For 18-year-old Davina Perrin, August 30 turned into a landmark day as she smashed the fastest century by an English woman in T20 cricket. The young batter achieved the feat in the Eliminator of the Women’s Hundred on Saturday, playing for the Northern Superchargers against London Spirit at the Kennington Oval in London. Put in…
Kieron Pollard (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) West Indies cricket legend Kieron Pollard achieved a historic milestone on Saturday, August 30, becoming only the second player in history to reach 14,000 runs in T20 cricket. Playing for Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League 2025, Pollard scored an unbeaten 19 runs against Barbados Royals…
Auqib Nabi (Social media photo) Auqib Nabi on Friday achieved a rare milestone, becoming the first in Duleep Trophy history and the fourth Indian in first-class cricket to take four wickets in four balls, claiming a five-wicket haul, including a hat-trick, as East Zone were dismissed for 230 on the second day of the Duleep…
The spotlight may have been on the absent Alexander Isak ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Newcastle United, but by full-time, it belonged to 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha, whose stunning stoppage-time winner sealed a dramatic 3-2 victory for the Premier League champions. Ngumoha, making his Premier League debut, entered folklore by becoming Liverpool’s youngest ever goalscorer and…
NEW DELHI: A month before the retirement of MiG-21s, which were the first supersonic fighters to be inducted by India from Russia in 1963 but plagued by an alarmingly high crash rate in later years, the IAF chief and other officers flew sorties in the single-engine jet as a final farewell to the old workhorse.“It’s…
Union home minister Amit Shah (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday revealed why he left Gujarat for two years while the probe into the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case was under way.Shah said it was he who submitted in the court to leave the state, as Justice Aftab Alam, who…
Shakib Al Hasan completed 500 wickets in T20 cricket Bangladesh cricket legend Shakib Al Hasan achieved a historic milestone in T20 cricket during the 2025 Caribbean Premier League match at Sir Viv Richards Stadium in Antigua, becoming the first player to complete the rare double of 500+ wickets and 7000+ runs in the format. Playing…
Cooper Connolly of Australia celebrates dismissing Keshav Maharaj of South Africa (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images) Cooper Connolly, a 22-year-old Australian spinner, made history on Sunday, August 24, 2025, by becoming the first spinner from Australia to claim a five-wicket haul in an ODI match against South Africa at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay….
Cooper Connolly raises the ball after his five-wicket haul during game three of the One Day International Series between Australia and South Africa at Great Barrier Reef Arena on August 24, 2025 in Mackay, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images) Australia’s Cooper Connolly marked his arrival on the big stage with a record-breaking five-wicket haul…
Matthew Breetzke and Navjot Singh Sidhu South Africa batter Matthew Breetzke etched his name in the record books on Friday, becoming the first cricketer in ODI history to begin his career with four consecutive scores of fifty or more. The 26-year-old achieved the feat during the second ODI against Australia at the Great Barrier Reef…