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Ashes 2023 will be done and dusted if Australia win Lord's Test, believes Glenn McGrath
The Pat Cummins led Australia won the first match by two wickets after a gripping five-day encounter at Edgbaston to take a vital 1-0 lead in the five-match series. The second Ashes Test starts on Wednesday at Lord's. "The last time a team came from behind to win the Ashes was in 2005, a series I was right in the thick of. We were 1-0 up heading into the second Test at Edgbaston, a match I sat out after the infamous incident of treading on the ball in the warm-up.
Tennis: Ons Jabeur sweeps into second round of Eastbourne International
Jabeur picked up her second win in two meetings with 42nd-ranked Paolini, and she moved into the Eastbourne second round for the third time in her career. The Tunisian started her 2023 grass season last week in Berlin, where she suffered an opening-round loss to Jule Niemeier as the defending champion.
SAFF Championship: Late own goal after Chhetri stunner spoils India's party as Kuwait draw 1-1
In what was a high-tempo and high-tempered contest from start to finish, Sunil Chhetri's 92nd international goal, a clinical volley put India ahead at the stroke of half-time. They came close but could not add more goals to their tally. However, an unfortunate own goal from Anwar Ali in second-half injury time put a heartbreaking and unfortunate end to India's hopes of topping the group.
Defending champion Kvitova and Krejcikova withdraw from Eastbourne
Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova won her 31st WTA Tour title last week in Berlin. She had been scheduled to play Jelena Ostapenko in the first round in a rematch of the 2022 final. Ostapenko, who won her sixth career title last week in Birmingham, will instead play lucky loser Czech player Barbora Strycova.
Cricket World Cup: This World Cup is going to be very competitive, says Rohit Sharma
India will be aiming for their third title and the second at home when they begin their campaign in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup against Australia in Chennai on October 8. The hosts will play all their nine league matches at different venues including the new Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Experienced Australia pumped up to take on India in World Cup opener
The marquee tournament will be held from October 5 to November 19. Ten teams feature in what will be the biggest Cricket World Cup ever, across 10 venues, with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad hosting the tournament opener and final. Australia are the most successful team in the World Cup, having won the last of their five titles in 2015.
Ashes 2023: Josh Tongue replaces Moeen Ali for the second Test v Australia
Tongue made his Test debut against Ireland at Lord's earlier this month, claiming 5-66 in the second innings. His inclusion in the only change from the team that lost the first Test at Edgbaston by two wickets. Moeen suffered a blistered finger during the opening match of the series, which Australia clinched by two wickets in a thrilling contest that went deep into the final day.
ICC World Cup schedule forced PCB to join heads
International Cricket Council (ICC)’s announcement comes at a time when ongoing speculations are rumored if Pakistan would be ready to travel to India for the tournament or not, especially after it recently threatened to boycott the event if India refused to travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup.
India will look to win World Cup for Kohli, says Virender Sehwag
Regarded as one of the premier contributors to Indian cricket, Kohli has accumulated an impressive tally of 12,898 runs in 274 ODIs, boasting an average of 57.32. Notably, Kohli was part of the 2011 World Cup squad led by MS Dhoni. India went to the 2019 World Cup under Kohli's captaincy but they were knocked out in the semifinal.
As long as players are fit, Pakistan have chance of doing well in WC, says Wasim Akram
Wasim was part of the famous team that helped Pakistan claim their only World Cup title at the MCG back in 1992, and the legendary quick thinks a second trophy may come later this year if their best players can remain fit and in form. Pakistan are led by the No.1-ranked ODI batter in Babar Azam and have an experienced group of players to support him.
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