Indian table tennis has always focused largely on singles. From Achanta Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan to Manika Batra, individuals have broken through on the biggest stage to give the sport’s identity some muscle in the country. However, the event roster for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has moved the spotlight on doubles with the … Read more
Basu Shanker hands over the book to Dinesh Karthik and Dipika Pallikal. Fitness guru Basu Shanker’s new book titled ‘1234 The Fitness Guide’ brought out by Sportstar, is now available for sale. The first copies of the book were handed to squash star Dipika Pallikal and film director Vetrimaaran In this book, Basu explores the … Read more
Crowd erupts as India’s captain Rohit Sharma arrives to bat. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Had he been the India coach on the previous tour of Australia, Ravi Shastri would not have allowed captain Rohit Sharma to drop himself from the Sydney Test despite loss of form. Rohit had missed the first Test for personal … Read more
Mitchell Johnson. | Photo Credit: VIVEK BENDRE Former Australian speed merchant Mitchell Johnson said it is not wise for overseas players to return for the remainder of the IPL and urged them to prioritise safety over pay cheques in the prevailing circumstances arising out of India-Pakistan military hostilities. The world’s biggest T20 league was suspended … Read more
RCB’s Virat Kohli, during a practice session. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Retirement from Test cricket has not taken the competitive edge out of Virat Kohli and the star batter is ambitiously focusing on what he can achieve with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in this edition of the IPL, asserted team director Mo Bobat … Read more
KKR’s Manish Pandey, during a practice session ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (KSCA), in Bengaluru on May 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Kolkata Knight Riders batter Manish Pandey said the team was … Read more
Mumbai Indians’ home venue Wankhede Stadium is likely to host at least one of the four playoffs. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Mumbai is likely to host at least one of the four playoffs in IPL 2025, with Ahmedabad set to stage the final. The Hindu understands that the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) officials have … Read more
Winds of change are sweeping through the Indian Test squad. It started like a whisper, lifting a few leaves off the jungle floor when the selectors moved beyond Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane. When it was presumed that the air had settled, there was a surprise in store when R. Ashwin retired midway through the … Read more
Abhimanyu Easwaran. | Photo Credit: File photo: SANDEEP SAXENA Chennai: Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead the India-A squad for the two tour games against England Lions starting on May 30 and the intra-team match against the senior team ahead of India’s five-match Test series against England next month. Meanwhile, Shubman Gill, one of the contenders for … Read more
Yashasvi Jaiswal bats during play on the second day of the fifth cricket test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. File | Photo Credit: AP India Test team regulars, including Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Dhruv Jurel, were on Friday (May 16, 2025) named in the India A squad for the … Read more
KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane at a practice session ahead of the IPL match between RCB in Bengaluru on Saturday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Playoffs qualification beckons Royal Challengers Bengaluru while elimination stares Kolkata Knight Riders in the face as the two sides meet in an Indian Premier League fixture at the M. Chinnaswamy … Read more
India cricketer Rohit Sharma with his parents at an event to unveil a stand in his name at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Veteran India cricketer Rohit Sharma on Friday said it will be a surreal feeling to play at the Wankhede stadium here with a stand in his … Read more
RCB’s Virat Kohli, during a practice session ahead of the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on May 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR The Indian Premier League is not new to disruptions. Over its 17-year history, two General Election cycles … Read more
Delhi Capitals’ Tristan Stubbs plays a shot during the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on May 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Delhi Capitals confirmed on Friday that Mitchell Starc will play no further part in the 18th edition of the IPL. The … Read more
Kynan Chenai. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Olympian Kynan Chenai and Sabeera Haris clinched the bronze medal for India in the trap mixed team event as the ISSF Shotgun World Cup concluded here on Sunday. Kynan and Sabeera defeated the Turkish duo of Tolga Tuncer and Pelin Kaya 34-33 in the contest for third … Read more
