Starc also pointed out that the wicket did not assist pacers that much with the new ball and expressed concerns over Nathan Lyon's injury on the final day of the Test and the setback to Hazlewood.
Manisha Kumari created history as the first athlete from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district to win gold in an international event when she triumphed in the women's 4x400m relay at the South Asian Athletics Championships.
Ignored by the national selectors for T20 set-up, Yashasvi Jaiswal sent another stern reminder to the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee with a blistering 48-ball century as defending champions Mumbai crushed Haryana by four wickets in a high-scoring Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League B match, in Ambi, Pune, on Sunday.
Ask rediffGURU and PF, MF and insurance expert Purshotam Lal your mutual fund, insurance and personal finance-related questions.
The Police swimmer erased Bula Chowdhury's mark in the 100m butterfly at the National Aquatics championships.
Mhatre's maiden ton, Dube blitz fire Mumbai to seven-wicket win over Vidarbha
India tops medal table in SAAF Senior C'ships; Lankan star Pathirage clinches javelin gold
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction saw some foreign names earning big bucks, headlined by Aussie all-rounder Cameron Green
'It's about taking the right options in the given situation.'
Karnataka, Maharashtra register innings wins to go 1-2 in Group B of Ranji Tropphy.
A round-up of Sunday's action in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy group stage matches.
This year, Rajat led RCB to their maiden IPL title in 18 years and recently was crucial to the Central Zone's Duleep Trophy triumph for the first time since 2014-15.
'I would love to go to the place where was I born and grew up in. The nearest I came to visiting Junagarh was when I played the Dilip Sardesai benefit game in Ahmedabad.'
Ajinkya Rahane hits 159 in Ranji Trophy match against Chhattisgarh
23-year-old Brazilian forward, signed from Brighton & Hove Albion for 60 million pounds ($81.5 million) last week, stars in victory over boyhood club Fluminense
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Teen sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi showed glimpses of his batting prowess before wicketkeeper Abhigyan Kundu and Vedant Trivedi's unbeaten half-centuries powered India U-19 to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Australia U-19 in the first Youth ODI, in Brisbane on Sunday.
Indian weightlifter Koyel Bar etched her name in history by setting two new youth world records en route to winning both the youth and junior titles in the women's 53kg event at the Commonwealth Championships in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
Maggie is among the first set of people contacted in advance by the NHS for the jab based on a pre-determined health risk criteria and will include 87-year-old British Indian grandfather of nine Hari Shukla, who will get his first dose at a hospital in Newcastle.
South Africa's young batting sensation became the most expensive batter in the history of SA20
With the victory, the two-time Asian champion joined Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) and Nupur Sheoran (80+kg) in assuring India of medals at this edition of the tournament.
Shami's five wickets on final day sets up fine win for Bengal over Gujarat in Ranji Trophy
Underdogs Nagaland showed they are made of sterner stuff as their batters fought tooth and nail all day to score 365/5 and frustrate Tamil Nadu who would be fancying their chances of enforcing a follow-on after a mammoth 512-run first-innings total in a Ranji Trophy Group A match in Bengaluru on Monday.
At 37, the numbers behind his all-format dominance reveal not just longevity but an unmatched hunger for excellence.
A summary of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
'It is something that he always wanted to do and he has achieved phenomenal success in doing it.'
Here's a roundup of all Ranji Trophy matches played on Day 1 on Wednesday.
Salman Nizar smashed an unprecedented 11 sixes off 13 balls including a 40-run final over
A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday.
Lord Paul, founder of the UK-based Caparo Group of industries, had been taken ill and hospitalised recently, where he passed away surrounded by members of his family.
The 81-year-old ex-president returned from Thailand a month after his "secret departure" sparked protests in Bangladesh for being allowed to leave despite being accused of murder.
The 81-year-old Biden and his family are currently consulting with doctors to determine the best course of action.
Ask rediffGURU Reetika Sharma your insurance mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
R Sai Kishore has signed up with Surrey to play two Division One matches in the English County Championship later this month.
Rajkanwar Sandhu takes centre fire pistol gold, Ankur Mittal excels in double trap
Jammu and Kashmir's Shubham Khajuria struck a fighting, unbeaten century to rescue North Zone, but South Zone remained favourites to progress to the Duleep Trophy final, in Bengaluru on Saturday.
China's 14-year-old cue sport sensation Yan Bingtao became the youngest player to pocket the IBSF World Snooker title after edging past Pakistan's Muhammad Sajjad 8-7 in a thrilling final, in Bengaluru, on Saturday.
He played just two first-class matches.
Neeraj Chopra may have clinched the Golden Spike title in his maiden appearance at the meet, but the former Olympic champion was far from satisfied with his performance.
Former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren is on ventilator support in critical condition. Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren was airlifted to Delhi after suffering a brain stroke.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances