Gill was named India’s Player of the Series in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. | Photo Credit: AP Having enjoyed a stupendous run with the bat on the just-concluded tour of England in his first Test series as India captain, Shubman Gill’s next assignment will be as North Zone skipper in the Duleep Trophy starting on August … Read more
Grandmaster Karthikeyan Murali joins the Masters field at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 to be held here from August 6 following the withdrawal of Vladimir Fedoseev. The Russian had to withdraw due to unforeseen circumstances, a press release said on Monday. The 26-year-old Karthikeyan will feature in an impressive line-up that includes India’s World … Read more
Talking about the Archery League, Archery Association of India president Arjun Munda said, “We are confident that with the help of the Archery League, we will be able to fulfil these dreams and provide more opportunities.” | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Archery Association of India (AAI) on Monday (August 4, 2025) announced the first-of-its-kind … Read more
India’s Mohammed Siraj poses after winning the player of the match award after India won the match to draw the test series Action Images via Reuters. | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters India pacer Mohammed Siraj has attained a career-best 15th position in the latest ICC Test rankings following his match-winning performance in the … Read more
Believe! Mohammed Siraj unwraps his version of the Cristiano Ronaldo celebration after taking the match winning wicket of Gus Atkinson on day five of the 5th Rothesay Test at The Kia Oval, London, on August 04, 2025 | Photo Credit: Getty Images It is unlikely that Indian television will devise a ‘Sirajcam’, but it should. … Read more
The story so far: “Preparing for 2036 Summer Olympics, it is imperative that the sports governance landscape undergoes a positive transformation to bring better outcomes,” reads the aims of the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025. The Bill, which has been tabled in the Lok Sabha by Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is likely to be … Read more
Jonty Rhodes at the inauguration of the Asian Surfing Championship in Mamallapuram on Sunday. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Former South Africa cricketer and brand ambassador for the Surfing Federation of India (SFI), Jonty Rhodes, expressed his happiness in India’s growing surfing culture and singled out rising star Kamali Moorthy for special praise. He was … Read more
Indian players celebrate after defeating England by six runs in the Oval Test. | Photo Credit: ANI Not many had pinned hopes on India when the team landed in England for the five-match Test series a couple of months ago. With Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma moving on from the format, the team certainly lacked … Read more
Gukesh, who finished third in Norway, wishes to devote more energy in that format in the second half of the year. | Photo Credit: File photo The reigning World chess champion D. Gukesh has played quite well in both classical and rapid tournaments this year, but somehow has been unable to get crucial breakthroughs. After … Read more
Mohammed Siraj in action on day 5 of the fifth Test at the Oval in London on August 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mohammed Siraj has “debunked forever this business of workload”, said India batting great Sunil Gavaskar, questioning the concept by asserting that playing for the country should be enough to “forget the … Read more
How do you describe this series? How do you even begin to start to describe this series? A classic seems too cliched, an epic too obvious. For five Tests and 25 days and more than 70 sessions, two teams at different ends of the experience spectrum went toe to toe. Shots were fired, counter measures … Read more
Never say die: Siraj bowled 185.3 overs and emerged as the leading wicket-taker (23) in England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images After a series-saving five-wicket haul at The Oval, Mohammed Siraj was spotted learning a trend from Arshdeep Singh for an Instagram reel. It involved a nonchalant utterance of the words: “Pressure? What pressure?” Arshdeep then … Read more
The Chief Minister launched the policy in the presence some of India’s most respected stakeholders in sports. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy unveiled the Telangana Sports Policy during the first edition of the Telangana Sports Conclave here on Saturday. The policy outlines a comprehensive vision for sports development across the … Read more
India skipper Shubman Gill celebrates with Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna after winning the fifth and final Test against England at The Oval on August 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images As Shubman Gill’s first assignment as India’s Test captain turned out to be a memorable one as his team came from behind to … Read more
Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh, winner of the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup with her parents Namrata and Jitendra Deshmukh, during a press conference in Nagpur. FIle | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai on Saturday (August 2, 2025) visited newly-crowned FIDE Chess World Cup champion and Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh at her residence in … Read more
