Iowa (US): Rising shuttler Ayush Shetty notched up his first BWF World Tour title with a commanding straight-games victory over Canada's Brian Yang in the men's singles final of the US Open Super 300, ending India's title drought this season.

Bulawayo: Stand-in skipper Keshav Maharaj on Sunday became the first spinner from South Africa to take 200 Test wickets, reaching the landmark on the second day of the first match against Zimbabwe here.

Indian pacer and Royal Challengers Bengaluru player Yash Dayal has been accused of emotional, physical, and financial exploitation by a woman who alleges he misled her with false promises of marriage. The woman, who claims to have been in a relationship with Dayal for five years, filed a formal complaint through the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s online grievance portal (IGRS) after allegedly receiving no adequate response at the police station level.

Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has refused to engage with leading sports broadcaster SEN during the ongoing Test series in the Caribbean, citing the outlet’s dismissal of veteran journalist Peter Lalor earlier this year over his social media posts about the Israeli attacks on Palestine.

Riyadh: Cristiano Ronaldo signed a two-year contract extension with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr on Thursday.

Dubai: The ICC has introduced stop clock in Test cricket to deal with slow over rates while allowing fielding teams to decide which batter should be on strike in case of a ‘deliberate’ short-run as part of the playing conditions for 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle.

Dubai: India's swashbuckling wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant reached a career-high seventh in the latest ICC Test rankings for batters on Wednesday, following his twin centuries in the series-opener against England in Leeds.

Leeds: The chinks in India's depleted bowling resources were exposed during the opening Test defeat to England but head coach Gautam Gambhir urged critics not to sit in judgement after every game saying it becomes an impediment in their development.