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Jamaica's Olympic discus champion Roje Stona is among 14 athletes bidding to win a contract with an NFL team through the American football organisation's international player pathway (IPP) programme for 2025.
Jonathan Trott will continue as Afghanistan's head coach until the end of 2025 after being awarded a one-year extension, the country's cricket board said.
Reigning Olympic men's discus champion Roje Stona of Jamaica has switched sports and will try out for the NFL through its International Player Pathway program.
Zimbabwe grabbed a consolation two-wicket victory over Pakistan in a thrilling final T20I on Thursday, with tailender Richard Ngarava getting them over the line with one ball to spare. Pakistan, seeking a series sweep after winning the first two matches by 57 runs and 10 wickets respectively, rested several key players and made 132-7 off 20 overs in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe responded strongly initially with opener Brian Bennett scoring 43, but the Pakistan bowlers hit back and the loss of home captain Sikandar Raza (19) spelt trouble.
The ICC Board's meeting with Champions Trophy broadcasters Star Sports, to discuss the operational modalities of hosting the tournament in 'Hybrid Model' and prospective schedule, has been postponed to Saturday, according to sources. In another interesting move, BCCI joint secretary Devajit Lon Saikia represented India in the Board of Directors meeting on Thursday. On the same day, former BCCI secretary Jay Shah visited the ICC headquarters for the first time as the global body's chairperson.
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 3rd T20I Live Updates: Pakistan will eye a series sweep while Zimbabwe will fight for prestige in the third and final T20I at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on Thursday. The visitors have already sealed the series with an unassailable 2-0 lead. Pakistan wrist spinner Sufiyan Muqeem starred in a series-clinching 10-wicket T20I rout of Zimbabwe at the same venue on Tuesday. The victory completed a white-ball double for the tourists, who won an ODI series 2-1 last week. (Live Scorecard)
Skipper Abhishek Sharma equalled the record for the fastest T20 century by an Indian batter as he smashed a sensational 100 off just 28 balls for Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) match against Meghalaya at the Niranjan Shah Stadium C on Thursday. With his unbeaten innings of 106 off 29, laced with 11 maximums and eight boundaries, Abhishek equalled the record for the fastest T20 century by an Indian batter with Gujarat's Urvil Patel, who had smashed a 28-ball century against Tripura earlier in this tournament in Indore. Chasing a modest target of 143, Abhishek raced to his half-century in just 12 balls before reaching the historic milestone in just 28 balls as Punjab chased down the target in just 9.3 overs.
Baroda scripted history by posting the highest team total in the history of T20 cricket during their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy encounter against Sikkim on Thursday. Baroda ended up scoring a mammoth 349 for the loss of five wickets and surpassed the previous record held by Zimbabwe (344/4 against Gambia in October 2024). This was also the first time that any team scored more than 300 in the SMAT with the previous highest total being 275/6 by Punjab. Baroda registered this huge total without Hardik Pandya in their side and captain Krunal Pandya not even getting a chance to bat.