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Pink Ball Test, Day 1: Sri Lanka reduce India to 93/4 at Tea
Rishabh Pant (16 off 9) and Shreyas Iyer (1 off 6) were unbeaten at the crease when Tea was taken on Day 1.After winning the toss and opting to bat first, India got off to a poor start as Mayank Agarwal was run-out on 4. In the second over of the innings, there was an appeal for a leg-before against Agarwal that was turned down. Indian batters thought they could sneak in a run and Mayank ran down the pitch.
Suspense over India hosting the Chess Olympiad continues
Suspense continues as to the venue of the 44th Chess Olympiad that was shifted out of Moscow, Russia by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) following the Russian military operations in Ukraine. The All India Chess Federation (AICF) was the first to submit its bid to host the Olympiad, a sort of bail out for FIDE at the last moment.
Women's World Cup: Smriti, Harmanpreet hammer centuries in India's 155-run thrashing of West Indies
Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur hammered centuries as India emerged triumphant over the West Indies by a huge margin of 155 runs in the third match of their campaign at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at Seddon Park on Saturday.
Women's World Cup: India survive Deandra blitz to win by 155 runs against West Indies
India survived a whirlwind blitz from Deandra Dottin to win their third match in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup by 155 runs at Seddon Park on Saturday. After India posted a mammoth 317/8, with Smriti Mandhana top-scoring with 123 while Harmanpreet Kaur slammed 109, West Indies threatened to take down the target.
Pink Ball Test: India wins toss, opt to bat against Sri Lanka
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat against Sri Lanka in the second and final Test (Pink Ball game) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Saturday. Speaking at the toss, Rohit informed that India have brought in Axar Patel in place of Jayant Yadav for this day/night match.
Mithali breaks record for most matches captained in history of Women's World Cup
India captain Mithali Raj on Saturday went past Australia batting great Belinda Clark's record for most matches captained in the history of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup. Belinda had captained Australia in 23 matches and Mithali, with the ongoing match against the West Indies at Seddon Park, has now captained India in 24 matches of the showpiece event.
Brazil seek confirmation of replay with Argentina
The match in Sao Paulo last September was halted shortly after kick-off when Brazilian health officials walked onto the pitch to object to the participation of four Argentina players for allegedly breaching COVID-19 protocols. FIFA has since indicated the game will be rescheduled, without providing details. Juninho said on Friday that uncertainty about the fixture could negatively impact the team's preparations for the World Cup later this year.
Murray fights back for landmark 700th career win at Indian Wells
The victory extended the Brit's run to six straight ATP Tour events with at least one win, his semifinal showing at Sydney in January still his best result of the season. "I'm old now so these 11 a.m. starts, it takes me a bit of time to get going," the 34-year-old said after the match on Friday night. "But Taro played extremely well. He's started the year very well," Murray, the two-time Wimbledon champion, said to atptour.com.
Zak Crawley hits century as England give strong second-innings reply to West Indies
Zak Crawley scored his second century in Test cricket, while skipper Joe Root hit an unbeaten 84 as England made a strong comeback in the second innings of the opening Test against the West Indies, notching up 217/1 at stumps on Day 4 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Saturday.
Women's World Cup: Smriti, Harmanpreet score centuries as India post 317/8 against WI
Apart from their knocks of 123 and 109, Smriti and Harmanpreet were also involved in a 184-run stand. It was a free-flowing batting performance from India where they were proactive in power-play, had the intent to rotate the strike in middle overs and when it mattered the most, got the big knocks as West Indies bowlers were punished for their wayward line and length.
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