The dialogue between Mithali Raj and Sanjog Gupta underscores a shared vision: women's cricket is no longer just growing, it's thriving.

Mithali Raj

Arya credits much of his growth to learning under PBKS coach Ricky Ponting. Though his place in the playing XI wasn't guaranteed at first, consistent runs in practice games secured his spot.

The BCCI advisory was circulated over a month ago via email to all state units, urging them to field contracted players in the inter-zonal red-ball championship.

A total of 8 teams are taking part in Asia Cup 2025, which will be played in the T20 format and have been divided into two groups of four teams each

Former all-rounder Reema Malhotra backed the selection of Pratika Rawal ahead of Shafali Verma in India's women's ODI World Cup squad, saying consistency needed to be valued more than X-factor.
Since making her debut against the West Indies in December last year, Rawal has amassed 703 runs from 14 ODIs at an average of 54 and her strike-rate stands at 87.43.
In contrast, Verma's recent performances have been way below the mark, making 52, 4, and 36 in three ODIs, and 41, 3, and 3 in the T20s that preceded them for India A against Australia A.
Shafali is a big name. She's an X-factor you want in your team. But when you compare an X-factor with consistent performance, I think the captain and selectors rightly preferred the consistent player, Malhotra told PTI-Bhasha.
Prathika has earned her spot by capitalising on her opportunities. She has shown she has the technique and mindset required to represent India in ODIs, said Malhotra who has played 41 ODIs and 22 T20Is for India.
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Former all-rounder Reema Malhotra backed the selection of Pratika Rawal ahead of Shafali Verma in India's women's ODI World Cup squad, saying consistency needed to be valued more than X-factor.

Spanning more than a century, the Durand Cup's legacy is broadly categorized into pre-independence and post-independence eras, reflecting its evolution alongside Indian football.

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Nottingham Forest coach Nuno Espirito Santo acknowledged he's worried about his job security because of worsening relations with the club's owner Evangelos Marinakis.
The Portuguese coach impressed last season in leading Forest to seventh place in the Premier League  with the club securing a place in Europe for the first time in 30 years  and opened this campaign with a win over Brentford.
Still, Nuno's job was not safe despite signing an improved contract in June.
"I always had a very good relationship with the owner, last season (it) was very, very, very close," Nuno said on Friday during a news conference ahead of Sunday's game against Crystal Palace.
"This season, not so well. ... And where there's smoke, there's fire, so I know how things work, but I'm here to do my job."
He added that "I'm the first one to be worried" about the situation.
Marinakis, who also owns Greek champion Olympiakos, is known in soccer as a big personality with strong opinions on how his clubs are ...

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest coach Nuno Espirito Santo acknowledged he's worried about his job security because of worsening relations with the club's owner Evangelos Marinakis.

India's Arjun Babuta and Elavenil Valarivan bagged the gold medal in 10m air rifle mixed team event of 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan here on Saturday.
The Indian pair outclassed China's Dingke Lu and Xinlu Peng 17-11 to finish on top of the podium.
The Chinese pair was leading in the initial round but the Indians, who faltered early with shots of 9.5 and 10.1, made a stirring comeback in the later rounds to claim the gold.
It was the second gold medal for Elavenil in the event after finishing on top the table in the 10m air rifle women's competition.
Earlier, the Indian trio of Babuta, Rudrankksh Patil, and Kiran Jadhav had clinched the team gold in men's 10m Air Rifle event.

Elavenil mixed team

India's Arjun Babuta and Elavenil Valarivan bagged the gold medal in 10m air rifle mixed team event of 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan here on Saturday.

After breaking the national record, quartermiler Vishal TK now hopes to secure a podium finish in next year's Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.
Vishal shattered the national record in the men's 400m event at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2025 in Chennai on Thursday en route to a gold.
"I tested myself, I did hard work and if you do hard work it will come through," Vishal told PTI in an interaction.
The 21-year-old athlete won the gold medal with a time of 45.12 seconds, eclipsing the previous national mark of 45.21s, set by Muhammed Anas Yahiya at the 2019 Czech Athletics Championships.
"Next year, I have Commonwealth Games and Asian Games and we have to work for it. I am still learning. I will end this season after this competition and the coach is already planning for the next season. My goal is to get medals in individual and relays in CWG and Asian Games," he added.
Vishal's previous best was 45.57s while finishing fourth at the 2025 Asian Champions

Vishal TK

After breaking the national record, quartermiler Vishal TK now hopes to secure a podium finish in next year's Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.

The US Open has been good to Sabalenka, last year she lifted her maiden title here, and now she returns with the crown to defend.

