Job only half done, says Shreyas Iyer ahead of final

Shreyas Iyer has had a wonderful campaign both as a batter and leader. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI After securing the win against Mumbai Indians in the IPL Qualifier 2 here on Sunday, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer walked off without much celebration. Shreyas, who played out of his skin to guide PBKS home, shifted … Read more

Indian Premier League 2025: IPL season 18 final: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad on June 3, 2025

Virat Kohli’s nearly two-decade long agonising wait to lay hands on an IPL Trophy with Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be up against Shreyas Iyer’s resolve to make first-time winners out of the tenacious Punjab Kings when the 18th season finale of the world’s biggest T20 league unfolds in Ahmedabad on Tuesday (June 3, 2025). The … Read more

Iyer, Pandya fined for slow over rate

Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya and Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer before the IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad, on June 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer and Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya have been fined for … Read more

Rajeev Shukla set to become acting BCCI president

Rajeev Shukla, 65, is currently serving as the BCCI vice-president. | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran cricket administrator Rajeev Shukla is set to replace Roger Binny as BCCI president in an interim capacity after the latter turns 70 next month, BCCI sources told PTI on Monday (June 2, 2025). Binny, who had replaced Sourav Ganguly as … Read more

Indian teams for Asian squash championships

Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh have chosen to play only in doubles. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) on Thursday announced the national teams for the Asian individual championships (June 17 to 21) and Asian doubles championships (June 23 to 26) in Sarawak, Malaysia. Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh, … Read more

Is Sai Sudharsan ready for the big leap?

A little shimmy to the off, his stumps exposed to the fast bowler, and a cheeky paddle-scoop over the ’keeper or fine-leg, for four or six. That has been one of B. Sai Sudharsan’s more productive strokes in IPL 2025. It’s a stroke that has also brought about his downfall. Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in … Read more

Interview | I would love to be a lot more involved with the kids, or support the Indian team in any way I can: Joshna Chinappa

Joshna Chinappa returned to action after a knee surgery and put all doubts about her fitness to rest by reaching the women’s doubles and mixed doubles finals at the National Championships in Chennai earlier this month. She finished as the runner-up (alongside Velavan Senthilkumar) in the former and clinched the title in the latter by … Read more

Sailing Academy gets the clearance from Central Government

The Central Government has given environmental clearance for Tamil Nadu’s project of setting up a sailing academy in Marina. In a meeting held in New Delhi on Tuesday, attended by environment experts, it was decided that Tamil Nadu can begin work as soon as possible. The genesis of the project began way back in 2004, … Read more

UTT Junior – The Hindu

The inaugural Dream UTT junior table tennis tournament, featuring eight boys and eight girls of the franchise teams, is scheduled to be staged at the EKA Arena, Ahmedabad, on a league cum knock-out basis from May 29 to June 8. The top eight boys and girls were selected from Dream Sports Championship staged in March, … Read more

Nayar waxes eloquent on T20 Mumbai League’s value

New beginnings: Nayar, Lad and Rathod with the promoters of Maratha Royals and Raigad Royals on Saturday. | Photo Credit: special arrangement  The last time the T20 Mumbai League was held, back in 2019, Abhishek Nayar was among the icon players. But as the tournament returns after a six year hiatus, Nayar is back as … Read more

India’s Anshul Gill and Sanju in Thailand Open boxing semifinals

Anshul Gill and Sanju recorded convincing wins to move into the semifinals of men’s 90+kg and women’s 60kg categories respectively at the Thailand Open international boxing tournament in Bangkok on Monday. In the quarterfinals, Gill beat Kazakhstan’s Daniyal Saparbay, while Sanju defeated Indonesia’s Reka Mariana Kasibulan by an identical 5-0 margin. Published – May 26, … Read more

IPL 2025 GT vs MI | Senior pros Rohit, Bumrah to the fore as Mumbai Indians eliminates Titans in a run-fest

Mumbai Indians team celebrate after winning their eliminator match against Gujarat Titans at the New Chandigarh Stadium on May 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy In a high-scoring Eliminator at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium that had all the ingredients of an IPL classic, Mumbai Indians just about held its composure and eked out … Read more

Former Mumbai pacer Abdul Ismail passes away

Abdul Ismail, a domestic cricket stalwart who earned the title of ‘Sultan of Swing’ due to his exploits for Mumbai (then Bombay), passed away due to a cardiac arrest in Mumbai on Friday. He was 79. In a First Class career spanning a decade since 1969, Ismail was the leader of Mumbai’s pace pack in … Read more