England’s managing director, Rob Key, had mentioned that the board had initiated an investigation following reports of players drinking heavily during a break in Noosa, a beach town, between the second and third Tests
29 December,2025 10:19 AM IST | IANSAustralia skipper Steve Smith rues lack of runs as England chase target of 175 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to hand hosts their first Ashes home Test loss in 15 years
28 December,2025 08:42 AM IST | AFP“When you go out there and you’re faced with those conditions, you’ve got to crack on and deal with it,” said England skipper Stokes.
28 December,2025 08:45 AM IST | AFPThe decision to leave 10mm grass on the MCG deck generated massive sideways movement, making batting a lottery. In all, 36 wickets tumbled in six sessions at Melbourne as the fourth Test ended inside two days with England winning by four wickets
28 December,2025 08:49 AM IST | PTIHowever, along with Vihaan Malhotra, Mhatre will miss the preceding assignment to South Africa — a three-match ODI series — due to their respective wrist injuries
28 December,2025 08:52 AM IST | PTIIt is evident in the fact that India, who chased in all three preceding matches, have not batted more than 14.4 overs, have not lost more than three wickets, and have never faced a target in excess of 129.
28 December,2025 08:56 AM IST | PTIHaving already clinched their maiden ODI World Cup last month, India have now shifted focus to the T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in England and Wales from June 12 to July 5 next year
28 December,2025 08:59 AM IST | PTIManchester City midfielder Cherki sets up opening goal for Tijjani Reijnders and follows it up with 83rd-minute winner to secure 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest
28 December,2025 09:03 AM IST | AFPMorocco was held 1-1 by Mali in the Group A game with both teams awarded penalties following VAR decisions. Earlier, Egypt held on to beat South Africa 1-0 and were grateful that another spot kick wasn’t given.
28 December,2025 09:05 AM IST | AP | PTIAfter a promising first half, the Red Devils were forced to defend for almost the entirety of the second period.
28 December,2025 08:54 AM IST | AFPCarlsen was in great form on Day One winning four games easily but he was held to a draw in the fifth round by Erigaisi late on Friday. The trio shared the top spot on 4.5 points alongside Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Vladislav Artemiev
28 December,2025 08:48 AM IST | PTIJake Paul, 28, who started off as a content creator on YouTube, recently suffered a broken jaw during a sixth-round knockout defeat to boxing superstar Anthony Joshua
28 December,2025 09:11 AM IST | A CorrespondentAn opening batter, Hugh Morris made three appearances for England and helped Glamorgan become county champions in 1997
29 December,2025 10:35 AM IST | Cardiff | AP | PTIFormer England spinner Monty Panesar has backed ex-India head coach Ravi Shastri for a potential England coaching or advisory role following England’s struggles in the Ashes. Notably, India defeated Australia in consecutive Test series on Australian soil during the 2018-19 and 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophies (BGT) under Ravi Shastri's coaching
29 December,2025 10:31 AM IST | Luston [England] | ANIAs MCG’s two-day Boxing Day affair becomes the 4th shortest Test (852 balls; 142 overs) this century, mid-day highlights the other three
29 December,2025 10:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Rohan KoliThe Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch came under the scanner after the Boxing Day Ashes Test between Australia and England finished in two days
29 December,2025 10:26 AM IST | Melbourne | IANSPage and his team left 10 millimetres of grass on the wicket, providing fast bowlers with excessive seam movement and bounce which made batting treacherous
29 December,2025 10:22 AM IST | Melbourne | AFPMandhana (80), Verma (79) put up India’s highest stand (162 runs) to help team post record total of 221-2 in 30-run win over SL and take 4-0 lead
29 December,2025 09:56 AM IST | Thiruvananthapuram | AgenciesLee, 49, who has been inducted into Australian Cricket’s Hall of Fame, said he dedicated his life to achieving that dream
29 December,2025 09:39 AM IST | Melbourne | AP | PTIJaiswal missed Mumbai’s opening two matches in Jaipur due to his recovery from acute gastroenteritis
29 December,2025 08:57 AM IST | New Delhi | AgenciesTongue claimed Player of the Match honours for picking figures of 5-45 and 2-44, as England beat Australia by four wickets inside two days
28 December,2025 08:38 AM IST | Melbourne | IANSADVERTISEMENT
Team India captain Rohit Sharma opened up about his emotional journey to cricketing success, crediting his parents—especially his father—for the sacrifices they made to help him reach the top. Speaking from the heart, Rohit recalled the intense years of grinding through Under-19 cricket, Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, and Irani Trophy before finally making it to the Indian team. He shared how his father stood by him through every struggle, watching closely as his career unfolded. Interestingly, Rohit revealed that while his world record 264 in ODI cricket barely got a reaction from his father, it was his red-ball cricket achievements that truly made his father proud
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Watkins came off the bench to score a brace (63rd and 84th minute) after Villa trailed to Joao Pedro’s 37th-minute opener
29 December,2025 10:33 AM IST | London | AgenciesArsenal coach Arteta hails team’s ability to grind out results after 2-1 win over Brighton amid worsening injury crisis
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta hopes there is no repeat of Declan Rice’s controversial red card from last season as league leaders Arsenal face Brighton at the Emirates, with the Gunners holding a narrow two-point lead over Manchester City
With three more rounds to go in the women’s section on Sunday, Humpy shared the lead with China’s Zhu Jiner on 6.5 points out of eight.
29 December,2025 09:52 AM IST | Doha | PTIADVERTISEMENT