Aryna Sabalenka

The live telecast of the Asia Cup Hockey 2025 matches will be available on Sony Sports Network in India

Asia Cup Hockey 2025: India’s full schedule

Asia Cup Hockey 2025: India's full schedule

The Man City vs Spurs Premier League 2025 match will live stream on the JioHotstar app and website in India

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Harry Kane scored a hat trick as Bayern Munich started its Bundesliga title defense with a 6-0 demolition of Leipzig.
The Bavarian powerhouse dominated with the exception of a 15-minute spell after halftime when Antonio Nusa went close for the visitors on Friday.
Nusa, who also had a goal ruled out, served to only rile more goals from Kane, who was supported by the outstanding Michael Olise, who scored two, and Luis Daz, who got the other goal and set up two on his Bundesliga debut.
"We wanted to come out with a statement and that's exactly what we done," Kane told Sky TV.
"Leipzig are a good side but today we was on top in all areas and we was clinical when we needed to be, so we can enjoy this."
Olise broke the deadlock in the 27th minute and Daz had the home fans celebrating again five minutes later when he rifled the ball in off the underside of the crossbar after a well-worked move involving Kane and Serge Gnabry. Gnabry laid the ball off for Daz with his heel.
Olise got his

Harry Kane

Harry Kane scored a hat trick as Bayern Munich started its Bundesliga title defense with a 6-0 demolition of Leipzig.

President Donald Trump said that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place on December 5 at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, and didn't rule out that he himself might oversee the event.
"It's the biggest, probably the biggest event in sports, I guess," said Trump, who made the announcement in an Oval Office event where he was joined by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Vice President JD Vance on Friday.
The US is co-hosting next year's tournament  which for the first time will feature 48 national teams up from 32  with Canada and Mexico. The draw event will determine the World Cup's groups, and the games each team plays in the opening round.
Infantino said the 48 teams will play "104 matches in one month" and likened it to "104 Super Bowls."
Trump picked up on that theme, saying, "It's like having many Super Bowls in a short period of time, because each one of these games, essentially, is a Super Bowl. Some of them are bigger than Super Bowls, actually."
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The US is co-hosting next year's tournament which for the first time will feature 48 national teams up from 32 with Canada and Mexico

Argentina's only previous visit to India came in 2011, when they faced Venezuela at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata

Lionel Messi

Live streaming of the AUS vs SA 3rd ODI match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India

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The biggest talking point from the announcement was the comeback of Nurul Hasan. The 31-year-old last featured for Bangladesh during the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia

Bangladesh cricket team

Former New Zealand batter Ross Taylor on Friday said the depth in India's T20I squad for the Asia Cup allowed the national selectors to leave out a player of Shreyas Iyer's calibre, who was ignored for the continental tournament.
Iyer, who had an impressive domestic season and also led his IPL franchise Punjab Kings into the final, failed to find a place in the 15-member squad announced earlier this week.
"I haven't seen the side yet so can't say. (But) when you can leave that type of quality out, you've got to be pretty comfortable with the depth of your squad," Taylor told PTI Videos on the sidelines of a CLT10 League event.
He also lavished praise on new Test skipper Shubman Gill, who led India to 2-2 draw in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
"It was a great series against England, whenever you go in the foreign conditions in Test cricket, especially these days, you have to take it very well. He has played in great spirits and led from the front."
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Shreyas Iyer

Iyer, who had an impressive domestic season and also led his IPL franchise Punjab Kings into the final, failed to find a place in the 15-member squad announced earlier this week

In a significant last-minute change, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced that Mumbai will replace Bengaluru as one of the five host cities for next month's Women's ODI World Cup, citing "unforeseen circumstances".
The decision comes after the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru failed to secure the required administrative and security clearances, rendering it ineligible to host matches in the tournament starting September 30.
The DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai will now host up to five fixtures including the tournament opener, a semifinal and potentially the final on November 2.
"While unforeseen circumstances required us to adjust the schedule and replace a venue, we are pleased to now have a line-up of five world-class venues that will showcase the very best of the women's game," ICC Chairman Jay Shah said in a statement.
"The stage is set, and I am confident this tournament will capture imaginations and inspire a new generation of fans," he added.
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Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana

The DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai will now host up to five fixtures, including the tournament opener, a semifinal and potentially the final on November 2

The new legislation on online gaming has disrupted cricket's biggest sponsorship contract

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The winners of the 134th edition of the Durand Cup will walk away with a prize money of Rs 1.21 crore, the highest champion's purse in the 137-year history of Asia's oldest football tournament.
The Durand Cup Organising Committee (DCOC) announced it on the eve the grand finale on Saturday, when defending champions NorthEast United FC clash with debutants Diamond Harbour FC at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK).
Earlier this year, the DCOC had announced a 250 percent increase in prize money  raising the pool from Rs 1.2 crore in the previous edition to a tournament-record Rs 3 crore this season.
The tournament kicked off on July 23 with 24 teams across six groups playing in five cities  Jamshedpur, Imphal, Kokrajhar, Shillong and Kolkata.
Eight teams progressed to the knockouts.
Prize purse:
Champions - RS 1.21 crore
Runners-up - Rs 60 lakh
Losing semi-finalists - Rs 25 lakh each
Losing quarter-finalists - Rs 15 lakh each
Individual Awards: Golden Ball (Best player 

The winners of the 134th edition of the Durand Cup will walk away with a prize money of Rs 1.21 crore, the highest champion's purse in the 137-year history of Asia's oldest football tournament.

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With Dream11 now facing legal trouble, they are part of an unwanted list of BCCI team sponsors to find themselves in some sort of operational trouble

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Dream11 is Indian cricket team's team sponcer since 2023

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