Pooran has been in sparkling form. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA A buoyant Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will look to kick off its IPL 2025 home campaign with a win against Punjab Kings at the Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. LSG comes into the fixture on the back of a stunning away win against … Read more
As the ball flew off his bat, the fielder at long-on briefly braced himself for a possible catch. But only very, very briefly. He craned his neck and saw the little white orb sail over his head, over the hundreds in the stands behind him, out of the stadium, into orbit. It was the most … Read more
Having started another season of IPL in their typical way, Mumbai Indians on Monday (March 31, 2025), is getting ready to take the defending champions – Kolkata Knight Riders – on the former’s home ground, hoping for a quick turnaround. Having built a reputation as ‘slow starters,’ Mumbai Indians has emerged as one team that … Read more
Sharath Kamal celebrates his win. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Sharath Kamal and S.F.R. Snehit were on song at the WTT Star Contender at the Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Friday. The two couldn’t have asked for a better outing to perform to their best in front of the home crowd. Sharath has few parallels … Read more
Rajasthan Royals’ Nitish Rana celebrates his half-century during the Indian Premier League 2025 match against Chennai Super Kings, at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on March 30, 2025. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI Nitish Rana delivered a verdict on Riyan Parag’s captaincy and traced down the turning point for Rajasthan Royals against Chennai Super … Read more
Chennai Super Kings’ M.S. Dhoni in action against Rajasthan Royals at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday, 30 March 2025. Photo: | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Mahendra Singh Dhoni can’t bat ten overs running full stick as his knee remains dodgy and the former captain decides on his batting position based on the … Read more
Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad in action during the IPL 2025 match against Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati. | Photo Credit: AP Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad blamed their poor starts and fielding lapses as key reasons behind their six-run defeat to Rajasthan Royals in the IPL on Sunday (March 30, 2025), marking their … Read more
Rajasthan Royals’ captain Riyan Parag celebrates after taking the catch to get Chennai Super Kings’ Shivam Dube out during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, India, Sunday, March 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Rajasthan Royals’ stand-in captain Riyan Parag has been … Read more
Fans cheering during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Dr YSR ACA VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday | Photo Credit: K R DEEPAK Delhi Capitals’ all-round performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Dr YSR ACA VDCA Stadium enthralled Vizagites … Read more
Ronaldinho displayed his skills in Brazil Legends’ exhibition match against India All Stars in Chennai on Sunday. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Ronaldinho was a wonder for the spectators at the Brazil Legends versus India All Stars exhibition match in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday. It was as if he had designer, … Read more
Rajasthan Royals’ Nitish Rana plays a shot during the IPL 2025 match against Chennai Super Kings in Guwahati on March 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Nitish Rana showcased his big-hitting prowess with a scintillating 36-ball-81 but Chennai Super Kings bowlers made a spectacular comeback during the back-end to restrict Rajasthan Royals to … Read more
Faf du Plessis’ 26-ball half-century powered Delhi Capitals’ chase against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Mitchell Starc’s IPL fairytale continues. He returned to the league last season with Kolkata Knight Riders following an eight-year hiatus. It ended with a dream run on the podium. Mitchell … Read more
World championships bronze medallist Antim Panghal marked her return to international competition by securing a bronze medal in women’s 53kg at the Asian wrestling championships in Amman on Friday. Manisha also ensured another medal for India by reaching the 62kg final. Featuring in her first competition after the Paris Olympics, Antim beat Chinese Jin Zhang … Read more
Rohit Sharma needs to make his presence felt. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Following the full auction, the 2025 edition may be the start of a new cycle of the Indian Premier League. For Mumbai Indians, though, it has resulted in the same old story. Having built a reputation of ‘slow starters’, Mumbai Indians has … Read more
Chandrakant Pandit, the Kolkata Knight Riders head coach, has stated that IPL franchises will enjoy home advantage. “Who will not be happy about that? I mean, this is a simple answer,” Pandit said on Sunday, when asked if it’s time for all the teams to be given the home advantage in IPL. The topic has … Read more
Gurindervir Singh won the sprint gold in 1.0.2 seconds. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Gurindervir Singh broke the men’s National 100m record with a blistering run in the Indian Grand Prix 1 at SAI (NSSC) here on Friday. Reliance sprinter Gurindervir clocked a time of 10.20s, erasing the mark of Manikanta Hoblidhar (10.23s) set … Read more
Pre-decided: Gill said the opposition was not a factor in GT using the black-soil pitch. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Pacer Trent Boult refused to pin Mumbai Indians’ defeat to Gujarat Titans in an IPL 2025 match down to the black soil pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Saturday. “Good tactics from GT. … Read more
It’s early days for Chennai Super Kings in this season’s IPL, having played just two games (a win and a loss). However, the 50-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the MAC Stadium here on Friday exposed the team’s fundamental weakness, which has been apparent since the squad was put together at the auction last … Read more
Delhi Capitals’ captain Axar Patel and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Pat Cummins during the toss before an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on March 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins won … Read more
Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya celebrates the wicket of Gujarat Titans’ Rahul Tewatia during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad on March 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya has been fined ₹12 lakh after … Read more
Through the gate: CSK batters have not been able to free their arms consistently this season. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM It’s still early days for Chennai Super Kings in this season’s IPL as it has played just two games (a win and a loss). However, the 50-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Ishan Kishan at a practice session ahead of the team’s IPL match against Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Sunrisers Hyderabad made the 600-plus km journey to take on Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam, the second ‘home’ for its opponent. However, Muttiah Muralitharan, SRH’s spin bowling coach and … Read more
Keita Nakajima. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan Defending champion Keita Nakajima handled a tricky climax competently to emerge the joint leader with Eugenio Chacarra with four-under 140 at the end of two rounds in the $2.25 million Hero Indian Open golf championship at the DLF Golf and Country Club on Friday. After having been two-over … Read more
RR’s stand-in skipper Parag needs to pull his weight both with the bat and on the field. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Visiting teams don’t often force Chennai Super Kings into submission at the MAC Stadium, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru after a long 17-year- gap did just that on Friday. With little time to recover after … Read more
A view of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad ahead of the IPL 2025 match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans. | Photo Credit: PTI Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bowl against Gujarat Titans in an IPL match in Ahmedabad on Saturday (March 29, 2025). Having missed MI’s opener … Read more
Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh. File | Photo Credit: ANI Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh on Thursday (March 27, 2025) asserted that boxers will not miss any more tournaments, with national camps set to resume soon and a new coaching setup also to be announced. Indian boxing was in … Read more
Delhi Capitals will be bolstered by the return of K.L. Rahul in its IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Bolstered by the return of new parent K.L. Rahul, Delhi Capitals will hope to bring the curtains down on its time at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium … Read more
Phil Salt playing a shot against CSK. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Royal Challengers Bengaluru needed an aggressive opener for IPL 2025. The franchise figured out Phil Salt was the man for the job. In a YouTube video titled The Launch — Phil Salt Planning, it can be seen how impressed the RCB think-tank … Read more
Payas Jain upstaged G. Sathiyan in the men’s singles first round of the WTT Star Contender in Chennai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran On a day when top-ranked paddlers including Tomokazu Harimoto, Hugo Calderano and Hina Hayata among others were given a bye, two young Indian players and an Indian legend in his swansong, … Read more
Fresh from their morale-boosting win over LSG and bolstered by the return of India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, Delhi Capitals will look to build on the momentum when they take on formidable Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL in Visakhapatnam on Sunday (March 30, 2025). After a thunderous start to their campaign, SRH lost to Lucknow Super … Read more