AUCKLAND: Amelia Kerr and Daryl Mitchell have been recognised as winners of top honours in the New Zealand Cricket Awards ceremony, here. While Amelia won the inaugural Debbie Hockley Medal awarded to outstanding women's cricketer, Mitchell was named winner of the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal awarded to outstanding men's cricketer.

NEW DELHI: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has cleared all-rounder Liam Livingstone to be available for Punjab Kings for the full season of the upcoming IPL 2023 but attacking batter Jonny Bairstow has been denied NOC by the board.

NEW DELHI: Gary Stead, the New Zealand head coach, has pointed towards his team's last years three-Test series loss to England resulting in them missing a chance of defending their World Test Championship (WTC) title.

BHOPAL: India added two more medals to their tally on Day-2 of the ongoing ISSF World Cup after Rhythm Sangwan and Varun Tomar won 10m Air Pistol mixed team silver and Narmada Nithin & Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil took bronze in Air Rifle mixed team event, here on Thursday.

MOHALI: RoundGlass Punjab Hockey Academy (RGPHA) is pleased to announce that it will be holding open trials for boy hockey players born between 1st November 2008 and 31st December 2009. The participants must be residents of Punjab. The trials are scheduled to be held at the Hockey Stadium, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar on 25th and 26th March from 8 am onwards.

CHENNAI: In 2021, when Mitchell Marsh was elevated to batting at number three in the T20I team, few would have predicted that it would prove to be a master-stroke as Australia went on to win the T20 World Cup in the UAE.

BUENOS AIRES: Angel Di Maria has insisted Argentina will be playing to win despite the party atmosphere surrounding the team's friendly against Panama on Thursday.

AUCKLAND: New Zealand off-spinner Will Somerville has announced he will retire from all forms of cricket at the end of the domestic season next month.

AHMEDABAD: Vikram Solanki, the director of cricket of Gujarat Titans franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), believes that the impact player rule, set to be introduced from the upcoming season, will be bringing an interesting dynamic to the cash rich league.

MOROCCO: Forward Rony Barbosa described his Brazil call-up as a unique moment and promised to contribute in "some way" as he prepares to make his international debut against Morocco.

NEW DELHI: Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar has asked Rohit Sharma & Co. to not forget the kind of loss they faced at the hands of Australian in the third and final ODI of the series in Chennai on Wednesday, saying that they could again meet the five-time champions in the ODI World Cup, to be held later in the year at home.

NEW DELHI: Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has opened up on his controversial exit from Manchester United, admitting that he had never been through this phase in his career but "he is a better man" following his painful experience few months ago.

SWITZERLAND: Indian badminton players PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy advanced to the second round of Swiss Open 2023 but compatriot Lakshya Sen crashed out in the opening round of the tournament, here.

IMPHAL: India edged Myanmar 1-0 in the opening game of the Tri-nation international football tournament, but head coach Igor Stimac opined that the scoreline could have been wider given the hosts' complete dominance in the game.

CHENNAI: India captain Rohit Sharma stated that the workload management of players during IPL 2023 is upto the franchises now, though he also admitted about being unsure of it despite the team management giving some indications to all ten franchises in the competition.

CHENNAI: Captain Rohit Sharma has backed his team's attacking approach despite the ODI series loss against Australia and promised that his side will continue to attack at all costs with the bat during the lead-up to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup later this year.

WARSAW: World No. 1 Iga Swiatek has informed that she will miss the Miami Open and Billie Jean King Cup due to a rib injury brought about by an episode of coughing.

MEXICO CITY: Argentine manager Diego Cocca has promised to adopt an attacking playing style as he prepares for his first match in charge of Mexico's national team.

USA: In a matchup of former US Open champions, Bianca Andreescu edged Emma Raducanu in the first round of the Miami Open, here.

CHANDIGARH: Ramanan Mukil and Abhishek Gaur entered singles semifinals of the Rs one lakh prize money CLTA-AITA National Ranking Tennis Championship for men at Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here today.

NEW DELHI: Day 4 of the 1st Hockey India Junior Women Zonal Championships 2023 witnessed Hockey Haryana, Uttar Pradesh Hockey, and Delhi Hockey registering wins in the North Zone, while Hockey Karnataka, Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu emerged victorious in the South Zone. Also, Hockey Association of Odisha, Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Mizoram, and Hockey Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh Hockey won their respective matches in the East and West Zones respectively.

NEW DELHI: The action in the 1st Hockey India Junior Men Zonal Championships 2023 continued today in the North, South, East, and West Zones with Hockey Punjab, Hockey Karnataka, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, Kerala Hockey, Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Maharashtra and Hockey Rajasthan registering victories in their respective Zones.

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Wednesday named a 14-member squad for the three-match T20I series against Ireland, starting March 27.

BHOPAL: India were off to a bright start at the ISSF Pistol/Rifle World Cup as Sarabjot Singh clinched gold and compatriot Varun Tomar bagged the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol men's event, here on Wednesday.

SWITZERLAND: The Indian women's double pair of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly crashed out in the first round while Malvika Bansod qualified for the women's singles main draw at the Swiss Open 2023 badminton tournament, here

NEW DELHI: Wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow could miss the entire upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 as England want him to take the gloves for his county side Yorkshire when he makes his return to first-class cricket, ahead of the Ashes starting from June 16.

BEIJING: Former Chinese international Yang Hao has accused Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic of failing to pay his salary, after the second-tier club passed Chinese football governing body's financial checks.

MUMBAI: Former England cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent was thoroughly impressed with the outstanding performance as well as the free mind and exuberant spirit showcased by Delhi Capitals all-rounder Alice Capsey in the side's five-wicket victory over UP Warriorz in the last league game of the Womens Premier League (WPL)2023.

NEW DELHI: The inaugural edition of the Northeast Judo Championship for the IIS-Sangai Cup will be held in Imphal from March 31 to April 2, the organisers announced on Wednesday.

MUMBAI: Star West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard, whose performances in the middle of the park is known worldwide, made his debut in the batting coach role with Mumbai Indians and took part in his first pre-season practise session, ahead of the start of the IPL 2023.

NEW DELHI: Australia opening batter David Warner's wife Candice has revealed that her husband could have retired from Test cricket in front of home fans in Sydney earlier this year but he has that "desire and hunger" to contribute to his team in the Ashes.

MUMBAI: England all-rounder Alice Capsey, who played a crucial role in Delhi Capital's win over UP Warriorz in the ongoing WPL 2023, has revealed that she is very aggressive kind of player and like to put pressure on the bowlers, adding that her game revolves around risk or reward approach.

NEW DELHI: The Manipuri duo of Chinglensana Singh and Suresh Wangjam, who played crucial roles for their respective teams -- Hyderabad FC and Bengaluru FC -- in helping them reach the semi-finals and final of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23, will represent the Indian national team that will take part in the Tri-nation international football tournament featuring Myanmar and Kyrgyz Republic.

NEW DELHI: The ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 is likely to start on October 5 and the final to be held at the world's largest cricket stadium -- Narendra Modi Stadium -- in Ahmedabad on November 19.

USA: Camila Giorgi overcame Kaia Kanepi in the Miami Open 2023 first round in 3 hours and 32 minutes, tying for the longest main-draw match of the WTA season.