TNPL | Super Gillies finish league stage on a perfect note

Vijay Shankar claimed three for 23. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN The Chepauk Super Gillies juggernaut continued to steamroll opponents and made it a perfect seven in the league stage of TNPL-9, beating Siechem Madurai Panthers by six wickets (DLS method) in its final group encounter at the NPR College Ground here on Saturday. The … Read more

Sports has to be a lifestyle, not just a result-oriented model: Sajan Prakash

From contemplating quitting the sport to making a comeback to revive his career, 31-year-old Olympian swimmer Sajan Prakash, a multiple South Asian Games and National Games gold medallist, is planning to pace up slowly and steadily in the run-up to the Asian championships in October and the Asian Games next year. Competing in the 78th National aquatics championships … Read more

Australia crush West Indies to win opening Test in Barbados

Australia’s Josh Hazlewood raises the ball after taking the wicket of West Indies’ Jomel Warrican, his fifth of the innings, on day three of the first cricket Test match at Kensington Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados, on June 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Australia ruthlessly completed a 159-run victory over West Indies in the first … Read more

National aquatics | Benedicton, Dhinidhi and Rishabh break new ground

Benedicton broke the men’s 50m butterfly record. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT B. Benedicton Rohit and Dhinidhi Desinghu stole the limelight by smashing the men’s 50m butterfly and women’s 100m freestyle meet records respectively in the National aquatics championships at the Kalinga Stadium Aquatic Centre here on Wednesday. After securing the 100m butterfly gold with a … Read more

R. Sai Kishore discusses his breakthrough IPL season, finger-spinners in T20 cricket, competition for Indian team spots and more.

In this year’s Indian Premier League, Tamil Nadu left-arm spinner R. Sai Kishore finally had the breakthrough season he had been looking for. The 28-year-old has had to wait three years for regular game-time and grabbed his chances in 2025, scalping 19 wickets for Gujarat Titans. In this chat with The Hindu, the TN skipper … Read more

University Games – The Hindu

The fifth edition of the Khelo India University Games will be hosted jointly by the Poornima University and the Rajasthan University in Jaipur in November.The fifth Khelo India University Games will be hosted jointly by Poornima University and Rajasthan University in Jaipur in November. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. “These Games, … Read more

Paras Gupta storms into semifinals at Asian Snooker

This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s Paras Gupta, who outplayed reigning IBSF World 6-Red snooker champion Kamal Chawla earlier in the day, scored a crushing 5-0 win over Sunny Wang to storm into the semifinals of the ACBS Asian 6-Red Snooker on Tuesday (June 24, 2025). The … Read more

ICC approves new playing conditions including stop clock for Tests, no ball change after use of saliva

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved several changes to playing conditions recently for men’s international cricket, including the Boundary Law and one-ball rule in ODIs from the 35th over. While some of these rules have already come into force during the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27, the rules for white-ball formats will come … Read more

Asian doubles squash championships – The Hindu

Joshna Chinappa (L) and Anahat Singh (R). File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu India confirmed its place on the podium in both the men’s and women’s doubles categories of the second Asian doubles squash championships. In the men’s doubles quarterfinals, Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar defeated Korea’s Minwoo Lee and Jooyoung Na 10-11, 11-3, 11-5. … Read more

WI vs AUS first Test: Despite two disputed TV umpire decisions, West Indies takes 10-run lead, Travis Head leads Australia’s survival

West Indies cricketers celebrate a wicket on day 2 of the first Test against Australia in Bridgetown on June 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Travis Head was leading another Australia attempt to be competitive against the West Indies in a first test that may not go beyond three days at Kensington Oval. West Indies … Read more

ICC defines exact powerplay overs for shortened T20s

The International Cricket Council (ICC) logo at the ICC headquarters in Dubai. | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Cricket Council on Thursday (June 26, 2025) announced new powerplay rules for shortened T20 matches and clearly defined the number of overs allowed upfront with restricted field in its new Playing Conditions for the shortest format. As … Read more

Suryakumar undergoes successful sports hernia surgery in Germany

Suryakumar Yadav, who hasn’t featured in the 50-over format since the 2023 World Cup final, is expected to return to lead the T20I side in Chattogram on August 26. | Photo Credit: Instagram/@surya_14kumar India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has undergone a successful surgery for a sports hernia in his lower right abdomen in Munich, Germany. … Read more

Dindigul Dragons pull off a heist, secure playoff berth

Vimal Khumar starred in Dindigul Dragons’ win against Nellai Royal Kings in a Tamil Nadu Premier League match in Tirunelveli on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY A 61-run fourth-wicket partnership (49 balls) between left-handers Maan K. Baafna (38, 28b, 4×4, 1×6) and Vimal Khumar (45, 31b, 4×4, 1×6), and Hunny Saini’s fiery 37 (14b, 3×4, 3×6) helped Dindigul Dragons pull off a … Read more

England vs India | The curious case of Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep’s USP is that he is not limited by the conditions. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: PTI It is tough to be Kuldeep Yadav, essential enough to be picked in most Indian Test squads but deemed unnecessary as the morning of the match dawns. The Leeds Test that India lost to England by five wickets … Read more

England names Archer in squad for second Test against India

Jofra Archer returns to the England Test squad. | Photo Credit: File photo The high-flying English side received another boost as pacer Jofra Archer, on Thursday, was named in the squad for the Birmingham Test against India from July 2. The 30-year-old last played a Test in 2021, also against India in Ahmedabad. The 30-year-old’s … Read more

ICC introduces stop clock for slow over rates in new WTC cycle

The International Cricket Council (ICC). File | Photo Credit: Reuters The ICC has introduced stop clock in Test cricket to deal with slow over rates while allowing fielding teams to decide which batter should be on strike in case of a ‘deliberate’ short-run as part of the playing conditions for the 2025-27 World Test Championship … Read more

National aquatics championships | I did freestyle because I wanted a change without much focus: Srihari Nataraj

No rush: Srihari says he will take his time before deciding whether to compete in 200m freestyle too. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT After setting the ‘India best’ time in 200m freestyle earlier this month, two-time Olympian swimmer Srihari Nataraj is considering pursuing the style along with his favourite backstroke in 2026. Srihari, who competed … Read more

National aquatics | Rujula and Bhavya break meet records

Rujula improved upon her previous personal best (26.91) while winning the women’s 50m event. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Rujula S. and Bhavya Sachdeva swam confidently to break women’s 50m and 1500m freestyle meet records respectively and clinch gold medals in the National aquatics championships at the Kalinga Stadium Aquatic Centre here on Tuesday. The … Read more

India should focus on extending batting time, Rishabh Pant must convert hundreds to double centuries, says Ashwin

Rishabh Pant in action during the first Test against England in Leeds. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India should focus on extending their batting time and Rishabh pant must convert his hundreds into double centuries against an “average” England attack in the ongoing Test series, said senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in his detailed post-mortem of … Read more

Pacers fashion Grand Cholas’ win against Madurai Panthers

Rajkumar’s big-hitting helped Trichy Grand Cholas pull off a win against Siechem Madurai Panthers in a Tamil Nadu Premier League match in Tirunelveli on June 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy The maximum average bounce offered by the Chennai Super Kings ground for the pacers this season came to the fore on Wednesday, as … Read more

IND vs ENG Tests | Archer shouldn’t be rushed back to play 2nd Test: Vaughan

File picture of England bowler Jofra Archer stretching during the IPL | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Injury-prone Jofra Archer should not be rushed back to play in England’s second Test against India at Edgbaston despite the pace bowler’s recent comeback to red-ball cricket, feels former captain Michael Vaughan. Archer played in his first first-class … Read more