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BCCI selection committee Chairman Ajit Agarkar with India’s T20 cricket captain Suryakumar Yadav during a press conference to announce the Indian squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) India announced their squad for the Asia Cup 2025 on Tuesday, with captain Suryakumar Yadav and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar making…

Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal (X) The squad for the Asia Cup was announced by captain Suryakumar Yadav and Chairman of the Senior Men’s Selection Committee, Ajit Agarkar. The announcement came with a few surprises, as some big names were left out of the squad:1. Shreyas Iyer, who last played a T20I for India against…

NEW DELHI: Prithvi Shaw announced his arrival for Maharashtra in style, scoring a century on debut against Chhattisgarh in the Buchi Babu Tournament 2025 in Chennai on Tuesday. The right-hander, who recently moved from Mumbai, showcased his class after a period marked by form and fitness struggles that had kept him out of several tournaments.Shaw’s…

Carlos Alcaraz will team up with Emma Raducanu at the 2025 US Open mixed doubles event. For long, doubles has been the overlooked event in tennis. Matches were largely played on the outside courts and moved up to the main courts only as the latter stages of the competition drew in. The prize money pales…

Iga Swiatek filled in a piece of her career tennis puzzle on Monday as she won the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open for the first time with a 7-5, 6-4 defeat of Jasmine Paolini. The final lasting for just under two hours featured 16 break-point chances, with the Polish winner converting on six of 10 while Paolini…

Mohammed Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill (AFP Photo) India’s selectors meet on Tuesday to finalise the squad for the Asia Cup in the UAE. TOI looks into the issues they are likely to discuss… Focus on T20 specialists: Indian selectors aim to maintain continuity and back young T20I specialists. Surya secure as leader? Suryakumar…

Kagiso Rabada, right, of South Africa celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Tim David of Australia during the T20 cricket international between Australia and South Africa at Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns, Australia. AP/PTI(AP08_16_2025_000313A) South Africa’s spearhead Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the three-match One-Day International series against Australia, starting Tuesday, due…

Women’s World Cup India Team Squad Live: The selection committee led by Neetu David is set to announce India’s Women’s ODI World Cup squad and the team for the three-match home ODI series against Australia on Tuesday afternoon. The same squad is likely to be chosen for both events, with only minimal changes possible based…

CINCINNATI: Carlos Alcaraz won the ATP Cincinnati Open title on Monday after defending champion Jannik Sinner retired due to illness in the first set. World number one Sinner came into the final feeling unwell and lost the first seven points of the match before throwing in the towel at 5-0 down in a game played…