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Women's World Cup: Jhulan Goswami all set to make her 200th ODI appearance against Australia
If Goswami enters the field for Saturday's match, she will become the first bowler and second overall in the history of women's ODI cricket to feature in 200 matches. The first cricketer to breach the 200-appearance mark in women's ODI cricket has been her long-time team-mate and India skipper Mithali Raj, with 229 appearances to her name in the format.
Hockey Pro League: India bank on experience, home conditions against tricky Argentina
While India lost to Spain 3-5 in their previous match in the Pro League on February 27 while Argentina defeated England at home on February 20. Both teams have not played any matches since -- while India's games against Germany were postponed due to Covid-19 cases, Argentina have had a break after playing at home and are now playing their first away matches at the Kalinga Stadium.
Pakistan-Australia T20I, ODI matches shifted from Rawalpindi to Lahore: Pak minister
Rasheed Ahmad said that the decision was taken in view of the heightened political tensions between the country's Prime Minister Imran Khan and the rest of the opposition. The minister said that Pakistan's white-ball home series against Australia, slated to start on March 29, will now be hosted at Lahore's Gaddafi stadium, reports cricketpakistan.com.pk
Tokyo gold has motivated me to do even better, says Neeraj Chopra
The javelin gold medal winner from Tokyo Games, Chopra earned a nomination for the prestigious 2022 Laureus World Sports Awards in the World Breakthrough of the Year category. "The gold medal has motivated me in life to do even better. Performing well and ending up on the podium will be my target in the World Championship which is going to take place in July," Chopra told Laureus official website.
Preview: Will Verstappen defend his F1 title in 2022?
The cars have been unveiled, pre-season testing is over, and the 2022 Formula 1 season gets underway this weekend with the Bahrain Grand Prix. With a brand new set of technical regulations aimed at producing closer racing, the cars look and behave very differently this year, and there is plenty of intrigue as to the natural order of things as F1 enters its new era.
Teenager Alcaraz sets up Indian Wells semifinal against Nadal
This will be Alcaraz's second career meeting with world No. 4 and winner of 21 Grand Slams Nadal. Already the youngest BNP Paribas Open men's quarterfinalist since a 17-year-old Michael Chang in 1989, Alcaraz is now the second-youngest semifinalist in tournament history behind only American Andre Agassi, also 17, in 1988, according to atptour.com.
Women's World Cup: We see India as an incredibly dangerous side, says Mott
Australia head coach Matthew Mott on Friday felt that the current scenario in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is a good time to play an 'incredibly dangerous' Indian team. In the current standings of the tournament, Australia are sitting on top with wins in all four matches. India, on the other hand, have blown hot and cold, winning two and losing the same number of matches.
Women's World Cup: Inconsistent India eye crucial win against consistent Australia
In all four matches, their batting has oscillated between very high and low extremes. Amidst their inconsistent campaign, India now square off against six-time World Cup winners, Australia, who are on a consistent, undefeated run in the tournament, at Eden Park on Saturday. It will also be the first time the two teams will meet in a 50-over World Cup match since the semifinal of the 2017 edition at Derby.
Partnerships key to avoid losing wickets in a cluster, says Mandhana
India opening batter Smriti Mandhana on Saturday said building batting partnerships will be the key to avoid losing wickets in a cluster in the crucial match against Australia in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup. India, placed fourth in the points table, have been hit by the pattern of losing wickets in a heap in the tournament
Stokes confident England can win second Test against West Indies
England all-rounder Ben Stokes is confident his side can win the second Test against the West Indies after the tourists declared their first innings on 507/9 and also took a wicket on Day 2 at the Kensington Oval on Friday (IST). Stokes, who could not make much impact during the five-Test Ashes before the three-Test West Indies series
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