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
A view of the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Kolkata’s Eden Gardens and Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium will swap their allocated Test matches against West Indies and South Africa respectively during India’s upcoming home season, the BCCI announced on Monday (June 9, 2025). While Delhi was set to host the opening … 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
Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath speaking at a press conference after the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Andhra Cricket Association in Vijayawada on Saturday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO The Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) is working with the State government to develop cricket grounds in all the districts, said ACA president and Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath. Participating in … Read more
Aiden Markram of South Africa during a nets session at Lord’s Cricket Ground on June 08, 2025 in London, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images As South Africa prepares to play in their first-ever ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final, former Proteas stalwart AB de Villiers gave valuable advice and tactical perspective ahead of the … Read more
Fresh outlook: Anjum says she feels like a new-comer in the team now. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan Anjum Moudgil is pleased to be back in the National team to shoot in the World Cup in Munich. After keeping a low profile for some time and being a bit detached from a sport that had … Read more
KL Rahul followed up his first-innings hundred with another half-century to prepare in earnest for the upcoming Test series, while Abhimanyu Easwaran pressed his case with an 80-run knock as India A stretched their overall lead to 184 in the second unofficial Test against England Lions here on Sunday. India A ended the third day’s … Read more
Tom Banton and Harry Brook of England celebrate following 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 Jos Buttler top-scored again as England chased down an imposing target and beat West Indies by four wickets in the … Read more
‘Dear cricket’ took two and a half years to respond to Karun Nair’s plaintive cry. Now, the 33-year-old’s destiny lies in his own hands. In December 2022, in the middle of the domestic first-class season in which he took no part, India’s second Test triple-centurion took to Twitter (now X), pleading with ‘dear cricket’ to ‘give me … Read more
Reigning world champion D. Gukesh crossed another hurdle, beating China’s Wei Yi in the ninth and penultimate round to earn three full points and emerge as a top contender, along with Norwegian star Magnus Carlsen, for the prestigious Norway Chess title in Stavanger. With one round to go, Gukesh is placed second on 14.5 points, … Read more
Nidhish en route his sparkling fifty. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Nidhish S. Rajagopal’s sparkling half-century (60, 41b, 7×4, 2×6) and R. Kavin’s steady hand guided SKM Salem Spartans to a six-wicket win over Siechem Madurai Panthers in the afternoon game of the TNPL-9 at the Sri Ramakrishna College ground here on Sunday. In pursuit … Read more
A file image of Pkistan player Salman Ali Agha | Photo Credit: AP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expected to make some sweeping changes in its national team set-up, with Salman Ali Agha in line to become all-format captain, replacing Shan Masood as the skipper of the Test side. Besides the change in captaincy, … Read more
D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi | Photo Credit: Sankar Narayanan E H World champion D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi have caught the imagination of chess aficionados by queering the pitch for the likes of Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, as the Indian duo makes Norway Chess title bid when the tournament recommences Thursday after a … Read more
Head coach Gautam Gambhir with Test captain Shubman Gill during a press conference. | Photo Credit: ANI India hit the ground running with a high-intensity training session at Lord’s, ahead of the five-match series against England beginning June 20 at Leeds. The pace quartet of Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh, alongside … Read more
Setting the tone: Izaac had no trouble defeating five-time Olympian Apolonia in the first match. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Riding on a sterling show by Quek Izaac up front and Maria Xiao in the last rubber, Dabang Delhi TTC avenged last year’s final loss against defending champion Goa Challengers in the sixth edition of … Read more
Sonu Yadav performed a hat-trick for Royal Kings. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY In the first three days of the ninth season of TNPL, a clear pattern has emerged. The method so far has been to bowl first, restrict the opponent to a below-par score and then chase it down. After Dindigul Dragons and Chepauk … Read more
American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura broke world champion D. Gukesh’s run of classical wins by comprehensively beating the Indian to earn three full points, even as Arjun Erigaisi roared back to contention with victory over Fabiano Caruana in Norway Chess. India’s Erigaisi trapped his opponent Caruana in a time scramble in the eighth round of the … Read more
Indian cricket team’s Test vice-captain Rishab Pant departs from Mumbai Airport for England to play a five-match Test series as part of the 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship cycle, in Mumbai on June 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI K.L. Rahul’s composed hundred in the ongoing second unofficial test against England Lions will bring much … Read more
Kanak Jha of Jaipur Patriots in action during the match against Stanley’s Chennai Lions in the Ultimate Table Tennis League – Season 6 at EKA Arena in Ahmedabad on 3rd June 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a tale of contrasting halves, Jaipur Patriots overcame Chennai Lions to register its maiden win in the … Read more
Bengaluru stampede: Shankar and Jairam resign as secretary and treasurer of Karnataka State Cricket Association
Footwears lie on the ground outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium following a stampede after a large number of fans gathered for the felicitation of IPL 2025 winning Royal Challengers Bengaluru team, in Bengaluru, on June 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A Shankar and E S Jairam have resigned from their respective posts as secretary and … Read more
CSG skipper Baba Aparajith in action. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY R.S. Mokit Hariharan (46, 22b, 7×4, 2×6) set the stage with a blazing start before skipper B. Aparajith (77 n.o., 48b, 5×4, 5×6) took charge as Chepauk Super Gillies romped home to an eight-wicket win over IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans in the TNPL-9 match at … Read more
Sahil Rawat and Aarya Redkar guided Dempo Goa Challengers to a 7-2 victory over PBG Pune Jaguars in the Dream UTT juniors table tennis tournament at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. It was the third victory in four matches for Dempo Goa, and it took its tally to 23 points. Kolkata ThunderBlades also … Read more
The Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) is hosting an advanced coaches and technical officials course for the international fraternity at the Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tercentenary University, Budhera, for a fortnight. The course, scheduled till June 15, caters to about 50 coaches and 65 officials in the country, apart from about 20 coaches and … Read more
Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari practised shooting with more perfection and tried hitting the X more often in their preparation for the upcoming Antalya World Cup, according to coach Rahul Banerjee, left. | Photo Credit: File photo: R. RAGU The Archery World Cup Stage-3, starting in Antalya on Wednesday, will have some experimental rule changes, … Read more
File photo of Piyush Chawla | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, who was part of India’s two World Cup-winning campaigns, on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after a career spanning more than two decades to undertake a “new journey” that he did not specify. The 36-year-old made the … Read more
P.V. Sindhu advances to the second round of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament. File | Photo Credit: PTI Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu battled her way into the second round of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament while Lakshya Sen bowed out after losing in the opening round in Jakarta on Tuesday … Read more
Former South Africa coach Rob Walter has been appointed as the head coach of New Zealand men’s cricket team in all three formats as replacement for Gary Stead | Photo Credit: Getty Images Rob Walter has been hired to coach the New Zealand men’s cricket team in all three formats as a replacement for Gary … Read more
Shivam Singh starred in Dindigul Dragons’ win against Lyca Kovai Kings in the opening match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League in Coimbatore on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Shivam Singh’s unbeaten half-century (82 n.o., 50b, 5×4, 5×6) powered Dindigul Dragons to a convincing seven-wicket win over Lyca Kovai Kings in the opening match of TNPL-9 at the Sri Ramakrishna … Read more