India’s captain Shubman Gill and England’s captain Ben Stokes pose for pictures during the felicitation ceremony following India’s victory in the fifth Test match against England, at The Oval cricket ground, in London, England, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. The series ended in a 2-2 draw. | Photo Credit: PTI England captain Ben Stokes, who missed … Read more
Lakshya will be up against fifth seed Alwi Farhan of Indonesia while Mannepalli will take on Malaysia’s Justin Hoh in the last-four round. File. | Photo Credit: AP Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen and promising Tharun Mannepalli advanced to the men’s singles semifinals of the Macau Open Super 300 badminton tournament after registering hard-fought wins … Read more
The Indian men’s and women’s table tennis teams have booked their places for the prestigious World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) in London after a stellar show at the 2025 South Asia Regional Championships held in Kathmandu. Only 16 coveted Asian quota spots were available per gender. Four regional champions from Central Asia, South Asia, South-East … Read more
Indian players acknowledge the crowd after their fantastic win against England at the Oval on August 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The legendary Sachin Tendulkar led the way as the Indian cricket fraternity on Monday (August 4, 2025) lavished praise on the Shubman Gill-led team after the stunning win in the fifth Test against … Read more
Mohammed Siraj celebrates the wicket of Gus Atkinson on day 5 of the fifth Test against England at the Oval on August 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The word impossible is not a part of Mohammed Siraj’s dictionary as he always believed that he can win the final Test for India from any point … Read more
Indian players celebrate a wicket on day 5 of the fifth Test against England at the Oval in London on August 4, 2025 | Photo Credit: Getty Images Indian bowlers, led by Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna, pulled India out from jaws of defeat on Day 5 of the fifth Test against England at the … Read more
While its previous election process stands paused since March last, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has issued a fresh notification for holding its polls in Delhi-NCR on August 21. Following World Boxing’s ultimatum to hold BFI’s long overdue elections by August 31, the interim committee (IC), which is running the national federation and is … Read more
The Indian men’s basketball coach Scott Flemming with his wards at a practice session. File. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Scott Fleming, the Indian men’s basketball team head coach said the teams in Group ‘C’ in the FIBA Asia Cup beginning in Jeddah on August 5, are all higher ranked than India (Asia ranked 15) and … Read more
Divya Deshmukh and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at the felicitation in Dellhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The newly crowned women’s chess World Cup champion, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh, was felicitated by the Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday. Grandmaster Koneru Humpy, who finished runner-up to Divya, joined online from her home for … Read more
China’s Yu Zidi of China prepares to compete in the women’s 200-meter butterfly final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, on July 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP China’s Yu Zidi said she felt “quite emotional” after the 12-year-old became the youngest swimmer in history to win a world championships medal. Yu swam in … Read more
England’s Harry Brook plays a shot on day four of the fifth cricket test match against India at The Kia Oval in London, on August 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Mohammed Siraj struck again for India before England’s Harry Brook counter-attacked in style as a dramatic fifth and deciding Test at the Oval remained … Read more
Gill has led from the front in his maiden Test series as skipper. | Photo Credit: PTI It’s early days for Shubman Gill, the captain. But he has already broken quite a few records. Giil’s aggregate in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy is the second-highest for a captain behind Don Bradman’s 810 against England in the 1936-37 … Read more
Logo of Pakistan Cricket Board. The board announced a blanket ban on its players’ participation in future editions of the World Championship of Legends (WCL), accusing the tournament organisers of being “biased” and lacking sporting integrity. Twitter/@TheRealPCB The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday (August 3, 2025) announced a blanket ban on its players’ participation … Read more
Batting great Graham Gooch reckons that the fiercely fought five-match series between India and England is exactly the impetus that the “under-pressure” Test format needs, but fears that the existing trend of just the “big three” engaging more with each other will eventually lead to boredom and stagnation. The majority of Test cricket is contested … Read more
Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels confident about CSK’s future. | Photo Credit: AKHILA EASWARAN Chennai Super Kings had a forgettable time in the IPL earlier this year, but M.S. Dhoni feels the team plugged the gaps in the squad in the second half of the season and exuded confidence about the future. Dhoni led the team … Read more