Praggnanandhaa | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The India No. 1 in chess ranking is kind of a musical chair now. It shows how strongly the young Indians have been faring at the highest level. The latest occupant of the hot seat is R. Praggnanandhaa, who is ranked World No. 4 in the latest FIDE rating … Read more
The new National Sports Policy that seeks to utilise the potential of sports to drive excellence, economic growth and social progress, was approved by the Union Cabinet on Tuesday. The aim of the sports policy, developed in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders apart from different branches of the government machinery, is to create … Read more
Gill and Jadeja put on 203 for the sixth wicket. | Photo Credit: AFP India’s strategy to pack its team with batting all-rounders was to give the side added help in putting up giant totals. On the second day of the second Test against England here, it bore fruit as Ravindra Jadeja scored 89 batting … Read more
Twice in Leeds, India had threatened to bury England under a mountain of runs — at 430 for three in the first innings and 333 for four in the second. But it was here at Edgbaston on Thursday (July 3, 2025) that the visitors finally made good on the promise by raking up a mammoth … Read more
Mainstay: Skipper Harmanpreet missing matches did not help India’s cause. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO While most of the Indian men’s hockey team players and staff took a break after the disappointing outing in the European leg of the FIH Pro League, assistant coach Shivendra Singh landed straight back at the SAI Centre, Bengaluru. As … Read more
Ashwin had led Dragons from the front. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN Chepauk Super Gillies and Dindigul Dragons will square off for a berth in the final of the TNPL when the two sides meet in Qualifier 2 at the NPR College ground here on Friday. Super Gillies have been the standout team of the … Read more
File picture of Vaibhav Suryavanshi in action for India U-19s against the England U19s | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters Teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi continued his rich vein of form by smashing a record nine sixes as India defeated England by four wickets in the rain-truncated third U19 Youth ODI to take a 2-1 … Read more
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India’s captain Shubman Gill acknowledges the applause from the crowd as he leaves the field at the end of play on day one of the second Test match against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, on July 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP India captain Shubman Gill’s clearly thought-out strategy and body language on the … Read more
Second seed Divyanshi Bhowmick defeated China’s Zhu Qihui, seeded three, 13-11, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8 to clinch the under-15 girls’ singles title at the 29th Asian youth table tennis championships in Tashkent. With the stunning victory – her second against a Chinese opponent in the knockout stage – Divyanshi secured a direct berth for … Read more
A 20-member India-A men’s team will tour Europe later this month as Hockey India hopes to cultivate and improve the national team’s bench strength ahead of a crucial 18 months, culminating in the Asian Games next year. The squad was announced on Tuesday and includes a bulk of players from the senior core group and … Read more
Shubman Gill plays a shot during a One Day International (ODI) cricket match of the ICC Champions Trophy between India and Bangladesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI India’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh in August could be rescheduled because it needs clearance from the Indian government, a senior Bangladesh cricket official told AFP on Wednesday (July … Read more
BCCI Ombudsman has granted RCB and KSCA four weeks to respond, following an official complaint filed by IPS officer Vikas Kumar. File | Photo Credit: PTI IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have landed in further trouble after BCCI Ombudsman-cum-Ethics Officer Justice (Retd) Arun Mishra directed the franchise, along with the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), … Read more
When the bell rings, it’s not the size of the fighter that matters — it’s the precision of the blows, the ability to absorb them, and the will to hit back harder. 835 runs in total — five centuries from the opposition. Every sign pointing towards collapse and defeat in a fourth innings chase. But … Read more
R. Ashwin of Dindigul Dragons bats against Trichy Grand Cholas in the TNPL Eliminator at Natham in Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday, 02 July 2025. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN Dindigul Dragons has easily the best bowling attack in the TNPL, led by its potent spin combo of R. Ashwin and Varun Chakaravarthy. Add … Read more
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s brisk knock set the tone for the Indian innings. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Yashasvi Jaiswal, who fell 13 short of scoring his second century of the series (87, 107b, 13×4), lauded his captain Shubman Gill, who grabbed the opportunity for a second hundred by coming up with a mature knock (114 batting, 216b, 12×4). … Read more
