KKR mentor Dwayne Bravo says the team’s batters have been low on confidence. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR After another batting failure against Gujarat Titans resulting in Kolkata Knight Riders’ fifth loss in the Indian Premier League, mentor Dwayne Bravo admitted that finishing had been an issue with the defending champion this season. With … Read more
File picture of former Australian cricketer Michael Slater | Photo Credit: SPORTZPICS for BCCI Former Australia test batter and TV commentator Michael Slater was sentenced to four years’ prison on Tuesday (April 22, 2025) after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges, but will walk free after serving more than a year in custody. Slater’s prison … Read more
Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill and teammates Jos Buttler and Washington Sundar celebrate the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders’ Ajinkya Rahane during their IPL 2025 match, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday, April 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders have struggled with batting issues throughout this IPL season and … Read more
Neeraj Chopra. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Two-time Olympic medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra started his season on a high by winning the Potch Invitational Track event in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Chopra topped the six-man field, hurling the spear to a distance of 84.52m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger event on Wednesday. The … Read more
Combined image of Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana | Photo Credit: Getty Images Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana have been crowned the world’s leading cricketers in the latest edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Bumrah won the honour in the men’s section after a stellar 2024 when he excelled across formats and was named player … Read more
Rohit Sharma was in full flow against CSK. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Suryakumar Yadav was at his marauding best on Sunday night. But it was the return of Rohit Sharma’s form with the willow that made the Mumbai Indians camp happiest at the Wankhede Stadium. After all, Rohit had had a quiet – to … Read more
At the Wankhede on Sunday night, the finish came with a flourish. With M.S. Dhoni, the man who immortalised picture-perfect climaxes at this venue with that shot over long-on on the night of the 2011 ODI World Cup final, stationed behind the stumps, Suryakumar Yadav dispatched Matheesha Pathirana for two consecutive sixes to complete a … Read more
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill got out at 90 against KKR at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday, 21 April 2025. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Captain Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharshan spelt their class to score excellent half-centuries as Gujarat Titans accumulated 198 in its Indian Premier League contest against Kolkata Knight Riders … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants’ pacer Mayank Yadav during a practice session on the eve of its IPL match against Delhi Capitals in Lucknow. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA A confident Lucknow Super Giants will eye revenge in its reverse fixture against Delhi Capitals in a tussle for the top spot in the IPL at the Ekana … Read more
Ishan Kishan has been placed in Grade C while Shreyas Iyer made it to Grade B. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R. V. MOORTHY Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan have been handed a central contact while Rishabh Pant has been promoted from Grade B to A as the Board of Control for Cricket in India … Read more
Senior players Jadeja, Dhoni and Ashwin have largely been disappointing. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Just a solitary game into the latter half of the season and Chennai Super Kings has started planning for the next Indian Premier League edition. Head coach Stephen Fleming stated that the franchise will try and utilise the remaining matches … Read more
BCCI releases 34-strong list of centrally contracted players, including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and newcomers Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma and batting talisman Virat Kohli retained their place in the top category, while the out-of-favour duo of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan … Read more
Stephen Fleming, coach of Chennai Super Kings, during a warm-up session prior to an IPL match in Lucknow | Photo Credit: Getty Images Head coach Stephen Fleming said Chennai Super Kings are “realistic” about their position in this year’s Indian Premier League, but asserted that the five-time champions will leave no stone unturned to find … Read more
Scott Flemming is nearly one year into his second stint as the India National basketball team coach, having previously been at the helm from 2012 to 2015. The American has also had coaching experience in the NBA Development League (G League), travelled to several countries to impart his knowledge and has also been the Technical … Read more
Back in the days when tennis’ Davis Cup was played exclusively on the home-and-away format right until the final, it was one of sport’s grander spectacles. The sheer energy and electricity of playing at home almost erased the gulf between nations and between players. Tennis history is replete with stirring deeds in the country vs … Read more
Devdutt Padikkal en route his fifty. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Devdutt Padikkal has played a crucial role in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s away wins this season by playing impactful knocks. His innings of 61 helped RCB cruise to a seven-wicket win against Punjab Kings on Sunday. Padikkal, who scored his maiden fifty in IPL 2025, … Read more
KKR’s spin bowling coach Carl Crowe addresses the media ahead of the IPL match against Gujarat Titans at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, 20 April 2025. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Kolkata Knight Riders spin bowling coach Carl Crowe said the loss against Punjab Kings in the low-scoring match did not make his … Read more
Saurabh Chaudhary. Photo: Special Arrangement Ace shooter Saurabh Chaudhary opened India’s medal account with a bronze in the men’s 10m air pistol event on day one of the year’s second ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Lima on Tuesday (April 15, 2025). China’s Hu Kai won gold with a score of 246.4, just 0.1 off … Read more
MS Dhoni (R) of Chennai Super Kings and Hardik Pandya of Mumbai Indians during the 2025 IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumabi on April 20, 2025 | Photo Credit: Getty Images Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl against Chennai Super Kings … Read more
Ajinkya Rahane has been the top run-getter for KKR. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP In a roller-coaster of a season, an inconsistent Kolkata Knight Riders will be keen to bounce back when it meets a consistent and top-placed Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens here on Monday. After squandering … Read more
Means a lot: Suryavanshi was seemingly in tears after his impressive IPL debut. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Tears rolled down Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s eyes as he walked towards the dugout after being stumped by Rishabh Pant. The 14-year-old batter, who became the youngest player to make an Indian Premier League debut, could not come … Read more
It takes a village to raise a champion is an old saying and 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi fits that adage perfectly. The rise of Vaibhav is an incredible story where a range of people joined hands to ensure that a boy, barely in his teens, could play his first high-stakes match in professional cricket without a … Read more
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar and Punjab Kings Captain Shreyas Iyer after the toss ahead of the IPL T20 Match in New Chandigarh on Sunday, April 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to field against hosts Punjab Kings in their IPL match … Read more
P.V. Sindhu will be joined by former national champion and world No. 45 Anupama Upadhyaya in the women’s singles. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and world No. 18 Lakshya Sen will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Sudirman Cup Finals to be held in Xiamen, China from April 27 … Read more
Gujarat Titans Shubman Gill in action during the TATA IPL 2025 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Saturday, April 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill was on Saturday (April 19, 2025) fined ₹12 lakh after his side maintained a … Read more
Gujarat Titans’ batters Jos Buttler and Rahul Tewatia celebrate the victory against Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad on Saturday. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Rahul Tewatia once again pulled off a nail-biting win for Gujarat Titans, smashing Mitchell Starc’s full-length deliveries for a six and a four off consecutive balls with 10 runs needed in the … Read more
M.S. Dhoni and Jasprit Bumrah share a lighter moment. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming admitted that his team faces a dilemma regarding players who aren’t delivering consistently in IPL 2025. “It’s a delicate phase, isn’t it? We are still in the competition but we are hanging on by … Read more
Delhi Capitals’ Mitchell Starc congratulates Gujarat Titans’ Jos Buttler after Gujarat Titans won against Delhi Capitals during the Indian Premier League cricket match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on April 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Jos Buttler braved cramps to rustle up a tempestuous unbeaten 97 to guide Gujarat Titans to a wonderful … Read more
