Football – International Friendly – Argentina v Benin – Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina – October 6, 2026. Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts For football fans in Benin, Tuesday’s match against Argentina was less about the result and more about witnessing Lionel Messi’s final international appearance.Benin lost 3-0 in Buenos Aires in front of more than…
Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur (ICC Photo) Smriti Mandhana paid tribute to Harmanpreet Kaur after being appointed the new captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, describing her former skipper’s decade-long leadership as “fantastic”. Smriti Mandhana’s story for Harmanpreet Kaur Sharing a picture of Harmanpreet on her Instagram story, Mandhana wrote: “It’s been a pleasure…
Matthew Hayden (Getty Images) Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden has launched a strong criticism of the national selection panel over Nic Maddinson’s recall for the three-Test series against South Africa, questioning the decision to bring back a batter who has not played first-class cricket since early 2025.Maddinson, 34, was added to Australia’s squad amid a…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in action during the Asian Games in Japan. (PTI) NEW DELHI: One will have to feel for 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.Whenever VVS Laxman has been at the helm, Sooryavanshi has played for India, be it in Zimbabwe or at the recently concluded 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. To accommodate the teenager in the…
India’s Nitish Kumar Reddy (PTI Photo) Former India opener Aakash Chopra believes the team management’s selection thinking does not currently match his own, questioning the decision to leave out Nitish Kumar Reddy from the first T20I against the West Indies in Lucknow.India began the five-match series with an eight-wicket win on Tuesday after bowling out…
Ash Gardner and her ex-wife Monica Wright Ash Gardner has spoken publicly for the first time about the alleged affair with teammate Georgia Voll that contributed to the breakdown of her marriage to Monica Wright.Gardner said the situation became far more public than she expected and admitted she had been “naive” about the level of…
India’s Coach Gautam Gambhir, right, with Ajit Agarkar (PTI Photo) India head coach Gautam Gambhir bid farewell to outgoing chief selector Ajit Agarkar, praising his conviction and highlighting the three ICC trophies India won during his tenure.“Dear Ajit Bhai, an absolute honour to work with you. Those 3 ICC trophies are testimony of your conviction:…
Savitha Shri speaks about Chess Olympiad NEW DELHI: Savitha Shri Baskar emerged as India’s golden girl at the 2026 Chess Olympiad, but there was a point when her chess career was funded by her father’s gold jewellery, pawned to cover a national tournament’s entry fee.Baskar, an electrician in Singapore at the time, would go on…
Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain India had Harmanpreet Kaur’s captaincy began with a final and ended with one.In 2012, with Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami unavailable, Harmanpreet was handed the captaincy as a stand-in for the T20 Asia Cup final against Pakistan. Fourteen years later, her final match in charge was another final – India’s 147-run…
Shreyas Iyer breaks Virat Kohli’s T20I captaincy record; Babar Azam still ahead on the list NEW DELHI: Captain Shreyas Iyer created a new record for India in T20I cricket after scoring a stunning unbeaten century against the West Indies in Lucknow on Tuesday evening. With the score, he surpassed one record held by legendary Virat…
