File picture of police officers trying to control fans of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to get them to disperse from outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4, 2025 in Bengaluru, India. | Photo Credit: Getty Images For no fault of the players, RCB’s first IPL title will always be associated with death and disaster. … Read more
Nearly a month before his 44th birthday (July 7), Mahendra Singh Dhoni received an early gift. On Monday in London, he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, a little less than six years after his last international outing. There was no fairytale exit for the former captain, whose final game for the country … Read more
Australia’s Pat Cummins with South Africa’s Temba Bavuma during the coin toss for the 2025 ICC World Test Championship Final, at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, on June 11, 2025 | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first against defending champion Australia at Lord’s in the … Read more
England’s Ben Duckett in action against West Indies in the third T20I in Utilita Bowl, Britain on June 10, 2025 | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters England completed a 3-0 sweep of the Twenty20 international series against the West Indies after smashing 248-3 en route to a 37-run win in Southampton on Tuesday (June … Read more
Arunachal Olympic Association (AOA) and other organisations in the State have slammed the exclusion of weightlifter Sambo Lapung, a consistent gold medal winner, from the trials for the Commonwealth Championships 2025. GUWAHATI The Arunachal Olympic Association (AOA) and other organisations in the State have slammed the exclusion of weightlifter Sambo Lapung, a consistent gold medal … Read more
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne in action, during a nets session at Lord’s, London, on June 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Marnus Labuschagne has moved one place up the batting order to open with Usman Khawaja for Australia in the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s from Wednesday. Labuschagne’s place in the team … Read more
For no fault of the players, RCB’s first IPL title will always be associated with death and disaster. Rajat Patidar and his boys deserved better, as did the lakhs of fans who turned up that Wednesday morning to share in the triumph. Sport is a life-affirming activity, and to die in its support goes against … Read more
Hari scored a stylish 83 off 58 balls. | Photo Credit: M. Periyasamy C. Hari Nishaanth’s stylish 83 (58b, 7×4, 3×6), and M. Mohammed’s brilliant spell (four for 20) were the highlights of SKM Salem Spartans’ thrilling seven-run win over Trichy Grand Cholas in the TNPL at the Sri Ramakrishna College ground here on Tuesday. … Read more
The Indian campaign at the Archery World Cup Stage-3 ended without a medal with the exit of the country’s recurve individual archers on Saturday. Simranjeet Kaur, who was beaten 6-5 (shoot-off 11-8) by former World and Olympic champion An San of Korea in the quarterfinals, was the best Indian performer of the day. The results: … Read more
Nearly a month before his 44th birthday (July 7), Mahendra Singh Dhoni received an early gift. On Monday in London, he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, a little less than six years after his last international outing. There was no fairytale exit for the former captain, whose final game for the country … Read more
Prateek Tulsani and Ananya Muralidharan eked out a thrilling 11-8, 11-10, 11-10 mixed doubles victory over Trishall Surapureddy and Shreya Dhar to put U Mumba TT in the final with a 5-2 victory over Jaipur Patriots in the Dream UTT Juniors table tennis tournament at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad on Saturday. In the other … Read more
Karthik Meiyappan has played 31 ODIs and 15 T20Is for the UAE. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: AFP Nearly three years ago, Karthik Meiyappan etched his name in the record books when he performed a hat-trick for the UAE against Sri Lanka in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. The leg-spinner, who has played … Read more
World Champion D. Gukesh committed a costly blunder against American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in the final round to finish third, as five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen clinched a record-extending seventh Norway Chess title. Gukesh, after being in a disadvantageous position against 2018 Norway Chess champion Fabiano Caruana, tried to stage a late comeback but ran … Read more
Ruturaj Gaikwad. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad will join Yorkshire for five matches of the County Championship’s Division One as well as the One-Day Cup. Gaikwad will link up with the Yorkshire squad ahead of their County match against Surrey at Scarborough in July and will remain with the team until … Read more
File picture of former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Legendary cricketer Rahul Dravid on Tuesday (June 10, 2025) expressed anguish over the death of 11 people in a stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL victory celebrations, terming the incident as “unfortunate” and “sad”. Tragedy struck last Wednesday when nearly 2.5 … Read more
