England Adil Rashid play a shot during the second T20 match at MAC Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Ragu R England skipper Jos Buttler sees veteran leg-spinner Adil Rashid as the team’s most important player in the T20 setup after his special skills were on display in the third match against India … Read more
R. Praggnanandhaa and D. Gukesh. File | Photo Credit: Lennart Ootes Continuing his fine form in the Tata Steel Masters, Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa played out a solid draw with world champion D. Gukesh in the eighth round here. Playing the white side of a Berlin defence, Praggnanandhaa had a slightly favourable position optically, but … Read more
Indian Grandmaster Vaishali. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev’s refusal to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali stirred up a controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament before the Uzbek apologised, saying that he meant no disrespect and didn’t respond to the gesture because of “religious reasons”. In a video … Read more
Sri Lanka signed off from the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup with an impressive 12-run victory over Australia here on Wednesday. Australia had already qualified for the semi-finals ahead of Sri Lanka but were unable to carry their unbeaten record into the last four. Chamudi Praboda led an impressive bowling attack that took wickets … Read more
Spectators are seen at the ‘Gautam Gambhir Stand’ on the first day of a Ranji trophy cricket match between Delhi and Railways, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi, Thursday, January 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI There was a brief rush and jostling outside the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday (January 30, 2025) … Read more