Melbourne, Sep 2 (IANS) Australia’s left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc announcement retirement from T20I to extend his Test career and set sights on 2027 ODI World Cup.The 35-year-old, who has not played a T20I since last year’s World Cup in the Caribbean, will remain available for Tests, ODIs and domestic T20 leagues, including the Indian Premier League.The speedster, who featured 65 times for Australia in the shortest format, taking 79 wickets at an economy of 7.74, and at an average of 23.81,bows …

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) India fast bowler Harshal Patel has moved to Gujarat from Haryana for the 2025/26 domestic season. After playing in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup, Harshal moved to Haryana after being unable to make inroads in the Gujarat set-up. But now he has decided to return to the state where he was born.Anil Patel, Secretary of Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA), on Monday confirmed to IANS that Harshal, 34, will be representing Gujarat in the domestic cricket circuit from this season….

Rajgir (Bihar), Sep 1 (IANS) It was goals galore for the Indian men’s hockey team in their final Pool A game at the Men’s Asia Cup Rajgir, Bihar 2025. India was playing against Kazakhstan and won by a scoreline of 15-0, with as many as three players scoring a hat-trick at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium, in Rajgir, Bihar.For India, Abhishek (5’, 8’, 20’, 59’), Sukhjeet Singh (15’, 32’, 38’), and Jugraj Singh (24’, 31’, 47’) scored the hat-tricks, whilst Captain Harmanpreet Sing…

Sylhet, Sep 1 (IANS) Bangladesh stormed to an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-match T20I series against the Netherlands with a dominant nine-wicket victory in Sylhet on Monday. The hosts bowled out the visitors for just 103 in 17.3 overs before chasing down the target in 13.1 overs, making it their third-quickest run chase in T20Is (where overs weren’t reduced).Opting to bring in Nasum Ahmed in place of Rishad Hossain, Bangladesh were rewarded instantly as the left-arm spinner dismissed M…

Visakhapatnam, Sep 1 (IANS) Puneri Paltan delivered a defensive masterclass to record a massive 22-point win against Gujarat Giants on Monday night’s second game in Season 12 of the Pro Kabaddi League here. The Season 10 champions were dominant on both ends of the mat as they registered a 41-19 victory at the Vishwanadh Sports Club in Vizag.Abinesh Nadarajan led the way with a High Five, while Gaurav Khatri and Gurdeep recorded four tackle points each. Aslam Inamdar, Aditya Shinde, and Pankaj Mo…

Visakhapatnam (A.P.), Sep 1 (IANS) A hard-fought comeback from the UP Yoddhas saw them beat the Patna Pirates 34-31 in what was a closely-fought contest to the very end at the Vishwanadh Sports Club here on Monday. Sumit and Ashu Singh got much-deserved High Fives, while Gagan Gowda scored seven points as the Yoddhas secured an impressive victory.In the opening 10 minutes, Patna Pirates edged ahead of UP Yoddhas, leading 7-6 in what began as a tightly fought clash. Patna’s young raider Ayan Lo…

Hisor (Tajikistan), Sep 1 (IANS) India suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of IR Iran in their second match of the CAFA Nations Cup 2025, at the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor, Tajikistan, on Monday.After a goalless first half, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (60’) put Iran in the lead, before substitutes Ali Alipour (89’) and Mehdi Taremi (90+6’) added two late goals to hand the Asian giants the three points.Defending champions Iran, ranked 113 spots above India (133rd) in the FIFA Rankings, pegg…

Bengaluru, Sep 1 (IANS) Driving a 1300cc Maruti Gypsy Team Vishva’s Vinod Singh and co-driver Shailendra Singh clinched their maiden Overall title in the FMSCI 14th Dakshin Dare cross-country rally, which concluded at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, and returned here for the valedictory late on Sunday night. Palakkad’s Adit K.C. and co-driver Harish K.N. (Team VMM) stormed into the overall second in a Honda City on the final day, followed by teammates Aieman Ahmed of Chikkamagaluru and co-driver …

Wolverhampton, Sep 1 (IANS) Wolverhampton Wanderers have completed the signing of Genk attacker and Nigeria international Tolu Arokodare on a four-year deal with a 12-month option. The 24-year-old moves to Molineux fresh from claiming the Belgian Pro League Golden Boot last term, having struck 21 times in the league and on 23 occasions in all competitions.The attacker played his youth football in his home nation and first arrived in Europe with Latvian side Valmiera in 2019, playing regular foot…

Bengaluru, Sep 1 (IANS) Top seed Om Patel battled through three sets in the boys’ dingles opener while second seed Haritha Shree Venkatesh advanced with a commanding win in girls’ singles as the main draw of the KSLTA ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors began at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium and Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Monday. With Round of 32 matches in the Boys’ and Girls’ singles and Round of 16 action in the doubles setting the tone for an action-packed opening day, focus was on se…