Lord’s was hot, and seeing Ben Stokes virtually bowl himself into the ground was tiring just watching from the stands. It was a final day tempered with the heat of Stokes and treated with the ice of Ravindra Jadeja. Exhaustion is not a feeling, it is a physical state; yet at the end of the … Read more
The Indian recurve men’s and women’s teams’ campaign ended early after they lost their respective second-round matches at the Archery World Cup Stage-4 here on Thursday. On the previous evening, B. Dhiraj and Ankita Bhakat emerged as the best Indians in individual qualifying rounds. The results: Recurve: Qualifying round: Individual: Men: B. Dhiraj (13th, 674), … Read more
Grandmasters R. Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram, five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand, GMs Karthikeyan Murali and M. Pranesh at the launch of Chola Chess, in Chennai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran After he won the Uzchess Cup Masters by the end of last month, R. Praggnanandhaa became the World No. 4 (Elo 2779) in the … Read more
Karun Nair has yet to register a fifty in the series. | Photo Credit: PTI Karun Nair landed in England with the hope of reviving his Test career. A dominating domestic season meant he got one more chance to prove his mettle at the highest level. But three matches into the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Karun has … Read more
Gower reckons several smaller boards have struggled to keep the Test format going. | Photo Credit: Shayan Acharya Former England captain David Gower believes the World Test Championship (WTC) format is ‘inevitably flawed’ because it does not offer an event contest among the teams. According to him, while the tournament adds some context to the … Read more
File picture of Yash Dayal in action for Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Photo Credit: PTI The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (July 15, 2025) stayed the arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal in connection with an FIR against him for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman. The court also directed that no coercive action be taken against … Read more
England captain Ben Stokes revealed that bowler Jofra Archer thought that Sourav Ganguly’s iconic shirt-swinging on the Lord’s balcony was just six years to the day of the final day of the third Test against India on Monday (July 14, 2025). England defeated India by 22 runs in a close contest, thanks to a dream … Read more
Cricket’s much-hyped return to the Olympics at LA Games will take shape at the Fairgrounds Stadium in the city of Pomena — about 50km from Los Angeles — from July 12, 2028 with the medal matches scheduled on July 20 and 29, 2028. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockPhoto Cricket’s much-hyped return to the Olympics at … Read more
Riding high on confidence after scripting a historic T20I series win over England, the Indian women’s team will aim to carry the momentum into the three-match ODI series, beginning in Southampton on Wednesday (July 16, 2025). The ‘Women in Blue’ made history by clinching their first-ever T20I series against England, taking the five-match series 3-2. … Read more
England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir ruled out of the reminder of the five-match Test series against India due to finger fracture. | Photo Credit: Getty Images England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir was on Monday (July 14, 2025) ruled out of the remainder of the five-match series against India after he sustained a finger fracture during the third … Read more
Mitchell Starc took six wickets for nine runs and Scott Boland claimed a hat-trick as Australia dismissed the West Indies for 27 — the second-lowest total ever in test cricket — to win the third test by 176 runs on Monday (July 14, 2025).. The West Indies missed the lowest score in test cricket by … Read more
Australia’s Mitchell Starc celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies’ Jayden Seales, left, on day three of the third Test cricket match at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. | Photo Credit: AP Mitchell Starc took six wickets for nine runs and Scott Boland claimed a hat-trick as Australia dismissed the West Indies for 27 — … Read more
Perspective: Harendra says the relegation may be taken as a ‘blessing in disguise’ as the team can play lower-ranked sides to get back to winning ways. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY The beleaguered Indian women’s hockey team found itself demoted from the top-tier Pro League, and chief coach Harendra Singh admitted that the players … Read more
Stokes catches Pant short of the crease at the stoke of lunch on the third day | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES India captain Shubman Gill admitted that Rishabh Pant’s run-out in the first innings was the ‘biggest moment’ of the Lord’s Test as it allowed England to bounce back. Following his team’s 22-run defeat in … Read more
Varun Aaron. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K.V.S. GIRI Sunrisers Hyderabad has appointed Varun Aaron as the new bowling coach for the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the franchise announced on Monday. He will take over from former New Zealand left-arm quick James Franklin, who was with the team for the last two years. … Read more
Rishabh Pant returns to the pavilion after his dismissal by England’s Jofra Archer on the fifth day of the third test cricket match between India and England at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on July 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian batters failed to stand the test of England pacers led by Jofra … Read more
Stressing the importance of centralised training and maintaining consistency across the national boxing programme, the Interim Committee overseeing the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has reinforced a policy of the federation by barring personal support staff, including coaches, of National campers. The directive is aimed at ensuring uniform preparation standards ahead of major global events, … Read more
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India’s captain Shubman Gill plays a shot during the fourth day of the third cricket test match between England and India at Lord’s cricket ground in London. | Photo Credit: AP Test captain Shubman Gill shattered former batting maestro Rahul Dravid’s 23-year-old record of most runs for India in a Test series in England, despite … Read more
Rishabh Yadav and V. Jyothi Surekha rewrote the compound mixed team world record in the Archery World Cup Stage-4 here. In the qualifying round, Rishabh and Jyothi, who clinched the mixed team gold in Stage-1, secured 716 and 715 points to finish atop the men’s and women’s individual rankings respectively. Their combined score of 1431 was better … Read more
It must be so easy to take K.L. Rahul for granted. Wait, that’s what India have been doing for quite a while, right? One of Rahul’s great attributes is his versatility. His adaptability. His uncomplaining nature, his willingness to everything and more than is asked of him. Hang on, doesn’t that bring back memories of another … Read more
Mohammed Siraj celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England’s Ollie Pope on the fourth day of the third test cricket match between India and England, at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London, Sunday, July 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Mohammed Siraj struck twice as India reduced England to 98 for 4 at … Read more
England women players celebrate their win over India women during the fifth T20I in Birmingham on July 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A historic maiden Women’s T20 series victory already scripted against England, India failed to end on a high, losing to the hosts by five wickets in a last-ball thriller in an inconsequential … Read more
West Indian Shamar Joseph celebrates a wicket on day 1 of the third Test against Australia in Kingston on July 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The West Indies produced another dominant day with the ball against a fragile Australia batting lineup and then survived a tense final hour on Saturday (July 12,, 2025) to … Read more
Tim Southee bowling coach of England. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images It was a dramatic end to day three of the third Test with opener Zak Crawley using the delaying tactic to ensure England only played one over before stumps but the Indians, let by captain Shubman Gill, were hardly amused. Speaking after close … Read more
One for the album: Representatives from MCC and Murugappa, along with former Olympians, pose with the trophies. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Malaysian National junior team will arrive in the city on July 10 (Thursday) for the 96th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here from July 10 to 20. … Read more
KL Rahul plays a shot on the third day of the third test cricket match between India and England, at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London, Saturday, July 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Rishabh Pant overcame pain in his left index finger to score an entertaining half-century before getting run out at the stroke … Read more
Course correction: Fulton will be hoping to steer India in the right direction. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR The Indian men’s hockey team slipped to eighth in the world ranking following a disappointing outing in the European leg of the FIH Pro League, finishing with just one win in eight games. However, … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah in action during the third Test at Lords in London against England. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah held his tongue from making a controversial statement about the frequent Dukes ball change, which remained in the spotlight during the second day of the third Test against England at Lord’s, which could … Read more
England’s Joe Root is seen during the second day of the third Test at Lords in London on July 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters England’s first innings centurion Joe Root has offered an interesting but permanent “solution” to teams asking for a change of ball when it doesn’t do much in air or off … Read more