Indian Premier League 2025 finals: IPL season 18 finals; Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad on June 3, 2025

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar and his Punjab Kings counterpart Shreyas Iyer seen during the toss of the IPL 2025 final in Ahmedabad on June 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first during the IPL 2025 final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru … Read more

It’s a good sign, best is yet to come: Satwik-Chirag on semifinal finish at Singapore Open

File photo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were pleased with the way they challenged their higher-ranked opponents despite not being at their physical best, marking a promising comeback at the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on … Read more

McGrath’s former trainer Chevell to work at MRF Pace Foundation

Chevell  was instrumental in keeping McGrath fit in his long career. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU The MRF Pace Foundation, headed by its Director of Coaching Glenn McGrath, has brought in Australian trainer Kevin Chevell to work with its trainees this year. Chevell, a former left-arm pacer who played for Western Australia, worked with McGrath … Read more

UTT | Contrasting victories for Goa Challengers and Dabang Delhi  

Dabang Delhi rode on captain G. Sathiyan’s exploits to outplay Jaipur Patriots. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Defending champion Goa Challengers and last year’s finalist Dabang Delhi TTC began their Ultimate Table Tennis Season 6 campaign with wins in contrasting fashion on the opening day at the EKA Arena here on Saturday. Goa Challengers — … Read more

Daily Quiz | On IPL finals and champions

Daily Quiz | On IPL finals and champions M. Bisla of Kolkata Knight Riders, who played a title-winning innings against CSK START THE QUIZ 1 / 7 | 2025 will see a new champion. Apart from Rajasthan Royals in 2008 (inaugural edition), which other team triumphed in its debut season? 2 / 7 | The … Read more

Anil Kumble begins new innings as ambassador for forests and wildlife

Former Indian cricket team captain Anil Kumble was recently appointed ambassador of the Karnataka Forest Department and for wildlife conservation. | Photo Credit: DEEPAK SALVI Former Indian cricket team captain Anil Kumble, who was recently appointed ambassador of the Karnataka Forest Department and for wildlife conservation, said that he would work with the department for … Read more

UTT juniors | Ananya puts U Mumba on top

Ananya Muralidharan beat Divyanshi Bhowmick 11-3, 11-10, 2-11 in the girls’ match to eke out a 5-4 victory for U Mumba TT over Stanley’s Chennai Lions in the Dream UTT juniors table tennis tournament at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Prateek Tulsani had beaten Siddhanth Dhariwal in the first rubber to put U … Read more

King Shreyas’ experience, nous, acumen and ability to the fore

Quickly: Beyond both representing their respective countries, what is the iconic, unforgettable, eminently forgettable (for the two protagonists, that is) common thread that binds Ollie Pope and Washington Sundar together? If you said embarrassingly having their stumps splattered by magical yorkers from Jasprit Bumrah, allow yourself a pat on the back. Or not, really. After … Read more

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to fight for new governing body

File photo of Olympic champion Imane Khelif | Photo Credit: Reuters Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to participate in upcoming events with the sport’s new governing body. World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes Friday. The governing body specifically mentioned Khelif when announcing the policy, saying the Algerian … Read more

It is important for us to stay in the present: Rajat Patidar

RCB Captain Rajat Patidar during a practice session on the eve of the final. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans are a patient and loyal lot. Seventeen IPL editions have gone without the ultimate prize, but the support base has remained hopeful and enthusiastic. Expectations are high as RCB hopes to break … Read more

Key to Bumrah’s longevity is the other bowlers around him: McGrath

Right attitude: McGrath added that new India Test captain Gill has good composure. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU As India gears up for the five-match Test series in England starting later this month, former Australia pacer Glenn McGrath feels India’s pace attack needs to step up and reduce the burden on spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. “Bumrah … Read more

Job only half done, says Shreyas Iyer ahead of final

Shreyas Iyer has had a wonderful campaign both as a batter and leader. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI After securing the win against Mumbai Indians in the IPL Qualifier 2 here on Sunday, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer walked off without much celebration. Shreyas, who played out of his skin to guide PBKS home, shifted … Read more

Indian Premier League 2025: IPL season 18 final: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad on June 3, 2025

Virat Kohli’s nearly two-decade long agonising wait to lay hands on an IPL Trophy with Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be up against Shreyas Iyer’s resolve to make first-time winners out of the tenacious Punjab Kings when the 18th season finale of the world’s biggest T20 league unfolds in Ahmedabad on Tuesday (June 3, 2025). The … Read more

Iyer, Pandya fined for slow over rate

Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya and Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer before the IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad, on June 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer and Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya have been fined for … Read more

Rajeev Shukla set to become acting BCCI president

Rajeev Shukla, 65, is currently serving as the BCCI vice-president. | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran cricket administrator Rajeev Shukla is set to replace Roger Binny as BCCI president in an interim capacity after the latter turns 70 next month, BCCI sources told PTI on Monday (June 2, 2025). Binny, who had replaced Sourav Ganguly as … Read more

Indian teams for Asian squash championships

Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh have chosen to play only in doubles. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) on Thursday announced the national teams for the Asian individual championships (June 17 to 21) and Asian doubles championships (June 23 to 26) in Sarawak, Malaysia. Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh, … Read more

Is Sai Sudharsan ready for the big leap?

A little shimmy to the off, his stumps exposed to the fast bowler, and a cheeky paddle-scoop over the ’keeper or fine-leg, for four or six. That has been one of B. Sai Sudharsan’s more productive strokes in IPL 2025. It’s a stroke that has also brought about his downfall. Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in … Read more