Australia's Alana King claimed the first hat-trick in the history of women's competition at The Hundred on Saturday, a fortnight after the feat narrowly eluded her in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

BCCI is expected to hold a discussion on matters related to women's IPL at its annual general meeting in September this year. Much of the planning around the tournament will be around sale of its media rights.

The medals table of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

A summary of Indian athletes' performance on Day 7 of the Games.

A summary of Indian athletes' performance on Wednesday, Day 6 of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

A dominant India women's team routed Barbados by 100 runs to storm into the semi-finals of the T20 cricket competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Wednesday.

While the India and Pakistan rivalry is centred around men's cricket, the women fully understand its significance and their increasing role in it.

Jeremy stamps class on CWG debut, India climb to sixth in medal table

While Meghana played against Pakistan on Sunday, Vastrakar will be available for the final league game against Barbados on August 3. Her presence lends balance to the team combination.

The men's team had outclassed Barbados, Singapore and Northern Ireland by identical 3-0 margin in the group stage to make the quarter-finals.

India midfielder Navjot Kaur's campaign at the 2022 Commonwealth Games came to an abrupt end as she is set to fly back home after testing positive for COVID-19.

How India's athletes fared on Day 1 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The India's men and women table tennis teams had easy starts to their respective campaigns with identical 3-0 victories over Barbados and South Africa in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday.

The India squad left on Sunday morning for Birmingham without the two players.

Head coach Ramesh Powar wants team to meet Sindhu and Neeraj

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday, Day 8.

'...because when the flag goes higher, and the National Anthem is played, that's the best feeling you have.'

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday, Day 6.

Wicketkeeper Taniya Bhatia, who has an unimpressive strike rate of under 100 in the T20 format, was on Monday named in the Indian women's squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

The Commonwealth Games Federation drew flak after media reports said Maroof's daughter had been denied accreditation

American football legend Larry Fitzgerald, double Olympic gold medallist basketball star Chris Paul are among the new investors in IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals.

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite was again a gigantic roadblock that England could not dislodge as the second Test ended in a tense draw in Barbados on Sunday.

England have an overall lead of 136 runs without loss at stumps in their second innings going into Day 5 of the second Test against the West Indies.

Centuries by West Indies' Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood stymied a frustrated England on Day 3 of the second Test in Barbados on Friday. Their 183-run fourth-wicket stand lifted West Indies to 288 for four in their first innings, still 219 runs behind England at stumps.

The 11th Test century of Ben Stokes's career was perhaps his sweetest, the all-rounder said on Thursday after plundering West Indies and helping England into a commanding position in the second test in Barbados.

The West Indies were 71 for 1 at stumps in their first innings on Day 2 at Kensington Oval, 436 runs behind England, for whom Joe Root (153) and Ben Stokes (120) made contrasting centuries.

Joe Root compiled his second straight century, an unbeaten 119, as England batted their way to a commanding position in the second Test against West Indies in Barbados on Wednesday.

England fell short of victory as West Indies survived for a tense draw despite a top-order collapse on the final day of the first Test in North Sound on Saturday.

Collingwood takes over after Chris Silverwood stepped down last week

Having got the better of England in a T20I series at home, a confident West Indies team arrived in Ahmedabad on Wednesday morning for its upcoming limited overs series against India.

Cricket will mark its return to the Commonwealth Games after a gap of 24 years with India taking on Australia on July 29 in the 2022 Birmingham edition.

Having punched above their weight, Afghanistan now face England in the Super League semifinals of the U-19 World Cup

Fitness-averse Hetmyer left out.

'Not the best of starts but (we were) just trying to stay in the game.'

Lesser known cricketers who could make waves at the IPL auction.

Stand-in skipper Moeen Ali smashed a blistering half-century and picked up two key wickets in the West Indies chase as England squared the five-match Twenty20 series at 2-2 with a 34-run victory in the fourth game in Bridgetown on Saturday.

West Indies also recalled opener Brandon King and Nkrumah Bonner in their 15-member squad led by all-rounder Kieron Pollard.

England held their nerve in the face of a late assault by Akeal Hosein and Romario Shepherd to secure a one-run victory over the West Indies in Bridgetown on Sunday and level their five-match Twenty20 International series at 1-1.

England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out until the summer after undergoing a second operation on his injured right elbow, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Tuesday.

India women will play Pakistan women on July 31.