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India-A sealed a massive 281-run win over Australia-A in the one-off unofficial Test to finish the multi-format series on a high at the I. S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Stadium in Mohali on Thursday. Vaishnavi Sharma’s imperious run with the ball, which saw her claim a nine-wicket match haul, and Nikki Prasad’s all-round brilliance helped the host underline its dominance in the multi-day red ball fixture.The host managed to inflate its overnight score of 134/2 to 257.Tejal Hasabnis was the first to fall when play resumed, lasting for just four deliveries without getting off the mark. Skipper Yastika Bhatia fell four…

Lamine Yamal has dethroned Harry Kane as the favourite to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or, with the Barcelona wonderkid now priced at 8/15 and Kane out to 5/4. William Hill have reported a big move in their Ballon d’Or market, with Lamine Yamal the new outright favourite to win the award on October 26th. The winger was 6/5 earlier this week but has leapfrogged Harry Kane in the betting within the past 24 hours and now sits as the firm 8/15 favourite. Kane has meanwhile drifted from 11/10 to 5/4. It appears to be a two-horse race between the pair,…

William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Friday’s UEFA Euro U21 clash between England and Slovakia. Our Prediction: Both Teams To Score & England U21 To Win (6/4), England 4-1 Slovakia (12/1) England U21 host Slovakia U21 in Stoke on Thursday night in a top‑of‑the‑table Group D clash. Now, let’s take a closer look at some UEFA Euro U21 odds and betting angles for Friday’s fixture: England U21 v Slovakia U21 – Friday, 7.45pm View all available markets at William Hill England U21 cruised towards qualification for the 2027 European Championship in Albania and Serbia, aiming to become just the second nation…

Lewis Hamilton has backed his Ferrari team principal, Fred Vasseur, as the best person to lead the team, but believes the leadership structure above and around the Frenchman could be overhauled.Hamilton was speaking before this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, with the race being held at the Sepang circuit but branded as a replacement for the meeting that was cancelled earlier in the season because of the war in the Middle East. Ferrari go into the race with Vasseur under scrutiny, given the team have been underperforming and with the former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner having stated…

India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak highlighted Shubman Gill’s hunger to score big, calling the skipper’s unbeaten 223 against the West Indies here on Wednesday “one of the best innings” he had seen in ODI cricket.“I feel that hunger is very important for a player. Normally, after getting to 100, you see batters get out. But when Gill was around 110-115, I felt he could probably get to 200. We always talk about the set batter finishing the game. Virat (Kohli) did it in the last match, and today Gill did it with Ruturaj (Gaikwad) alongside him. That hunger is important…

With Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Portugal’s international camp on Wednesday, William Hill News have priced the Portugal legend at 2/5 to never play for his country again. The market was formed on Thursday after a reported rift between Ronaldo and head coach Jorge Jesus, following claims that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner had refused to take part in training with the national team. Ronaldo looked set to retire from international football after the 2026 World Cup but he decided to continue his career in a bid to chase down an incredible 1,000 career goals. Those who enjoy a bet on football…

Welcome to Sportstar’s live updates of Day 1 of the Irani Cup clash between Jammu and Kashmir and Rest of India in Srinagar on Thursday!TOSS UPDATEJammu and Kashmir won the toss and chose to field first.PLAYING XIsJammu and Kashmir: Qamran Iqbal, Shubham Khajuria, Shubham Pundir, Abdul Samad, Paras Dogra(c), Kanhaiya Wadhawan(w), Sahil Lotra, Abid Mushtaq, Lone Nasir Muzaffar, Sunil Kumar, Umar Nazir MirRest of India: Sanat Sangwan, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Shikhar Mohan, Sarfaraz Khan, Smaran Ravichandran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Saransh Jain, Manav Suthar, Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar, Mukesh ChoudharySQUADSRest of India: Smaran Ravichandran, Sarfaraz Khan, Ayush Doseja, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Sanat Sangwan,…

Through the global financial crisis, the Arab Spring, the discovery of the Higgs boson, humanity’s first image of a black hole, a pandemic that brought the world to a halt, and the rise of generative AI, the world has not seen a successful ODI chase in excess of 400.The last such chase came in March 2006. On Wednesday, Shubman Gill’s forensic artistry (223 n.o., 133b, 26×4, 8×6) and Rohit Sharma’s slouching grandeur (101, 75b, 10×4, 6×6) came to the fore as India finally joined that rare club. Chasing down 406 with eight wickets to spare, India took an unassailable 2-0…

India A strengthened its grip on the one-off unofficial Test against Australia A after amassing a dominant 322-run lead at the end of day 2 at the IS Bindra Cricket Stadium in MohaliI on Wednesday.The host added just 13 runs to its overnight score of 351/9 but followed up with a stellar show with the ball, with Australia folding for just 176 in response. An imperious six-wicket haul by Vaishnavi Sharma proved to be the visitors’ undoing, with the last five wickets falling for just 28 runs.Rachael Trenaman and Tahlia Wilson stitched a 66-run opening stand. Nikki Prasad accounted for…

William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Thursday’s Women’s Champions League clash between Man City and Real Madrid. Our Prediction: Man City To Win & 2+ Match Goals (5/6), Man City 2-1 Real Madrid (13/2) Matchday 2 sees Manchester City and Real Madrid meet for the first time in over four years in the Women’s Champions League, with both sides heading into the clash after taking a point from their opening league‑phase fixtures. Now, let’s take a closer look at some Women’s Champion League odds and betting angles for Thursday’s fixture: Man City v Real Madrid – Thursday, 8pm View all available…