The BCCI Apex Council on Saturday decided to re-introduce the traditional inter-zonal format for the Duleep Trophy — the first class tournament for six regions. Last year, the Ajit Agarkar-led national selection committee had picked squads on the basis of players’ performance in the Ranji Trophy, where 38 domestic teams competed. However, North,…
While the likes of England and Wales have their sights firmly set on their respective qualifying campaigns for the 2026 World Cup, elsewhere there remains the small matter of the Nations League. This season’s competition is still to be decided, with the quarter-finals and play-off matches – both two-legged – currently under way. As things…
The longest shot on the board at 86-1, Idratherbeblessed shocked the field with a gate-to-wire score in the $300,000 Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes (G2T) March 22 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Without an eager pacesetter in the Muniz Memorial, jockey Ben Curtis spurred a willing Idratherbeblessed to the front from the outer 11…
ICC chairman Jay Shah on Saturday confirmed that the Sourav Ganguly-led Cricket Committee will take a final call on the proposed revamp of the World Test Championship for the 2025-27 cycle next month. The 16-member Cricket Committee is headed by former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly and includes former cricketers VVS Laxman, Daniel Vettori,…
Wales overcame Kazakhstan to start their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a win and maintain Craig Bellamy’s unbeaten reign as manager. Dan James and captain-on-the-night Ben Davies scored either side of an Askhat Tagybergen penalty before substitute Rabbi Matondo ensured there was to be no major upset at the Cardiff City Stadium. The Dragons…
Ahead of the 18th edition starting from Saturday, the Indian Premier League (IPL) have announced a star-studded commentary panel which includes big names like AB De Villiers, Kane Williamson, Shane Watson, and Virender Sehwag. In a never-seen-before avatar, one of the world’s most accomplished batters and most loved global figures, Kane Williamson, will…
Cristiano Ronaldo has responded to Rasmus Hojlund’s imitation of his famous ‘Siu’ celebration, saying it “wasn’t an act of disrespect” following Denmark’s 1-0 home win over Portugal on Thursday. The Manchester United striker copied the former Red Devil’s iconic celebration after scoring a late winner in Copenhagen in the first leg of their Nations League quarter-final….
BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla on Saturday said that the BCCI is yet to decide on moving the April 6 IPL match out of Kolkata after the Kolkata police as the Cricket Association of Bengal to do so as the game was on the same day as Ram Navami. “We are in conversation…
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In the heart of Mandya, a rural district in Karnataka, Shilpa KP grew up in a humble farming family. Her parents, both farmers, worked tirelessly to make ends meet, and sports were never a part of their daily lives. Yet, fate had different plans for her. In 2010, an opportunity arose for Shilpa to participate…
