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Pratika Rawal is helped off the pitch during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 match between India and Bangladesh at DY Patil Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Navi Mumbai, India. (Photo/Getty Images) MUMBAI: After the historic 2025 ODI World Cup win by the Indian women’s team on Nov, the excitement for the upcoming Women’s Premier League season 4 -likely to be held from Jan 7 to Feb 3 in Navi Mumbai and Vadodara (a final decision will be taken by the WPL Governing Council in its meeting in Delhi today) is slowly building up. However, player injuries…

Sai Sudharsan plays a shot during the fifth day of the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered their biggest defeat in terms of runs on Wednesday, losing the second Test in Guwahati to South Africa by 408 runs. The result gave South Africa their first Test series win in India in 25 years. This was India’s second home whitewash in 13 months, which also hurts their chances of reaching the World Test Championship final.Gautam Gambhir fiery press conference: On whitewash, Rishabh Pant shot, pitch and more…

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir during a training session on the eve of the first Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India’s latest humiliation at the hands of South Africa has laid bare the deepening cracks in India’s Test cricket structure under head coach Gautam Gambhir. The 408–run mauling in Guwahati — India’s biggest defeat by runs in their Test history — not only sealed a 0–2 series whitewash but amplified concerns over direction, selection, and clarity in the red-ball setup.The loss was India’s fifth defeat in their…

India slipped to fifth as their points percentage dropped to 48.15, allowing Pakistan to overtake them. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered a major setback in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025–27 standings after a 2-0 home series defeat to South Africa, capped by a crushing 408-run loss in the second Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.South Africa completed a historic tour, recording only their second Test series victory in India — and their first since the iconic 2000 triumph under Hansie Cronje. Gautam Gambhir fiery press conference: On whitewash, Rishabh Pant shot, pitch and moreThe result…

Four private companies, including ISL side Bengaluru FC owners JSW Group, have shown interest in acquiring the commercial rights of Indian Women’s League first and second divisions for next five years, though they are yet to officially submit their bids. Capri Sports, which owns Pro Kabaddi League side Bengal Warriorz, Leisure Sports and Shrachi Sports, which had the broadcasting and production rights of the IWL and the I-League last year, were the other three companies which have sent queries regarding the tender floated by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) earlier this month. The interest shown by the…

South Africa’s Simon Harmer bowls a delivery during the fifth day of the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium, Barsapara in Guwahati. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: South Africa clinched a historic Test series win in India on Wednesday after defeating the hosts by 408 runs in the second Test in Guwahati. The margin marked India’s biggest defeat in terms of runs and gave South Africa their first series win in the country in 25 years.The loss also meant India were whitewashed at home for the second time in last 13 months, affecting their chances…

File image of Kylian Mbappe© AFP The preliminary court hearing requested by Paris Saint-Germain over a French football league (LFP) decision in the dispute between the club and Kylian Mbappe has been scheduled for February 23, a source close to the case told AFP on Tuesday. The separate case is linked to the bitter face-off between Mbappe and his former club, which was heard last week by the French labour court, where the France star claimed 263 million euros ($304m) in compensation and the club responded by demanding he pay them 440m euros. The decision in that case is…

Urvil Patel. (Photo/Screengrab) NEW DELHI: CSK batter Urvil Patel recorded the second-fastest T20 century by an Indian in Gujarat’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025 match against Services at Hyderabad’s Gymkhana Ground on Wednesday, showcasing flamboyance of the highest order. Urvil smashed an unbeaten 119 off 37 balls in an explosive innings, hitting 12 fours and 10 sixes at a strike rate of 321.62. Interestingly, the wicket-keeper batter had registered the joint-fastest T20 century by an Indian just a year back, registering a 28-ball ton against Tripura on November 27. Urvil shares the record for the joint-fastest ton with Abhishek…

File image of José Mourinho© AFP José Mourinho picked up his first Champions League win with his new club Benfica as Samuel Dahl’s early goal set the stage for a 2-0 win over troubled Ajax. It was No. 36 vs. No. 35 in the standings as the two winless teams met in the Netherlands. Left back Dahl scored an unstoppable volley on the rebound after Ajax goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros had saved a header from Benfica’s experienced defender Nicolás Otamendi. Leandro Barreiro added a second goal in the 90th. Ajax has lost all five of its Champions League games…

South Africa crush India by 408 runs in Guwahati Test. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s crushing 0–2 Test series defeat to South Africa — capped by a record-breaking 408-run loss in Guwahati — has triggered a wave of sharp criticism from former cricketers, with Anil Kumble leading calls for an urgent rethink of India’s muddled Test blueprint.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The loss marks India’s heaviest defeat by runs in Test cricket and their first home series defeat to South Africa in 25 years, deepening concerns over the team’s direction under head coach Gautam Gambhir.Gautam Gambhir…