Chennai will host India’s Group-D home match against Saudi Arabia as part of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers on November 30. India is grouped with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. India has to finish in the top 3 in its Group to progress to the next round of Qualifiers. In a message to The Hindu … Read more
England’s Phil Salt celebrates his record-breaking century during the second T20I against South Africa in Manchester on September 12, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Phil Salt’s fastest and highest Twenty20 hundred for England launched the third biggest ever men’s total and a smashing 146-run win over South Africa on Friday (September 12, 2025). Salt’s 141 … Read more
Having visited India several dozens of times for the last 40 years, legendary Australian cricketer Steve Waugh said he still can’t get enough of the country, and is drawn to see the real India. “There is something about India that gets in your system. It is quite fascinating. I just love watching people going about … Read more
Having visited India several dozens of times for the last 40 years, legendary Australian cricketer and captain Steve Waugh said he still can’t get enough of the country, and is drawn to see the real India. From cricket, to photography, to mentoring and leadership, to philanthropy, to entrepreneurship, he talked about diverse topics in two … Read more
Akram feels it is extremely tough to read Varun off the pitch. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Wasim Akram believes that India’s spinners could trouble the Pakistan middle-order when the two sides meet in the Asia Cup on Sunday. In the marquee clash, India is likely to deploy three spinners, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav and … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray | Photo Credit: PTI Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday (September 12, 2025) slammed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the India-Pakistan match slated for September 14 in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. Seeking its boycott, he said, “We have told the whole … Read more
Samrat Rana shot 582 and missed the final owing to a lesser number of inner-10s after being tied with Vahid Golkhandan of Ireland in men’s air pistol in the World Cup in Ningbo, China, on Wednesday. Qualification topper Hu Kai (589) of China beat compatriot You Changjie by 0.8 points for the gold. The results: … Read more
Mohammad Haris celebrates his fifty. | Photo Credit: AP Oman’s reckless batting couldn’t hold up a candle to its disciplined bowling effort as Pakistan clinched a 93-run win despite scoring a middling 160 in its Asia Cup skirmish at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Friday. After showing a glimpse of fight with 40 … Read more
Abhishek Sharma’s aggressive starts have powered India. | Photo Credit: AFP Beyond the opening pair of Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma, India’s batting order will have to be malleable going into next year’s T20 World Cup. That was the essence of batting coach Sitanshu Kotak’s message to his players ahead of the all-important Group A … Read more
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Indian team’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak says the job of the cricketers is to focus on the game. | Photo Credit: File photo: PTI Amidst calls for boycott of the Asia Cup contest between India and Pakistan on Sunday from some sections of the Indian public, Sitanshu Kotak, the batting coach of the national team, … Read more
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Patidar was at his best against the pacers. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Centuries from Rajat Patidar (101, 115b, 12×4, 2×6) and Yash Rathod (137 batting, 188b, 11×4, 1×6) took Central Zone to a strong position against South Zone on the second day of their Duleep Trophy final at the BCCI CoE Ground (1) … Read more
Shaurya Binu. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Shaurya Binu overcame a rough start to emerge as the sole leader with a three-under 69 on the opening day of the Rs. 1.5 crore IGPL golf tournament at the Chandigarh Golf Club in Chandigarh on Wednesday. After being two over by the sixth hole, Shaurya recovered to … Read more
Onwards and upwards: Pradosh said he was happy with the level of consistency he achieved in the Buchi Babu tournament. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU When Pradosh Ranjan Paul scored a brilliant 163 on his India-A debut against South Africa-A in Potchefstroom in December 2023, it seemed the Tamil Nadu left-hander would soon follow in … Read more
Litton Das set up an easy win for the Tigers. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Litton Das and Towhid Hridoy’s match-winning partnership for the third wicket was a throwback to the early days of T20 batting, when minimising risk was still trendy. The duo proved that the retro quality it imbibed was still efficient as … Read more
Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson attends a press conference in Dubai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan’s opening encounter of the Asia Cup is against Oman on Friday, but Sunday’s marquee spectacle versus India featured prominently in coach Mike Hesson’s pre-match media interaction. Instead of trotting out cliches about the Pakistanis taking one game … Read more
Nupur defeated Uzbekistan’s Oltinoy 4-1 in the quarterfinals. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Paris Olympian Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) and Nupur Sheoran (80+kg) booked berths in the semifinals to ensure medals for India at the World boxing championships in Liverpool on Wednesday. Jaismine outshone Uzbekistan’s Khumorabonu Mamajonova 5-0 in the quarterfinals. Nupur, who got a first-round … Read more
The victorious TN boys’ team | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The victorious TN girls’ team | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu boys’ and girls’ bagged the titles in the 75th National junior basketball championships in Ludhiana on Tuesday. In the boys’ final, Tamil Nadu overcame host Punjab 81-76 while in the girls’ title clash, … Read more
Saransh Jain spun a web around the South Zone batters as Central Zone gained the advantage on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy final in Bengaluru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR A poor batting effort left South Zone in a hole on the first day of the Duleep Trophy final against … Read more
Shivam Dube, second left, claimed a three-for against the UAE. | Photo Credit: AP Shivam Dube has bowled a grand total of three overs for Chennai Super Kings in the last three IPL seasons owing to the Impact Player rule. When India ended its 11-year hoodoo at ICC events by winning the 2024 T20 World … Read more
File photo of Parneet Kaur. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Parneet Kaur missed out on a compound women’s individual medal, while the Indian recurve women’s team stayed on the hunt for a bronze at the World archery championships in Gwangju, Korea, on Tuesday (September 9, 2025). Even after stunning Great Britain’s World No. 2 Ella … Read more
ICC announces all-female officials line-up for the ODI World Cup. | Photo Credit: icc-cricket.com Insisting that it was more than a symbolic gesture, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday (September 11, 2025) announced an all-female officials line-up for the ODI World Cup which begins later this month in India and Sri Lanka. The tournament … Read more
Olympian Jasmine Lamboria (57kg) advanced to the quarterfinals while World youth champions Sakshi Chaudhary (54kg) and Sanamacha Chanu (70kg) fell in the pre-quarterfinals in women’s competitions of the World boxing championships in Liverpool. World Boxing Cup silver medallist Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) entered the pre-quarterfinals in the men’s section. Jaismine ousted Brazilian Olympian Jucielen Romeu 5-0 … Read more
Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha, Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan, and India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav address the media during the unveiling of the Asia Cup 2025 trophy in Dubai. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 11, 2025) refused urgent listing of a plea seeking cancellation of the cricket match between India and … Read more
File photo of Prathamesh Fuge. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images A day after helping India claim the men’s team title, Rishabh Yadav, Aman Saini and Prathamesh Fuge saw their individual journey ending in the quarterfinals of the World archery championships in Gwangju, Korea, on Monday (September 8, 2025). Resuming their campaigns, the Indians won … Read more
Suryakumar Yadav in action during the India vs UAE Asia Cup match in Dubai on September 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters India crushed the United Arab Emirates by nine wickets, chasing down a paltry 58-run target in just 4.3 overs, in their opening match of the Asia Cup here on Wednesday (September 10, 2025). … Read more