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England is facing a challenging seven-week away Test series in India, set to begin on January 25 in Hyderabad. Former cricketer Mark Butcher expresses concerns about England’s preparation for the high-profile series. The England team, currently training in the UAE, will arrive in India just three days before the first match. With many players having limited experience in red-ball cricket …

Manchester City’s star striker, Erling Haaland, will be out of action until the end of January due to a foot injury, as confirmed by manager Pep Guardiola. Haaland, who is the joint top scorer in the Premier League, has missed the team’s last eight games. Guardiola expects the 23-year-old Norwegian to return to training during their camp in Abu Dhabi …

Sumit Nagal achieved a significant milestone on Friday, securing a place in the main draw of the 2024 Australian Open, scheduled to commence on January 14th. He accomplished this by defeating Slovakia’s Alex Molcan in the final qualifier with a straight-set victory of 6-4, 6-4. This marks Nagal’s second appearance at the Australian Open, with his previous participation in 2021, …

The Indian Wells tournament, scheduled for March, has announced a total prize money pool of $19 million, making it the most lucrative combined WTA and ATP Masters 1000 event. This represents an increase of over $1.4 million compared to the previous year, with the majority of the additional funds allocated to singles players participating in qualifying through the second round. …

New Zealand kickstarted their preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup with an impressive 46-run victory over Pakistan in the T20I series opener held in Auckland. Captain Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell delivered standout performances with the bat, both scoring half-centuries, while veteran seamer Tim Southee was exceptional, claiming four wickets for just 25 runs in his four-over spell. The …

Sven-Goran Eriksson, the former England football manager, has revealed that he has cancer and, under the most optimistic circumstances, may have only a year to live. The 75-year-old, known for leading England to the quarter-finals in both the 2002 and 2006 World Cup finals, stepped down from his position at Swedish club Karlstad last year due to health issues. During …

Jelena Ostapenko, once ranked fifth in the world, is gearing up for the Australian Open with a strong performance at the Adelaide International. She secured her spot in the semi-finals after defeating Marta Kostyuk 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday. The 12th-ranked player from Latvia, who won the French Open in 2017, is showing signs of returning to her peak form in …

Rohit Sharma is poised to make his comeback in T20 International cricket during India’s three-match series against Afghanistan, starting this Thursday (January 11) in Mohali. Prior to the series, former Indian wicketkeeper Saba Karim expressed his belief in Sharma’s ability to lead India to a World Cup victory, despite the team’s recent miss in the home ODI World Cup. In …