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The Indian Cricketers Association (ICA), recognised by the Cricket Board, approved the proposal to offer a one time benefit of Rs.100,000 to the spouse of deceased ICA members, in its meeting held in Bengaluru. The Board has approved the amount to be given to eligible families which is expected to reach 50 beneficiaries. The sole … Read more
Kumar Kushagra hopes to carry his good form into the Duleep Trophy. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR For Kumar Kushagra, who hadn’t practised for a month due to a back niggle, the ongoing Buchi Babu tournament here has been beneficial going into the Duleep Trophy. He scored a fifty (56) and a century (103) in … Read more
File photo of Elavenil Valarivan | Photo Credit: The Hindu Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan clinched the gold medal in women’s 10m air rifle competition of the 16th Asian Championships in Shymkent on Friday (August 22, 2025) with a characteristically composed performance in the final. The 26-year-old from Tamil Nadu, who has won multiple gold medals … Read more
Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma during an event, in Mumbai, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Reflecting on some aspects of his Test career that he decided to end earlier this year, former India captain Rohit Sharma on Monday (August 25, 2025) said the format is both “challenging and draining” but he learnt to … Read more
Badminton World Federation (BWF) Secretary-General Thomas Lund said the ongoing shuttlecock shortage has not yet reached a “crisis level”, but stressed that manufacturers must resolve supply chain issues and accelerate the roll-out of advanced synthetic options for players worldwide | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Badminton World Federation (BWF) Secretary-General Thomas Lund said the ongoing shuttlecock … Read more
A view of the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. The BCCI has initiated the process to find a replacement for a new sponsor, which is unlikely to be finalised in time for next month’s Asia Cup | Photo Credit: The Hindu Fantasy sports company Dream11 is no longer the title sponsor of the Indian cricket team … Read more
The Asia Cup men’s T20 tournament will be played from September 9 to 28 in the United Arab Emirates. India and Pakistan are likely to face each other thrice, with the first confirmed match to be played on September 14 in Dubai. Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council, confirmed the window and the venue of … Read more
Fatima Sana of Pakistan celebrates after taking a wicket. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Uncapped batter Eyman Fatima, who recently made her international debut in the T20Is in Ireland, was on Monday (August 25, 2025) included in the 15-member Pakistan squad to be led by Fatima Sana in the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup … Read more
Dream11 has a 2023-2026 contract of $44 million (₹358 crore) for being the title sponsor of the Indian cricket team. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Fantasy sports giants Dream 11, which recently shut down its real money games after central government passed the ‘Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill 2025’ in both the Houses … Read more
India’s Arshdeep Singh. File. Photo: Action Images via Reuters Will he or won’t he? That was the question lingering on everyone’s mind during the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England, where India fought back to draw the gruelling Test series 2-2. Given the conditions in England — aided by overcast skies and swing-inducing winds — … Read more
India’s Test captain Shubman Gill. File | Photo Credit: AP Thirty-three years is a long time — just ask Punjab, and they’ll tell you it feels even longer. The last time the State laid hands on a major red-ball title was back in the 1992-93 season, when it outclassed Maharashtra to be crowned champions of … Read more
The much-awaited cricket museum of the Mumbai Cricket Association was inaugurated on Saturday. While the cricket fans will be able to experience the MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Museum in the Wankhede Stadium premises from September 22, the museum will also house the Dr. H.D. Kanga Library. Despite being Asia’s largest cricket library, the operations of … Read more
Uday Pratap Saharan scored a century for Punjab. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Uday Pratap Saharan scored a composed century (109), while skipper Anmolpreet Singh (72) and Anmol Malhotra (87) played crucial supporting roles to help Punjab gain a significant 165-run first-innings lead and pave the way for its six-wicket win over Madhya Pradesh on … Read more
R Praggnanandhaa. Photo: X@rpraggnachess World champion D Gukesh was held to a draw by the lone wild card Samuel Sevian of United States, while fellow Indian R Praggnanandhaa also split the point with Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup here. With his second draw in as many days, Praggnanadhaa … Read more
