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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), led by Mohsin Naqvi, is exploring plans to launch a new six-a-side cricket tournament called PSL Sixes. The idea is to make cricket more entertaining for fans while expanding the reach of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).The proposal comes after Pakistan withdrew from the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2026 amid…

File Pic: Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has recalled reaching out to Steve Smith during the 2018 Cape Town ball-tampering controversy, questioning why the Australian had taken responsibility for the incident while expressing solidarity with a rival who had previously stood by him during his own…

Steffan Jones (Twitter Photo) NEW DELHI: Steffan Jones, former high-performance coach at Rajasthan Royals (RR), will join Mumbai Indians (MI) as a bowling consultant for the 2027 Indian Premier League (IPL), TimesofIndia.com has learnt.The 52-year-old will work with MI’s development squad alongside Zubin Bharucha, who has joined the five-time champions as director of performance.Jones, who…

NEW DELHI: India signed off from the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya with a historic performance, securing their best-ever finish of fourth place and their biggest medal haul across the five editions of the continental event.With the competition concluding on Saturday and only the Closing Ceremony remaining, India finished with a record 114 medals,…

11-year-old Indian-origin British chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan Eleven-year-old chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan has made history by becoming the youngest female player ever to qualify for the International Master (IM) title.The schoolgirl from Harrow, England, achieved the milestone at the European Club Cup in Budva, Montenegro, breaking a record held by chess legend Judit Polgar for…

India’s young squash star Anahat Singh saw her run at the Silicon Valley Open come to an end after losing 3-1 to Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam on Friday (local time) in Redwood City.The 18-year-old started strongly, winning the opening game 11-5. However, Sivasangari bounced back to take the next three games 11-6, 11-4 and 11-7, securing…

Elina Svitolina with Gael Monfils. (Pic credit: Elina’s Instagram Post) Gael Monfils has spoken publicly about his separation from Elina Svitolina, defending the Ukrainian tennis star after she faced heavy criticism over the end of their five-year marriage.The French player expressed his disappointment with the negative reactions and urged fans to respect their private lives…

India A vs New Zealand A 1st Unofficial Test Live Score: India A will look to make the most of the four-day opening match against New Zealand A, beginning on Saturday in Lincoln, as the visitors prepare for next month’s two-Test series. Led by wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel, India A will play at the Bert Sutcliffe…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) One game into India’s tour of New Zealand and the familiar fitness concerns have already surfaced. Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the second T20I at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday after sustaining a low-grade right adductor strain during the series opener on Thursday. Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak revealed…

Lone’er Kavanagh has not made major changes to his preparation for Ramazan Temirov. The British flyweight says the work has centred on mistakes from his last fight, a submission loss to Brandon Royval in July.“There hasn’t been too much change. It’s more about learning from the mistakes I made in the last fight,” Kavanagh told…