"I found out...": Nathan Lyon opens up about his omission from Brisbane Test

Dec 04, 2025

Veteran Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon has opened up about his omission from the second Test of the five-match Ashes series against England in Brisbane on Thursday. Lyon also revealed whether he had spoken with Australian management.

Akram "still the pinnacle": Aussie star Starc after surpassing left-arm pacer's 414-wicket mark in Tests

Dec 04, 2025

Starc delivered another age-defying performance, his sixth five-wicket haul in pink-ball Tests, the most by any bowler and taking his tally of pink-ball Test wickets to 87, the highest by any bowler in history, with teammates Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins (43 each) as his distant rivals, having half the amount of wickets as him. Also, the 35-year-old surpassed the mark of 414 wickets held by Akram and is now the most decorated left-armed pacer in Test history.

KIUG 2025: Overcoming personal tragedies, Nikita Toppo inspires KIIT to first-ever KIUG women's hockey gold

Dec 04, 2025

The 22-year-old lost both her parents when she was just five, and one of her elder brothers died in a fatal accident when she was on her way to the U-23 Five-Nations Cup in Ireland three years ago. A year later, she suffered a career-threatening injury and soon after, her only remaining brother met with an accident and suffered a skull injury from which he has not completely recovered yet. But instead of getting bogged down by the series of setbacks, Nikita has made hockey her solace and was instrumental in helping KIIT win the women's team gold at the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025 here in what was their first-ever appearance in KIUG.