Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 match between South Africa and Sri Lanka being played in Colombo on Friday. Colombo weather update The pitch has been covered due to rains. Here’s how it looks as Kavita Menon sends across a picture of the ground from Colombo: “Can’t see anymore…
Cole Palmer has been ruled out of action for six more weeks, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said on Friday. The England midfielder has not played since Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat at Manchester United on September 20 – when he came off midway through the first half. Maresca initially said he hoped Palmer, 23, would be back…
The towering presence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the Indian ODI team can only help newly appointed captain Shubman Gill grow as a leader, said left-arm spinner Axar Patel in Perth on Friday. Following India’s second training session ahead of the first ODI on Sunday, Axar said Rohit and Kohli, who have not…
All 20 teams that will participate in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup next year, to be held in India and Sri Lanka, were confirmed on Thursday after the United Arab Emirates became the final side to secure its berth for the global showpiece. The UAE, along with Nepal and Oman, booked their spots for…
It takes a batting display of some calibre to blunt an otherwise spirited Bangladesh bowling attack, but that’s what Australia did and with some comfort in its Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 clash at ACA-VDCA Stadium in Vizag on Thursday. ALSO READ | Australia seals semifinal sport with 10-wicket demolition job against Bangladesh Here are…
Qatar forward Akram Afif said on Thursday that he encouraged local fans to throw objects onto the pitch to waste time during a decisive World Cup qualification match against the United Arab Emirates. Qatar secured a 2-1 victory over the UAE at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Tuesday, topping Group A of…
More than 1 million tickets have already been sold for next year’s World Cup, FIFA said Thursday in its first update on numbers since the official start of sales began earlier this month. The highest demand, as expected, was from buyers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico — the three nations that will play host…
Cuttack: Baroda 127/2 in 61 overs vs Odisha 271 all out Kolkata: Bengal 274/6 in 92.5 overs vs Uttarakhand 213 all out Rajkot: Saurashtra 200/4 in 60 overs vs Karnataka 371 all out Bengaluru: Nagaland 81/3 in 41 overs Vidarbha 463 all out New Delhi: Tripura 56/4 in 34 overs vs Services 359 all out…
Sri Lanka and South Africa play each other in a Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 fixture on Friday at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The co-hosts are looking for their first win of the tournament with rain playing a major spoilsport in their campaign. Meanwhile, South Africa is coming into the fixture having sealed…
The first round of matches in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season will be played from Wednesday, October 15 to Saturday, October 18. Defending champion Vidarbha begins it campaign against Nagaland in Bengaluru. Heavyweight Mumbai is visiting Jammu & Kashmir in the opening round. Scores Elite Group A Kanpur: Andhra 470 in 143 overs (K.S. Bharat…