Top Sports News: Olympian loses medals in LA wildfire and more

Indian cricket board does U-Turn on KL Rahul request

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made a U-turn on India batter KL Rahul's potential participation during the upcoming home white-ball series against England. Rahul had requested to not be picked for series but the board has now asked him to play the ODI leg of the series.

Steve Smith Creates BBL History

Playing for the Sydney Sixers against Perth Scorchers at the iconic SCG, Smith hit an unbeaten 121 off 64 balls, hitting 10 fours and seven maximums, powering the hosts to 222 for three batting first. This is his 3rd ton in the BBL - the most in the league.

Tamim, Hales Go Head-to-Head in BPL

Former Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal and England batter Alex Hales got into a heated argument during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match on January 9. The players were seen arguing after the match got over, and accused each other of instigating.

Olympian Loses Gold Medals in LA Wildfire

The LA area is burning for days now, forcing people to evacuate their homes and belongings and get to safety. Hall is one of those people whose house burned down in the wildfire. He had represented the USA in 1996 (Atlanta), 2000 (Sydney) and 2004 (Athens) Olympics.

BCCI May Delay India CT 2025 Squad Announcement

The Board on Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to delay the announcement of the India squad for 2025 Champions Trophy. The date to announce the provisional squad for the tournament, which starts February 19, is January 12.

NZ vs SL, 3rd ODI: Matt Henry Enters Record Books

New Zealand seamer Matt Henry continued a fine series, claiming 4-55 to lift him to 150 ODI wickets. Sri Lanka, however, razed New Zealand's top-order Saturday to comfortably win the third one-day international in Auckland for the lone victory in the series.

Tamim Retires From Internationals - Again!

This is the second time Iqbal has called time on his career after doing it first in July 2023 but only to reverse the decision 24 hours later. This time his decision comes as Bangladesh mull 2025 Champions Trophy squad. He last played for Bangladesh in September 2023.