Australia’s Glenn Maxwell produced an unbeaten half-century in a tense chase to help the hosts edge out South Africa by two wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International and complete a 2-1 series victory in Cairns on Saturday. Maxwell’s unbeaten 62 off 36 balls helped Australia chase down a 173-run target with one ball…
Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage from the Premier League 2025-26 opening gameweek clash between Sunderland and West Ham United Newcastle on Saturday. Sunderland will resume its association with the Premier League when it hosts West Ham at the Stadium of Light on Sunday. Regis Le Bris’ side has invested heavily in the summer transfer window,…
So Divya Deshmukh will be taking on the men at the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament in Uzbekistan next month. She would have stood a better chance of winning the title if she had opted to play in the women’s section of the high profile event. Instead she has chosen to start as one of…
Tanzania will take on Central African Republic in a dead rubber in Group B at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam on Saturday. The tournament hosts sit atop Group B, having won all three of its games thus far, while Central African Republic sits at the bottom of the group without a win in…
Indian Super League club FC Goa returned to Asia after four years when it booked its group stage spot in the AFC Champions League Two 2025-26 group stage after beating Oman’s Al Seeb Club in the playoff match. The Gaurs were drawn in Group D alongside Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr, Iraq’s Al Zawraa SC, and…
Australian players wore black armbands during the third and deciding T20I against South Africa at Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns on Saturday. The team, led by Mitchell Marsh, made the gesture to pay tribute to former Australian captain and coach Bob Simpson who passed away at the age of 89. The two teams also observed a moment’s…
This question lingers on many people’s minds — who is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) among all athletes? Of course, there is no real answer to this question, so the topic can be admittedly puerile. On the other hand, debates around this topic are fun, intense, and sometimes involve useful analysis, data, and performance…
SQUASH Anahat reaches final at NSW Squash Bega Open India’s Anahat Singh progressed to the final of the NSW Squash Bega Open, a PSA World Tour (Copper level) event, in Australia on Saturday. The 17-year-old Anahat, the top seed, defeated Egypt’s Nour Khafagy 3-2 (10-12, 11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7) in a 54-minute thriller to book…
Female Canadian athletes have been told that gene tests they recently underwent do not comply with World Athletics’ requirements, leaving them scrambling to complete new tests before the September 1 deadline for the world championships. French athletes are also seeking meets and camps outside their country to complete the one-off tests after the Ministry of…
Harry Brook being named as England’s Player of the Series for the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy wasn’t the most predictable of outcomes. His 481 runs at 53.44 were impressive, yet they didn’t dominate the headlines in the way Ben Stokes’ heroics or Joe Root’s three centuries did. Even Josh Tongue hauled in 19 wickets in three Tests. …