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Geoffrey Boycott unhappy with England bowling attack

Geoffrey Boycott: ‘England’s bowling attack for Oval Test does not look threatening’Subscriber Only

July 31, 2025 16:19 IST

It comes with question marks, the England legend says

Rain in London: Dark clouds hover over the Oval ahead of the start of the first day of the fifth Test between India and England. (Express Photo by Sandeep Dwivedi)

India vs England 5th Test, London weather forecast: Rain could play spoilsport on day 1 of Oval Test

July 31, 2025 16:07 IST

The weather forecast said it was to be a rainy day with frequent breaks expected. It is expected to be a day that the pace bowlers will relish and batsmen will dread.

India vs England 5th Test Day 2 Updates: India's Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an unbeaten half century during the second day of the fifth cricket Test at The Oval in London. (AP Photo)

India vs England, 5th Test Day 2 highlights: IND 75/2 at stumps on day 2, lead by 52 with Jaiswal on 51

August 2, 2025 13:50 IST

India (IND) vs England (ENG) 5th Test Day 2: Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a half century for India in the second innings. Siraj and Prasidh Krishna both claimed four wickets for India on day 2 of the fifth Test at the Oval on Friday

Nodirbek Abdusattorov (left) and Jan-Krzysztof Duda react after the latter's mouse-slip in an Armageddon game at the Esports World Cup. (Screengrab via EWC)

How a mouse slip cost Gukesh’s second Duda $20,000 (Rs 17.5 lakh) and forced him to resign in 5 moves

July 31, 2025 13:02 IST

"It was a very unfortunate moment. It was fatal. What to do it is a part of online chess. It happens," Duda said in an interview afterwards. "It's kind of upsetting but also kind of funny. I will probably remember this for the rest of my life."

Rahul

Parthiv Patel on KL Rahul: ‘We’ve often seen him start a series well but struggle to maintain that form’

July 31, 2025 12:14 IST

In addition to Parthiv, former England cricketer Nasser Hussain also praised KL Rahul

India vs Pakistan: India Champions captain Yuvraj Singh bats against West Indies Champions' Dwayne Bravo. (Screengrab via YouTube)

No India vs Pakistan semi-final at WCL 2025 as Yuvraj Singh’s India Champions forfeit game

July 31, 2025 11:38 IST

Reports said that Shikhar Dhawan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina had expressed their unwillingness to play the knockout game against Pakistan.

England

Brad Haddin on final hour at Manchester: ‘I like what India did…they earned the right to stay out there as long as they need to’

July 31, 2025 11:10 IST

With one hour remaining on Day 5, England skipper Ben Stokes approached India batters Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, offering a handshake to signify a draw, However, the two Indian batsmen refused

India vs England 5th Test Playing 11: Shardul Thakur could sit out of the 5th Test at the Oval. (PHOTO: AP)

India vs England 5th Test Match Playing 11: Massive changes in both sides for the Oval Test today

July 31, 2025 14:52 IST

India vs England (IND vs ENG) 5th Test Match Playing 11, Full Squad: India face England in the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at the Oval starting on Thursday.

IND vs ENG

India vs England 5th Test: When and where to watch IND vs ENG 5th Test match live?

August 12, 2025 14:08 IST

India vs England (IND vs ENG) 5th Test: The Indian Express will gives all the details of IND vs ENG 5th Test from Oval in London

India vs England Karun Nair Rishabh Pant Anshul Kamboj

India’s 5th Test Playing XI: Karun Nair to replace Shardul Thakur; Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah miss outSubscriber Only

July 31, 2025 14:52 IST

India vs England 5th Test Match at The Oval, Playing XI: With the pitch having a layer of grass, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep once again failed to make the cut. And that is also the reason India bolstered their batting line-up.

India England lord's Dukes Ball

England vs India: Visitors raise red flag after umpires gave 30-overs-old replacement ball after 10 overs at Lord’sSubscriber Only

July 31, 2025 19:53 IST

Changed cherry offered much less assistance to Indian bowlers, allowing hosts to build match-changing partnership in a game they won by 22 runs

India's top order played a pivotal role in the visitors clinching the one-day series, with centuries from Suryavanshi and Vihaan helping them win the decisive fourth match in Worcester by posting a mammoth 363 after batting first. (Photo Credit: IPL)

India announce men’s U19 squad for series against Australia

July 31, 2025 00:37 IST

India will play three one-dayers and two four-day games against the Australian U-19 side, beginning with the first limited-overs match on September 21. The tour will end on October 10.

Shubman Gill has already smashed the record for most runs by an Indian in a Test series in England. (AP Photo)

‘Everyone would want him to maintain this form’: Expectations from Shubman Gill listed out ahead of fifth India vs England Test

July 31, 2025 00:23 IST

Former wicketkeeper batter Parthiv Patel has warned that for now, Gill would probably be subjected to criticism if he fails to fire in the fifth Test at the Oval which starts on Thursday.

