2+ hour, 21+ min ago (127+ words) Rajasthan bowler Akash Singh held his nerve in the last over as it beat Karnataka by one run in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 Group D match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Chasing 202, Karnataka needed 16 runs in the final over before Akash was handed the ball. The pacer had a shaky start, bowling a wide before being hit for six in his second legal delivery. However he pulled it back for his side, conceeding only five runs in the next three balls. With three needed of the last ball of the game, Karnataka's Ravichandran Smaran failed to make contact with the ball, handing his opponent a one-narrow win. Published on Nov 30, 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago (254+ words) Updated : Nov 30, 2025 12:42 IST , Chennai - 2 MINS READ Indian Premier League (IPL) side Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday appointed West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell as its Power Coach ahead of the 2026 season. Russell announced his retirement from the IPL, and brought the curtains down on an 12-year association with KKR, a franchise he joined in 2014 and went on to become one of its most influential players. After announcing his retirement, Russell revealed he will still be a part of KKR but in a different capacity. "And the best part? I'm not leaving home" you'll see me in a new role, in KKR's Support Staff, as the POWER COACH of 2026," read his Instagram caption. The 37-year-old made 133 appearances for KKR and was part of the title-winning campaigns in 2014 and 2024. Russell had been retained ahead of the mega auction before last season for…...

4+ hour, 19+ min ago (438+ words) Updated : Nov 30, 2025 12:37 IST - 3 MINS READ England batter Joe Root said he is confident of rediscovering his scoring touch and backed the team to embrace the challenge of its next pink-ball Test against Australia after a drubbing by the hosts in the Ashes series opener. England take on Australia in Brisbane from Thursday, looking to respond strongly to its eight-wicket defeat inside two days in Perth, where Root was dismissed for zero in the first innings before falling for eight in the next. "It's pretty disappointing in terms of the numbers," Root told reporters on Sunday. "First innings, I thought it was a good ball. It's one of those things you can get early on. You've got to try and find a way to get through that phase when it's tricky at the start. "And then second innings, I thought my…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago (729+ words) Updated : Nov 30, 2025 13:47 IST Welcome to Sportstar's LIVE coverage of the first ODI between India and South Africa being played at the JSCA Stadium in Ranchi on Sunday. To have Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli around should lift the mood in the camp. The duo - now playing only the ODI format - turned the clock back with an undefeated partnership to guide India past Australia at Sydney last month. OUT! Burger has got Jaiswal caught behind. Skiddy delivery, closer to the off stump; Jaiswal looks to defend but gets a feather to the keeper." Rohit Sharma is off the mark with a single. Short ball by Jansen and Jaiswal pulls him over fine leg for a six! Another 10 runs added in that over. Jaiswal has given a terrific start." Nandre Burger from the other end. Jaiswal with a thick outside edge that…...

4+ hour, 35+ min ago (612+ words) Updated : Nov 30, 2025 07:21 IST , Marseille - 4 MINS READ Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) suffered a shock 0-1 defeat to AS Monaco on Saturday, but retained top spot in Ligue 1 after nearest rival Marseille was held to a 2-2 draw by Toulouse. Japan's Takumi Minamino scored the only goal of the game for Monaco, the former Liverpool player's second-half strike inflicting a second domestic defeat of the campaign on PSG. Monaco held on through the closing stages, including seven minutes of stoppage time, after having former Paris defender Thilo Kehrer sent off in the 80th minute. It was a surprise result with Monaco ending a run of three consecutive Ligue 1 losses. It is now provisionally up to sixth, seven points behind the capital side, which lost its only other Ligue 1 game this season to Marseille in September. PSG remains top of the standings for now with 30 points from…...

