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Manchester United hits Premier League low after conceding against Bournemouth
1 day, 1 hour ago

Manchester United hits Premier League low after conceding against Bournemouth

The Hindu  

Manchester United has conceded the 17 goals from set pieces in 2024, the side’s most in a single calendar year in the Premier League. In the 2024-25 season, the Red Devils have conceded nine goals from set pieces with only Wolverhampton Wanderers conceding more in the ongoing campaign. New manager Ruben Amorim took the blame for his side’s failure to …

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Anmolpreet smashes fastest List A hundred by an Indian
2 days, 4 hours ago

Anmolpreet smashes fastest List A hundred by an Indian

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: Anmolpreet Singh smashed the quickest List A hundred by an Indian, a 35-ball effort, to guide Punjab to an easy nine-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C Vijay Hazare match here on Saturday. Anmolpreet, who went unsold in the recent IPL auction, broke the record of former India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan, who had scored a hundred off …

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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25: Centurion Shrijith guides Karnataka to seven-wicket win over Mumbai in high-scoring clash
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2 days, 4 hours ago

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25: Centurion Shrijith guides Karnataka to seven-wicket win over Mumbai in high-scoring clash

The Hindu  

Led by wicketkeeper KL Shrijith’s classy century, Karnataka batters produced a clinic in chasing down a high total as the side cantered to a seven-wicket over Mumbai in the opening Group C game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Mumbai skipper Shreyas Iyer’s attacking hundred proved to be in vain as Shrijith’s knock and contributions from KV …

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Ofcom reveals 2024’s most complained about TV controversies
4 days, 3 hours ago

Ofcom reveals 2024’s most complained about TV controversies

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Julia Hartley-Brewer’s heated exchange with Dr Mustafa Barghouti, the general secretary of the Palestinian National …

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India Women thrash West Indies in decider to win first home T20I series in five years
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4 days, 16 hours ago

India Women thrash West Indies in decider to win first home T20I series in five years

India Today  

Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh starred as India beat West Indies by 60 runs in the third Women’s T20I in Navi Mumbai on December 19 to claim the series 2-1. Before Thursday, it was back in September 2019 when India won a home T20I series for the last time after beating the Sune Luus-led South Africa 3-1. India Women vs …

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Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh create history as India women post their biggest-ever T20I total
Top News
4 days, 16 hours ago

Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh create history as India women post their biggest-ever T20I total

India TV News  

Smriti Mandhana continued her red-hot form with another brilliant fifty in the third T20I game against West Indies women on Thursday. The Indian cricketer registered two major milestones during her sensational knock at Dr Dy Patil Sports Academy and also helped India post their biggest-ever T20I team innings total. Most 50+ scores in women's T20Is Smriti Mandhan - 30 in …

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Unsold in IPL auction, Afghanistan's Sediqullah Atal smashes maiden ODI hundred
4 days, 16 hours ago

Unsold in IPL auction, Afghanistan's Sediqullah Atal smashes maiden ODI hundred

India Today  

Left-handed batter Sediqullah Atal hit his maiden ODI hundred when Zimbabwe and Afghanistan locked horns in the second game of the three-match series on Thursday, December 19 at the Harare Sports Club. After the Afghans opted to bat first, Atal joined hands with Abdul Malik and the duo put on 191 runs for the opening wicket off 35 overs. ðŸ’ï …

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Richa Ghosh hits joint-fastest WT20I fifty, India register record total vs WI
4 days, 16 hours ago

Richa Ghosh hits joint-fastest WT20I fifty, India register record total vs WI

India Today  

India's Richa Ghosh hit the joint fastest fifty in the women's T20Is on Thursday, 19 December. Playing the deciding 3rd T20I against West Indies, Richa reached her feat in just 18 balls, matching Sophie Devine and Phoebe Litchfield's record. Richa broke Smriti Mandhana's record to become the fastest half-centurion in WT20I by an Indian. IND W vs WI W: 3rd …

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Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha help Pakistan clinch thriller against South Africa, draw first blood in ODI series
5 days, 16 hours ago

Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha help Pakistan clinch thriller against South Africa, draw first blood in ODI series

