Karabo Meso, who debuted for the senior side against Sri Lanka in T20Is in March this year, has played two ODIs and five T20Is so far. Picture: X/@T20WorldCup Seventeen-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Karabo Meso on Wednesday earned her maiden call-up to South Africa’s 15-member squad for the women’s ODI World Cup starting later this month in India … Read more
Pakistan women’s cricket team captain Fatima Sana draws inspiration from India’s World Cup-winning skipper MS Dhoni and aspires to become ‘Captain Cool’ like him, as she prepares to lead her side to the 50-over World Cup later this month. The Women’s World Cup, scheduled to commence on September 30, is being co-hosted by India and … Read more
Shivam Chaudhary of UP Yoddhas escape from Patna Pirates players during the Pro Kabaddi League at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Visakhapatnam on September 01, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak A hard-fought comeback from UP Yoddhas saw them beat Patna Pirates 34-31 in a Pro Kabaddi League season 12 match here on Monday. Sumit … Read more
Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka in action during the first T20 against Zimbabwe on September 3, 2025. Picture: X/@OfficialSLC Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka overtook legendary batter Tillakaratne Dilshan to become the third-highest run-getter for his team on Wednesday. Nissanka made this upward movement in the charts during the first T20I against Zimbabwe. During the match, … Read more
The next edition of the World badminton championship will be staged here in August 2026. The announcement was made during the closing ceremony of the current World championships in Paris, in which Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the doubles bronze, their second in the championship. Thanking the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for bestowing the … Read more
Indian pair of Aanya Bisht and Angel Punera produced a spirited performance to clinch the girls’ doubles title with an upset win over fifth-seeded Japanese duo Aoi Banno and Yuzu Ueno at the Yonex Sunrise India Junior International Grand Prix Badminton Tournament here on Sunday. The unseeded pair rallied from a game down to beat … Read more
Masterclass: Nitin Sai’s flight and guile left Haryana batters clueless. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ There was loop, there was flight, there was spin, and there was guile. Hyderabad’s 21-year-old left-arm spinner Nitin Sai Yadav left the Haryana batters flummoxed, tying them in knots to guide his team to a commanding 91-run victory in … Read more
Vidyuth has claimed 23 in the Buchi Babu tournament this season. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Left-arm spinner P. Vidyuth has claimed 23 wickets from six innings at an average of 11.13 in the ongoing Buchi Babu tournament so far. He’s the second-highest wicket-taker behind Jammu and Kashmir’s Vanshaj Sharma (27). Speaking about his … Read more
Relentless: Vidyuth made full use of the favourable conditions to claim a seven-for. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Left-arm spinner P. Vidyuth’s seven for 73 helped TNCA President’s XI bowl out Jammu & Kashmir for 230 and secure a huge 337-run first-innings lead on day four of the Buchi Babu tournament semifinal at the … Read more
Ajit Chouhan at full stretch in the Pro Kabaddi League clash between Tamil Thalaivas and U Mumba at the Vishwanadh Sports Club in Visakhapatnam on August 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: V. Raju U Mumba produced a stunning late comeback to beat Tamil Thalaivas 36-33 in a Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 encounter here on … Read more
The semifinal will mark Shreyas’ first competitive appearance since the IPL 2025 final. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The omission of Shreyas Iyer from the India T20 squad for the upcoming Asia Cup caused considerable furore and debate. Shreyas was expected to add weight to India’s middle-order, but the selectors thought otherwise. Having missed the … Read more
Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi (left) and China’s Shi Yuqi (right) after their victories on August 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: Agencies Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi claimed her third world title and China’s Shi Yuqi earned his maiden crown as they triumphed in the women’s and men’s singles finals at the Badminton World Championships in Paris on Sunday. … Read more
Australian Test skipper Pat Cummins has said he would do “whatever it takes” to play the high-profile Ashes, even as he battles a back injury which he’s likely to have picked up due to an uptick in workload during the World Test Championship Final against South Africa earlier this year. The 32-year-old quick, who will … Read more
RCB star batter Virat Kohli opens up about the June 4 stampede. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting superstar Virat Kohli has opened up about the June 4 stampede during his franchise’s IPL victory celebrations, saying “nothing in life really prepares you for the heartbreak” of 11 deaths on what … Read more
File picture of M.S. Dhoni setting the field during an ODI against Australia | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak The selection of Shubman Gill for the Asia Cup might be debatable. Not because he is not good enough, but because the Test series against the West Indies commences three days after the final there. He will … Read more
