India's Smriti Mandhana celebrated her 300th international match, a milestone achieved at Lord's during the first women's Test. The 29-year-old is the youngest woman to reach this feat, reflecting on her journey and the significance of playing at the historic venue.
Lord's Cricket Ground will host its first women's Test match on Friday, with England facing India. Over 30,000 tickets have been sold, marking a significant moment for women's cricket. India's opener Pratika Rawal was ruled out due to injury and replaced by Priya Punia.
India all-rounder Axar Patel is set to play his 100th T20 International against England, becoming the 31st Indian cricketer to reach this milestone. The achievement follows his 100th T20I wicket, highlighting his consistent performance.
Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran has passed away at 38 after a battle with HLH. He was undergoing treatment in Delhi-NCR. The Afghanistan Cricket Board and ICC chairman Jay Shah mourned his loss, highlighting his significant contributions to Afghan cricket, including a match-winning performance in the 2015 World Cup.
Brazilian football icon Neymar confirmed his retirement from international football after Brazil's 2-1 World Cup Round of 16 loss to Norway. The 34-year-old ended his 16-year career at the same New Jersey stadium where it began.
Brazilian football icon Neymar, 34, confirmed his international career has ended after Brazil's 2-1 World Cup Round of 16 loss to Norway. The emotional farewell occurred at the same New Jersey stadium where his Brazil debut took place 16 years prior.
India-born Jai Moondra became the second Ireland player to take a wicket with the first ball of his T20I career, dismissing Sanju Samson against India in Belfast. The 29-year-old pacer moved to Ireland in 2021 and worked his way into the domestic system.
Lionel Messi broke the all-time World Cup goalscoring record with a clinical finish, his second goal of the match. Despite missing an early penalty, Messi's performance, including five goals in two games, significantly boosts Argentina's chances of winning Group J.
Ricky Ponting believes Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma aim for the 2027 ODI World Cup. Both players are performing well in IPL 2026, with Kohli scoring 542 runs and Rohit showing improved fitness.
1st ODI: England, 211-9, bt New Zealand, 210, by 1 wktCaptain guides long tail to low targetAfter all the hype about England’s biggest summer, it got off to an underwhelming start at Chester-le-Street on Sunday, as they limped to a one-wicket win in the first one-day international against New Zealand, chasing just 211. Only a calm rearguard effort from the stand-in captain, Charlie Dean, who finished unbeaten on 31 and valiantly marshalled England’s long tail, enabled them to crawl across the line.England played exactly the way you might expect from a team who have gone 194 days without playing an international match (their last outing was the World Cup semi-final in October). First, they made a spate of fielding errors, costing them precious runs in a low-scoring thriller. Then they subsided to 149 for six, after Emma Lamb, Amy Jones and Dani Gibson all holed out to gleeful fielders. Continue reading...
Fifa is developing a new protocol to restrict domestic league games played in foreign countries, limiting each league to one such match per season and requiring approval from multiple stakeholders, including a potential Fifa veto.
