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WTC final: Steve Smith fitness boost and form key as Australia face South Africa at Lord’s

Australia’s star batter Steve Smith is eager to take on South Africa’s pace attack in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord’s. Smith, 36, arrives for the World Test Championship final against South Africa sounding relaxed, refreshed, and – crucially – ready. It’s a version of Smith that hasn’t been seen in some time. […]

Watch: Team India hits the ground running in England: BCCI shares first training visuals ahead of Test series | Cricket News

Indian cricketers during the session. (Video grab) Team India has officially begun preparations for the highly anticipated five-match Test series against England, and the BCCI offered fans a first glimpse of the action through an energising behind-the-scenes video shared on Sunday. The visuals captured the Men in Blue settling into rhythm on English soil with […]

Can Jasprit Bumrah play all five Test matches in England? Former India coach gives the roadmap

India are all set to face off against England for five match Test series starting this month. A new look team India under Shubman Gill will have their work cut out for them as aim to suceed in foreign land. More importantly, the assumption for now is that Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will not […]

World Cup Stage-3 – The Hindu

The Indian campaign at the Archery World Cup Stage-3 ended without a medal with the exit of the country’s recurve individual archers on Saturday. Simranjeet Kaur, who was beaten 6-5 (shoot-off 11-8) by former World and Olympic champion An San of Korea in the quarterfinals, was the best Indian performer of the day. The results: […]

Prana, who has been well-prepared, is expected to score in the H.H. Krishnaraja Wadiyar Cup

Prana, who has been well-prepared, is expected to score in the H.H. Krishnaraja Wadiyar Cup (1,600m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday (June 8). False rails (width about 7.5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position. 1. EVERYNSKY PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms), […]

Aryna Sabalenka’s plans to deal with French Open heartbreak: Tequila and gummy bears

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka said she plans to cope with the heartbreak of not winning the 2025 French Open title by swimming, enjoying gummy bears, and sipping tequila on the Greek island of Mykonos. On Saturday, June 7, Sabalenka gave herself a strong chance of becoming champion after winning the opening set of the women’s […]

Why Aryna Sabalenka played without the Belarus flag at the French Open women’s final against Coco Gauff

Aryna Sabalenka, one of the top names in women’s tennis, drew attention at this year’s French Open not just for her powerful performance, but also for what was missing beside her name — the Belarusian flag. During her final match against American Coco Gauff at Roland Garros, Sabalenka took the opening set 7–6 after a […]

French Open 2025 Final: Jannik Sinner’s calm meets Carlos Alcaraz’s chaos in 12th chapter of rivalry | Tennis News

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Jannik Sinner versus Carlos Alcaraz has been hailed as the next big rivalry in men’s tennis, with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray all retired and 38-year-old Novak Djokovic losing his powers. They’ve brought this sensational contest to the grandest scales as well, including last […]

2nd Unofficial Test, Day 2: Indian bowlers struggle, England Lions at 192/3, India A Lead by 156 runs | Cricket News

England Lions (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images) England Lions reached 192 for 3 in 46 overs at stumps on day two of their second unofficial Test against India A at Northampton on Saturday, trailing by 156 runs in response to India A’s first innings total of 348.Jordan Cox remained unbeaten on 31 alongside James Rew […]

‘You are not going to get rid of chokers tag’: Mark Boucher, claims Temba Bavuma’s South Africa can transform Test cricket with WTC Final victory | Cricket News

Former South Africa cricket head coach Mark Boucher believes a victory for the Temba Bavuma-led South African team in the upcoming World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s on June 11 could revitalize Test cricket in South Africa. The team secured their first-ever WTC final appearance after winning seven consecutive Tests and topping the […]