India TV News  

Salman Ali Agha's all-round brilliance and Saim Ayub's second century helped Pakistan clinch a thriller at Boland Park in Paarl and take a 1-0 lead in the ongoing three-match series. Agha and Ayub stitched a 161-run stand for the fifth wicket and laid the foundation of Pakistan's three-wicket win with three balls to spare on Tuesday. Salman claimed his fourth …

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SA vs PAK: Agha-Ayub brilliance helps Pakistan clinch thrilling win in 1st ODI
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5 days, 16 hours ago

SA vs PAK: Agha-Ayub brilliance helps Pakistan clinch thrilling win in 1st ODI

India Today  

Saim Ayub's brilliant 109 and Salman Agha's all-round brilliance helped Pakistan clinch a thrilling 3-wicket win over South Africa in the first ODI on Tuesday, December 17. Chasing 240, Pakistan teetered at 60 for 4 before Ayub’s 141-run stand with Salman Agha and Agha’s composed unbeaten 82 guided the team to victory with three balls and three wickets to spare. …

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SA vs PAK: Saim Ayub bats Pakistan to victory over South Africa in first ODI
5 days, 20 hours ago

SA vs PAK: Saim Ayub bats Pakistan to victory over South Africa in first ODI

The Hindu  

Pakistan’s exciting opener Saim Ayub gave a vivid display of his prodigious talent with a classy century on Tuesday to lead his team to a closely fought three-wicket win over South Africa in the first of their three One-Day Internationals. The 22-year-old Ayub hit his second ton in his seventh ODI with an elegant 109 off 119 balls to lay …

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England loses 3 wickets before lunch and at risk of losing 3rd test against New Zealand
6 days, 16 hours ago

England loses 3 wickets before lunch and at risk of losing 3rd test against New Zealand

Hindustan Times  

HAMILTON, New Zealand — Jacob Bethell and Joe Root made half centuries in a 104-run partnership but both fell before lunch Tuesday as England battled to save the third test against New Zealand on the fourth day. England loses 3 wickets before lunch and at risk of losing 3rd test against New Zealand Root was out for 54 after compiling …

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Walking wicket, clueless: Fans react as India captain Rohit Sharma fails again
Top News
6 days, 16 hours ago

Walking wicket, clueless: Fans react as India captain Rohit Sharma fails again

India Today  

Rohit Sharma's poor run of form during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy continued as the India captain failed to impress with the bat during Day 4 of the Gabba Test. AUS vs IND, Gabba Test Day 4 Live Updates Rohit arrived at the crease when India were 44 for 4 on Day 3 and had lost Rishabh Pant. Rohit would get an …

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AUS vs IND: Virat Kohli bats at extra net session after first innings failure at Gabba
6 days, 16 hours ago

AUS vs IND: Virat Kohli bats at extra net session after first innings failure at Gabba

India Today  

Former captain Virat Kohli and youngster Shubman Gill were at the nets on Tuesday morning even as KL Rahul was battling it out in the middle, resisting the Australian charge on Day 4 of the third Test. Kohli and Gill made use of time to bat at the nets in an extra training session at the iconic Gabba in Brisbane. …

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Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Allan Border wonders whether Virat Kohli has lost his edge
6 days, 22 hours ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Allan Border wonders whether Virat Kohli has lost his edge

The Hindu  

Virat Kohli’s struggles against balls outside the off-stump in the ongoing Test series against Australia has the great Allan Border wondering if the Indian superstar has “just lost that edge”. Kohli has fallen to balls outside the off-stump four out of five times in the series thus far, prompting comparisons with a similar slump in England back in 2014. “Today’s …

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Not sure what's going on with Virat mentally and whether he has just lost that edge: Border
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6 days, 23 hours ago

Not sure what's going on with Virat mentally and whether he has just lost that edge: Border

Hindustan Times  

Brisbane, Virat Kohli's struggles against balls outside the off-stump in the ongoing Test series against Australia has the great Allan Border wondering if the Indian superstar has "just lost that edge". Not sure what's going on with Virat mentally and whether he has just lost that edge: Border Kohli has fallen to balls outside the off-stump four out of five …

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Virat Kohli’s unchecked downward spiral explodes aura around the King, reduces him to a mere mortal
1 week ago

Virat Kohli’s unchecked downward spiral explodes aura around the King, reduces him to a mere mortal

