Star India table tennis player Manika Batra on Thursday said that she and her three team-mates are yet to get any update on their UK visa application to participate in the WTT Star Contender tournament in London starting October 20. Batra, a medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2023 Asian Games, said she had…
Visakhapatnam Two wickets, four maidens and extracting maximum turn from a flat surface to finish with an economy rate of 1.80 – Alana King put in a star turn with the ball to help restrict Bangladesh to a below-par total, one that Australia chased down with ease in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. Speaking after…
Three minors, two from athletics and one from weightlifting, were among a slew of dope offenders across sports who were handed three-year bans by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) instead of four after they accepted their guilt within 20 days of being charged. The two minor track and field athletes had tested positive for mephentermine,…
On May 14, 2018, a 16-year-old Sobhana Mostary became Bangladesh’s fourth-youngest debutant in women’s ODIs. It was a trial by pace as she faced South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail. The raw pace of the latter is still fresh in the batter’s mind. “I remember facing Shabnim Ismail in my first few deliveries on…
Run-hungry Marnus Labuschagne slammed his fourth century in five innings on Thursday to make an emphatic case to be in Australia’s side for the opening Ashes Test against England. The Queensland captain was dropped ahead of Australia’s mid-year Test tour of West Indies after an extended lean spell. But he has come roaring back to…
It was another day where Pakistan’s bowlers stole the spotlight, channelling the frustration of its loss to Australia into a ruthless showing. But despite its valiant efforts, untimely rains had the final say, forcing a second consecutive washout at the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 here. The ominous dark clouds had the best seat in…
Pakistan’s crucial league fixture against England was washed out after persistent showers in Colombo, thereby making significant impact on the standings in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. With Pakistan and England sharing points, the former is officially out of the semifinal race in the 50-over showpiece. In four games, Pakistan has lost three barring…
The second Women’s Kabaddi World Cup will be held in Bangladesh from November 15-25. The tournament will take place at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. This is the third time the event has moved venues and dates in the last five months. It was originally scheduled to take place in Bihar in June. Later, Hyderabad was supposed…
Left-arm spinner Noman Ali was South Africa’s chief tormentor as Pakistan won a gripping first Test by 93 runs in Lahore on Wednesday. Set a daunting 277-run target for victory, the visitor and World Test champion was bowled out for 183 on day four. Man of the match Noman finished with four for 79 and…
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the third day of the first Test between Pakistan and South Africa, being held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Toss and Playing XIs Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat. South Africa: Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis,…