India, in its debut appearance at the CAFA Nations Cup 2025, has had a win, a loss, and a draw thus far – results that have helped it pip host Tajikistan to the second spot in Group B. The Blue Tigers, under new head coach Khalid Jamil, have exhibited discipline in defence that has pitted…
Shubham Khajuria (128*, 245b, 20×4, 1×6) displayed dogged resilience even as North Zone suffered a late blip in its Duleep Trophy semifinal against South Zone at the BCCI CoE Ground (1) in Bengaluru on Friday. Opener Khajuria gave his side hope, in the face of South Zone’s mammoth 536 total. The Jammu and Kashmir opener…
India’s ace men’s javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan’s reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem are set for a high-profile rematch of their Paris Games javelin final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo later this month. Neeraj, the reigning world champion, is leading a 19-member Indian team in the September 13-21 showpiece while Nadeem is…
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the second T20I between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, being held in Harare on September 6. PLAYING XI Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Tashinga Musekiwa, Tony Munyonga, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani. Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal…
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will be making a bold shift at this month’s World Athletics Championships by trading her signature 400 metres hurdles event for the flat 400 in a move reflecting her competitive spirit and insatiable hunger for growth. The 26-year-old American has already rewritten the hurdles record books, with six world records in her primary…
The BCCI on Saturday announced a 15-member India A squad, which will take on Australia A in two multi-day matches from September 16 in Lucknow. Shreyas Iyer will lead the squad, while wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel will be his deputy. The squad includes Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna, who featured in India’s five-match…
France forward Kylian Mbappe said equalling Thierry Henry’s tally of 51 international goals was an honour, but added that surpassing Olivier Giroud’s all-time record was not something he dwells on, as his focus stays on winning titles with Les Bleus. Mbappe’s 82nd-minute strike against Ukraine on Friday, set up by his Real Madrid teammate Aurelien…
Felix Auger-Aliassime left the U.S. Open with pride and perspective after a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 semifinal defeat to defending champion Jannik Sinner on Friday, saying only time will tell if he can return to the sport’s summit after an inspired fortnight in New York. The 25th seed delivered his best tennis in years, showing…
Australia’s frontline pace bowler Mitchell Starc believes he still has a lot left in him to play Test and ODI cricket, saying he is ready to “milk” his body to achieve more success in the longest format of the game. Starc, 35, recently announced his retirement from T20Is in a move to keep himself ready…
Novak Djokovic vowed to “continue fighting” for Grand Slam titles after his US Open 2025 semifinal exit to Carlos Alcaraz on Friday. Djokovic, whose dream of a record 25th Grand Slam title ended in a straight-sets loss to Alcaraz, pledged to keep playing next year. “I’m not giving up on Grand Slams, I’m going to…