Pieter Seelaar, the captain of the Netherlands cricket team, has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect due to a persistent back injury. He was appointed captain in 2018 after Peter Borren’s retirement.

FIFA has announced the 16 North American cities that will host the World Cup in 2026. Eleven cities in the U.S., along with three cities in Mexico and two in Canada, will host the 48-team tournament, an expansion from the previous 32-team count.

Neeraj Chopra will be leading a 37-member Indian athletics team at the upcoming Commonwealth Games, the Athletics Federation of India announced.

Indian men’s football team captain Sunil Chhetri became the joint fifth highest goalscorer in international football history. Chhetri achieved this feat during their AFC Asian Cup Qualifier clash against Hong Kong on Tuesday, where he scored his 84th goal.

England batsman Joe Root has climbed to the top of ICC Men’s Test Batsman Rankings, pushing Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne, who had held the spot since December 2021, to the second rank.

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Himanshu Jain scripted history by becoming the first Indian to qualify for the Pro Circuit World Snooker after winning through Asia Oceania – Q School tournament on Sunday. The 30-year-old termed it as a dream come true and a life-changing moment.

India has been pushed to the fifth position in the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings 2022 after Pakistan under the leadership of Babar Azam jumped to the 4th position after a clean sweep over West Indies on June 12, 2022. Pakistan was placed at the 5th position before the start of the series with a rating of 103. The current rating of the team is 106, while India’s rating is 105.

India qualified for the FIFA Nations Cup 2022 for the first time ever on June 11, 2022. The esports showpiece event is set to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark this year, from July 27 to July 30. India defeated the Korea Republic and Malaysia in the FIFA Nations Series 2022 playoffs to seal their qualification.

STAVANGER (Norway): Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa emerged the winner in the Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament here with 7.5 points from nine rounds.

Babar Azam breaks Virat Kohli’s long-standing record; the first batter to score 3 ODI centuries in a row two times.

Tokyo Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara won the gold medal in R2- women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event at the Para Shooting World Cup 2022 in Chateauroux, France on June 7, 2022. With the win, she has become the first Indian paralympic shooter to secure a spot in the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Harmanpreet Kaur has been named as the new captain of the Indian women’s team following Mithali Raj’s retirement. She will lead the squads for India’s white-ball tour of Sri Lanka. India has named two 15-member squads for the Sri Lanka limited-overs tour.

Indian cricketer and the Test and ODI captain of the country’s women’s national cricket team Mithali Raj announced her retirement from all forms of international cricket on Wednesday. Mithali Raj, in a tweet, while announcing her retirement, said, ”Thank you for all your love & support over the years!

A magnificent India made a stunning comeback from being three-goal down to beat Poland 6-4 in a pulsating final to clinch the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s championship.

London [UK], June 5 (ANI): England batter Joe Root Sunday became the first English player to complete 17,000 runs in International cricket. Root achieved this feat during the Test match against New Zealand, scoring a brilliant century to power his team to take a 1-0 lead over the visitors

The young Indian men’s hockey team produced a spirited performance to beat Japan 1-0 and clinch the bronze medal in the Asia Cup here on Wednesday.

Wales face Ukraine in the European playoff final for FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar – How to watch. The last remaining qualifying spot on offer to European nations for the biggest tournament in men’s international football will be decided this weekend.

Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 qualifying pathway to begin in Europe in June. The first qualifying event for the 2024 men’s T20 World Cup will commence in Europe in June, the ICC announced on Tuesday. The 2024 World Cup, to be held in the West Indies and the USA, will have a record 20 teams participating.

Indian women’s shooting team of Elavenil Valarivan, Shreya Agarwal, and Ramita have bagged a gold medal for India in the 10m air rifle women’s team event at the ISSF World Cup 2022 in Baku. This was India’s first medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Baku. The trio from India defeated Denmark 17-5 in the gold medal match. Tokyo Olympian Elavenil Valarivan shot above 10 in all the 11 series’ in the final.

The Indian Men’s Hockey team has slipped to the fourth spot in the FIH World Hockey Rankings 2022. Australia is ranked at the top, followed by Belgium in the second place and the Netherlands has replaced India in the third position on the basis of their impressive results in the FIH Pro League.