Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting and player Marcus Stoinis during a practice session ahead of IPL 2025 at PCA Cricket Stadium, Mohali. File | Photo Credit: PTI Their immediate target is to end their title drought in the Indian Premier League (IPL), but head coach Ricky Ponting has also set the goal of becoming … Read more
Madhya Pradesh relied on Son Kumar (26) and Rakesh Kumar Sharma’s (22) fine showing to pip Maharashtra 84-79 and enter the men’s quarterfinals in the National under-23 basketball championships at the Sarusajai Stadium, Guwahati, on Friday. Apart from Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Rajasthan, Kerala, Punjab and the winner of the match between Uttar … Read more
We support T20 leagues in new territories but nothing on table yet in Saudi Arabia: IPL chairman Nearing two decades of existence, brand IPL has become stronger than ever and doesn’t see any threat from the growing number of T20 leagues globally, its chairman Arun Dhumal said on Saturday (March 22, 2025) as he steered … Read more
P. T. Usha | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP As the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association, P. T. Usha is well aware of the power dynamics and the challenges that come with leading a major sports organisation and breaking patriarchal notions. It’s no surprise, then, that she welcomed the election … Read more
Equipped with a balanced squad that features a formidable batting line-up and experienced bowlers, last edition’s runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad will start as favourites in their opening Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad on Sunday (March 23, 2025). Sunrisers have some of the most explosive batters in their line-up in Travis Head, … Read more
Chennai Super Kings will lean on their formidable spin strength under favourable conditions at the Chepauk as well as recent record against Mumbai Indians when the two sides face each other in their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign opener in Chennai on Sunday (March 23, 2025). Five-time winners CSK augmented their spin attack in the … Read more
The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium at Uppal in the city is set to host seven matches of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between March 23 and May 21. Around 2,700 police personnel from various wings, including law and order, traffic, and special units like Octopus and TSSP, have been deployed … Read more
Anahat Singh claimed her tenth PSA title and Veer Chotrani his first in India at the SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship – a PSA Challenger event – at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy (ISTA) here on Friday. In a repeat of the Western India Open final in Mumbai in December last year, Anahat prevailed … Read more
File photo of Sankar Muthusamy. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s Sankar Muthusamy has been playing hard and working harder with his coach Aravindan Samiappan for the last two years but somehow the results weren’t coming. Everything came together in Basel on Thursday (March 20, 2025) night when the 21-year-old, a qualifier, from Chennai … Read more
Former Head coach of England Women’s Cricket Jon Lewis. File | Photo Credit: AP England is looking for a new coach for its women’s national cricket team after Jon Lewis left his post on Friday (March 21, 2025) following poor results at the T20 World Cup and in the Ashes series. Lewis had been in … Read more
SSCB’s Pravesh in action against CHD’s Sumit, during the selection trials for the forthcoming Asian Wrestling Championship, organised by Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi on Saturday. March 15, 2025. File | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is set to move the … Read more
Tour de France general director Christian Prudhomme presents the map of Tour de France during the presentation. | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain will host the Grand Départ of both the Tour de France and the women’s version of the race in 2027, organisers said. It will be the 28th time that the Tour de France … Read more
Salt will look to show his worth in RCB colours. | Photo Credit: X@RCBTWEETS Predicting favourites is tough business. It is an exercise that at once feels very rational and logical but also instinctive and guesswork-heavy. In a competition like the IPL, it is all the more difficult, for squads are chopped and changed every … Read more
Nat Sciver-Brunt was in fabulous form at the WPL. She rattled up scores of 80 n.o., 57, 42, 75 n.o., 18, 37, 38, 69, 77 and 30. And she also picked up 12 wickets to play a big role — like she did in 2023 — in Mumbai Indians’ triumph in the world’s biggest women’s … Read more
Sanjog Gupta, CEO-Sports, JioStar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League will be a marquee event for JioStar, formed through the merger of Disney’s Star India and Reliance’s Viacom18. With both the television and digital rights for the tournament, it aims to ‘engage’ with more than a hundred crore … Read more