5+ hour, 48+ min ago (335+ words) Updated : Nov 30, 2025 06:09 IST , LONDON - 2 MINS READ Tottenham's woeful Premier League home form continued as Fulham claimed its first away victory of the season with a 2-1 win on Saturday, thanks to early goals by Kenny Tete and Harry Wilson. Tete's deflected shot put the visitors ahead after four minutes, and two minutes later, Wilson took advantage of Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario's mistake with a stunning second. Fulham should have been home and dry before halftime, with Samuel Chukwueze denied by the post and then by a goal-saving tackle by Micky van de Ven as Tottenham wobbled. But the host side was a different proposition after the break and dominated the game after Mohammed Kudus halved the deficit in the 59th minute with a powerful dipping shot. Tottenham was unable to salvage anything, though and has not won a home league match since…...

9+ hour, 38+ min ago (236+ words) Updated : Nov 30, 2025 13:44 IST , CHENNAI - 2 MINS READ India and South Africa will lock horns in a three-match ODI series, starting in Ranchi on Sunday. FOLLOW | India vs South Africa 1st ODI Live Score Updates South Africa is coming into the series with a 2-0 win over India in Tests. The first ODI between India and South Africa will be held on November 30. The first ODI between India and South Africa will take place at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi. The first ODI between India and South Africa will start at 1:30 PM IST. At what time will the toss take place for the first ODI between India and South Africa? The toss for the first ODI between India and South Africa will take place at 1 PM IST. Where to watch the live telecast of the first ODI between India and South Africa? The first…...

9+ hour, 43+ min ago (439+ words) Updated : Nov 30, 2025 07:26 IST , Fort Lauderdale, United States - 3 MINS READ Lionel Messi and Inter Miami reached the Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup final for the first time on Saturday after a 5-1 thrashing of New York City FC in the Eastern Conference playoffs. A Tadeo Allende hat-trick and goals from Mateo Silvetti and Telasco Segovia ensured Miami advanced to MLS's championship game next Saturday at its home field in Fort Lauderdale. Miami will host the winner of the Western Conference final, which is being played between San Diego FC and Vancouver Whitecaps, later on Saturday. Messi and his teammates will head into that game bristling with confidence after another ruthless, high-scoring demolition job that followed on from their 4-0 drubbing of FC Cincinnati in the previous round. Allende " who scored twice in the victory over Cincinnati " was once again the focal point of…...

10+ hour, 18+ min ago (236+ words) Updated : Nov 30, 2025 14:36 IST , CHENNAI - 2 MINS READ Senthilkumar, Anahat start favourites in HCL Squash Indian Tour 4 Velavan Senthilkumar and Anahat Singh, top seeds and reigning men's and women's national champions, respectively, start as favourites in the HCL Squash Indian Tour 4, which begins at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai on Monday. The USD 15,000 PSA Challenger event features a mix of international and domestic contenders, including the experienced Joshna Chinappa, a former women's world No. 10, and men's world No. 51 Veer Chotrani. Senthilkumar, Anahat, Joshna, along with multiple Asian Games medallist Abhay Singh, form the Indian team for the upcoming SDAT World Cup to be held in the southern metropolis between December 9 and 14. Abhay is to compete in a PSA Platinum event in Hong Kong this week. Sanya Vats bags maiden PSA title at JSW Sunil Verma Memorial squash Fifth seed Sanya Vats,…...

17+ hour, 44+ min ago (411+ words) Updated : Nov 29, 2025 23:13 IST , MANCHESTER - 3 MINS READ Midfielder Phil Foden delivered in dramatic fashion, scoring in the first and 91st minutes, to seal Manchester City's 3-2 victory over Leeds United on Saturday in a breathless finish that kept Pep Guardiola's side in the Premier League title race. The game appeared to be heading for a draw after second-half goals by Leeds' Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha, but Foden made some space for himself in the box before firing home. The victory left City provisionally second on 25 points, four behind leader Arsenal which play on Sunday. Leeds is 18th with 11 points. Matheus Nunes worked the ball down the wing and crossed to Foden, whose first-time shot glanced off the underside of the bar and went in 59 seconds into the game. City continued to dominate and Josko Gvardiol doubled its lead in the 25th when he poked…...