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The young Spanish and Barcelona football sensation Lamine Yamal is all set to inherit the iconic number 10 jersey of club legend Lionel Messi, confirmed the Spanish giants on Wednesday.

Russell, 37, has been included in the squad for the five-match series, and the first two matches, taking place at his home ground of Sabina Park in Jamaica, will serve as his farewell to international cricket.

He noted the pressure put on the Proteas, especially during the powerplay, and expressed satisfaction with reaching 170. Santner also emphasised the importance of taking wickets consistently to be in a favourable position and observed that the pitch was challenging for batsmen initially in both innings.

With this win, Bangladesh has won the T20I series by 2-1, following losses in the Test and ODI series.

Stokes was the 'Player of the Match' during the third Test win against India at Lord's, scoring knocks of 44 and 33 in the match and taking five wickets. One of his most impactful moments in the game was running out Rishabh Pant for 74 during the first session on day three, denying India a chance at a lead despite a fine show from the lower-order. During the run-chase of 193 runs by India, Stokes made an impact by cleaning up nightwatchman Akash Deep near the end of day four. Later, during the start of day five, he bowled a lengthy spell, removing KL Rahul, who could have anchored the team to a win despite the batting line-up thinning with each wicket.

Scorching spells from Jacob Duffy and Matt Henry restricted South Africa to 152 while chasing 174 to secure a comfortable win by 21 runs for New Zealand in the 2nd match of the Tri-series at Harare on Wednesday. With this loss, SA is in the second spot in the table, with Zimbabwe at the bottom and NZ at the top. SA has won one and lost one.

The 30-year-old returns following seven successful seasons at Warwickshire and will have the opportunity to add to his 116 appearances across all formats for the Shire, during which he claimed 313 wickets over eight seasons.

Pokemon partnered with Gujarat Titans for the league season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, bringing smiles to the faces of junior and senior players alike.

Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan is set to return to the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground, not for a match, but for a special event titled 'Beyond the Boundaries', scheduled to take place on July 23, as per a release from Shikhar Dhawan's media team.

Bijoy joined Kerala Blasters in the 2021-22 season and was part of the side that finished runner-up that year.

Real Madrid have announced that they will host a special farewell ceremony for Lucas Vazquez on Thursday at the Real Madrid City training facility. The event, which will be attended by club president Florentino Perez, will be a tribute to a player who has given his all to the club for nearly two decades, as per the official website of Real Madrid CF.

Speaking on the Stick to Cricket podcast, he said, 'The big three (England, Australia and India), that can't be right that they take all the money, they get the big broadcast deals. You've got to have a more even distribution to allow West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka to compete.'

He noted that players like Nicholas Pooran are retiring early to play in various global leagues, where they can earn more money.

From being a school and college 'Panja' enthusiast to founding India's first professional arm-wrestling league, Parvin Dabas has come a long way. As co-founder of the Pro Panja League, Dabas is not only transforming the way India views arm wrestling, but also giving it a professional structure rooted in Indian culture.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed that the management won't budge from the three-match utilisation of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah despite enduring a five-wicket setback in the series opener against England at Headingley.

More than 20 years after his retirement from county cricket, Russell remains strongly connected to the game via his paintings

As per Olympics.com, Sindhu was playing her first match since June's Indonesia Open, and the 16th-ranked shuttler went down to the world number 14 in two straight games by 21-15, 21-14. This was her first loss to Sim in their four matches.

Ngidi now has 65 wickets in T20 internationals. Steyn achieved the feat in 47 matches; Ngidi (45) took three fewer to surpass him at the milestone. Left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi sits at the top of the summit with 89 wickets from 70 matches. South Africa's mainstay Kagiso Rabada follows with a tally of 71 in 65 games.

Jamie is having a run of a lifetime during the home series against India, where he is the third-highest run-getter with 415 runs in three Tests and six innings at an average of 103.75, with a century and two fifties to his name, his best score is 184, the highest-ever score by an England wicketkeeper-batter in Test cricket.

Alongwith AB de Villiers this season features an all-star line-up including Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Brett Lee, Chris Lynn, Shaun Marsh, Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Sir Alastair Cook, Hashim Amla, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Chris Gayle, DJ Bravo, Kieron Pollard, and more, as per a press release from WCL

The 31-year-old cricketer, who did not feature in any Ranji Trophy matches during the 2024-25 season, was part of Vidarbha's white-ball squads, led by Indian batter Karun Nair.

On Wednesday, Virat, who had retired from T20Is following a title-sealing 76 during the final of the ICC T20 World Cup last year, got an upgrade in his T20I rating. His all-time T20I rating was updated by the ICC from 897 to 909, as per Wisden. This is the third-highest rating points attained by a batter in the ICC Men's T20I Rankings, behind Suryakumar Yadav (912) and England's Dawid Malan (919), who have had their reigns at the top of the ranking charts.

After registering a win over India at Lord's, England have lost two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over rate during the third Test of the five-match series.

An unfortunate dismissal of Mohammed Siraj at the hands of Shoaib Bashir, with the ball rolling back into the stumps after a landing on the pitch, marked the end of India's stubborn resistance at Lord's, with Ravindra Jadeja left stranded following a heartbreaking 22-run loss. India lost the match despite dominating England for large parts of the game, with one of the standout performers being Rahul, who became only the second Indian to achieve his name on the Lord's Honours Board on more than one occasion.

Sri Lanka A batted through the final day to finish their second innings on 3/280 from 81 overs. Fernando stood tall with a composed 104 not out, steering his side to safety with support from Pavan Rathnayake (56*) and Pasindu Sooriyabandara (56). Australia A's all-rounder Liam Scott was very economical, conceding 10 runs in 10 overs with one wicket in the second innings