Veer Chotrani aims to break into the top-50 of the world rankings in the next few months. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Veer Chotrani said that his long-time coach David Palmer, a former World No. 1, has completely transformed his game by “360 degrees.” The 23-year-old Chotrani, who graduated from Cornell University in the U.S. … Read more
Another coming-of-age story is that nine of 10 designated captains in IPL-18 will be Indians. | Photo Credit: X@IPL When the Indian Premier League baby was born in 2008, it had a burden to carry. Birthed by Lalit Modi and blessed by the ruling BCCI, the IPL came into existence to mainly thwart the rebel … Read more
Veer Chotrani defeated Ravindu Laksiri to reach the final of the SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship in Chennai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran On a day of sub-30 minute semifinals and straight-game wins, three Indians – Akanksha Salunkhe, Anahat Singh, and Veer Chotrani – made it to the finals of the SRFI Indian … Read more
The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) has agreed to meet with the Apex Council formed by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) on March 29. After the Bombay High Court recently directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to resolve the issues between TCA and HCA, the latter announced the formation of a seven-member … Read more
World Cup champion Khazima made the semifinal. The 17-year-old World Cup champion M. Khazima pipped Kajal Kumari 21-17, 17-24, 24-20 in the women’s quarterfinals of the 52nd National carrom championship at the NDMC Indoor Stadium here on Thursday. Tuba Sehar, who defeated former World champion and multiple-time National champion Rashmi Kumari in the pre-quarterfinals 23-18, … Read more
Varun, fresh from success in the recent Champions Trophy, feels the IPL is a different ball game. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakaravarthy understands that the Champions Trophy glory is behind him and he must start afresh against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League at the Eden … Read more
Ex-Formula 1 team owner and media personality Eddie Jordan has died, according to a statement by his family. He was 76. | Photo Credit: AP Ex-Formula 1 team owner and media personality Eddie Jordan has died, according to a statement by his family. He was 76. Often known simply as “EJ,” he ran his own … Read more
New Zealander Sam Ruthe became the youngest athlete to run a sub-four minute mile when he broke the mark on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) 24 days short of his 16th birthday. Ruthe ran 3 minutes, 58.35 seconds in a paced mile at the Mt. Smart Stadium in Auckland. New Zealand Olympian Sam Tanner and Ben … Read more
Clarity of roles: While Kohli is expected to open the batting for RCB, Hazlewood’s duty will be to get wickets with the new ball. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR ‘Well begun is half done’ should be the mantra for Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru when they, led by new captains Ajinkya Rahane … Read more
New rules and new captains will be in focus but the razzmatazz will be pretty much the same when the 18th Indian Premier League kicks off in Kolkata on Saturday (March 22, 2025) with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on perennial underachievers Royal Challengers Bengaluru amid a looming threat of rain. There is plenty … Read more
Rahul Tripathi (RPS, SRH & KKR), R. Ashwin (CSK, DC & RR) AND Shikhar Dhawan (MI, SRH & DC) – losing finalist for 3 different teams with Ashwin having lost 5 finals in total while the other two have lost 3 finals each. | Photo Credit: PTI Rahul Tripathi (RPS, SRH & KKR), R. Ashwin … Read more
Pakistan’s Hasan Nawaz celebrates after scoring a century during the third T20 international cricket match against New Zealand in Auckland on March 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Hasan Nawaz made an unbeaten 105 from 45 balls as Pakistan beat New Zealand by nine wickets in the third Twenty20 international Friday to keep alive the … Read more
The Delhi High Court has stayed Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh’s March 7 circular, allowing only elected members of state units to take part in the federation’s elections on March 28, informed a BFI source on Wednesday. Former Union Sports Minister and BJP MP Anurag Thakur, representing the Himachal Pradesh Boxing Association … Read more
New rules and new captains will be in focus but the razzmatazz will be pretty much the same when the 18th Indian Premier League kicks off in Kolkata on Saturday (March 22, 2025) with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on perennial underachievers Royal Challengers Bengaluru amid a looming threat of rain. There is plenty … Read more
Kolkata Knight Riders’ player Varun Chakravarthy bowls during a training session ahead of the IPL 2025 opening match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: PTI Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who has been a key player for the Indian team as well as the Kolkata Knight Riders side, believes that consistency is the … Read more