On a day when India’s team selection provoked and riled admirers and critics alike, Shubman Gill & Co reached 310 for five at stumps in the second Test against England at Birmingham on Wednesday. On the opening morning at Edgbaston, when asked by Ben Stokes to experience the pitch first, India left two of its … Read more
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The organisers of the World Super Kabaddi League (WSKL) on Monday (June 30, 2025) announced that the inaugural edition of the tournament, featuring about 30 countries, will be held in Dubai, tentatively in February-March next year. Backed by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF), WSKL … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah during the warm up before the match against England on July 2, 2025 | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters England won the toss and opted to field on Day 1 of the second Test match against India in Edgbaston on July 2, 2025. India has opted to rest Jasprit Bumrah after much … Read more
File picture of cricketer Mohammed Shami | Photo Credit: PTI The Calcutta High Court directed Indian pacer Mohammed Shami to pay his estranged wife, Hasin Jahan, and daughter a monthly alimony of ₹4 lakh as maintenance during the ongoing legal battle with his spouse. Jahan had moved the High Court against a district sessions court’s … Read more
In this image via Badminton Photo, India’s Ayush Shetty returns to Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-chen during the men’s singles semi-final match at the US Open 2025 badminton tournament, in Iowa, USA, on June 28, 2025. Photo: Badminton Photo/Yves Lacroix via PTI Photo Rising shuttler Ayush Shetty notched up his first BWF World Tour title with … Read more
India’s Shree Charani celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England’s Amy Jones. | Photo Credit: Reuters A brilliant 24-run victory for India Women over England Women at County Ground in Bristol on Tuesday (July 1, 2025), fueled by half-centuries from Amanjot Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues, as well as outstanding bowling from Shree Charani, … Read more
Manu Bhaker, topper Suruchi Phogat, and Rahi Sarnobat. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Suruchi Phogat continued to assert her class as she beat double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker by 1.1 points for the top spot in the women’s air pistol in the National shooting selection trials at the Trishul Academy in Maharana Pratap Sports College … Read more
Watching India lose a Test in England that many thought they had sewn up early (before the threads were loosened), told us something about generational change. The flag-waving was premature. Teams need a settling-down period. Teams also need to have the right man in the right slot, not someone who on a good day can … Read more
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images Promising Indian shuttlers Tanvi Sharma and Ayush Shetty marched into the semifinals of the U.S. Open badminton tournament with convincing wins to continue their impressive run in the Super 300 Tournament here. The 16-year-old Tanvi wrapped up her match in 33 minutes with a fine 21-13, … Read more
U. Sasidev of Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans in action against Chepauk Super Gillies in the TNPL Qualifier 1 at Natham in Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday, 01 July 2025. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN Last year, IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans posted 200 in Qualifier 1 against Lyca Kovai Kings but got blown away by B. Sai … Read more
England’s Ben Stokes during the press conference. Photo: Action Images via Reuters Success breeds success, and Bazball-era England has been a shining example of this. Starting in June 2022, England has chased six targets of 250 or more successfully. Two of these have come against India – 378 here in Birmingham in July 2022 and … Read more
India’s Shubman Gill during the press conference. Photo: Action Images via Reuters The curiosity and chatter around India’s team composition leading into the second Test against England has come to resemble a long, drawn-out soap opera. Yet another episode played out on Tuesday (July 1, 2025) afternoon at Edgbaston in Birmingham, again without any conclusion. … Read more
Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa won the UzChess Cup Masters 2025 tournament in Tashkent on June 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: Instagram/@pragg_chess Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa became India’s top-ranked chess player in the live ratings after winning the UzChess Cup Masters 2025, in Tashkent on Friday (June 27, 2025). The win took Praggnanandhaa’s live rating to 2778.3, making … Read more
The podium: Sonam, topper Narmada, and Rajshree. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Narmada Nithin beat Sonam Maskar by 1.7 points for the top spot in women’s air rifle in the National shooting selection trials at the Trishul Academy in Maharana Pratap Sports College on Friday. Rajshree Sancheti won third place ahead of Shreya Agrawal and … Read more