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India-Pakistan camaraderie shines through in County Championship

India-Pakistan camaraderie shines through in County Championship

Nottinghamshire’s Mohammad Abbas (centre) and Ishan Kishan (right) celebrate a wicket with teammates on the second day of the County Championship match against Yorkshire at Nottingham on June 23, 2025. — X/@TrentBridge/Screengrab Pakistani pacer Mohammad Abbas and Indian wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan won over fans with a heartwarming celebration after a wicket during Nottinghamshire’s County Championship match against Yorkshire on Monday. …

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Wimbledon 2025: Dates, schedule, favourites and prize money as Emma Raducanu, Jack Draper, Carlos Alcaraz feature

Wimbledon 2025: Dates, schedule, favourites and prize money as Emma Raducanu, Jack Draper, Carlos Alcaraz feature

The third tennis major of the year takes place at Wimbledon, with Carlos Alcaraz aiming to defend his men’s title and Barbora Krejcikova defending her women’s crown. Back-to-back champion Alcaraz, seven-time winner Novak Djokovic, world No 1 Jannik Sinner and British No 1 Jack Draper will all be aiming to lift the famous trophy at the end of the fortnight. …

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Emma Raducanu praises ‘amazing job’ of Wimbledon after stalker stopped from buying tickets to the All England Club

Emma Raducanu praises ‘amazing job’ of Wimbledon after stalker stopped from buying tickets to the All England Club

Emma Raducanu praised Wimbledon for doing an “amazing job” after it was revealed that a man who has been stalking her has been banned from buying tickets for this year’s championships. The man, who had followed Raducanu to multiple events, was given a restraining order by police in Dubai after his presence at the Dubai Tennis Championships caused her to …

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County Championship: Jofra Archer takes first red-ball wicket since 2021 for Sussex as he pushes for England Test return

County Championship: Jofra Archer takes first red-ball wicket since 2021 for Sussex as he pushes for England Test return

England paceman Jofra Archer marked his return to first-class action for Sussex with a wicket on day two of the Rothesay County Championship Division One match at Durham. Sussex resumed on 322-9, having seen Archer make a late cameo with the bat on Sunday for a swift 31, with James Coles finishing unbeaten on 148 as they were eventually dismissed …

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England vs India: ‘Classical’ KL Rahul and ‘hip-hop’ Rishabh Pant put tourists in control with contrasting Headingley tons

England vs India: ‘Classical’ KL Rahul and ‘hip-hop’ Rishabh Pant put tourists in control with contrasting Headingley tons

The calm and the chaos. Two contrasting second-innings hundreds have put India in the driving seat to win the first Test against England – one scored by the zen-like KL Rahul, the other by the zany Rishabh Pant. Former India wicketkeeper turned Sky Sports Cricket pundit Dinesh Karthik summed up this yin and yang partnership beautifully when he called it …

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