Cricket
2025 Indian Premier League
Punjab knocked Mumbai out to make the Final a repeat of the Qualifier 1, and the winner remained. RCB has finally done it. For all the slogans, for all the memes, the men's team has finally clinched the IPL trophy.
West Indies M Tour of England, 2nd-3rd ODIs, 1st-3rd T20Is
West Indies cannot catch a win!
West Indies M Tour of Ireland, 1st-3rd T20Is
The West Indies men's team toured Ireland for a few ODIs, then toured England, then went back to Ireland for a few T20Is. It's the first time I've seen a tour split up like this. The first two matches were washed out and West Indies won the third, leaving the weather as the undisputed champion of the T20I series.
West Indies W Tour of England, 2nd-3rd ODIs
England, England, never close again.
Bangladesh M Tour of Pakistan, 3rd T20I
Pakistan completed the whitewash quite comfortably.
World Test Championship Final, Australia M v/s South Africa M at Lord's
Australia, made to bat, posted 212. South Africa could only come up with 138 in response. Australia then added another 207 to leave South Africa with 282 to get in their final innings. A tall ask on the evidence of the match. But opener Markram held one end down with a 136, adding a valuable 147-run third-wicket stand with captain Bavuma, finally departing the crease when there were only 6 runs to get.
Bavuma, a black man, leading South Africa to the title of the third edition of the world championship of the purest form of cricket, at the home of cricket, has enormous symbolic significance. The "gentleman's sport" has a long history of classism. South Africa has a long history of racism. Bavuma was only the second black South African cricketer to earn a Test cap, 22 years after the end of (formal) apartheid. South Africa has a dismal record when it comes to knockout matches in World Cups. But the tough captain stayed unbeaten in Test matches. The tough batsman went out to bat with his second hamstring strain in as many years. He raised the World Test Championship trophy with a well-deserved cheer.
South Africa W Tour of West Indies, 1st-3rd ODIs, 1st-3rd T20Is
A rather balanced series, South Africa coming from behind to win the ODI series 2-1, and West Indies coming from behind to win the T20I series 2-1 too.
India M Tour of England, 1st Test
India's dismal run continues with a loss.
Bangladesh M Tour of Sri Lanka, 1st-2nd Tests
Sri Lanka held out for a draw in the first test but took an innings win in the second.
India W Tour of England, 1st T20I
A dominant win for India.
Australia M Tour of West Indies, 1st Test
A comfortable win for Australia on the back of a good second innings.
Formula 1
Canadian Grand Prix
The McLarens crash! Entirely Norris's fault, Piastri's race wasn't affected, and Norris apologised promptly. No 2008 or 2016 repeats yet.
Austrian Grand Prix
Antonelli takes Verstappen out on the opening lap! Norris holds Piastri off for the win, with Piastri apologising for a risky overtake attempt that nearly resulted in a collision.
Formula E
Shanghai E-Prix
Race 1
Guenther played strategy brilliantly to win the race, and his Vergne made up two positions on the final corner to make it a DS Penske 1-2.
Race 2
Cassidy took the season's first lights-to-flag victory in a rain-soaked race.
Jakarta E-Prix
Formula E's bad boy Dan Ticktum took his first-ever race win, after the race-win contenders de Vries and Dennis both retired with mechanical issues.