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Rohit Sharma & Nitish Reddy (X-BCCI) Former Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma delivered an inspiring speech for ODI debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy during India’s first ODI match against Australia at Perth’s Optus Stadium on Sunday. Sharma expressed complete confidence that the 22-year-old all-rounder would become an “all-format great” player due to his remarkable attitude.Nitish, who made his Test debut during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia last year when Virat Kohli handed him his Test cap, returned to the same venue for his ODI debut eleven months later.During the cap presentation ceremony, Rohit Sharma shared encouraging words for the young fast-bowling…

File photo of Graham Potter.© AFP The Swedish Football Association said on Monday that ex-Chelsea manager Graham Potter had been appointed national team coach after Jon Dahl Tomasson was sacked last week following three straight losses in World Cup qualifying. Sweden terminated Tomasson’s contract on October 14 after his team only managed to win a single point in the first four games of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The Swedish FA said Potter, who was sacked by Premier League club West Ham in September, would be tasked with turning around a team containing star strikers Alexander…

England captain Ben Stokes with coach Brendon McCullum. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Australian cricket legend Ian Healy has cautioned England about the crucial nature of the Perth Test in the upcoming Ashes series, predicting a potential 3-1 series loss if England fails to win the opening match at Perth starting November 21. England enters the series with minimal preparation, having only one three-day warm-up match scheduled at Lilac Hill Park from November 13-15. England has not won an Ashes series since 2015, with recent series in 2019 and 2023 ending in 2-2 draws. Their last Test victory in Australia…

Smriti Mandhana of India speaks to teammate Deepti Sharma (R) during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Former India skipper Anjum Chopra criticised all-rounder Deepti Sharma’s approach as Team India suffered their third consecutive defeat in the Women’s ODI World Cup, narrowly falling short by just four runs against England on Sunday. While captain Harmanpreet Kaur and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana played outstanding innings, India’s batting collapsed after Mandhana’s dismissal, derailing a promising chase. Chopra pointed out that Deepti, despite a composed knock, gave her wicket away to Sophie Ecclestone while attempting a lofted shot toward…

Viat Kohli and Rohit Sharma returned to international cricket after a seven-month break but struggled on Perth’s challenging surface, scoring 0 and 8 respectively. (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has expressed confidence that Indian stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will bounce back strongly in the second ODI against Australia in Adelaide, following their disappointing returns in Perth. Gavaskar said it would be no surprise if the two senior batters deliver big scores, emphasising that it’s only a matter of time and practice before they regain their rhythm.Kohli and Rohit returned to international cricket after a…

Real Madrid took advantage of a red card for a Getafe player who stayed less than a minute on the field to win 1-0 with an 80th-minute goal by Kylian Mbappé on Sunday. The hard-fought victory moved Madrid back on top of the Spanish league, two points ahead of Barcelona, which beat last-placed Girona 2-1 with a stoppage-time goal by Ronald Araújo on Saturday. Mbappé’s league-leading 10th goal of the season came shortly after host Getafe went a man down because of a straight red card shown to Allan Nyom about 40 seconds after he came off the…

PERTH, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 19: Mitchell Starc of Australia reacts while players walk from the field as rain halts play during game one of the One Day International series between Australia and India at Perth Stadium on October 19, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) In the first ODI between Australia and India, Mitchell Starc set up Virat Kohli beautifully and dismissed him for an eight-ball duck, but that wasn’t the highlight of his spell. Instead, it was a delivery to Rohit Sharma that took the internet by storm — Starc’s very first ball to the Indian…

Erling Haaland, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe are all scoring at better than a goal-a-game rates in a blistering start to the season from Europe’s top three marksmen. Ahead of their return to Champions League action this week, the trio are already battling at the top of the charts to be the competition’s top scorer and making the early running in a World Cup campaign for next year’s Ballon d’Or. We look at the astonishing stats all three strikers are producing for both club and country. Erling Haaland (Manchester City and Norway)Haaland’s leads the way with 23 goals…

Gautam Hari Singhania at the NDTV World Summit 2025.© NDTV Despite the boom of Formula 1 among sports fans across the world, India no longer has a representative on the F1 grid. No Indian driver has raced in Formula 1 since Narain Karthikeyan in 2012, while the team Force India ceased to exist in 2018. While the likes of Jehan Daruvala and Kush Maini have come close, and 11-year-old Atiqa Mir continues to grab headlines with her junior performances, such examples have been few and far between. Gautam Hari Singhania, Chairman of the Raymond Group, stated that India…

Smriti Mandhana of India walks off after being dismissed during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 match between India and England at Holkar Cricket Stadium on October 19, 2025 in Indore, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Indore: Moments after India suffered a heartbreaking four-run defeat against England — even as they looked to be cruising to an easy win at one point — star opener Smriti Mandhana didn’t shy away from putting her hand up and taking some of the blame for India messing up the chase in a crucial match of the 2025 Women’s ODI World…