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Sri Lanka’s Kamil Mishara, center, and Pathum Nissanka, left, run between the wickets as Pakistan’s Babar Azam watches during the first ODI match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo) As many as eight Sri Lankan players touring Pakistan for a three-match ODI series will return home on Thursday after raising concerns about their safety, news agency PTI reported. Their decision comes a day after a bomb blast in Islamabad killed 12 people and injured several others.Because of this, the second ODI scheduled for Thursday in Rawalpindi may not take place. Pakistan won…

Mayank Markande of Kolkata Knight Riders prior to the 2025 IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens on May 07, 2025, in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Prakash Singh/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Two days before the Indian Premier League (IPL) retention deadline ends, Mumbai Indians’ (MI) activity has picked up. The five-time title winners have approached Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for leg-spinner Mayank Markande, and it’s reliably learnt that the conversations have reached the final stages. If all goes well, the trade could be announced soon, and the 28-year-old will be back with the franchise…

File image of Raheem Sterling© AFP Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling and his family were at home when burglars broke into the property last weekend. The 30-year-old was with his partner Paige Milian and their children at around 1730 GMT on Saturday when intruders entered the luxury property in Berkshire. The robbers were disturbed, with Sterling reportedly confronting them, and fled before they could steal anything. “We can confirm that Raheem Sterling was the victim of a home break-in this weekend,” Sterling’s representative said on Wednesday. “We can also confirm that he and his children were present at home…

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada claimed his first win at this year’s ATP Finals by battling back to beat American Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 on Wednesday. Both had lost their opening matches at the season-ending event for the top eight men’s players. But Auger-Aliassime managed to showcase his trademark indoor brilliance to leave the eighth seed with a chance of reaching the semifinals. “He was playing much better than me at the start. It’s not often that I get broken twice in the first set indoors,” Auger-Aliassime said. “It was a weird start, but as the match…

Jadeja could potentially reach a rare Test double – a record only held by Kapil Dev among Indians. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) As India gear up to face South Africa in the first Test at Eden Gardens from Friday, skipper Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja will have individual milestones in sight alongside the team’s push to strengthen their ICC World Test Championship campaign. India enter the series on the back of consistent red-ball form, with a home win against West Indies and a drawn series against England before that. With both teams looking to make an early…

South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj, who took seven wickets in the first innings, prays during the second day of the second test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo) Ahead of the first Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens, India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said the team hopes to apply lessons from last year’s home Test series loss to New Zealand.The first Test starts on Friday in Kolkata.India enters the series after a 2-0 win against West Indies at home. South Africa comes in after…

Bengaluru: Cricketer Hardik Pandya at the sidelines of the first day of the 1st unofficial test cricket match between India A and South Africa A at BCCI Centre of Excellence, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)(PTI10_30_2025_000524A) NEW DELHI: India’s premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to return to competitive cricket later this month, featuring for his state side Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.Pandya is getting close to match fitness at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru and if everything stays on track, he is set to feature as early as the first game of the tournament. It…

Premier League strugglers Wolves confirmed the appointment of Rob Edwards as their new head coach on a three-and-a-half year contract on Wednesday. Edwards has left Championship club Middlesbrough and replaces Vitor Pereira, who was sacked by Wolves earlier this month. The 42-year-old, who managed Luton in the Premier League, faces a huge task to extend Wolves’ eight-year stay in the top flight. Wolves have taken just two points from their opening 11 league games, losing nine times to sink to the bottom of the table. Edwards will be in his fourth spell at Wolves after making 111 appearances…

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli The auction for the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is scheduled for December 15–16. The venue for the auction has not been confirmed yet, but likely to be held in Abu Dhabi.The 2025 IPL season was one of the ages as the man in number 18, Virat Kohli, ended his 18-year-long wait for an IPL trophy with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), beating Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the final by six runs at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.KKR IPL 2026 trades, retentions, releases, squad update: Are they missing Gambhir?As TimesofIndia.com reported earlier, the…

S Sreesanth dismissed Jacques Kallis during the 2010 Test vs South Africa in Durban with an unplayable delivery that remains iconic till date (Images via Getty) As India and South Africa prepare to renew their rivalry in the upcoming Test series starting November 14 at Eden Gardens, here is a revisit one of the most unforgettable moments from this contest, where Sreesanth’s unplayable delivery to Jacques Kallis left everyone stunned in Durban during the 2010 series. The 2nd Test in Durban remains a landmark in Indian cricket. India, having suffered a heavy defeat in Centurion, bounced back with an 87-run…