Stories from the world of sport.
Cricket Australia has cleared the way for private investment into the Big Bash League, with the Melbourne Renegades as the first franchise up for a full sale — but an unresolved fight with the players' union and two holdout states mean the on-field product stays unchanged for now.
Smriti Mandhana's 124 off 64 balls against Hong Kong China at the Women's Asia Cup made her women's cricket's all-time leading run-scorer, breaking Mithali Raj's 17-year-old record along with two other benchmarks in the same innings.
A look at cricket's five greatest rivalries — India vs Pakistan, The Ashes, Border-Gavaskar, Australia vs South Africa, and England vs Australia in white-ball cricket — and what actually makes a rivalry great.
On September 22, India and Japan will play their first-ever men's T20I — the Suzuki Cup, opening a year of 75th-anniversary India-Japan diplomatic celebrations and doubling as India's Asian Games warm-up. Why a lopsided-looking fixture could matter far more than the scoreline suggests.
From Takeyuki Nakayama's 40-year-old marathon record to Hangzhou 2023's flurry of swimming marks, a look at which Asian Games records are still standing ahead of Aichi-Nagoya 2026 — and why some records last for decades while others fall almost every edition.
As the 20th Asian Games prepare to open in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan on September 19, 2026, here's how a 1951 gathering of 11 nations in New Delhi grew into a 46-nation, 43-sport spectacle — and how India went from co-founder to a 107-medal powerhouse.
A historic three-match T20I series at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi (September 13-17, 2026), with Afghanistan technically hosting on Indian soil. Full squad analysis for both sides — new captains, fitness question marks, and the spin-vs-power battle that could decide it.
India host West Indies for a three-week, eight-city white-ball tour — 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is from September 27 to October 17. Full schedule inside, plus the selection, captaincy, and workload questions this series could answer before India's bigger 2026-27 challenges.
More than a year into the job, Shubman Gill's Test captaincy record reads: one draw, one comfortable home win, one home series defeat, and one away series victory. We break down what each result actually tells us — and why New Zealand and Australia matter more than Sri Lanka did.
India sit fifth in the WTC 2025–27 table with a 51.51% PCT after 11 Tests. With seven Tests left — two away in New Zealand and five at home against Australia — every result now matters in the race for a third straight final.
A beginner's guide to Kabaddi — covering raids, the cant, bonus points, Do-or-Die raids, Super Tackles, All Outs, revivals, and how the Pro Kabaddi League turned a village sport into a national spectacle.
From a promising domestic all-rounder to three centuries in a two-Test series against India, including a match-saving hundred after the follow-on, Sonal Dinusha has emerged as one of Sri Lanka's most exciting young Test batting talents.
BBL Privatisation: Why Cricket Australia's "Billion-Dollar" Gamble Could Redraw the Big Bash Map
The Crown Passes: Smriti Mandhana Is Now Women's Cricket's All-Time Leading Run-Scorer
Best Rivalries in Cricket — And Why They Matter
India vs Japan T20I: A Small Match With a Big Message for World Cricket
Asian Games All-Time Records 2026: Which Ones Still Stand?
History of the Asian Games: From New Delhi 1951 to Nagoya 2026
India vs Afghanistan T20I Series 2026: Preview and Squad Analysis
India vs West Indies 2026: The White-Ball Series That Could Answer Bigger Questions
Is Shubman Gill's Captaincy Actually Working Out?
What India Needs to Reach the WTC 2025–27 Final
Know Your Game: Kabaddi — A Beginner's Guide to the Rules, Raids, Tackles & PKL
Sonal Dinusha: The Rise of Sri Lanka's Next Test Batting Star
