Seales' five-for powers West Indies to 90-run win over Pakistan in fi…

West Indies secured a ninety-run victory over Pakistan in the opening Test match. Jayden Seales was the standout bowler, taking five wickets in the second innings. Pakistan's batting collapsed, losing wickets rapidly while chasing a target of 211 runs. Captain Babar Azam remained unbeaten on 58 but received little support from teammates. The second Test of the series is scheduled to commence on Sunday.

Dublin [Ireland], July 29 (ANI): The countdown to a new era for European cricket has officially begun. The European T20 Premier League (ETPL) on Tuesday unveiled the fixtures for its inaugural season, with Europe’s first major franchise T20 league set to take centre stage from 26 August to 20 September 2026, across two iconic venues: Voorburg Cricket Club in the Netherlands and Malahide Cricket Club in Ireland.

The inaugural season of the ETPL, led by Abhishek Bachchan, will get underway with a blockbuster opening clash at Voorburg Cricket Club in The Hague as Jonty Rhodes, Faf du Plessis, Heinrich Klaasen and John Abraham’s Rotterdam Dockers take on Steve Waugh and Jamie Dwyer’s Amsterdam Flames in the tournament opener, according to a press release from ETPL. sportbet.reviews

Voorburg will host the opening phase of the competition before the action shifts to Malahide (Dublin, Ireland) for the remainder of the league stage. Dublin will also host the Qualifier and the inaugural Final, where the first ETPL champions will be crowned.

Jonty Rhodes, Co-Owner, Rotterdam Dockers said, “It is a privilege to open the inaugural ETPL season. We can’t wait to bring Rotterdam’s passion and spirit onto the field and share this historic moment with our home fans."

Steve Waugh, Co-Owner, Amsterdam Flames, said, “The opening match is a fantastic opportunity to introduce Amsterdam Flames and the brand of cricket we want to play. We’re proud to be part of this exciting new chapter for European cricket and look forward to getting underway."

Over 26 days and 32 matches, six teams from across Europe will compete for the league’s first-ever title, bringing together some of the biggest names in world cricket alongside Europe’s finest homegrown talent.

Global stars including Tim David, Steve Smith, Ravichandran Ashwin, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Heinrich Klaasen, Mitchell Marsh, Lungi Ngidi and Trent Boult will share the stage with leading European players such as Paul Stirling, Scott Edwards, Josh Little, Jai Moondra, George Dockrell, Aryan Dutt, Max O’Dowd, Richie Berrington and Matthew Cross, creating one of the most exciting player line-ups ever assembled in European cricket.

The second match of the tournament, on 27 August, will see Rahul Dravid support his Dublin Guardians, led by Ravichandran Ashwin, as they face off against Glenn Maxwell’s Belfast Wolves.

Rahul Dravid, Co-Owner, Dublin Guardians, said, “Representing Dublin in Europe’s newest franchise T20 league is exciting. We look forward to an exciting inaugural season and to building something the city and its fans can be proud of."

Matthew Hayden, Co-Owner, Glasgow Cosmic said, “The ETPL marks a landmark moment for Scottish cricket, and Glasgow Cosmic is proud to be part of this journey. We look forward to making our mark from the very first ball."

Each franchise will play every other team twice in a round-robin format. The team finishing at the top of the league table will qualify directly for the Final, while the second and third-placed teams will contest the Qualifier for the remaining place in the championship decider.

Dhiraj Malhotra, Co-Founder, European T20 Premier League, said, “The release of the fixtures marks another significant milestone in the journey towards our inaugural season. In just 29 days, Europe will witness the launch of its own franchise T20 league. We can’t wait for the first ball to be bowled and for ETPL to begin creating its own history."