Australia’s Nathan Lyon is seen during a practice session ahead of the ICC World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lords. | Photo Credit: Reuters Winning the ICC World Test Championship title for the second consecutive time in London will be an important step in establishing the current Australian side as one of the … Read more
Arshdeep Singh during a practice session ahead of the Test cricket match series against England, in U.K. Photo: @BCCI via PTI India left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh is delighted to be back in Kent where he had earlier played county cricket as he looks to rediscover his red-ball rhythm ahead of the five-match Test series against … Read more
India’s MS Dhoni during nets. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday (June 9, 2025) announced the addition of seven veterans of the game into the ICC Hall of Fame. Here is a look at the seven inductees: MS Dhoni. File | Photo Credit: Reuters From lifting India’s first T20 … Read more
When it comes to major cricket finals, Australia is in a league of its own. Only Australia has won all four men’s global trophies. It is hard to beat in finals, having won 10 of 13 across the 50-over World Cup, 20-over World Cup, Champions Trophy, and World Test Championship. And let’s not get started … Read more
Nicholas Pooran, West Indies’ record holder in T20s, retires from international cricket
Nicholas Pooran of the West Indies. File | Photo Credit: AFP Nicholas Pooran, West Indies’ Twenty20 record-holder for runs and appearances, retired from international cricket on Monday (June 10, 2025). Pooran, 29, made the announcement on Instagram. “Wearing that maroon, standing for the anthem, and giving everything I had each time I stepped on the … Read more
Anshul Kamboj smashed his maiden First-Class fifty and also grabbed two wickets on the last day as India A’s second unofficial Test against England Loins ended in a draw here on Monday. England Lions, set an improbable 439-run target in the final session in the four-day match slipped to 32 for three before both the … Read more
Tristan Stubbs of South Africa during a nets session at Lord’s Cricket Ground on June 09, 2025 in London, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Reigning champions Australia face South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s starting Wednesday amid a chorus of criticism over the competition’s format. Wisden, cricket’s ‘bible’, was scathing … Read more
England’s Jos Buttler in action during the 2nd Vitality IT20 match between England and West Indies at Seat Unique Stadium on June 08, 2025 in Bristol, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images England batter Jos Buttler surpassed Ireland veteran Paul Stirling, becoming the fourth-highest run-getter in T20I cricket history. Buttler accomplished this feat during his … Read more
Swapnil Singh smashed a 14-ball 45. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Swapnil Singh produced a fine all-round performance, first a brilliant 14-ball 45 (2×4, 5×6) followed by a miserly spell (4-0-26-2) to help Chepauk Super Gillies thrash Nellai Royal Kings by 41 runs in a TNPL-9 league match at the Sri Ramakrishna College ground here … Read more
M.S. Dhoni was on June 9, 2025 inducted into the ICC’s Hall of Fame for the year 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Former India captain M.S. Dhoni was on Monday (June 9, 2025) inducted into the ICC’s Hall of Fame for the year 2025 along with Australian great Matthew Hayden and South Africa’s Hashim Amla. … Read more
Stellar show: Harmeet’s powerful forehand winners came in handy in the opening match against Robles. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The toss was done, and the line-ups were announced. But during the warm-ups, Dina Meshref – PBG Pune Jaguars’ ace paddler of the Ultimate Table Tennis’ sixth season – pulled out after having hurt her … Read more
For the past two-and-a-half months, K.L. Rahul’s primary focus had been on striving to show through the IPL that he has evolved into a more purposeful T20 batter. Subjected to an avalanche of criticism in recent years for his relatively staid approach in the shortest format, a return of 539 runs in 13 matches at a strike … Read more
Tiruppur Tamizhans’ Esakkimuthu made a memorable TNPL debut against Dindigul Dragons. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY In a highly competitive environment like professional sport, first impressions are often the best impressions one can leave, and A. Esakkimuthu did just that. The 23-year-old pacer starred under the night sky on debut for IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans against … Read more
Indian archers put up disappointing performances as none could reach the medal round at the Archery World Cup Stage-3 in Antalya on Friday. The results: Compound: Individual: Men: Rishabh Yadav bt Bunyod Mirzametov (Kaz) 157-153 (first round), bt Neil Bridgewater (Gbr) 154-146 (second round), bt Abhishek Verma 157-154 (third round), lost to Nicolas Girard (Fra) … Read more