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Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi, left. celebrates with teammate Babar Azam (AP Photo) Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali has claimed that a fallout between Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi over the captaincy played a major role in the national team’s decline.Basit’s comments came after Pakistan’s miserable showing in England, where they have already surrendered the … Read more

Peter Handscomb and Sam Konstas (Agency Image) Peter Handscomb has been given another route back into Australia’s Test set-up after being selected in the Australia A squad for the upcoming tour of India.The 35-year-old batter is the most experienced member of the four-day squad and will get an opportunity to make his case for an … Read more

Hardik Pandya (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya’s return to international cricket is poised to face another roadblock, as a late leg niggle derailed his plans at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) and puts the all-rounder on the back foot for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.TimesofIndia.com reliably learnt that he was ticking the … Read more

Cristiano Ronaldo (Image: Instagram @cristiano) Cristiano Ronaldo has spent more than two decades being one of the most intensely scrutinised figures in football, but former teammate Álvaro González says the personality behind the superstar image is very different once the Portuguese forward walks into the dressing room. ‘A true phenomenon’ in the dressing room González, … Read more

Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan, left, stands with batting partner Saud Shakeel (AP Photo) Former Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board’s decision to release seven players from the squad midway through the England Test series, arguing that the move could have a damaging impact on the remaining members of the team.The PCB confirmed … Read more

Aston Villa vs Arsenal (Reuters Photo) Arsenal secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Monday, maintaining their perfect start to the Premier League season. Bukayo Saka’s second-half goal proved enough in a tight contest where both teams struggled to create clear chances.Villa started brightly, with Emiliano Buendia hitting the crossbar from distance, but … Read more

Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne. (AP Photo/Mosaraf Hossain) Marnus Labuschagne has been left out of Australia’s ODI squad for the upcoming tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa, raising more questions about his future in the national team.The batter had a poor run during Australia’s recent ODI series in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Although he finished the Bangladesh campaign … Read more

Kiki Ramos (Photo by Instagram@kikiramoss_) Kiki Ramos, the Haiti-born winger who recently became the first player born in the Caribbean country to represent Argentina, has pushed back against criticism surrounding racism and discrimination in Argentina, saying he has never personally experienced it since arriving in the country as a baby.The 17-year-old made his Argentina U-17 … Read more

“Muchas gracias HOMBRE IMPOSIBLE…” Argentina President lauds Messi as the famous footballer announces retirement Lionel Messi’s decision to end his international career has prompted an emotional reaction across Argentina, with President Javier Milei among those paying tribute to the captain who delivered some of the greatest moments in the country’s football history.Messi announced on Monday … Read more

Piers Morgan reignites the Messi-Ronaldo GOAT debate, claiming Messi’s retirement proves Ronaldo is football’s greatest. Lionel Messi’s decision to retire from international football has given Piers Morgan another opportunity to make his feelings about the greatest player debate unmistakably clear.The Argentine icon announced on Monday that he would no longer represent his country, bringing an … Read more