The International Cricket Council has announced a massive increase in prize money for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, which is set to take place later this month in India and Sri Lanka.

2025-09-02T18:06:10.429262+00:00 IST

Cricket

How pros and cons shape up for India ahead of Asia Cup

Team India's quest for Asian supremacy will kickstart from September 10 against UAE, with the hotly-anticipated India-Pakistan clash taking place on September 14, followed by their last league match against the UAE on September 19. Following this, the super four stage will start from September 20.

2025-09-02T17:55:21.910304+00:00 IST

Others

Fisherman’s son Chekka Nagababu shines as Best Raider

Chekka Nagababu lit up the Yuva Andhra Championship 2025 with a record-breaking performance. Representing Vizianagaram Ninjas, the 29-year-old finished as the Best Raider of the tournament, scoring 226 raid points at a strike rate of 71%, as per a release from Yuva Andhra Championship.

2025-09-02T17:54:53.150933+00:00 IST

Football

India to begin AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification against Bahrain

The Indian men's U23 team will take on Bahrain in their AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers Group H opener on Wednesday at the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, as per the official website of All India Football Federation (AIFF).

2025-09-02T17:32:15.377473+00:00 IST

Tennis

Srishti Kiran, top seed Snigdha Kanta headline Day 2 wins

Day 2 of the KSLTA ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors witnessed thrilling action across the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium and Sree Kanteerava Stadium. Top seed Snigdha Kanta, seventh seed Angel Patel, and eighth seed Deepshika Vinayagamurthy progressed, alongside Srishti Kiran, who impressed with a straight-sets victory, as per a release from KSLTA.

2025-09-02T16:39:45.198200+00:00 IST

Others

Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen to lead India’s 20 member squad

Tokyo 2020 Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zareen will headline India's 20-member contingent for the World Boxing Championships 2025, scheduled to begin in Liverpool from Thursday, as per Olympics.com.

2025-09-02T16:16:04.923758+00:00 IST

Football

SC approves issuing of tenders to find partner for ISL resumption

The proposal shared by AIFF and FSDL had outlined two points: Tenders to be conducted for finding a commercial partner for organising ISL and the league starts in December and, the second point being that the 2025-26 season starting with the Super Cup, as per ESPN.

2025-09-02T16:12:45.897318+00:00 IST

Cricket

"There's very high expectations": Meg Lanning

"There's definitely a lot of added pressure at a home World Cup. You just get more media, there's more scrutiny and there's very high expectations. So it's an added layer to everything," Lanning told ICC Digital.

2025-09-02T15:58:10.945824+00:00 IST

Tennis

“Serena, you need to show up”: Venus Williams

"Serena, you need to show up," Venus said, as quoted from the official website of Olympics.com.

2025-09-02T14:20:34.077436+00:00 IST

Football

Being there at 18 is...: Yamal aims to achieve Ballon d'Or dream

Yamal was sensational for Barca in the 2024-25 season, delivering 18 goals and 25 assists across 55 matches across all competitions, playing a massive role in their domestic treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup. He also took Spain Euro Championship title last year. He emerged with the 'Best Young Player' in the competition. The only setback was the club's UEFA Champions League dreams being crushed in the semifinal against Inter Milan.

2025-09-02T14:15:24.351123+00:00 IST

Others

Bhaker expresses excitement for SLI, chooses her partners

Manu was speaking in a video posted on the official YouTube handle of SLI. It is the first franchise-based professional shooting competition in India, was sanctioned by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) earlier this year and has already received support from the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). The first edition of the Shooting League of India has been allocated a window by ISSF between November 20, 2025 and December 2, 2025. The tournament will take place at Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.

2025-09-02T14:14:04.523814+00:00 IST

Cricket

India likely to play Asia Cup without team sponsor

On Tuesday, BCCI kickstarted the process of gaining a new sponsor as they released an invitation for expression of interest for the lead sponsorship rights for the national team. The last date for parties to purchase this invitation of interest is September 12, and the bid submission deadline is September 16. The Asia Cup will kickstart from September 9 and will conclude on September 28.

2025-09-02T13:52:06.728597+00:00 IST

Hockey

"A bit more confident": Fulton on India ahead of Korea clash

Korea enters this game with a 7-0 win against Chinese Taipei, a 1-4 loss against Malaysia, and a 5-1 win against Bangladesh.

2025-09-02T13:38:44.172306+00:00 IST

Cricket

Suryakumar Yadav back in nets, gears up for Asia Cup return

India's T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav is back in action and looked in fine touch during a recent net session, where he was seen effortlessly smashing bowlers. From delicate sweeps to powerful lofted shots, the 34-year-old showcased his trademark range of strokes, signalling his readiness ahead of his much-awaited comeback.

2025-09-02T13:28:15.464134+00:00 IST