Very proud to have become a WGM, says Vijayalakshmi on comeback

Vijayalakshmi has returned to competitive chess after more than five years. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India’s first Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and Arjuna awardee S. Vijayalakshmi returned to competitive chess after more than five years at the second Namma Bengaluru International Grandmasters Open Chess Tournament here. Vijayalakshmi first took a break from the sport in … Read more

RCB eyes maiden home win against struggling RR

RCB pacer Josh Hazlewood is hoping the team has a change of luck with the toss. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR After a third straight defeat at home last week, Royal Challengers Bengaluru fast bowler Josh Hazlewood made a wish. “To win a toss would be nice,” Hazlewood said. The spin of the coin … Read more

Will the attainment of golfing immortality set Rory McIlroy free?

Chasing dreams can be exhausting. Especially when they contain within them the promise of fulfilment or completion, and seem to remain just out of reach. For Rory McIlroy, the dream of winning the Masters on Augusta’s magical greens — and completing the career Grand Slam — had begun to assume the proportions of an anxiety-inducing … Read more

Are the pieces of the Kings jigsaw finally falling into place?

Seventeen seasons. Two playoff appearances. One of only three franchises to participate in every edition of the Indian Premier League without tasting championship glory. There’s enough between the words in these sentences to bog a team and its fanbase down. But not if you are Punjab Kings. The last time the side made the playoffs, … Read more

Wankhede to host T20 Mumbai League from May 26

Wankhede will stage all 20 matches.  | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The Wankhede Stadium will host all 20 matches of the T20 Mumbai League’s third edition to be played from May 26 to June 8. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) confirmed the window and the venue for the eight-team league, which returns after a six-year hiatus, … Read more

Squash players Tanvi Khanna, Anahat Singh in quarterfinals

Tanvi Khanna. File. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran Indian squash player Tanvi Khanna caused a major upset, defeating top seed N Ching Cheng of Hong Kong in the opening round of the World Championship Qualifying Event (Asia) in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Tanvi, ranked 134th in the world defeated the Hong Kong player, ranked 76th, … Read more

IPL 2025: Finishing, an issue for the team, says KKR mentor Dwayne Bravo

KKR mentor Dwayne Bravo says the team’s batters have been low on confidence. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR After another batting failure against Gujarat Titans resulting in Kolkata Knight Riders’ fifth loss in the Indian Premier League, mentor Dwayne Bravo admitted that finishing had been an issue with the defending champion this season. With … Read more

Former Australia batter Slater sentenced for domestic violence

File picture of former Australian cricketer Michael Slater | Photo Credit: SPORTZPICS for BCCI Former Australia test batter and TV commentator Michael Slater was sentenced to four years’ prison on Tuesday (April 22, 2025) after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges, but will walk free after serving more than a year in custody. Slater’s prison … Read more

IPL 2025 | KKR facing same failures as seen throughout this IPL, says Eoin Morgan

Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill and teammates Jos Buttler and Washington Sundar celebrate the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders’ Ajinkya Rahane during their IPL 2025 match, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday, April 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders have struggled with batting issues throughout this IPL season and … Read more

Neeraj Chopra begins season with 84.52m throw in South Africa

Neeraj Chopra. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Two-time Olympic medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra started his season on a high by winning the Potch Invitational Track event in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Chopra topped the six-man field, hurling the spear to a distance of 84.52m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger event on Wednesday. The … Read more

Bumrah, Mandhana win top Wisden awards

Combined image of Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana | Photo Credit: Getty Images Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana have been crowned the world’s leading cricketers in the latest edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Bumrah won the honour in the men’s section after a stellar 2024 when he excelled across formats and was named player … Read more

Happy how Rohit never changes approach, says Jayawardene

Rohit Sharma was in full flow against CSK. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Suryakumar Yadav was at his marauding best on Sunday night. But it was the return of Rohit Sharma’s form with the willow that made the Mumbai Indians camp happiest at the Wankhede Stadium. After all, Rohit had had a quiet – to … Read more

SKY climbs back to his show-stopping best at the Wankhede

At the Wankhede on Sunday night, the finish came with a flourish. With M.S. Dhoni, the man who immortalised picture-perfect climaxes at this venue with that shot over long-on on the night of the 2011 ODI World Cup final, stationed behind the stumps, Suryakumar Yadav dispatched Matheesha Pathirana for two consecutive sixes to complete a … Read more

IPL 2025 | CSK will try to find players for next year: Fleming

Stephen Fleming, coach of Chennai Super Kings, during a warm-up session prior to an IPL match in Lucknow | Photo Credit: Getty Images Head coach Stephen Fleming said Chennai Super Kings are “realistic” about their position in this year’s Indian Premier League, but asserted that the five-time champions will leave no stone unturned to find … Read more