Cheteshwar Pujara announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on August 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Cheteshwar Pujara’s retirement on Sunday (August 24, 2025) evoked an outpouring of admiration from the cricketing fraternity with former teammates and coaches saluting his grit, determination and selflessness that defined his Test career. Pujara, who … Read more
Australians Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh are seen during their record 250-run partnership against South Africa at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay on August 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green all slapped brilliant centuries as Australia posted an ominous 431-2 in the third and final one-day international … Read more
Former Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Solidity at the crease and a sense of dignity remained Cheteshwar Pujara’s special attributes. As the Indian batter announced his retirement from cricket on Sunday, an era has ended. Pujara was all about classical batsmanship marinated in Test whites. In an age of bling, mighty … Read more
Former Indian middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on Sunday (August 24, 2025) announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Son and pupil of former Ranji player Arvind, Pujara grew up piling on big scores even as a boy: a triple-century in Under-14 cricket, and a double against England in Under-19. “As a little boy from … Read more
Cheteshwar Pujara announces his retirement from all forms of cricket on August 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Former Indian middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on Sunday (August 24, 2025) announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Son and pupil of former Ranji player Arvind, Pujara grew up piling on big scores even as a … Read more
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan. File. | Photo Credit: AP Rashid Khan was on Sunday (August 24, 2025) named captain of a spin heavy Afghanistan squad for the Asia Cup beginning in the UAE on September 9. Besides the captain, the other spinners in the squad include Noor Ahmad , Mujeeb Ur Rehman, AM Ghazanfar and veteran … Read more
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif attends the ChangeNOW 2025 summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, April 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has denied claims made by her former manager that she has retired from the sport, saying she is still training regularly. Algerian Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting … Read more
Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar poses with his statue during the inauguration of the MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Museum at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai on August 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI He played for the Dadar Union Sports Club, one of the iconic cricket clubs in the home of Indian cricket. It was befitting then … Read more
Ashwani Kumar. File | Photo Credit: PTI A young left-arm pacer from Punjab introduced himself to the cricketing world with a stunning debut in IPL 2025. His very first delivery? A dream ball — swinging away late and drawing the edge of Ajinkya Rahane to have him caught at backward-point. Next came Rinku Singh, known … Read more
Jharkhand skipper Kumar Kushagra Skipper Kumar Kushagra brought up his century (103) as Jharkhand posted 283 against Hyderabad on day two of the second-round match in the All India Buchi Babu invitational cricket tournament at the Guru Nanak college ground in Chennai on Saturday (August 23, 2025). In response, Hyderabad reached 223 for four, courtesy … Read more
Tanmay has made merry in the last two Ranji seasons. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Hyderabad opener Tanmay Agarwal has had prolific Ranji seasons back-to-back: 934 runs in 12 innings at an average of 77.83 in the 2024-25 season, and 765 from eight innings at 95.62 in the Plate Group in 2023-24. Seven of his … Read more
Compound archers Kushal Dalal and Parneet Kaur took the top spots in under-21 men’s and women’s qualification rounds respectively on the opening day of the World youth archery championships in Winnipeg, Canada. The results (Qualification rounds): Under-21: Recurve: Men: Mahesh Kumawat (11th, 651), Juyel Sarkar (13th, 645), Paras Hooda (31st, 630); Women: Bhajan Kaur (17th, … Read more
Ajay Singh, who is also the managing director of SpiceJet Airlines, being felicitated after his re-election as President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) for a third consecutive term, in Gurugram, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Ajay Singh defeated Olympian boxer Jaslal Pradhan to be re-elected the Boxing Federation of India … Read more
South Africa’s Matthew Breetzke prepares to hit a shot during the second One Day International (ODI) cricket match between Australia and South Africa at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay on August 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Matthew Breetzke slammed a superb 88 and speedster Lungi Ngidi claimed five wickets as South Africa … Read more
