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After nine painful years, and at the 11th time of asking, Manchester United ended its Anfield hoodoo with a 2-1 win against Premier League defending champion Liverpool on Sunday. Harry Maguire’s header in the 84th minute sealed one of United’s most significant wins under coach Ruben Amorim and consigned Liverpool to a fourth straight defeat in all competitions. The frustration of so many miserable experiences on Merseyside appeared to pour out of Maguire as the defender celebrated in front of United’s traveling fans. “It means everything. They’ve had the better of us over the last few years and…

India suffered a heartbreaking loss at the hands of England in the ICC Women’s World Cup in Indore (Images via AP) Indore: What transpired here has to be one of the most heart-breaking defeats ever suffered by the Indian Women’s cricket team, and it puts their qualification to the semifinals of the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup in real danger.Riding on fine half-centuries by senior batters Smriti Mandhana (88 from 84 deliveries), captain Harmanpreet Kaur (70 runs from as many balls) and Deepti Sharma, who produced a brilliant all-round performance (50 from 57 deliveries and 4-51 in 10 overs), India…

Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli (Agency Photos) Shubman Gill’s first outing as India’s ODI captain ended in a frustrating defeat as Australia cruised to a seven-wicket victory in the series opener in Perth. Gill, following in the footsteps of Virat Kohli, now joins an unwanted record of Indian captains losing their first match in charge across formats. Despite rain interruptions and a truncated 26-over innings, India’s top order faltered early, leaving the new captain with a difficult chase.Madness for Team India in Australia 1,75,000 tickets sold, craze for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma Australia, winning the toss and electing to…

Representational Photo (AP Photo) Pakistan has expressed strong criticism towards the International Cricket Council (ICC) for its statement regarding Afghan cricketers’ deaths.The ICC and BCCI issued condolence statements on Saturday for the deaths of Afghan cricketers in an aerial attack in Paktika Province, without naming Pakistan. Pakistan’s Information Minister Ataullah Tarar rejected these statements, noting Afghanistan’s unverified claims about three local cricketers’ deaths.The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) withdrew its team from an upcoming tri-series in Pakistan, leading to these statements from cricket governing bodies. Pakistan Cricket Board subsequently announced Zimbabwe as Afghanistan’s replacement in the series that includes Sri Lanka.Pak-Afghan…

Harshit Rana of India (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) India face mounting pressure following their disappointing loss in the first ODI against Australia at Perth’s Optus Stadium. The match, which was initially anticipated as a celebratory return for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, resulted in India conceding a 1-0 series lead.Australia won the toss and elected to field first. The Indian batting lineup struggled to cope with the challenging conditions in a rain-affected match.India managed to score 136/9 in their allocated 26 overs, with the target being adjusted to 131 for Australia through DRS. Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli…

Shubman Gill of India (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) India captain Shubman Gill reflected on his team’s performance after losing the first ODI against Australia in a rain-shortened match by seven wickets.The match saw India lose three crucial wickets during the powerplay overs, including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, which significantly impacted their performance.”Never easy, when you lose three wickets in the powerplay, you’re always trying to play catch up. There were a lot of learnings and positives as well,” said Gill after the match.New ODI Captain Shubman Gill speaks out on Virat, Rohit and taking Indian cricket forwardThe return…

India’s Shubman Gill walks off after being dismissed by Australia’s Nathan Ellis (AP Photo) Australia needed to chase 131 runs instead of 136 in the Perth ODI after India scored 136/9 in 26 overs following multiple rain interruptions.The match at Perth Stadium featured the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to international cricket. Rain interrupted play four times, initially reducing the match to 49 overs, then to 35 overs after the second break.Further rain caused officials to reduce the game to 32 overs before finally settling on a 26-over match after the fourth rain delay.KL Rahul scored 38 off…

Indian players make their way (David Woodley/AAPImage via AP) Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s return to the Indian cricket team was short-lived, lasting only 22 balls, as Australia secured a seven-wicket victory in the rain-affected first ODI on Sunday.India batted first and managed to score 136 for 9 in a match reduced to 26 overs per side due to rain interruptions. Australia was set a DLS-adjusted target of 131, which they achieved in 21.1 overs.Australia’s innings began with early setbacks as Travis Head was caught by Harshit Rana off Arshdeep Singh’s bowling at deep third man. Matthew Short also departed…

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill (X) The much-anticipated return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli did not go as planned in the first ODI against Australia in Perth. Australia won the toss and elected to field, continuing India’s 16th consecutive ODI toss loss, with the last win coming in the CWC 2023 semifinals against New Zealand at Wankhede. Once play began, the Australian bowlers made the most of the bouncy Perth deck. Josh Hazlewood trapped Rohit with a hard-length delivery, while Mitchell Starc bowled a wide that Virat chased, resulting in a duck for the first time in 30 ODI…

India vs England Live Score, Women’s World Cup 2025: India faces a crucial Women’s ODI World Cup match against England in Indore on Sunday, needing to revamp their bowling strategy after consecutive defeats to South Africa and Australia. The team must consider adding a sixth bowler to strengthen their attack as they require two victories from their remaining three matches to stay in contention for the semifinals. The Indian team’s current combination of five batters, a wicketkeeper, and five bowlers has proven inadequate in recent matches. The limitations of this approach were evident in losses to South Africa and Australia,…