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Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina pulled out of the Eastbourne International on Monday due to a viral illness, raising doubts over her defence of the title at the All England Club next week. The world number three had been scheduled to play Wang Xiyu on the first day of main draw action at Eastbourne on Monday….
Petra Kvitova boosted her status as a leading favourite for a third Wimbledon title by sweeping past Donna Vekic in the final of the Berlin WTA grass-court tournament on Sunday. The Czech seventh seed won 6-2, 7-6 (8/6) to clinch her second title of the year and 31st of her career. Sunday’s victory gave her…
If day two wasn’t proof enough, Bangladesh made a loud statement on the third day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Dhaka on Friday (June 16). Having set a marathon target of 662, the hosts nipped out two early breakthroughs at the fag end of the day while injury forced Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi…
Reigning French Open Iga Swiatek will attempt to become the first woman to successfully defend the title in Paris in 16 years on Saturday when she faces surprise finalist Karolina Muchova. World number one Swiatek is bidding for a third Roland Garros crown in four years and fourth Grand Slam title following her 2022 US…
India’s performance in the World Test Championship final against Australia has shown their preparation was not ideal, said Ricky Ponting, who especially raised questions about the readiness of their undercooked pacers. India are staring at another unfavourable result in an ICC final after conceding a first-innings lead of 173 runs to Australia on a seaming…
The culmination of a two-year league phase of the World Test Championship began at the Oval on Wednesday (June 7) – the summit clash between India, ranked second, and Australia, ranked first on the points table. India won the toss and elected to bowl first on a green seamer with a topping of cloudy skies….
Mumbai Indians added to their rich legacy as a franchise after being crowned the inaugural champions of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) after a seven-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in the final at the Brabourne Stadiu in Mumbai Earlier in the day, Delhi Capitals skipper Meg Lanning won the toss and chose to bat first. Issy Wong continued her dream…
Daryl Mitchell and Melie Kerr walked away with the top honours at New Zealand’s annual cricket awards in Auckland on Thursday (March 23). Mitchell won the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal as the outstanding men’s cricketer of the year whereas Kerr won the inaugural Debbie Hockley Medal for being the outstanding women’s cricketer. Mitchell was also…
India vs Australia 3rd ODI Highlights: Australia defeated India by 21 runs in the third ODI to clinch the series 2-1 on Wednesday. Australia made a competitive 269 against India after opting to bat. Leg-spinner Adam Zampa (4/45) shone bright with the ball as Australia bundled out India for 248 in 49.1 overs. The Australian top-order…
Steven Smith will captain Australia in the ODI series against India with Pat Cummins remaining at home following the death of his mother Maria last week. Cummins left the tour after the second Test in Delhi with Smith taking over as Australia clawed the scoreline back to 2-1. “Our thoughts are with Pat and his…