File photo of boxer Lovlina Borgohain. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Lovlina Borgohain had considered retiring from boxing to focus on her academy, but she set aside such thoughts after missing out on a medal at Paris Games. The Assam boxer, instead, has now trained her sights on a second Olympic podium as she gears … Read more
File picture of former New Zealand cricketer Craig Mcmillan. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former New Zealand all-rounder Craig McMillan was on Tuesday appointed as the batting and fielding coach of the White Ferns ahead of the Women’s ODI World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from September 30. The … Read more
South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj celebrates after taking the wicket of England’s Jacob Bethell, caught by Aiden Markram during the first ODI between the two teams at Leeds, England, on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters Keshav Maharaj took 4-22 as South Africa thrashed a woeful England side by seven wickets after … Read more
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar India’s top pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty settled for a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships after suffering a heartbreak in the semifinal against Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi of China. In a gruelling contest that lasted for an hour … Read more
Shubman Gill at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, in Bengaluru. File | Photo Credit: PTI Shubman Gill’s return as T20 vice-captain ahead of Asia Cup would do a ‘world of good’ to the Indian team in the longer run, said former all-rounder Irfan Pathan on Tuesday, adding that the 25-year-old will look to prove … Read more
The selection of Shubman Gill for the Asia Cup might be debatable. Not because he is not good enough, but because the Test series against the West Indies commences three days after the final there. He will soon be an all-format captain. T20 has evolved quickly thanks to the domestic franchises, and what, in another … Read more
Australia pace bowling legend Glenn McGrath, during his visit to the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai recently, had a freewheeling chat with journalists about the England-India series for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, the flat pitches in the Bazball era, the need for an off-season for fast bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah’s workload management, the turnaround time between Tests, … Read more
On November 24, 2025, Shekhar Ghosh was on call with his son as the IPL mega auction unfolded in Jeddah. His son, representing Maharashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Hyderabad, had deliberately avoided watching television, focusing solely on his tournament. Then a scream from the anxious parent at the other end: “Paddle uthaliya, … Read more
Despite scoring 612 runs from 12 innings at an average of 68 in his debut Ranji season in 2024-25, Andre Siddharth says he isn’t satisfied with his campaign. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish,” famously uttered Steve Jobs in his 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University. Tamil Nadu’s teen batter Andre Siddarth … Read more
In fine nick: Samad’s half-century was studded with nine fours and three sixes. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Abdul Samad’s free-flowing 75 (96b, 9×4, 3×6) and opener Yawar Hassan’s compact unbeaten 72 (185b, 7×4) helped Jammu & Kashmir reach 212 for four after TNCA President’s XI declared on a mammoth 567 for nine on … Read more
BCCI invited bids for the Indian cricket team’s title sponsorship rights after fantasy sports giants Dream11’s pullout due to a government ban on such entities. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The BCCI on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) invited bids for the Indian cricket team’s title sponsorship rights after fantasy sports … Read more
Australian Test captain Pat Cummins was ruled out of the upcoming white-ball series against India and New Zealand due to lower-back issue. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia’s premier pacer and Test skipper Pat Cummins was on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) ruled out of the upcoming white-ball series against India and New Zealand due to a … Read more
Pakistan’s Asif Ali announced his retirement from international cricket on September 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan batter Asif Ali retired from international cricket on Monday (September 1, 2025) after 79 white-ball matches in a career often criticized for being too carefree. The 33-year-old Asif represented Pakistan in 58 Twenty20s and 21 one-day internationals. … Read more
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake inaugurates the foundation stone for the construction of the Jaffna International Cricket Stadium (JICS) in Mandaitivu, Jaffna, on September 1, 2025. Source: X/@OfficialSLC Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday (September 1, 2025) laid the foundation stone for the construction of the first international cricket stadium in the … Read more
Rashid Khan becomes leading wicket-taker in T20Is as Afghanistan beats the UAE in tri-series