Jasprit Bumrah will miss a few initial games of the tournament as he is currently recuperating from a back injury at the BCCI Centre of Excellence at Bengaluru. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene did not give a time frame for Jasprit Bumrah’s return to competitive cricket, and said … Read more
Representational view of a match under way at a cricket stadium | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan It has been in the air for a while. Now details are emerging about Saudi Arabia’s investment in cricket. At first, it was India and the IPL which that country saw as possible partners, now it seems to be … Read more
Kolkata Knight Riders players Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and Manish Pandey during a training session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata | Photo Credit: PTI Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL home match against Lucknow Super Giants on April 6 at Eden Gardens is likely to be rescheduled, … Read more
Having performed the role of a “silent hero” at number four in the title-winning Champions Trophy campaign, Shreyas Iyer wants to make a big impact at number three position in this Indian Premier League season. Iyer is not part of India’s T20 set up but a productive debut season for Punjab Kings could revive his … Read more
It has been in the air for a while. Now details are emerging about Saudi Arabia’s investment in cricket. At first, it was India and the IPL which that country saw as possible partners, now it seems to be Australia. The global T20 league, according to reports, will have eight teams playing in four separate … Read more
File photo of Lakshya Sen. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Star shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will continue their quest to regain top form when the $250,000 Swiss Open gets underway in Basel on Tuesday (March 18, 2025), featuring draws that are crowded with Indians. Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu, who is seeded seventh, will … Read more
KKR mentor Dwayne Bravo, centre, interacts with the players during a training session. | Photo Credit: PTI Even after the exit of its title-winning captain Sheyas Iyer and mentor Gautam Gambhir, defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders has stuck to its winning formula, relying on its core group of players while embarking on the challenging quest … Read more
File photo of Joshua Berry. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Nineteen-year-old Englishman Joshua Berry clinched a four-way playoff to win the $300,000 Kolkata Challenge at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) in Kolkata on Sunday (March 16, 2025). Berry, who set the course record of 10-under 62 in round two, returned a 73 in the … Read more
Defending champion Keita Nakajima of Japan will have 15 other champions of the DP World Tour to contend with in the Hero Indian Open golf championship to be staged at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram from March 27 to 30. Ryggs Johnston, Johannes Veerman, John Parry, Callum Hill who have won titles … Read more
After setting the course record of 10-under 62 on day two, Joshua Berry carded a two-under 70 to claim sole lead after the penultimate round of the $300,000 Kolkata Challenge at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) here on Saturday. England golfer Berry’s three-day total of 12-under 204 gave him a one-shot advantage over second-placed … Read more
India’s Saurav Ghosal has pulled out of the HCL Challenger Tour squash tournament scheduled in Chennai from March 17 to 21 due to an issue with his hip. In a message to The Hindu on Saturday (March 15, 2025), the former World’s top 10 player said: “I am withdrawing from the tournament as something is … Read more
Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Junaid Zafar Khan, a club-level Pakistan-origin cricketer, has died after collapsing on the ground during a local match played in extreme heat at the Concordia College in Adelaide. In his 40s, Khan was representing Old Concordians Cricket Club in a match against Prince Alfred Old Collegians last … Read more
Pakistan’s Salman Agha plays a shot during the second Twenty20 international cricket match between New Zealand and Pakistan at University of Otago Oval in Dunedin on March 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP New Zealand won a delayed toss and chose to bowl Tuesday (March 18, 2025) in the second Twenty20 cricket international against Pakistan. … Read more
Carry the momentum: Vimal says Lakshya has to find consistency and win some big tournaments. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO After the medalless Paris Olympics, Indian badminton has been caught on the wrong foot, with top players struggling with poor form and injuries and the second crop failing to live up to the expectations. Former … Read more
South Africa’s Faf du Plessis. File | Photo Credit: AP South African batting stalwart Faf du Plessis was appointed vice-captain of the Delhi Capitals team for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season beginning on March 22. The former South Africa captain will be Axar Patel’s deputy in the Delhi-based franchise. Axar was named DC … Read more