Bharat Arun had been with KKR in the same role for four years. (File photo)

LSG announce Bharat Arun as bowling coach

July 31, 2025 00:02 IST

Bharat Arun had been with KKR for four years after stepping down as India's bowling coach in 2021.

Club captain Martin Odegaard said he was looking forward to joining up with Gyokeres. (AP Photo)

Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres on wearing Thierry Henry’s famous No 14: ‘That one was available, so an easy choice to take it’Subscriber Only

July 30, 2025 23:36 IST

Viktor Gyokeres is not daunted by the weight of the jersey number.

Joining Lakshya in the second round of men's singles are Ayush Shetty, who has made the Super 300 stage a happy hunting ground this season. (Photo Credit: BAI/File)

Macau Open Super 300: Lakshya Sen makes solid start; Rakshitha Ramraj stages impressive comeback in three-game battleSubscriber Only

July 30, 2025 23:31 IST

Lakshya Sen's 21-8, 21-14 win against Korea's Jeon Hyeok Jin in the round of 32 on Wednesday was a solid start.

These IPL team owners had acquired their respective stakes in The Hundred's teams over recent months. (BCCI)

IPL franchises make forray into England’s The Hundred

July 30, 2025 23:18 IST

The six completed deals include ones with India's GMR, Sun TV Network Limited, and RPSG Group. Reliance Group is one of two entities with whom deals are yet to be finalised. 

Leon Marchand blasted through the World Aquatics Championships Arena in one minute, 52.69 seconds in his semi-final, shaving more than 1.3 seconds off Ryan Lochte's long-standing 1:54.00 from the 2011 event in Shanghai. (AP Photo)

WATCH: Leon Marchand smashes Ryan Lochte’s 14-year-old 200m individual medley world record – ‘A 1:52 on the 200 — that’s insane’Subscriber Only

July 30, 2025 22:06 IST

The four-time Olympic gold medallist, who was the home hero of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games last year, returned to the global stage with a bang on Wednesday by shattering the 200 metres individual medley world record to light up day four of the world championships in Singapore.

Hardeep with his coach and Arjuna Award winning wrestler Dharmender Dalal. (Special arrangement)

Orphaned at 8, world champion at 16: Hardeep Singh creates Under-17 history for IndiaSubscriber Only

July 31, 2025 17:46 IST

Hardeep, orphaned at 8, overcomes odds to win the world title, beating Iran’s Yazdan Delrouz 3-2 in the final

The testing protocol will be overseen by member federations and the new regulations come into effect on September 1, ahead of the September 13-21 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. (AP Photo)

World Athletics mandates gene test for athletes wishing to participate in female category

July 30, 2025 21:25 IST

The once-in-a-lifetime test for the SRY gene, which helps in determining biological sex, can be conducted via a cheek swab or blood test.

On Tuesday, it was the Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir versus the curator at The Oval. On Wednesday, when England named their playing XI, missing from the list was Ben Stokes. (AP Photo)

The Oval Test preview: No Stokes, Archer for England; question mark over Bumrah – a strange series set for intriguing climaxSubscriber Only

July 31, 2025 14:53 IST

In a series of twists and turns, final match sees England miss their cult hero in Stokes as India see light at the end of tunnel

Jadeja

England vs India: ‘Can understand why Ravindra Jadeja & Washington Sundar wanted to stay there,’ Ben Stokes’s peace offer after being ruled out of final TestSubscriber Only

July 30, 2025 20:36 IST

England skipper, ruled out of series decider with a shoulder injury, claims both teams are over the hand-shake row in the closing minutes of the Old Trafford contest

Nihal

Nihal Sarin qualifies for quarterfinal of E-sports World Cup, joins Arjun Erigaisi

July 30, 2025 20:58 IST

Nihal carries a moniker for being one of the best players when it comes to speed chess

Lloyd

David Lloyd on Manchester final hour controversy: ‘Take the bails off because it’s a farce…’

July 31, 2025 12:27 IST

Additionally South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi wondered aloud on X why such a big deal was being made about India not accepting the offer to end the match immediately

Clips of Gambhir's angry exchange with Lee Fortis went viral on Tuesday and Gill said that India were never given any instructions about how to approach the pitch that were outside of what is general practice. (AP Photo)

‘Absolutely unnecessary’: Shubman Gill breaks silence on Gautam Gambhir’s fight with Oval pitch curator

July 30, 2025 19:32 IST

Shubman Gill has said that he failed to understand why the pitch curator had a problem with India's team management taking a look at the wicket from close quarters.

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