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Eng vs Ind, 3rd T20I – Smriti Mandhana – Shafali Verma and I have a huge role to play at the T20 World Cup | ACTPnews
Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has put the onus on herself and her opening partner Shafali Verma to set things up for India at the upcoming T20 World Cup, after failing to give the team strong starts in the T20I series against England, which they lost 2-1 on Tuesday. Mandhana and Shafali had opening partnerships of 19,…
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Cricket Victoria to merge Melbourne Stars and Renegades, second franchise to be sold in full | ACTPnews
The Stars’ name and colours will be rebranded by CV•Cricket Australia/Getty Images The new owners would control every aspect of the team, from commercial operations to list management. However, there will be complications with player contracts as some players are contracted to Renegades for the next two seasons and those will be subject to a…
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Norway Chess 2026: Praggnanandhaa beats Carlsen to stay in hunt for title | ACTPnews
Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa did the double over five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen after beating the Norwegian in Round 8 of the ongoing Norway Chess 2026 tournament. The Indian had gotten the better of Carlsen earlier in the competition as well, in the fourth round. With two rounds left in the competition, Praggnanandhaa now sits…
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India loses England series 1-2 ahead of Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 | ACTPnews
England sailed to a six-wicket win over India in the third T20I to clinch the series 2-1 at the County Ground in Taunton on Tuesday. It was the marathon 137-run partnership between Alice Capsey and Heather Knight which took the game away from the Women in Blue. Earlier, a measured half-century from India skipper Harmanpreet…
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England vs New Zealand, 1st Test – You’re delaying my lunch – Kane Williamson revels in final Lords bow | ACTPnews
“Yeah it probably is, eh? And you’re delaying my lunch, which isn’t very good of you…” It was during Kane Williamson’s press conference on Tuesday that he realised the upcoming first Test against England will be his last appearance at Lord’s. The legendary batter, whose first appearance here in 2013 was his 24th cap will…
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As the World Cup approaches, Pele’s 1958 final jersey set to be auctioned | ACTPnews
As football fans prepare for the World Cup, a jersey worn by one of the sport’s most iconic players is heading to auction. The late Pelé’s match-worn, number 10 shirt from the 1958 World Cup final will be up for an online auction between June 29 and July 16. “This is the garment worn by…
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Who are the Indian-origin players that will be part of FIFA World Cup 2026? | ACTPnews
While watching the final of the Kerala Premier League at Thrissur’s Corporation Stadium on a wet Sunday night, you could not help overhear two elderly men talking, with concern, about the possibility of the FIFA World Cup not being televised in India. They, and the rest of football-mad Kerala, must have heaved a sigh of…
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French PM seeks to fast-track security bill after PSG UCL victory-linked violence | ACTPnews
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday he would ask President Emmanuel Macron to call an extraordinary parliamentary session in early July to speed up adoption of the government’s RIPOST security bill after violence linked to Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League victory. The bill was presented by the government on March 25 and has already…
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England fast bowler Sonny Baker pushing for Test debut at Lord’s against New Zealand | ACTPnews
England could hand a Test debut to fast bowler Sonny Baker when it faces New Zealand in Thursday’s series-opener at Lord’s. The 23-year-old is in contention to feature in England’s first Test since its 4-1 Ashes drubbing in Australia. Josh Tongue and the recalled Ollie Robinson appear likely to take two of the seam-bowling places,…
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PAK vs AUS Live Score, 2nd ODI: Inglis falls for 51; Renshaw joins Green as Australia loses four | ACTPnews
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the second ODI between Pakistan and Australia, being held in Lahore on Tuesday. PLAYING XI Australia: Alex Carey, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (wk) (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Oliver Peake, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa. Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam,…
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