The Indian badminton squad that won the mixed team bronze medal at the ongoing World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany has been hit by a controversy over selection after six of the 12 chosen players were barred from participating due to an alleged administrative lapse. Twelve players were selected and sent to represent India, but … Read more
Former England cricketer Jonathan Trott observed that India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah benefits massively when there is support at the other end but feels the ongoing fourth Test in Manchester is now ‘slightly beyond’ the visitors. | Photo Credit: AP Former England cricketer Jonathan Trott observed that India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah benefits massively when … Read more
File photo of Australia’s Tim David. | Photo Credit: AP Tim David scored the fastest century for Australia in a Twenty20 international which lifted the tourists to a series-clinching six-wicket win over West Indies in the third game of a five-match series on Friday (July 25, 2025). David and Mitchell Owen’s unbroken 128-run stand guided … Read more
England’s Joe Root plays a shot on day three of the fourth test cricket match between India and England, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in Manchester, Friday, July 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Joe Root became the second highest career run-scorer in test cricket and hit his 38th century in the format as … Read more
India’s Washington Sundar celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England’s Ollie Pope on day three of the fourth test cricket match between India and England, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in Manchester, Friday, July 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian bowlers did not pose enough threat for the seasoned Joe … Read more
Jagadeesan has been rewarded for his consistent performances in the Ranji Trophy for the past two seasons. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: RITU RAJ KONWAR When N. Jagadeesan was preparing to leave for practice on Thursday in his hometown of Coimbatore, his focus would have been to get ready for the TNCA first division league … Read more
England’s Joe Root plays a shot on day three of the fourth test cricket match between India and England, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in Manchester, Friday, July 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Joe Root became the third highest run scorer in test cricket on Friday (July 25, 2025) as he helped England … Read more
File photo of Yash Dayal | Photo Credit: Getty Images Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s under-fire pacer Yash Dayal has been accused of raping a minor in an FIR registered against him by Jaipur Police. The 27-year-old cricketer from Uttar Pradesh is already facing charges of sexual exploitation from a woman in Ghaziabad who has alleged that … Read more
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Image/iStockphoto Sumit (60kg) took a silver, while Anil Mor (55kg) claimed a bronze medal in Greco Roman competitions at the Ranking Series wrestling event in Budapest. Asian under-23 champion Sumit got past Worlds bronze medallist Sadyk Lalaev 9-3 before pinning Korean Dahyun Kim and Kazakh … Read more
Twitter logo image of FIDE chess. FIDE on Monday confirmed that India would be hosting the chess World Cup later this year, but the venue has not yet been declared by the world chess governing body. New Delhi was tipped to be the host city earlier, but that now looks unlikely, with Goa emerging as … Read more
Captain Ben Stokes leads by example, according to former England all-rounder Moeen Ali. | Photo Credit: STU FORSTER In his nearly decade-long Test career, Moeen Ali played under three different captains — Alastair Cook, Joe Root and Ben Stokes. Having witnessed England’s cricketing metamorphosis up close, the former all-rounder has no hesitation in admitting that ‘full-on leader’ … Read more
ACC chair Mohsin Naqvi said the schedule would be announced soon. | Photo Credit: File photo The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has in principle agreed to go ahead with the Asia Cup, the continental men’s T20 tournament, as per the existing plan. The eventful ACC annual general meeting (AGM), held in Dhaka, confirmed the event … Read more
India’s Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the second day of the fourth cricket test match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Thursday, July 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Rishabh Pant remarkably came out to bat with a fractured foot while Shardul Thakur showed plenty of resolve to take India … Read more
The Indian cricket board is all set to host the upcoming Asia Cup T20 tournament in the United Arab Emirates. | Photo Credit: AFP The Indian cricket board is all set to host the upcoming Asia Cup T20 tournament in the United Arab Emirates with the formal announcement expected in a few days’ time, sources … Read more
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Priya Malik picked up a silver medal after being beaten 4-3 by Brazil’s Pan-American silver medallist Thamires Machado in the women’s 76kg final at the Ranking Series wrestling event in Budapest. The 20-year-old Indian, a former World under-20 champion and a two-time Asian under-23 … Read more