England’s Harry Brook. File | Photo Credit: AP Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali believes the BCCI banning Harry Brook for two years for his last-minute withdrawal from the IPL was “not harsh”. It is the second straight time Brook has pulled out of the top franchise-based league after being bought at the auction. “It’s not … Read more
Actions have – must have – consequences. Unpleasant actions must therefore have unpleasant – for the actor concerned, that is – consequences. Hence the two-year ban slapped on Harry Brook, the England batter who pulled out of Season 18 of the Indian Premier League a little over a week back, citing the need to ‘recharge … Read more
Skipper Pat Cummins will hope to lead from the front for SRH in IPL 2025. | Photo Credit: File photo: EMMANUAL YOGINI Sunrisers Hyderabad surprised everyone last season by notching up gargantuan totals with ease. It registered the highest score in IPL history (287 for three vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru) and crossed the 250-run mark two more … Read more
File photo of Lakshya Sen. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar India’s Lakshya Sen stunned world no. 2 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in straight games in a superlative display to enter the men’s singles quarterfinals of the All England Championships here on Thursday. Lakshya just took 36 minutes to beat Christie 21-13 21-10 in … Read more
File picture of Saurashtra bowler Chetan Sakariya, who has joined Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of IPL 2025 | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Kolkata Knight Riders has picked Chetan Sakariya as a replacement for medium pacer Umran Malik for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Malik has been ruled out of the season … Read more
Ravi Rongali finished third in the shot put (F40-41) category. | Photo Credit: PCI The lack of sufficient top-level international participation in India’s maiden Para Athletics Grand Prix event was not a concern for the world body with officials confident of things getting better in the coming years. World Para Athletics (WPA) Competitions Head Martin … Read more
When she first came to India 16 years ago, Vanessa Low was a German teenager seeking her first international classification, unaware of what the future had in store for her. The 34-year old is now back in the country as one of the most decorated para athletes of all times with no plans of slowing … Read more
File photo of Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak From incessant boos to frenzied adulation — star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has seen it all in the last few months, during which his life underwent a “360 degree turnaround” and keeping him afloat in the turmoil was his determination to “never … Read more
Representational image of the IPL trophy Reliance Jio said on Monday (March 17, 2025) it will start charging users to stream Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, ending two years of free streaming of India’s most-watched sporting event. The new recharge plan, which starts at ₹299 rupees for Jio’s mobile users, will enable them to watch … Read more
South Africa’s Corbin Bosch | Photo Credit: AP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a legal notice to South Africa’s Corbin Bosch for breaching his contractual obligations with the board. Bosch, who incidentally made his debut for South Africa against Pakistan in the series earlier this year, was picked by Peshawar Zalmi in the … Read more
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: VIJAY SONEJI Gujarat Titans has the best win-loss ratio (1.647) of all the Indian Premier League teams, courtesy of its splendid two-year run since its inception. After a title win and a runner-up finish, it failed to match its standards last season. This year, it … Read more
Dream-Catcher: Sarah took some important catches and effected a few spectacular stumpings. | Photo: Sportzpics/WPL The WPL allows a team to field a fifth foreigner as long as she comes from an associate nation. Delhi Capitals made use of that provision in the just-concluded third edition, handing the keeping gloves to Sarah Bryce of Scotland. … Read more
Author P.S. Raman (third from left), with C.D. Gopinath (third from right), K. Srikkanth (right), R. Ashwin, M.S. Dhoni and Anirudh Ravichander at the book release. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM A new book on Chennai Super Kings, Leo — The Untold Story, authored by senior advocate and former TNCA vice-president P.S. Raman, was … Read more
Anurag Thakur. | Photo Credit: ANI Former Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur’s name has not been included in the electoral college issued by Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh for the upcoming BFI elections. Interestingly, BFI secretary Hemanta Kalita has sent another list of voters, including Thakur’s name, to the returning officer. There … Read more
Virat Kohli. FIle | Photo Credit: Reuters Star batter Virat Kohli supported the presence of players’ families on tours, saying he would always prefer having personal support around him to deal with tough and intense days on the field, instead of sulking alone in his hotel room. A BCCI directive which was issued after India’s … Read more