IPL 2025: CSK bowling coach Eric Simons lauds ‘tough-to-read’ Noor Ahmad after tight spell against LSG

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

Bill – The Hindu

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

Titans — a well-oiled machine on a mission to reclaim glory

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 to replace injured Ruturaj

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

PBKS aim to improve home record as KKR come calling

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

PBKS pacer Ferguson likely to miss rest of IPL season

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

DC skipper Axar fined ₹12 lakh for maintaining slow over-rate

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

World Cup – The Hindu

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

Karting – The Hindu

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 claims 70kg gold in World Boxing Cup

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

Sai Sudharsan — the perfect sync between consistency and authority

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

IPL 2025: Effortless, exquisite and effective – the story of Abhishek Sharma’s monstrous 141

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

IPL 2025 | CSK coach Fleming hurt by lack of competition shown by the team

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

IPL 2025: DC win toss, opt to field against MI

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

Kohli, Salt guide RCB to nine-wicket win against RR

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

IPL 2025 | CSK up against a marauding Pooran and LSG

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

Beleaguered MI seeks to halt DC’s perfect run

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

IPL 2025 RR vs RCB | Visiting Royal Challengers will pose a stiff challenge to stuttering Royals

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

IPL 2025, PBKS vs SRH: Punjab Kings elects to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad

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