Mohit Sharma. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Ahead of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the decision-makers revoked the ban on saliva for the purpose of shining the ball. It came on the back of consensus among the captains of the 10 franchises that the ban was hampering the ability to … Read more
Suruchi Singh and Saurabh Chaudhary beat compatriots Manu Bhaker and Ravinder Singh 16-8 to win the mixed air pistol bronze in the Shooting World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Thursday. It was the second medal for Suruchi, who had earlier won the women’s air pistol gold. Suruchi and Saurabh had missed the chance to … Read more
Axar Patel has found the going tough. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR In the marathon that is the Indian Premier League (IPL), losing a match after winning four on the trot isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It can help address a few frailties that may tend to get brushed under the carpet during a … Read more
Noor Ahmad bowls during the 2025 IPL match between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on April 14, 2025, in Lucknow | Photo Credit: Getty Images Praising Noor Ahmad for his thrifty spell (4-0-13-0) in Chennai Super Kings’ five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants’ Ayush Badoni walks back after being stumped out by Chennai Super Kings’ captain M.S. Dhoni during the IPL match in Lucknowon April 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Chennai Super Kings captain M.S. Dhoni added another feather to his cap in his illustrious career by becoming the first player in the history … Read more
The National Sports Code has been a tricky issue for successive governments for a long time but the Sports Ministry is confident of finally getting it cleared in the near future. Sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who has been proactive in trying to settle long-pending administrative issues in Indian sports, has insisted that his only interest … Read more
Gujarat Titans announced its arrival in style, winning the Indian Premier League title in the first season of its existence. Compare that to the likes of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, who haven’t been able to kiss the trophy yet despite playing in every edition since the tournament’s formation in 2008. When … Read more
Mhatre will be available for CSK’s match against Mumbai Indians on April 20. | File Photo: Vijay Soneji Chennai Super Kings has picked Mumbai batter Ayush Mhatre as replacement for the injured Ruturaj Gaikwad for the rest of the IPL-18 season. The CSK skipper suffered a hairline fracture on his right elbow after getting hit … Read more
Punjab Kings’ Arshdeep Singh at a training session ahead of the IPL match against KKR at New Chandigarh. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Punjab Kings is yet to fully adopt Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium as its home. The team has only registered two wins from seven games it has played here in … Read more
Chennai Super Kings Khaleel Ahmed along with teammates exults after dismissing Aiden Markram of Lucknow Super Giants during IPL match at Ekana stadium, in Lucknow on April 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl against hosts Lucknow Super Giants in an … Read more
Punjab Kings received a blow as pacer an injured Lockie Ferguson may miss the rest of IPL 2025. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR In a huge blow to the Punjab Kings’ bowling attack, Lockie Ferguson is highly unlikely to play for the rest of the IPL 2025. Ferguson pulled up the side of his … Read more
Karun Nair was in full flow against MI. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR From scoring a Test triple ton for India in 2016 to falling out of favour in Karnataka’s domestic set-up in 2022, Karun Nair’s career has had a stark mix of dizzying highs and dispiriting lows. The disappointments could have made a … Read more
Delhi Capitals’ captain Axar Patel plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against Mumbai Indians at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on April 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel was fined ₹12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during his team’s 12-run defeat at the … Read more
Vijayveer Sidhu with the gold. | Photo Credit: ISSF Vijayveer Sidhu defeated Riccardo Mazzetti of Italy 29-28 for the 25m rapid fire pistol gold in the shooting World Cup in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Vijayveer had overcome a slow start, when he had got only one point out of five in the first … Read more
M.S. Dhoni and Stephen Fleming during a Chennai Super Kings practice session | Photo Credit: PTI Five-time title-winning captain M.S. Dhoni doesn’t have a magic wand and can’t change the fortunes of Chennai Super Kings overnight, head coach Stephen Fleming said on Sunday (April 13, 2025) as the side endures a horror run in the … Read more
The MIKA circuit. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Madras International Karting Arena (MIKA) in Sriperumbudur, near here, received the highly coveted CIK-FIA Grade-1 certification, thus placing the facility among the elite karting circuits in the World. The circuit, measuring 1.17km, is the longest karting track in India with a multiple-track configuration that is suitable … Read more
Hitesh claimed the 70kg gold medal as he got a walkover against England’s Odel Kamara, who did not fight in the final due to an injury, at the World Boxing Cup Brazil 2025 in Foz do Iguacu. Abhinash Jamwal, the other Indian to reach the final, was beaten 5-0 by local favourite Yuri Reis in … Read more
It might still be early days, but this edition of the Indian Premier League is already fast becoming the Season of the 20-something left-handers. Ahead of double-header Sunday (April 13), a 29-year-old from Trinidad & Tobago (Nicholas Pooran) helmed the run-making charts while a 20-year-old from Khost in Afghanistan (Noor Ahmad) wore the Purple Cap. Two of … Read more
That the 24-year-old wasn’t averse to breaking out of his comfort zone despite coming into this game after a bout of fever only made it better. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri/The Hindu When a prized racehorse drops back to an uneasily common canter, discomfort reverberates through the stable. Abhishek Sharma’s sluggish start in the ongoing … Read more
Stephen Fleming addressing a press conference in Lucknow on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming on Sunday expressed disappointment about his team’s lack of competition in Friday’s eight-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL at home. “I think the disappointing aspect particularly in the last game … Read more
Mumbai Indians’ Ryan David Rickelton plays a shot during the Indian Premier League Twenty-20 (IPL) 2025 match between Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on April 13, 2025. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar/The Hindu Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bowl first in their … Read more
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Virat Kohli plays a shot during their IPL T20 match against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on April 13, 2025. Photo R.V. Moorthy/The Hindu Openers Virat Kohli and Phil Salt slammed brisk half-centuries and shared a 92-run partnership to guide Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a nine-wicket … Read more
Nicholus Pooran has been on a roll. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Nicholas Pooran is batting like a dream. He’s striking at 215.43 per 100 balls. He’s become a six-hitting outlier — his average of 5.1 sixes per match this season is the best in the IPL history among those who’ve hit at least 20 … Read more
27th edition of AM/NS India – The Hindu FIC cricket tournament begins in Visakhapatnam
Ayushi Soni with coach Ramesh Chopra in Delhi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ayushi Soni had been in the wilderness for some time now. But the tenacious cricketer had been working diligently on her game with coach Ramesh Chopra, biding her time. When the chance came, the 24-year-old Ayushi was unstoppable. She notched up two … Read more
Mumbai Indians’ batter Surya Kumnar Yadav at a training session on the eve of the IPL match against Mumbai Indians in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Soon after K.L. Rahul smashed the winning runs and finished unbeaten on 93 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday, he rejoiced … Read more
Chatter before matter: Kohli has a word with Dravid and Samson before the RCB-RR face-off. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY After experiencing the high from scaling the unassailable peaks in Chennai and Mumbai, it was a sobering experience for Royal Challengers Bengaluru when it lost both its matches at home. The disheartening six-wicket defeat at … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captain Pat Cummins, left, and Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer wait for the coin toss before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, April 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant with Shubman Gill Gujarat Titans skipper during toss at IPL match at Ekana stadium, in Lucknow on April 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl first against Gujarat Titans in their Indian Premier League match here … Read more
Phillips is the second player from the Gujarat Titans’ camp to have returned home. Earlier, South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada left the team to go back home owing to personal reasons. Files | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Gujarat Titans all-rounder Glenn Phillips has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League … Read more