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New Delhi: India and Pakistan's twin meetings will headline the London leg of the FIH Pro League as the two Asian powerhouses meet each other for the first time since the Asian Champions Trophy 2024. The first of the two matches will be take place on Tuesday, June 23, while the second outing will be held on Friday. India head into the London leg after winning two of the four matches in Rotterdam. They defeated the No.2 and hosts Netherlands 3-2 before outclassing current world champions Germany 3-1. They suffered defeats to the same sides, a 2-3 loss to the…

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council announced guidelines, named 'Return to Play Post-Pregnancy Guidelines' for female cricketers, outlining a six 'R's framework: Ready, Review, Restore, Recondition, Return and Refine. The guidelines aim to ensure a safe and sustainable return for women cricketers to the sport post-pregnancy to cover their early recovery after birth, structured training, and conditioning during a 16-week window before the comeback. "The approach covers early recovery after birth, medical and wellbeing reviews, gradual return to structured training, cricket-specific conditioning, return to play and ongoing monitoring once a player is back in the cricket environment," the ICC stated…

New Delhi: Indian cricketer Sanju Samson has likened Chennai Super Kings legend MS Dhoni to tennis icon Roger Federer and compared another former India captain, Virat Kohli, to the racquet sport's sensation, Carlos Alcaraz. His comparison songs came ahead of Wimbledon 2026, which kicks off on June 29.  "The Roger Federer of cricket? It has to be MS Dhoni. He is very calm and composed in the way he goes about his business. When he performs, it looks effortless yet very powerful," Samson told JioStar. "Carlos Alcaraz, on the other hand, is very explosive, much like how Virat bhai started.…