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MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of an injury after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic on Friday.
The ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 Trophy Tour has concluded its New Zealand leg, leaving cricket enthusiasts eagerly anticipating the commencement of the tournament's ninth edition, set to take place in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates from February 19 to March 9. According to a release from ICC, during its journey across New Zealand, the trophy visited iconic destinations in Hamilton and Auckland, bringing fans closer to the event and offering unique opportunities to engage with the prized silverware.
Team India's poor show in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Down Under has made the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) go back to the drawing board and draft strategies for the future. The performances from veteran batters like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have send the BCCI into planning mode, with plenty of changes being contemplated. The board reportedly is looking to add fresh faces to head coach Gautam Gambhir's support staff too. The current members of the backroom coaching staff have also come in the line of fire.
Stung by the massive defeats against New Zealand and Australia, the BCCI has decided to organise three four-day matches in the UK ahead of the Test matches against England to give the players an opportunity to get a feel of red-ball cricket. The dates and venues of the matches against England Lions are yet to be fixed but they will take place in the UK after the IPL final on May 25, as the tour begins with the first Test at Leeds on June 20.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday restricted the entry and movement of the mainstream and digital media at its stadiums in Karachi and Lahore which are under construction ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. The PCB is in a scramble to complete the renovation work of the stadiums ahead of next month's Champions Trophy. The media will now only be allowed to visit stadiums on a fixed day during the week when they can tour the venue and make videos in the presence of PCB media representatives.
Mandatory domestic cricket, restriction on the presence of families and personal staff on tours and a bar on individual endorsements during series were among a slew of measures that the BCCI unveiled on Thursday in a 10-point policy to promote "discipline and unity" in the embattled national cricket team. Non-compliance would invite sanctions, including cuts in their retainer fee from central contracts and a bar on participating in the cash-rich Indian Premier League. The measures have been announced in the wake of the team's disastrous tour of Australia which was preceded by a series whitewash against New Zealand at home.
Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav started to practice in nets as he prepares for a Team India comeback ahead of the white-ball series against England started from January 22 and the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. Taking to Instagram, Kuldeep shared a video of him bowling in the nets, looking fully "locked in" in his practice session. Kuldeep was unavailable for selection for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour of Australia held from November last year to January this year, since he was referred to the BCCI Centre of Excellence after the end of the Test series against New Zealand for long-term resolution of his chronic left groin issue.
Bahrain coach Dragan Talajic will be looking to use this month's Gulf Cup success as a spur to drive the country towards a first-ever World Cup appearance and bring an end to the island state's qualification hoodoo.