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At 40, James Anderson has no plans of slowing down as South Africa Test series beckons
Anderson is the highest Test wicket-taker in the world among pace bowers with 657 scalps from 172 matches. He is also the third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket behind Sri Lanka's spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and the late Shane Warne. Anderson is gearing up to play the 173rd Test match of his career at Lord's when England host South Africa this week.
Suryakumar Yadav should be in India's playing XI for T20 World Cup: Ponting
The Australian great has seen Yadav from close in his early years in Mumbai during the Indian Premier League (IPL), and feels the Indian selectors should include the middle-order batter in the playing XI for the ICC T20 World Cup Down Under. "He's a very, very exciting player and I'm sure someone that's going to find himself in their team, not just their squad," Ponting said on The ICC Review.
Halep returns to top 10 in rankings after winning title in Toronto
Halep, who has won two Grand Slam titles -- French Open 2018 and Wimbledon 2019, was placed No.27 till the week of February 28. But a rich vein of form that has seen her reach the semifinals at seven of her 13 tournaments this season, including four of her past five outings, helped her move to No. 15 before the Toronto Open.
Casper Ruud moves into top 5 in rankings after semifinal run in Montreal
Ruud's run to his first semifinal at the Canadian Masters 1000 event featured contrasting wins against Roberto Bautista Agut and Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Norwegian rallied for a hard-fought three-hour, 17-minute third-round triumph over Bautista Agut before dashing home hopes in style with a 6-1, 6-2 quarterfinal win against Auger-Aliassime.
GPBL 2022: Malnad Falcons register first win, Mysore Panthers pip KGF Wolves
On a day where most of the matches were stretched to the maximum, Mysore Panthers scored a narrow 5-4 victory over KGF Wolves. Mysore Panthers had sealed the victory by the penultimate match itself after they had won all four matches including the trump match and were leading 5-0. The Wolves who chose the Super Match as their trump match won after a hard battle 28-26 to narrow the margin of defeat to a single point.
FIFA suspends AIFF; 'U-17 Women's World Cup cannot currently be held in India as planned'
The AIFF will not be able to play any international games until the ban is removed. "The Bureau of the FIFA Council has unanimously decided to suspend the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes," stated an official media release, issued by FIFA.
Asia Cup 2022: India are firm favourites, but Pakistan can beat them, says Salman Butt
"Yes, they can win the Asia Cup. Do they lack Vitamin C (laughs)? The type of cricket they are playing, the pool of players they have, they are giving exposure of international cricket to a lot of players, people will consider them as favourites," Butt was quoted as saying on his YouTube channel. India have won the tournament seven times and will be going for the eighth crown when they start their campaign against Babar Azam's Pakistan on August 28. India last won the title in 2018, beating Bangladesh in a nail-biting final.
Halep returns to top 10 in rankings after winning title in Toronto
Halep, who has won two Grand Slam titles -- French Open 2018 and Wimbledon 2019, was placed No.27 till the week of February 28. But a rich vein of form that has seen her reach the semifinals at seven of her 13 tournaments this season, including four of her past five outings, helped her move to No. 15 before the Toronto Open.
India is still the ultimate challenge for Australia: Glenn McGrath
Australia will tour India as part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy tentatively in February-March 2023, with an aim to win the series in a country where they have never won after the 2-1 triumph in October-November 2004. The side won the three-match Test series in Pakistan 1-0 in March and were held to a 1-1 draw in a two-match Test series in Sri Lanka in July.
ICC needs to put more time in ensuring survival of ODI, Test cricket: Kapil Dev
The growth of franchise T20 leagues has raised a serious question marks over the future of ODI cricket, and concerns for its future down the line, including Test cricket. The ODI retirement of England Test captain Ben Stokes due to a jam-packed unsustainable schedule has raised even further doubts about the future of 50-over game.
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