Joe Root on Friday broke the record for most catches by an outfielder in Test cricket, going past Rahul Dravid, during the second day of the third Test between England and India at Lord’s. Dravid had completed 210 catches in Tests, and Root surpassed the mark when he collected a difficult grab at first slip,…
India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj paid tribute to Diogo Jota by gesturing his jersey number ‘20’ during the third Test against England at the Lord’s on Friday. Portugal and Liverpool footballer Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva recently died in a car crash in northern Spain. Siraj, after claiming the wicket of England wicketkeeper…
Jasprit Bumrah picked up yet another five-wicket haul, his fifteenth overall, during the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Lord’s on Friday. The pacer registered his 13th fifer away from home in just 35 matches, breaking Kapil Dev’s record of 12 in 66 games. Despite going wicketless with the new ball in his opening…
Liverpool has announced a series of tributes to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva when the Reds return to action on Sunday at Preston for the first time since the Portuguese international’s death. Jota and Silva were killed in a car crash in northern Spain on July 3. Liverpool’s return to pre-season training was…
Indian Super League (ISL) champion Mohun Bagan Super Giant has urged the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to make the Durand Cup an all-domestic tournament by excluding foreign players. In a letter sent to the AIFF this week, the club stated, “We, Mohun Bagan Super Giant, hereby request you to make the Durand Cup a…
On a slow, dry Lord’s pitch expected to turn and deteriorate as the match wore on, England was forced to rein in its attacking instincts, crawling along at barely three runs an over. Source link
There are few benefits to losing in the semifinals of a Grand Slam, but when Iga Swiatek had her fingers prised off the French Open trophy, it had one unexpected benefit — it lifted the pressure off her shoulders heading into Wimbledon. Swiatek crushed Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-0 to reach the Wimbledon final on…
Czech Katerina Siniakova and Sem Verbeek of the Netherlands claimed the Wimbledon mixed doubles title on Thursday, defeating Britain’s Joe Salisbury and Brazilian Luisa Stefani 7-6(3), 7-6(3). Facing home favourite Salisbury and Stefani on Centre Court, the Czech-Dutch duo held their nerve, while Stefani appeared to be hampered by a leg issue in the second…
In the Bazball era, scoring 400-odd runs in a day has become the norm for England. But on a tricky Lord’s surface on Thursday, England scored at three runs an over to end the opening day of the third Test at 251 for four. “Of course, we would have liked to be 400 for four…
Novak Djokovic cancelled his afternoon practice session at Wimbledon on Thursday, a day after the seven-time champion had a “nasty” fall moments before clinching his quarterfinal victory. The 38-year-old Djokovic, who faces No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the semifinals on Friday, slid and fell on his second match point against No. 22 seed Flavio Cobolli….