edition of the Paralympic Games, and secured podiums in.
Durham: England spinner Adil Rashid, who became the first spinner from the country to reach the milestone of 200 ODI wickets during the second ODI against Australia, said that retirement is currently not on his mind and he looks to pass on his wisdom and experience to youngsters by playing all the way to 2027.
Berlin: Team Europe has won the Laver Cup due to the strong performance of Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz. Europe defeated Team World 13-11. 21-year-old Alcaraz defeated Taylor Fritz 6-2, 7-5 in the last match on Sunday night. Team Europe has won the Laver Cup for the 5th time. Earlier, Team Europe became the champion.
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the official event song for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 titled ‘Whatever It Takes’. The soundtrack is a collaboration between the vibrant all-girl pop group W.i.S.H., acclaimed music director Mikey McCleary, composer Parth Parekh, and produced by Bay Music House. The single is now available.
Emilia-Romagna (Italy): Francesco Bagnaia of Team Ducati set a stunning time to claim pole position for the Gran Premio Pramac dell’Emilia-Romagna, the 14th race of the MNotoGP calendar for 2024. The Italian destroyed the lap record for the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, clocking an unbelievable 1:30.031 – claiming a 0.214s advantage over Championship leader.
Leeds: Adil Rashid has registered his name into the record books during the ongoing One-Day International series against Australia, by becoming the third English bowler and first spinner to take 200 wickets in the 50-over format. Rashid is already England’s leading spinner in the format, with Moeen Ali (111) and Graeme Swann (104) the only.
New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar heaped praise on right-arm seamer Jasprit Bumrah, saying that he is a bowler who doesn’t have any weakness in his bowling. The Indian spearhead was the highest wicket-taker in the second innings of the ongoing first Test between India and Bangladesh at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai..
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) : Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah completed 400 wickets in international cricket, becoming the 10th bowler from his team to do so. Bumrah reached this milestone during India’s first Test against Bangladesh at Chennai. During the game, in Bangladesh’s first innings, Bumrah took 4/50 in 11 overs, with an economy rate of.
Changzhou:India’s rising badminton star, Malvika Bansod’s impressive run at the BWF China Open came to an end on Friday, as she lost to Japan’s world no. 8 Akane Yamaguchi in the quarterfinals. Yamaguchi secured a straight-game victory, defeating Bansod 21-10, 21-16 in just 35 minutes. Despite the loss, the 22-year-old Bansod had a remarkable journey.
