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The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has hired former India captain Ajay Jadeja as a team mentor for the ICC ODI World Cup in India.

Ajay Jadeja has played 15 test matches for India from 1992 to 2000, scoring 576 runs at 26.18 with 4…

Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq on Wednesday announced that he will retire from ODI cricket after the World Cup.

Naveen-ul-Haq returned to Afghanistan’s ODI side for the first time in over two years. He has featured in seven…

England (ENG) and Ireland (IRE) will lock horns in the third and final ODI of the ongoing three-match series on September…

As Suryakumar Yadav reminded the world about his absent sweep shot. It reveals much about his discipline but also about how the times have changed.

Sometimes, it’s the shot that a batsman doesn’t play that…

McLaren has extended rookie Oscar Piastri’s contract through to the end of 2026.

The deal will keep Piastri and Lando Norris together as teammates for at least two more years, with the latter’s…

England and Ireland (ENG vs. IRE) are all set to take on one another in their upcoming three-match ODI series, which is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, September…

Lionel Messi is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, but his spell at French club Paris Saint-Germain was largely underwhelming since he joined the club in 2021.

PSG’s playing style did not seem to be suited to Messi’s strengths and former Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, who also played alongside the Argentine legend in Barcelona, has stated that Messi couldn’t…

Ramiz Raja has cast a discerning eye on Pakistan’s selection and Babar Azam’s captaincy in the aftermath of Pakistan’s agonizing two-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup Super Four.

Ramiz feels that the…

ODI cricket is a mix of Tests and T20Is because it needs the skill set of the other two formats to perform consistently as a batter. And some players have mastered this art and achieved all the landmarks.

A 10,000-run mark is a dream for any…

Novak Djokovic was overcome with emotion after he received a warm welcome in his hometown of Belgrade, following his victory at the US Open.

The 36-year-old tennis star was greeted by thousands of fans near…

Spanish world champion Jenni Hermoso received an emotional tribute from her Mexican club, Pachuca, in their 2-1 victory over Pumas on Sunday in the Liga MX women’s league.

The 33-year-old returned to the Mexican club on Thursday for…

Manchester United winger Antony has been given a leave of absence to address allegations made against him of violence towards women.

The 23-year-old player earlier this week was dropped from the Brazil squad after accusations of physical…

While Cricket West Indies would have had the option to appeal Crowe’s verdict in that case, it would have also had to explain to the ICC regarding the…

Cristiano Ronaldo in an interview with Record, a Portuguese newspaper, has made it clear that his 15-year-long “rivalry” is over.

“I don’t see things like that, the rivalry is gone. It was good, spectators liked it,”…

With doubts surfacing owing to the constant rain, we now learned that the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 games – originally scheduled to be played in Colombo – shall remain in the Sri Lankan capital.

The Sri Lankan leg of the…

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 850th career goal as Al Nassr won 5-1 at Al-Hazm in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his sixth goal in his last three games and claimed two assists as Al…

India and Pakistan share a long history of rivalry, and fans will be keen to see which side comes out on top in the crucial game.

Match 3 of the…

Apart from big names like Djokovic, Swiatek, and Carlos Alcaraz, this year’s US Open will have some notable absentees in the form of Rafael Nadal, Emma Raducanu, Bianca Andreescu,…

Max Verstappen opted against naming a legend like Aryton Senna or Michael Schumacher when asked to name his one dream F1 teammate.

He steered…

Pakistan won the toss and, as has been the theme of this series, elected to bat first against Afghanistan as the teams moved to Colombo for the third and final …