Rishabh Pant grimaces in pain as he is being taken away after injury to his toe. Pant is ruled out of the ongoing Test series against England. | Photo Credit: PTI India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was on Thursday (July 24, 2025) ruled out of the ongoing Test series against England after fracturing his toe on … Read more
In 2019, USA Cricket handed over the keys to its future. American Cricket Enterprise Inc. (ACE), a private consortium co-founded by Sameer Mehta, Satyan Gajwani, Vijay Srinivasan, and Vineet Jain, secured exclusive 50-year rights to run elite T20 cricket in the United States of America. According to the Term Sheet signed between both parties, ACE … Read more
The universe sometimes conspires — almost magically — to bless a few individuals with the power not only to write their scripts, but to live them out on the grandest stages of life. Act I: T20 World Cup final, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 2016 The tension was palpable. West Indies needed 19 runs off the final over. … Read more
West Indies’ Andre Russell. | Photo Credit: AFP Andre Russell struck a sparkling 36 off 15 balls in his final innings before retirement on Tuesday (July 23, 2025) but could not save the West Indies from losing the second Twenty20 international against Australia in Kingston. The 37-year-old all-rounder was unable to script a fairytale farewell … Read more
Farokh Engineer and Clive Lloyd have had memorable stints at English County Lancashire. | Photo Credit: Gareth Copley It was an emotional Wednesday morning for Farokh Engineer and Clive Lloyd as Lancashire honoured the legends and unveiled two stands named after them at the iconic Old Trafford. Engineer, who played County cricket for the club for nearly … Read more
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to virtually attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), to be held in Dhaka on Thursday. The meeting will seal the fate of the Asia Cup, scheduled to be hosted by India in September. Over the last week, in … Read more
Anshul Kamboj during a warm-up session before the fourth test cricket match between India and England, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in Manchester, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the fourth Test here on Wednesday. Grappling with a … Read more
Archana Thiagarajan is now lolling around at her parents’ home in Perungalathur, diving headlong into a world of delectable inactivity. She deserves the spot of relaxation she has found in a familiar environment. Squadron Leader Archana (retd) is back from the 34th AIDA Freediving World Championship in Wakayama, Japan. She is the first woman to … Read more
File photo of Antim Panghal. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Antim Panghal (53kg) and Harshita (72kg) clinched gold medals in the Budapest Ranking Series wrestling event. World championships bronze medallist Antim Panghal defeated Natalia Malysheva, who had beaten Natalia twice in the Ulaanbaatar Ranking Series, recorded a 7-4 victory in the final. Earlier, Antim got … Read more
Writing in the Wisden, Gideon Haigh characterised the International Cricket Council (ICC) as “an unloved beast that is ostensibly a global governing body but too often looks like a forum in which the representatives of national monopolies come to split the spoils of cricket’s commercial exploitation.” In one of his more mellow moods, an ICC … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah is acknowledged as the best bowler of his generation, with complete and total justification, but it will be no exaggeration to say that without Mohammed Siraj, India’s bowling will collapse outside the subcontinent. The numbers might not quite back that assertion, but in any case, the numbers only tell half the story. They … Read more
England’s captain Ben Stokes addresses a press conference ahead of the fourth test cricket match between India and England, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in Manchester, on July 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI England captain Ben Stokes urged the International Cricket Council to change the over-rate rule after his team was docked two … Read more
The ground staff had a busy afternoon on Tuesday (July 22, 2025) as they put in the hard yards to get the playing surface in shape. However, with spells of rain and no signs of sunshine, it was a challenge to dry the outfield. Also read:New addition Kamboj likely to be drafted into playing XI … Read more
Karun obtained an NOC from the Vidarbha Cricket Association. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: Nirmal Harindran Batter Karun Nair is set to return to his home state of Karnataka for the upcoming domestic season, having obtained a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA). Karun, who is currently with the Indian Test … Read more
India captain Shubman during a press conference on the eve of the fourth Test. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India captain Shubman Gill accused England of not playing in the ‘spirit of the game’ after the home team openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley walked out late on the third evening of the third Test … Read more