Delhi Capitals’ Mitchell Starc bowls a delivery during the IPL match against Punjab Kings in Dharamshala on May 8, 2025. The match was cancelled midway following air raid alerts in neighbouring cities of Jammu and Pathankot, putting the entire league at risk of being called off due to India’s ongoing military conflict with Pakistan. | Photo … Read more
Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis. | Photo Credit: AP Punjab Kings have drafted in New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson as a replacement for the injured Lockie Ferguson, the BCCI announced on Thursday. The Punjab side was forced to seek a substitute for Ferguson as the Kiwi pacer has been ruled out of the remainder of the … Read more
Pat Cummins of Australia lifts the ICC World Test Championship. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istock The winners of the 2025 World Test Championship will be richer by $3.6 million, more than double of what was awarded in the previous edition. Australia had received $1.6 million for winning the final against India in 2023. The 2025 … Read more
Sushant Salunkhe of India during the Men’s recurve finals in the Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 2 on MAY 11, 2025 in Shanghai, China. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Parth Salunkhe and Deepika Kumari performed creditably well to clinch the recurve men’s and women’s individual bronze medals respectively on the concluding day of the Archery … Read more
Attacking opener Shafali Verma on Thursday (May 15, 2025) returned to India colours after a gap of seven months as she was included in the national T20I squad for the five-match away series against England, starting from June 28 in Trent Bridge. Shafali was out of the Indian team from October 2024 on account of … Read more
Rahul, who was the first to have a bat, practised his range-hitting during the nets. | Photo Credit: X@DelhiCapitals New Delhi: Even as a majority of Delhi Capitals’ Indian contingent trained at the Arun Jaitley Stadium for the first time since the Indian Premier League (IPL) was suspended on May 8 owing to cross-border tensions … Read more
RCB captain Rajat Patidar gestures during a practice session in Bengaluru ahead of Saturday’s IPL match against KKR. | Photo Credit: K. BHAGYA PRAKASH In a big boost, Royal Challengers Bengaluru had its captain Rajat Patidar back in training ahead of Saturday’s home Indian Premier League game against Kolkata Knight Riders, at the M. Chinnaswamy … Read more
Karthikeyan Murali. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Grandmaster Murali Karthikeyan signed off in fourth place at the Asian Individual Blitz Chess Championship, with Padmini Rout replicating the result in the women’s section to emerge as the top Indian performers Al Ain. The open section was won by 15-year-old Grandmaster Ivan Zemlyanskiia who represents … Read more
Watch: The growth of women’s cricket in India | The Huddle 2025 Three generations of India’s women cricketers came together to shed light on the growth of women’s cricket. Shantha Rangaswamy, former and first captain of India’s women’s cricket team revealed that the pioneers of the game held their own to ensure the longevity of … Read more
In this image released @BCCIWomen via X on May 11, 2025, India’s bowler Sneh Rana celebrates a wicket with teammates during the 2025 Sri Lanka Women’s Tri-Nation Series final cricket match against Sri Lanka, in Colombo. India won the match by 97 runs. | Photo Credit: X@BCCIWomen via PTI Sneh Rana’s triumphant return to the … Read more
South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi celebrates with teammates. | Photo Credit: REUTERS South African players who have been picked for the World Test Championship Final against Australia are likely to miss the IPL playoffs as the country’s cricket board is standing firm on prioritising national duty over league commitments. The BCCI confirmed on Monday that the … Read more
Virat Kohli. | Photo Credit: AP “Gutted, shocked and sad” at Virat Kohli’s sudden retirement from the longest format, former England skipper Michael Vaughan said no individual has done more for Test cricket than the star Indian batter. Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, drawing the curtain on a stellar red-ball career. … Read more
After women’s boxing in 2012, India rejoiced at the inclusion of a discipline in the Olympics when compound archery received the green signal for its debut in Los Angeles 2028. The reason for this joy was the country’s superb track record in the bow style, with medals at the World Championships, World Cups and Asian … Read more
Madhura Dhamangaonkar of India during the Women’s compound finals during the Hyundai Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 2 on May 10, 2025 in Shanghai, China. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Indian compound archers won five medals, including two gold in women’s individual and men’s team events, at the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Shanghai on … Read more
CSK pacer Jamie Overton may miss the remainder of the IPL. | Photo Credit: PTI Chennai Super Kings will have the services of most of its overseas players for its final two IPL league matches. As of now, only Jamie Overton is unavailable, considering he has been picked in England’s white-ball squad for the ODIs … Read more