Russian President Vladimir Putin briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his summit talks with US President Donald Trump on ending the war in Ukraine.
India's K L Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja will be eager to put their best foot forward and etch their name in the record books in the fourth Test at Manchester.
Shubman Gill scored a record-breaking 269 and their seamers struck early to put the tourists in a commanding position at Edgbaston on Thursday.
The Indian team's valiant fight did not go unnoticed with Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar patting the players for their effort.
'If I was the India chief selector, I would have convinced Mukesh Ambani (Mumbai Indians owner) and Bumrah that it was important for Bumrah to miss the IPL for the England series, or play a lesser number of matches in the IPL.' 'I'm sure that they would have agreed to do so.'
K L Rahul has been in great form with the bat in England, with 375 runs in the first three Tests at an average of 62.50, with two centuries and a fifty.
Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg believes that the aggressive tone of the ongoing Test series between India and England will be a huge selling point for the match-day tickets of the upcoming Ashes.
Historically, the surface deteriorates and it is expected to be no different in this Test.
'We don't know how long Rohit Sharma will continue.'
S Africa select young guns Brevis, Pretorius for Australia tour
'It would have been understandable if, after a gruelling tour where five Test matches were crammed into a little over six weeks, he had opted to rest.''
'India is cosying up to Xi Jinping. They don't need the Russian oil. It's a refining profiteering scheme.'
'Operation Sindoor had three objectives.' 'One, destroy the Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarters at Muridke and the Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters at Bahawalpur.' 'Second, deter and defend any counterstrike by Pakistan.' 'And third, if they persist, demonstrably deliver counterforce punishment.' 'All of the three boxes, the IAF checked,' points out Shekhar Gupta.
India's call to rest Jasprit Bumrah for the winner-takes-all fifth Test at The Oval was always going to divide opinion.
'...it should not delude itself into thinking that India's security or its great-power ambitions will be advanced by those partnerships.'
'Instead, what India should focus on is on riding out the next three-and-a-half years of Trump's presidency with minimal damage to itself.'
Australia A bowlers, led by pace-bowling stalwart Kim Garth, wreaked havoc as India A suffered a demoralising 114-run defeat in the second unofficial T20I in Mackay as the hosts took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Ben Stokes' lengthy bowling spells against India in the third Test shows the England all-rounder has full confidence in his body after coming through injury layoffs, batter Joe Root said.
Ben Stokes' lengthy bowling spells against India in the third Test shows the England all-rounder has full confidence in his body after coming through injury layoffs, batter Joe Root said.
India's experienced opener KL Rahul expressed admiration for vice-captain Rishabh Pant and his dream to replicate the dynamic southpaw's play style following their record-breaking exploits on Day 3 of the third Test against England at Lord's.
Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain also praised Rahul's methodical approach to batting.
Neeraj Chopra would now be eyeing a top finish when he goes up against familiar rivals in the prestigious Paris Diamond League
Most pitch curators are possessive about the main square on a cricket field but Lee Fortis, the chief curator at The Oval, takes that obsession to a sacrosanct level.
With demand for information-technology (IT) services in North America still sluggish, Europe has become a source of optimism for Indian companies because it is delivering steady gains over the past two years and continuing to outperform in the latest quarter. Yet analysts caution a full-scale revival will require a rebound in the United States (US), particularly in manufacturing, retail, and BFSI (banking, financial services, and insurance), because Europe contributes only about a third of the revenues.
As England and India gear up for the final Test of the fiercely fought five-match series starting at The Oval on Thursday, a number of individuals on either side will be on the cusp of major individual milestones.
India's batting faltered at the death as England held their nerves to pull off a narrow five-run win in a thrilling third women's T20 International on Friday.
Nikhat, who recently won a silver medal at the Elite Women's Boxing Tournament 2025, is bolstering her preparations and hopes to make India proud by clinching a medal.
Gill said staying calm under pressure would be crucial going forward in the five-match series.
'China reduced its exports of urea to India gradually.' 'In 2020-2021 we imported 28 lakh tonnes of urea which reduced to 16 lakh tonnes in 2022-2023 and that has now reduced to 1 lakh tonnes in 2024-2025.'
Three-day gap in between Tests is too less for five-match series: Stokes, Gill on scheduling
Here are the crunch moments that were series-defining and the contributions of the players who came of age during the English summer.
Root's patient unbeaten 99 led England to 251-4 on a compelling first day of the Lord's Test.
Nine players from treble-winning Paris St Germain have been nominated for the men's Ballon d'Or this year along with the club's coach Luis Enrique as France Football announced the list of nominees on Thursday.
Debutants and I-League 2 champions Diamond Harbour FC (DHFC) rode on Slovenian poacher Luka Majcen's injury time winner to register a 2-1 win over former champions Mohammedan Sporting, in the first Group B clash of the Durand Cup in Kolkata on Monday.
On June 28, 2025, Chelsea FC Foundation claimed victory in a hard-fought amputee final with a 2-0 win over Everton in the Community at St George's Park, Burton upon Trent, UK.
Glimpses from India and around the world that will make you smile and cry.
'Mohammed Siraj and the passion of the Indian boys was too strong and ultimately they deserve to win this Test match.'
'Yeah, 100 per cent. That's a good question, and I think that's something we'll obviously reflect on after the tour, the things we could have done better.'
Injured England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir ruled out of remainder of Test series against India
Deepti Sharma revealed that her stunning one-handed slog sweep which went for a six off England pacer Lauren Bell is a shot she has learnt from Rishabh Pant.
Liverpool's Portuguese forward Jota, 28 and his brother Andre Silva, died in a car crash in northwestern Spain early on Thursday, July 3, when their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames, authorities said.
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