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Rishabh Pant endured a difficult series both as captain and player, returning scores of 27, 2, 7, and 13. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Test team hit a new low after suffering their biggest defeat and a second home whitewash within a year, falling 0-2 to South Africa on Wednesday. The series was led by vice-captain Rishabh Pant, who stepped in for the injured Shubman Gill, and marked South Africa’s first Test series victory in India in 25 years.South Africa clinched the opener in Kolkata by 30 runs before sealing a dominant win in Guwahati, extending India’s poor run to…

File image of Fermin Lopez© AFP Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder Fermin Lopez has been ruled out for the next two weeks with a calf injury, the club announced on Thursday. “Fermin has a small injury to the soleus muscle in his right leg, and his estimated recovery time is around two weeks,” the team said. The 22-year-old will miss three La Liga games against Alaves, Atletico Madrid and Real Betis and is also in doubt for the Champions League clash at home against Eintracht Frankfurt on December 9.The midfielder had been establishing himself as a regular starter under Hansi…

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction in New Delhi on Thursday opened up with a crackle and quickly turned into a blaze as Asha Sobhana became the first Malayali cricketer to breach the Rs 1-crore mark. In a pulsating, seesawing bidding war, the UP Warriorz snapped up the 34-year-old leg-spinner from Thiruvananthapuram for a staggering Rs 1.1 crore, capping one of the most dramatic tussles of the evening.The action began innocuously, after the Delhi Capitals kicked things off at the base price of Rs 30 lakh. But the tempo surged swiftly as Delhi and UP Warriorz traded bids up to…

Deepti Sharma, Alyssa Healy. (File photo) NEW DELHI: The WPL mega auction started in Delhi on Thursday, with all five teams working to assemble their squads for the 2026 season.The auction began with the marquee players. The first surprise came when Australia captain Alyssa Healy went unsold, while the other seven marquee players were picked.Deepti Sharma drew the highest bid of the day, with UP Warriorz using the Right to Match card for the India all-rounder, securing her services for Rs 3.20 crore. Mumbai Indians bought New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr, last season’s joint-highest wicket-taker, for Rs 3 crore.Australian batter…

Alyssa Healy (Photo/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) mega-auction began on Thursday with 276 players listed to go under the hammer. The event opened with a surprise when Australian wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy went unsold. She was the first player in the auction, with a base price of Rs 50 lakh, but none of the five franchises placed a bid.Healy, the Australian captain, recently suffered a calf injury during the women’s World Cup, which caused her to miss league matches against England and South Africa. She has also dealt with a finger injury in the past. Franchises…

File image of Sumit Nagal© X (formerly Twitter) India’s top singles player Sumit Nagal bowed out of the Australian Open Asia-Pacific wild card play-off tournament after losing to Yunchaokete Bu of China in straight sets in the quarterfinals in Chengdu on Thursday. Nagal, seeded sixth in the tournament, lost 2-6 2-6 to the top-seeded Chinese opponent. The Chengdu event, which runs from November 24–29 at the Sichuan International Tennis Centre, offers the men’s and women’s singles winners wild card entry into the main draw of the 2026 Australian Open.The Indian’s path had been clouded earlier by visa uncertainty.…

NEW DELHI: The Women’s Premier League (WPL) mega auction opened with high drama on Thursday as UP Warriorz used their Right To Match (RTM) card to bring India all-rounder Deepti Sharma back into the fold for a massive Rs 3.2 crore, matching a strong bid made by Delhi Capitals. Sharma’s signing immediately set the tone for an intense auction day.Live Updates: WPL 2026 Mega AuctionEarlier, New Zealand veteran Sophie Devine became the first player to go under the hammer, securing a Rs 2 crore deal with Gujarat Giants, signalling that teams were willing to spend big to strengthen their cores…

Women’s Premier League. (Image: File) The Women’s Premier League’s fourth edition will take place in Navi Mumbai and Vadodara from January 9, with a schedule change from its usual February-March window to accommodate the men’s T20 World Cup beginning February 7.”The upcoming edition of the WPL will be played in Navi Mumbai and the final will be held in Vadodara,” announced WPL Chairperson Jayesh George during the WPL auction.Rohit Sharma opens up on 2026 T20 World Cup, wants India to play FINALThe tournament will follow a caravan model, with the first half being played at the DY Patil Stadium in…

File Pic: Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana NEW DELHI: India’s Women’s World Cup hero Jemimah Rodrigues has withdrawn from the remainder of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) season, choosing to stay back home to support close friend and teammate Smriti Mandhana after her wedding was postponed due to a sudden health issue concerning Mandhana’s father. Jemimah, who had flown to India 10 days ago after Brisbane Heat’s match against Hobart Hurricanes for what was supposed to be a brief pre-arranged trip, was scheduled to rejoin her WBBL side this week. But with the unforeseen development, she requested a release…

Sunil Gavaskar and Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: India’s 2-0 Test series capitulation to South Africa has triggered a wave of frustration among fans, much of it directed at head coach Gautam Gambhir. With the team clearly in transition and struggling for consistency, Gambhir’s methods, credentials and lack of red-ball coaching experience have all come under the scanner. As social media outrage grew after the Guwahati defeat, calls for his sacking only became louder.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!But amid the noise, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has stepped forward to defend the embattled coach, making it…