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MS Dhoni trademark application for Captain Cool is approved.

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MS Dhoni application to trademark the term “Captain Cool”. Which has long been associated with him because of his calm on-field demeanor. He has been officially approved and published by the Trademark Registry of India. The trademark will be issued if no third party objects or rejects it within 120 days of its acceptance. Which occurred on June 16, 2025. Under categories pertaining to coaching, sports training, and the provision of facilities and services for sports training, the trademark was filed. In June 2023, Dhoni submitted the application. At the time, the authorities informed him that Prabha Skill Sports (OPC) Private Limited had already registered the trademark “Captain Cool.” Dhoni responded by submitting a rectification petition for the mentioned mark. Claiming that the business was trying to take advantage of his name and the term’s popularity. According to Dhoni’s action, the company registered in bad faith with the intention of misleading the public and illegally profitin...

In spite of Williams' 137, South Africa's lead grows.

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In the first Test in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s only fighting spark was still Sean Williams’ sixth Test century. A large 167-run lead was secured by the South Africans’ combination bowling effort. Which was led by Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, and Codi Yusuf. South Africa’s lead has increased to 216 runs by the end of Day 2. After announcing their overnight total of 418 for 9. South Africa called Zimbabwe to bat first thing in the morning. Takudzwanashe Kaitano chipped one to mid-wicket, and Codi Yusuf took his first Test wicket off his fifth delivery, putting the tourists right on the money right away. As he quickly took two wickets, Yusuf then got Nick Welch to push one behind to the ‘keeper. Brian Bennett, who just scored a century against England last month, sandwiched this by hitting three quick boundaries to maintain a strong scoring rate. However, Bennett’s innings was ended when his helmet was struck by a bouncer from Kwena Maphaka. Due to a concussion, the right-hander was taken out...

Shafali Verma may have luck on her third visit to England.

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Shafali Verma will be making his third tour of England, but this time around, a lot has changed. To begin with, she is no longer a teenager. Shafali was a T20I cricket player when she made her first trip to England for the multi-format series in 2021. During that tour, she made her debut in both Test and ODI cricket. Despite her inconsistency, India was pleased with the high-impact blows she made during the 2022 England tour, which was for the Commonwealth Games and the bilateral series. For both Shafali and India, the trade-off between risk and reward was excellent. In the middle of 2025, Shafali remains unpopular in ODIs during a home World Cup year and has recently been called up to the T20I squad. Following India’s humiliating loss in the T20 World Cup 2024 league stage, Shafali’s position on the team appeared untenable. It’s not like India found other batters who could attack right away as she could; very few people in the world, much less India, can do it. Nevertheless, she was d...

Suryakumar Yadav is recovering from surgery for a sports hernia surgery.

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In Munich, Germany, India's T20I skipper Surya kumar Yadav got successful hernia surgery and is presently recovering. The last time we saw Suryakumar was during the 2025 Indian Premier League, where he played a key role in the Mumbai Indians' playoff run. A new world record for consecutive scores of 25 or more was set by the middle-order hitter, 34 (16). In addition, he finished with 717 runs, which was the most by a MI hitter in a single season and the most by a non-opener in the IPL. The ongoing Test tour of England, which runs through August 4, is India's current assignment. They then turn their attention to a three-ODI and three-T20I white-ball tour of Bangladesh. Suryakumar hasn't participated in 50-overs cricket since the 2023 World Cup final, hence he isn't a regular for India. Because to this schedule, he had some spare time to do the surgery and recuperate before leading the T20 team in Chattogram on August 26. After India won the World Cup in June 20...

Ferreira, Spinners, and Ranjane return TSK to its winning ways.

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The Texas Super Kings defeated the Los Angeles Knight Riders 144 for 7 (Chand 30, Hosein 2–10, Noor 2–27) by 52 runs with 196 for 8 (Ranjane 70, Ferreira 43, Smit 38, Russell 3–37, van Schalkwyk 3–51). Through an all-around performance that easily defeated the Los Angeles Knight Riders, the Texas Super Kings got back to winning ways and moved up to second place on the MLC 2025 points table. When the tournament reached the midway point of its league phase, it was LAKR’s fourth defeat in five games and TSK’s fourth victory in six. Left-arm spinners Akeal Hosein and Noor Ahmad, as well as lower-middle-order batsmen Shubham Ranjane and Donovan Ferreira, were TSK’s main players. LAKR had gotten off to a strong start, successfully using their choice to bowl, bringing TSK down to 33 for 3 in four overs. Shadley van Schalkwyk took all three wickets, including the crucial one of Marcus Stoinis for a golden duck. The innings was then saved by opener Smit Patel and Ranjane, who put on a solid 64 ...

Canada qualifies to the Men's T20 World Cup 2026 as the 13th team.

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In the Americas regional qualifying finals, Canada defeated Bahamas by seven wickets in Ontario, making them the 13th side to advance to the 20-team 2026 men’s T20 World Cup, which will be played in India and Sri Lanka. In the four-team competition, which also includes Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, it was Canada’s fifth straight victory and guaranteed them a top-of-the-table finish regardless of the outcome of the next two games. Canada will be attending a T20 World Cup for the second time. They had used the same technique to qualify for the 2024 edition in both the USA and the West Indies. The hosts, India and Sri Lanka, as well as Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, the United States, and the West Indies, have already qualified. They will be joined by seven additional teams: three from the Asia-EAP qualification, two from the Africa qualifier, and two from the Europe qualifier. Canada was the clear favorite to win the event bec...

Shanto leads Bangladesh, but there is a greater chance of a draw.

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There was a lot of doubt at the start of the day about how Bangladesh would bat and how long they would give themselves to bowl Sri Lanka out. As it turned out, they were essentially powerless to make the decision because lunch was called ten minutes sooner than planned. It started to rain a little more than an hour into the morning session. We will hopefully witness 94 overs of play during the day because the break was too short to allow for any over loss. However, with Bangladesh’s advantage at 247. Which is probably enough for a sporting declaration, the most likely outcome currently appears to be a draw. When the rain started, Mushfiqur Rahim was running out after a stand of 109 with Najmul Hossain Shanto, who was undefeated at 89. To reach his fifty, Mushfiqur was looking for a tight single. But he was just a hair short of the crease after a direct hit from mid-on. Shanto Only one additional stop happened during this Test. On the second afternoon, despite the fact that rain was a ...