Australia's Maxwell quits ODIs to focus on T20 World Cup
MELBOURNE :Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has retired from one-day internationals to focus on next year's T20 World Cup, the country's cricket board said on Monday.
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Gujarat Titans Miss Chance To Finish In Top 2, Lose To Bottom-Placed Chennai Super Kings
Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad and India's Anshul Khamboj took three wickets each, while Ravindra Jadeja claimed two scalps, to trigger a batting collapse as Chennai Super Kings bundled out hosts Gujarat Titans for 147 in 18.3 overs for a big win in Match 67 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 here on Sunday. It turned out to be a Super Sunday for Chennai Super Kings as the five-time champions ended their season with a massive 83-run victory over Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Rashid Khan Equals Mohammed Siraj's Unwanted IPL Record, Becomes 2nd Player To...
Gujarat Titans (GT) veteran spinner Rashid Khan has added his name to an unwanted list. He has conceded the most sixes (31) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Rashid, the first Afghan player in the IPL, has equalled the record of conceding the most number of sixes with GT's front-line seamer Mohammed Siraj. He was smashed for three sixes on Sunday during his outing against the Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing IPL at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium. It was GT's last league stage match, and Rashid ended the group stage with nine wickets in 14 matches, his worst average of 53.66 since his IPL debut in 2017.
England Beat Zimbabwe Comfortably In Four-Day Test At Trent Bridge
England started their international summer with a dominant performance, defeating Zimbabwe in just five sessions of play in their four-day Test at Trent Bridge. The match ended with more than a full day to spare as England bowled Zimbabwe out twice, securing a comfortable win, as per ESPNcricinfo. Offspinner Shoaib Bashir was the star on the final day, taking his fourth Test five-wicket haul, the most by any England player before turning 22, and his second five-for at Nottingham. He ended with match figures of 9/143.
Running in Afghanistan was an act of defiance. Now in Canada, I run to show others they can
This First Person column is the experience of Atefa Rahimi, who moved from Afghanistan to Saskatoon. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ .
Marsh ton powers Lucknow to IPL upset over Gujarat
AHMEDABAD: Mitchell Marsh struck his first Indian Premier League century as Lucknow Super Giants pulled off an upset 33-run win against table-toppers Gujarat Titans on Thursday.
World Boxing's membership list grows past 100
World Boxing now counts over 100 national federations as members after its executive board approved 17 more applications to increase its list to 106, World Boxing said on Thursday.
BCCI Breaks Silence On Reports Of Withdrawal From Asia Cup 2025
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said any matter related to participation in events of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has not come up for discussion at any level, adding that any news or report around is purely speculative and imaginary in nature. On Monday, various reports emerged about the BCCI informing the ACC about its decision to withdraw from the Women's Emerging Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and the Men's Asia Cup, happening in June and September, respectively, citing the continuing tensions between India and Pakistan.