Ecuador manager Sebastian Beccacece has backed his players to make history as they bid for a first ever away victory over Uruguay in World Cup qualifiers. ....

Heavy rain on Tuesday morning has forced the Indian team’s practice session to be washed out on the eve of the opening Test against New Zealand. ....

Left-arm spinner Jack Leach took all three wickets to fall on day five’s play to complete his four-wicket haul as England thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Friday. ....

American discus thrower Valarie Allman, who won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021) and the 2024 Paris Olympics, has been named the international event ambassador for the Half Marathon, scheduled for October 20. ....

India’s Women’s T20 World Cup campaign began sourly as they suffered a 58-run defeat to New Zealand in Dubai on Friday. ....

Pistol shooter Divanshi bagged a second individual gold in the women’s 25m standard pistol, leading an Indian clean sweep in the event as the Colts added five more medals to their tally including two more golds, at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, currently underway in Lima. ....

India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets to clinch the two-match series after it chased down a measly target of 95 on Day 5 of the second Test at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on Tuesday. India has won its 18th consecutive Test series on its own soil. ....

Mominul Haque etched his name into the history books on Monday, becoming only the second Bangladeshi batter to score a Test century on Indian soil during the rain-affected second Test at Green Park Stadium. Mominul’s remarkable knock of 102 not off 172 balls held the innings together as Bangladesh reached 205/6 at lunch on Day 4, with time running out for both sides. ....

Indian shooters began their International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun campaign in the Peruvian capital with two team golds in the men’s and women’s 10m air pistol. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a heartfelt interaction with the Chess Olympiad winners, reminisced about the 'Khel Mahakumbh' initiative in Gujarat and informed about how it worked wonders in creating a sporting culture in the state. ....

Ten umpires and three match referees will officiate the ninth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 hosted by Bangladesh in the UAE from October 3 to 20, the International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday. ....