Warren Deutrom, ETPL Board Director, said, “With the fixtures now confirmed and tickets going on sale later this week, the excitement is building for ETPL’s inaugural season. We look forward to welcoming fans to a month of world-class cricket, where Europe’s finest talent will share the stage with some of the biggest names in world cricket." (ANI)

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New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu congratulated Indian athletes Gulveer Singh and Harjinder Kaur on winning silver medals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026, praising their performances and saying they had made the nation proud.

In a post shared by Rashtrapati Bhavan on X, President Murmu congratulated Gulveer Singh on his silver medal in the men’s 10,000m event, highlighting his historic achievement of securing India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in the discipline.

“Hearty congratulations to Gulveer Singh on your splendid achievement! By winning the Silver Medal in the Men’s 10,000m race at Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026, you have earned India its first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s 10,000m event. The nation is proud of you. I wish you many more laurels in future," the post read.

President Murmu also congratulated Harjinder Kaur for clinching silver in the women’s 69kg weightlifting event at the Games.

“Heartiest congratulations to Harjinder Kaur on clinching the Silver Medal in the Women’s 69kg weightlifting event at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. You have made India proud with your spirited performance. May you continue to scale new heights of success," it wrote.

India enjoyed another productive day at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on Tuesday, with Gulveer Singh creating history by winning the country’s first-ever medal in the men’s 10,000m and Harjinder Kaur clinching silver in weightlifting, while three Indian boxers stormed into the semifinals to assure the nation of at least three more medals.

Gulveer emerged as the star of the day, producing a remarkable performance to claim silver in the men’s 10,000m. The Army athlete clocked 27:49.78, staying with the lead pack throughout before producing a blistering final-lap sprint to finish behind Australia’s Ky Robinson. His silver ended India’s long wait for a medal in the event, marking the country’s first-ever podium finish in the men’s 10,000m at the Commonwealth Games.

Harjinder Kaur opened India’s account on Day 6 with a silver medal in the women’s 69kg weightlifting event. The Punjab lifter finished with a career-best total of 227kg, including 101kg in the snatch and 126kg in the clean and jerk, to finish behind Canada’s Charlotte Simoneau. Harjinder also enjoyed a memorable outing by rewriting the Commonwealth Games snatch record twice before eventually improving on the bronze medal she had won at the Birmingham 2022 Games. (ANI)

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Glasgow [Scotland], July 29 (ANI): Australia’s Flynn Southam produced the standout performance of the swimming competition by storming to the men’s 100m freestyle title at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on Tuesday night, defeating defending champion Kyle Chalmers in one of the most anticipated races of the meet.

The 21-year-old clocked 47.13 seconds to secure the gold medal, finishing ahead of Wales’ Matt Richards, who claimed silver in 47.64, while Olympic champion Chalmers settled for bronze in 47.74 despite entering the final as the fastest qualifier.

Southam had signalled his form earlier in the competition when he set a Commonwealth Games record of 47.09 while leading off Australia’s relay on the opening night. He came within four-hundredths of that mark in the individual final to cap a breakthrough performance, according to Olympics.com.

Canada’s Josh Liendo finished fourth in 48.08, followed by England’s Jacob Mills (48.31), Gabriel Shepherd (48.52) and Jacob Whittle (48.76), while New Zealand’s Carter Swift placed eighth in 49.07.

Elsewhere at the Games, the final day of artistic gymnastics saw Canada’s Felix Dolci further enhance his reputation with a remarkable medal haul. The Paris 2024 Olympian captured gold in both the men’s vault and horizontal bar events and added a bronze on the parallel bars, taking his overall tally in Glasgow to six medals.

Wales also celebrated success through Ruby Evans, who claimed the women’s floor exercise title with an impressive score of 13.500. England’s Abi Martin earned silver with 13.333, while compatriot Shantae-Eve Amankwaah secured the bronze medal.

Australia added two more gymnastics gold medals as Jesse Moore triumphed in the men’s parallel bars and Breanna Scott topped the women’s balance beam, rounding off a successful day for the Australians across multiple disciplines. (ANI)

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