Pranav with the big prize after being crowned the World junior chess champion in Petrovac (Montenegro) on March 7. | Photo Credit: X@GM_Pranav_V V. Pranav, the newly-crowned World junior chess champion, said on Monday that he had a “different experience” playing the u-20 championship at Petrovac (Montenegro). “I was playing a classical tournament after a … Read more
In focus: Paris Paralympics gold medallist Praveen will be one of the stars of the event. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Some of the top para athletes from India and around the world will be in action at the three-day World Para Athletics Grand Prix starting Tuesday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The first-ever major … Read more
Syed Abid Ali, Indian cricket player, on September 20, 1967. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES Former India all-rounder Syed Abid Ali passed away on Wednesday. He was 83. A medium pace bowling allrounder, Abid played 29 Test matches for India, scoring 1018 runs and taking 47 wickets. One of the finest cricketers from Hyderabad, … Read more
Despite injury woes and toughest challenge at the All England badminton championship, Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty have been India’s most consistent performers, with strong showings at Malaysia and India Opens this year. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Grappling with injuries, health setbacks and poor form, Indian shuttlers will face one of their toughest challenges … Read more
Making a difference: Harleen’s contributions have been vital as GG gets ready to face MI in the Eliminator. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Harleen Deol suffered an abrupt and premature end to her campaign in the second edition of the Women’s Premier League. In only Gujarat Giants’ third game of the season, Harleen attempted to … Read more
The participants and officials after the conclusion of the second EST course organised by NRAI. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) successfully completed the second ISSF Electronic Scoring Target (EST) course at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, Tughlakabad, on Sunday. The five-day course had 32 participants, including three … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Former New Zealand pacer and ex-Mumbai Indians (MI) bowling coach Shane Bond said that another injury at the same spot where Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah had his surgery could be a career-ender and added that in future, he would not like to see him play more … Read more
GG’s Simran Shaikh was in action during the WPL Match between Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants, which was held at CCI Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI On Monday night, the Gujarat Giants came within striking distance of beating the Mumbai Indians for the first time in three seasons of the … Read more
ICC Chairman Jay Shah greets India’s captain Rohit Sharma during the presentation ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy after their win against New Zealand at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Is this India’s greatest white ball era and ODI team? The results would … Read more
New Zealand have rested a majority of their T20 regulars for the home series against Pakistan with the IPL around the corner. The series, comprising five T20Is, begins March 16 while the IPL begins March 22. Michael Bracewell, who was one of the main performers for New Zealand in the Champions Trophy, will lead the … Read more
Some of Rishabh Pant’s trademark shots include a one-handed six with the bat often slipping out of his hands. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant feels the lure of the IPL is understandable but budding cricketers should always focus on playing for the country as “everything else” follows thereafter. Pant, who was … Read more
Rajat Patidar during an IPL 2024 match between RCB and Chennai Super Kings. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. BHAGYA PRAKASH Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) sprang a surprise when untested Rajat Patidar was named as the captain for IPL 2025. And thus a new era begins for a franchise which has seen seven captains in … Read more
Is this India’s greatest white ball era and ODI team? The results would seem to suggest that. India have won 23 of 24 matches in global tournaments, the defeat coming in the final of the 2023 World Cup. They didn’t need any help from the Board of Control for Cricket in India, but the fact … Read more
Smriti Mandhana powered RCB to a mammoth total against Mumbai Indians in a WPL match in Mumbai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: PTI Having featured in back-to-back games at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Indians will have just a day to reflect and reset before turning up again at this venue for the high-voltage Eliminator against … Read more
New Zealand players shake hands with the ICC officials on the podium during the presentation ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy after their loss against India at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is unlikely to receive any “formal … Read more
Representative image – Bombay High Court | Photo Credit: VIVEK BENDRE The Bombay High Court has directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to resolve the issues between the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) and the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). In July 2021, after BCCI denied associate membership to TCA, it urged HCA to … Read more
Bharti Fulmali’s aggressive knock against Mumbai Indians in a WPL match on Monday highlighted her value to the Gujarat Giants. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Before Monday’s fixture in the Women’s Premier League, Bharti Fulmali was largely a peripheral presence in Gujarat Giants’ power-packed batting unit. With Beth Mooney, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner and Deandra … Read more
File photo of Deepti Sharma. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji India’s Deepti Sharma surpassed New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr to climb one spot and break into the top five of the latest ICC Women’s all-rounders rankings. The 27-year-old Indian now occupies the fifth spot with 344 points, in a list headed by Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner. Deepti … Read more
A view of the fisheye lens shows a general view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. | Photo Credit: AP The 150th anniversary test between Australia and England will be held under lights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from March 11-15, 2027. Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) that the historic match will be … Read more
File photo of Aravindh Chithambaram. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam At 25, Aravindh Chithambaram is a late bloomer when compared to teenaged sensations like D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa who are ruling the global chess circuit right now but the manner in which he maneuvered the odds in his life through 64 squares, he … Read more
Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma waves at fans on his arrival at his residence in Mumbai, Monday, March 10, 2025 The Indian cricketers, led by Rohit Sharma, have made a quiet return home following their triumph in the Champions Trophy in Dubai. After leading India to their second ICC title in nine months, skipper … Read more
India’s latest triumph in the ICC Champions Trophy carried an air of inevitability. In Sunday’s (March 9, 2025) final, they overcame a gritty New Zealand side by four wickets with an over to spare. As fireworks lit up the Dubai sky and the 252-run target was chased down, the victory reaffirmed India’s dominance in white … Read more
K.L. Rahul threw his head back, in quasi-disappointment. He had fairly smashed the ball, but he didn’t get either the distance or the elevation he was looking for. As the ball went to deep mid-wicket on the bounce, he grimaced and ran a single. How he would have loved to have made sweeter contact for … Read more
Harmanpreet Kaur’s knock ensured Mumbai Indians posted a competitive total against Gujarat Giants in an WPL match in Mumbai on Monday. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI In a game that ebbed and flowed right through, Mumbai Indians sneaked to victory by nine runs against Gujarat Giants in front of a partisan crowd at the Brabourne … Read more
Shreyas Iyer and K.L. Rahul played a crucial role in India’s Champions Trophy triumph. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s Champions Trophy victory has been a complete team effort in which everyone has stepped up at different points to make vital contributions. While the big hundreds from Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill, or the five-wicket hauls … Read more
Rohit & Co. celebrate with the trophy. | Photo Credit: Getty Images It had been 12 years since M.S. Dhoni led India to its second Champions Trophy triumph in 2013. While the Men in Blue have been one of the most consistent sides in the 50-over format, failing to go the distance in an ICC … Read more
File picture of Jade Jones of Britain. | Photo Credit: AP Jade Jones, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in taekwondo, is launching a career in boxing. Jones took gold for Britain in 2012 and 2016 and competed in four Games, most recently in Paris last year. But, at the age of 31, she has announced … Read more
Keita Nakajima in action in the Hero Indian Open at DLF Golf and County Club on March 30, 2024 in New Delhi, India. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The champions of the last two years — Keita Nakajima of Japan and Marcel Siem of Germany — will be in action, among a number of stars, … Read more
