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Tilak Varma and Ruturaj Gaikwad (PTI Photo) The BCCI on Sunday named a 15-member Indian squad for the three-match ODI series against South Africa, beginning on November 30. KL Rahul has been appointed captain as Shubman Gill continues to recover from a neck injury. India also sees the return of Rishabh Pant to the fifty-over setup, along with Ruturaj Gaikwad. Senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who missed the tour of Australia, has also been drafted back in. With regular No. 4 Shreyas Iyer unavailable due to injury, the selectors have included Tilak Varma in the squad. Former India star Irfan Pathan…

Lionel Messi had a goal and three assists and Tadeo Allende scored twice as Inter Miami beat FC Cincinnati 4-0 Sunday to advance to its first Eastern Conference final. Miami will host New York City FC, a 1-0 winner over the Philadelphia Union in the other conference semifinal, on Saturday. The winner advances to the MLS Cup on Dec. 6. “Proud of how the team played on a very, very difficult field and against a very, very tough opponent,” Miami head coach Javier Mascherano said through a translator. “I think from the first minute it wasn’t about holding…

Mitchell Starc , Ben Stokes, Simon Harmer and Rishabh Pant (Agency Image) The Ashes Test in Perth erupted into a full-blown pitch debate on social media after the match folded inside two days. England were bowled out for 172 in their first innings. Hosts Australia were then reduced to 123/9 in 39 overs at stumps, resulting in 19 wickets on the opening day. England were again bundled out for 164 on Day 2. The second day then witnessed 13 wickets as Australia won the series opener by 8 wickets. Expectedly, fans and experts asked a pointed question: why is the…

Pakistan’s T20I captain Salman Ali Agha entered rare territory on Sunday, moving past Rahul Dravid, Mohammad Yousuf and MS Dhoni to claim the record for most international appearances in a single calendar year. The landmark came during Pakistan’s fourth match of the ongoing T20I tri-series against Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi, which marked Salman’s 54th international match of 2025.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Dravid had held the record since 1999 with 53 games, while Yousuf (2000) and Dhoni (2007) later matched the tally but never surpassed it. By overtaking three icons from India and Pakistan, Salman now stands…

Mohsin Naqvi presents trophy to Pakistan A (X) Pakistan A lifted the Asia Cup Rising Stars trophy for a record third time on Sunday, November 23, after edging out Bangladesh A in a nerve-wracking final that stretched into a Super Over at Doha’s West End Park International Cricket Stadium. Irfan Khan Niazi’s side held their nerve in the closing moments, denying Akbar Ali’s Bangladesh their first-ever title in the tournament. ACC chief and PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi was a prominent presence throughout the evening. Cameras repeatedly showed him reacting animatedly from the stands as the contest swung wildly. Once Pakistan…

Stuart Broad (screengrab from X) Few would have predicted England collapsing to defeat in the opening Ashes Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth, especially after securing a 40-run lead on a lively surface. Yet that is precisely the outcome, as England suffered a dramatic batting meltdown before Travis Head unleashed a blistering 69-ball century to propel Australia to a 1-0 advantage in the five-match series. While Head’s explosive knock has dominated the conversation, England’s slide from 65 for 1 to 88 for 6 in a short, chaotic period handed Australia complete control. Ollie Pope, Harry Brook and Joe Root…

KL Rahul, who captained India in 12 ODIs between 2022 and 2023, returns to the role after two years. (AFP Photo) MUMBAI: With Shubman Gill still recovering from his neck injury, KL Rahul was on Sunday named captain of the Indian team for the three upcoming ODIs against South Africa starting Nov 30 in Ranchi. As veteran allrounder Ravindra Jadeja, who missed the ODI series in Australia due to personal reasons, returned to the squad, the national selection committee decided to drop left-arm spinning allrounder Axar Patel while resting pace spearheads Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.Rahul, who captained India in…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a bicycle kick goal for Al-Nassr© X (Twitter) Cristiano Ronaldo, 40, gave football players half his age an inferiority complex as he scored a mind-blowing bicycle kick goal, proving exactly why he is still rated among the best players in the game. Ronaldo, in a match between Al-Nassr and Al Khaleej on Sunday, gave another demonstration of his enduring quality by scoring from a bicycle kick for his club in the Saudi Pro League. No longer in the spotlight of European leagues, the Portugal superstar met a cross from the right wing with an acrobatic…

Guwahati: South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy with Marco Jansen (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Guwahati: The cruel reality of another home Test series loss is setting in. As the late afternoon chill descended on the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Barsapara on Sunday, the Indian openers must have felt the shiver. A wicket at that stage would have worsened an already difficult day for India, but KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal navigated the six-over spell under fading light. However, the damage may already have been done. South Africa’s first-innings total of 489 on a red-soil pitch that has barely deteriorated over the last…

IND vs SA 2nd Test Live Score: ‘It was uncertain if I’d play Test cricket again, let alone in India’ – Senuran MuthusamyFor Senuran Muthusamy, life has truly come full circle. In 2019, during a forgettable debut series in India where he managed just two wickets in two Tests, the South African all-rounder of Indian descent feared his international career was over, and that he might never play in India again.Fast forward to 2025, Muthusamy has cracked the subcontinent code. Following a breakthrough series in Pakistan, where he claimed 11 wickets in the first Test and scored 89 not out…