Firstpost  

On a stop-start day three of the third Test at the Gabba, Kohli was dismissed for a fourth cheap time this series. Virat Kohli walks off the field after getting caught-behind for 3 off Josh Hazlewood's bowling on Day 3 of the third Test between India and Australia at The Gabba. Alongside Virat Kohli, Root, Smith and Williamson formed at …

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Cricket-India 48-4 as rain halts Australia's advance at Gabba
1 week ago

Cricket-India 48-4 as rain halts Australia's advance at Gabba

Hindustan Times  

By Ian Ransom Cricket-India 48-4 as rain halts Australia's advance at Gabba MELBOURNE -Australia captain Pat Cummins removed Rishabh Pant during a rare break in the rain on day three of the third test against India in Brisbane on Monday but the poor weather returned to halt the hosts' charge. India were 48 for four, trailing Australia's first-innings total by …

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WI vs BAN, 1st T20: Bangladesh beats West Indies by 7 runs
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1 week ago

WI vs BAN, 1st T20: Bangladesh beats West Indies by 7 runs

The Hindu  

Bangladesh opened its three-match Twenty20 series against West Indies with a tight seven-run win on Sunday. At 61-7 in the 12th over the West Indies looked a long-shot to get close to Bangladesh’s 147-6 off 20 overs but some lusty hitting from captain Rovman Powell got the hosts within 10 runs from the final over to steal victory. But Bangladesh …

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Nat Sciver-Brunt slams fastest century in women's Tests, guides England to a strong first-innings score vs South Africa – India TV
1 week ago

Nat Sciver-Brunt slams fastest century in women's Tests, guides England to a strong first-innings score vs South Africa – India TV

India TV News  

England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt scripted women's Test history by smashing the fastest-ever century on Day 1 of the one-off Test against South Africa in Bloemfontein on Sunday, December 16. India's Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma had come close earlier this year in the Chennai Test against South Africa before Sciver-Brunt broke the record. Fastest century in women's Tests 96 balls …

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Travis Head reveals secret behind tackling India pacer Jasprit Bumrah: ‘More about being proactive with my…’
1 week, 1 day ago

Travis Head reveals secret behind tackling India pacer Jasprit Bumrah: ‘More about being proactive with my…’

Hindustan Times  

Travis Head was once again at his destructive best as he blitzed past the Indian bowling department on Day 2 of the ongoing third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test match at the Gabba, in Brisbane on Sunday. Australia's Travis Head runs between the wickets as India's Jasprit Bumrah looks on. Speaking after the match, Head revealed his tactics against in-form pacer Jasprit …

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BGT 2024-25: Brisbane rain, 10 less balls on Day 1 of IND vs AUS 3rd Test cost Cricket Australia $1mn; here’s why
1 week, 1 day ago

BGT 2024-25: Brisbane rain, 10 less balls on Day 1 of IND vs AUS 3rd Test cost Cricket Australia $1mn; here’s why

Live Mint  

Persistent showers in Brisbane and 10 less balls at the Gabba on the opening day of the third Test match between India and Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Saturday led Cricket Australia to a AUD 1 million in revenue loss after the authorities were forced to complete refund on tickets sold. According to Cricket Australia rules, fans are not …

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Head and Smith centuries rally Australia after top order collapse against India on 2nd day, 3rd test
1 week, 1 day ago

Head and Smith centuries rally Australia after top order collapse against India on 2nd day, 3rd test

Associated Press  

BRISBANE, Australia — India’s seamers triggered another top order batting collapse but a second successive century for Travis Head and a long overdue hundred for Steven Smith gave Australia the ascendancy after the second day of the third cricket test. Smith and Marnus Labuschagne steadily put Australia back on track but Nitish Kumar Reddy teased a wild swipe from Labuschagne …

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Nat Sciver-Brunt breaks 26-year-old record to hit fastest Women's Test hundred
1 week, 1 day ago

Nat Sciver-Brunt breaks 26-year-old record to hit fastest Women's Test hundred

India Today  

Nat Sciver-Brunt hit the fastest hundred in Women’s Tests on Sunday. On Day 1 of the ongoing Test between England and South Africa at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, the right-hander became the first batter to score a hundred in less than 100 balls in Women’s Tests. THE FASTEST EVER WOMEN'S TEST CENTURY ðŸäïðŸäïðŸäïðŸäï Nat Sciver-Brunt never fails to amaze …

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