DeChambeau raves about the Indian experience

DeChambeau. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan Two-time Major champion, Bryson DeChambeau was defeated and disappointed with his performance, especially on the 17th hole, but was equally delighted about the Indian experience in the $2 million International Series golf championship at the DLF Golf Club. “I would have had a better chance if I hadn’t made … Read more

Schniederjans overwhelms DeChambeau & Co.

It was a brilliantly consistent fare from Ollie Schniederjans as he wound up with a 10-under 178, and beat fellow American and two-time Major champion Bryson DeChambeau by four shots, in the International Series golf championship, in front of packed arena, at the DLF here on Sunday. The 31-year-old Ollie, a former world No.1 amateur … Read more

₹1 crore cash incentive to G Trisha, ₹10 lakhs each to Dhruthi Kesari, trainer and head coach

Sportsperson G. Trisha with Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad on Wednesday (February 5, 2025). | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced a cash incentive of ₹1 crore to G. Trisha, who was the ‘player of the tournament’ and ‘player of the final’ in the recently-concluded Women’s World Cup … Read more

Not having Bumrah will reduce India’s chances by 30-35% in Champions Trophy: Shastri

Jasprit Bumrah. | Photo Credit: ANI Former skipper Ravi Shastri reckons that Jasprit Bumrah’s potential absence could severely weaken the Indian team in the Champions Trophy but advised against rushing the premier fast bowler’s return to the national side. Bumrah suffered back spasms in the fifth Test against Australia at Sydney in January, and did … Read more

Cummins ‘heavily unlikely’ for Champions Trophy: Head coach McDonald

Australian skipper Pat Cummins. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Australia captain and pace spearhead Pat Cummins is “heavily unlikely” to be fit in time for this month’s Champions Trophy, head coach Andrew McDonald has revealed, opening up the possibility of either Steve Smith or Travis Head leading the side. Cummins hasn’t been able to … Read more

Basketball – The Hindu

Great going: The Tamil Nadu’s women players celebrate their triumph. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR All smiles: The Tamil Nadu women’s basketballers with their gold medals. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Victorious: The victorious Punjab men’s basketball team. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Looking stronger with many new coming in, Punjab shocked … Read more

When sport is politics by other means, self-interest is key

The eighteenth century Scottish economist Adam Smith may not have been a cricket fan, but something he said does apply to the sport. In his Wealth of Nations he wrote, “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their … Read more

With Champions Trophy in mind, Varun Chakravarthy added to Indian ODI squad against England

Varun Chakravarthy with Kuldeep Yadav during a practice session ahead of the first ODI cricket match against England, at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur, on February 4, 2025 | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak In-form mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy was on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) included in the Indian ODI squad after his heroics in … Read more

Ranji Trophy 2024/25: Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube included in Mumbai squad for Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Haryana

Both Suryakumar and Dube, who took part in the recently-concluded India-England five-match T20I series which the hosts won 4-1, have played one game each in Mumbai’s title defence of the Ranji Trophy this season. | Photo Credit: AP India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube have been included in Mumbai’s 18-member squad for their … Read more

HIL | Bengal Tigers to meet Hyderabad Toofans in final

Bengal Tigers’ goalkepper is mobbed by his teammates after the shootout win. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN In a nerve-wracking penalty shootout, Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers was 0.2 seconds from missing out on the Hockey India League (HIL) final when Florent van Aubel’s reverse flick in the sudden death barely beat the buzzer. Then, goalkeeper … Read more

Sai Sudharsan returns to TN squad for Ranji quarterfinals

Sai Sudharsan. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR In a major boost to Tamil Nadu, opener B. Sai Sudharsan has recovered from his sports hernia injury and will return to action for the team’s Ranji Trophy quarterfinal clash with Vidarbha in Nagpur, starting on Saturday. Sai Sudharsan has been out of action since … Read more

National Games | Bindyarani breaks Mirabai’s 55kg snatch record

Manipur weightlifter Bindyarani on her way to a new National mark in 55kg snatch in at the 38th National Games in Dehradhun on Friday. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR S. Bindyarani Devi broke former Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu’s snatch National record while winning the National Games women’s 55kg weightlifting gold at the Maharana … Read more

Varun Aaron praises Bumrah – The Hindu

Varun Aaron says Jasprit Bumrah makes exceptional use of his natural ability. | Photo Credit: File photo: Getty Images : Former India pacer Varun Aaron compared Jasprit Bumrah’s ability to control the ball to that of the great Wasim Akram, speaking about Bumrah’s performance in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy. “That’s one of the finest series … Read more

Tanmay reaping the rewards of making mental adjustments

Tanmay has been the most consistent batter for Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: V. V.  SUBRAHMANYAM Tanmay Agarwal has every reason to look back at the just-concluded Ranji Trophy campaign for Hyderabad with a sense of pride and joy. The 29-year-old southpaw scored 934 runs in 12 innings with four hundreds at an average of 77.83 … Read more

Abhishek blitzkrieg blows away England in series finale

Abhishek celebrates his century. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The series in the bag. A boisterous crowd at the Wankhede Stadium was behind the home team. It perhaps resulted in a fitting trigger for Abhishek Sharma who single-handedly blew England away with a blitzkrieg that shattered a plethora of records and set up a crushing … Read more

GOLF | Chacarra leads with 4-under 68 in unfinished first round

Brysan DeChambeau in action on the opening day of the International Series golf championship at the DLF Club in Gurugram on Thursday, January 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan The reigning PGA champion Bryson DeChambeau was the focus on the opening day of the $2 million International Series golf championship at the DLF Golf … Read more

Ranji Trophy | Dubey claims six as Vidarbha gets past Hyderabad

Harsh Dubey. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI. It was a script that has been all too familiar for Vidarbha this season. For the third time in seven matches, the side fought back after conceding a first-innings lead to complete another outright win, this time a 58-run victory against Hyderabad at the VCA Stadium here on … Read more