January 2025

Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the silverware that had eluded them for a decade, and confirmed their spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final alongside South Africa, after finishing off India inside three days at the SCG. India’s hopes of staying in contention for the WTC final rested on Jasprit Bumrah, but without him
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Pakistan openers Babar Azam and Shan Masood put on a 205-run partnership to keep the second Test against South Africa alive. The visitors had been forced to follow on at Newlands after they were bowled out for 194 on day three. Responding to South Africa’s first innings total of 615, Masood (102 not out) passed
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Trinidad’s Soca Warriors received a major boost on Thursday, receiving TT$6.8 million in government funding to prepare for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. The cheque, totalling TT$6,792,353, was presented to Kieron Edwards, president of the Trinidad & Tobago Football Association (TTFA), by Shamfa Cudjoe-Lewis, Minister of Sport and Community Development. It is equivalent to approximately
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The Ministry of Housing and Water is creating a comprehensive national housing policy to fulfill its pledge of ensuring that every Guyanese family has access to homeownership. Collin Croal, the Minister of Housing and Water, shared this update during the ministry’s end-of-year press conference on Friday. “This is to ensure that we can raise the
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Rishabh Pant’s stunning 61 helped give India a lead of 145 runs in the final Test against Australia after an enthralling second day that saw 15 wickets fall. The wicketkeeper-batter produced the explosive innings off just 33 deliveries after Scott Boland had put the home side in the driving seat at the start of India’s
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Rohit Sharma‘s decision to sit out of the Sydney Test shouldn’t be misconstrued as a retirement decision, he has said. He is confident “things can change” and those with a “mic, pen or laptop can’t decide when we should retire.” Rohit was reacting to media reports in India that had brought his Test future into sharp focus following India’s
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