For Rishabh Pant, pain had become a way of life for more than 12 months. A constant, if uninvited companion. A grim reminder of what might have been, a reminder too of how lucky he was to have emerged from a life-threatening single-car accident with all his faculties intact. Pant’s horrific road accident of 30 … Read more
In a first for Indian chess, the FIDE Women’s World Cup will have a winner from the country with Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh set to fight it out in what could be anybody’s game in the grand finale in Batumi on July 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI History. That is one word you … Read more
In this image released by BWF/Badminton Photo on July 24, 2025, Unnati Hooda competes against compatriot PV Sindhu in a women’s singles match at the China Open Super 1000 badminton tournament, in Changzhou. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s rising badminton star Unnati Hooda’s dream run ended at the China Open Super 1000 as she lost … Read more
Hyderabad’s Tilak Varma will lead South Zone in the Duleep Trophy tournament that starts on August 28 at Bengaluru. The South Zone selectors picked a 16-member squad along with six standby players. Kerala, which finished runner-up in the Ranji Trophy, has the maximum representation with four players while Tamil Nadu and Hyderabad have three each. … Read more
India’s captain Shubman Gill being congratulated by teammate Washington Sundar after his century during the fifth day of the fourth Test match between India and England, at the Old Trafford cricket ground, in Manchester, England, Sunday, July 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Shubman Gill completed a gutsy hundred after Ben Stokes battled through pain … Read more
In a defining moment of her fledgling career, young Unnati Hooda stunned two-time Olympic medallist and Indian badminton stalwart PV Sindhu in a gripping three-game contest to storm into the quarterfinals of China Open Super here Thursday. Facing her decorated compatriot for only the second time, 17-year-old Hooda held her nerve in crunch moments to … Read more
File picture of PV Sindhu in action. | Photo Credit: PTI Double Olympic medallist and former world champion P V Sindhu overcame sixth seed Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan 21-15, 8-21, 21-17 to reach the round of 16 at the China Open Super 1000 event on Wednesday. Sindhu started strongly, reeling off seven consecutive points to … Read more
India’s Rishabh Pant plays a shot during day 2 of the 4th test match against England, at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI Injured wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will bat on day five of the fourth Test, said India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak in Manchester on Saturday (July 26, 2025). On … Read more
File picture of fencer Bhavani Devi in action. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Not being able to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics made India’s top fencer Bhavani Devi’s days and nights longer. She didn’t speak to her family for a while drowning in sorrow, disappointment and introspection. Like a true professional, she, however, quickly … Read more
International Master Divya Deshmukh stuns higher-ranked compatriot Harika Dronavalli to enter the semifinals of FIDE World Womens Chess Cup in Batumi. | Photo Credit: ANI Slowly but surely emerging as one of India’s key players, International Master Divya Deshmukh stunned higher-ranked compatriot Harika Dronavalli 2-0 in the tiebreaks to enter the semifinals of the FIDE … Read more
Grandmasters Vidit Gujrathi and Arjun Erigaisi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu/AP Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi and Anish Giri will headline the third edition of Chennai Grand Masters, starting in Chennai on August 6. India’s most prestigious classical chess tournament will feature 20 players from across the Masters and Challengers categories. The latest edition … Read more
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are clubbed in the same group and are expected to square off again at the Dubai International Stadium in a Super Four game on next Sunday (September 21). File | Photo Credit: AP The men’s Asia Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 9 to 28, Asian … Read more
India’s Sai Sudharsan returns to the pavilion after his dismissal during the fourth day of the fourth Test match between India and England, at the Old Trafford cricket ground, in Manchester, England, Saturday, July 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI India were reeling on 1 for two in their second innings at lunch on Day … Read more
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