Dynamic partnership: The Aadya-Sathish duo now trains in Kuala Lumpur and is World No. 32 in the World rankings. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Ten years ago, Aadya Variyath was one of the bright young faces of Kerala badminton, raising hopes for the sport in singles in a State which was a doubles paradise. … Read more
On an attritional day of action where both teams had their moments, Vidarbha tightened its grip on the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Tamil Nadu after taking a commanding 128-run first-innings lead on day three here at the Vidabha Cricket Association Stadium on Monday. The home team needed just 90 minutes in the morning session to … Read more
Shardul, third left, celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket. | Photo Credit: PTI Mumbai seniors Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, and Shardul Thakur led the defending champion’s dominant display over Haryana on day three of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals at the Eden Gardens here on Monday. Rahane and Suryakumar stitched a 129-run fourth-wicket partnership as … Read more
Balraj Panwar. File | Photo Credit: AP Paris Olympian Balraj Panwar, who narrowly missed out on a bronze medal at the Asian Games in China last year, strengthened his status as one of the country’s top rowers as he defended his men’s single scull gold at the National Games here on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. … Read more
Haryana’s Suruchi won gold in the 10m air pistol final in the 38th National Games in Dehradhun on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Forever crazy about wrestling, Inder Singh wanted his daughter Suruchi Phogat to be in the sport too. The ex-Armyman came from Sasroli village in Haryana’s Jhajjar district, one of country’s … Read more
People with their mobile phones take photos of the ICC Champions trophy, during a ceremony at the Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Armed with a fearsome pace attack and playing in home conditions, hosts Pakistan could be a force to reckon with in the Champions Trophy … Read more
India’s Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after taking the wicket of England’s Jamie Overton, caught by Shubman Gill, during the second ODI in Cuttack on February 9, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Ravindra Jadeja is pleased that India’s spin department has been doing well in the build-up to the Champions Trophy. Left-arm spinners Jadeja, Axar Patel, chinaman … Read more
On the evening of the Republic Day in Surat, a bespectacled Manush Shah — having opted for a time-out after losing his first championship point — did his reverse-spin forehand serve, Payas Jain returned it to the southpaw’s backhand, Manush turned around and sealed the issue with a trademark down-the-line forehand top-spin winner. As the … Read more
A faulty floodlight stops play during the 2nd ODI match between India and England, at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI Embarrassed over a floodlight failure leading to the disruption of the second ODI between England and India at the historic Barabati stadium here for around 30 minutes, state sports minister … Read more
Vidarbha’s Aditya Thakare celebrates the wicket of Tamil Nadu batter Mohammed Ali in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal at Nagpur on Sunday. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Vidarbha pacer Aditya Thakare (12-2-18-4) produced a high-quality display of fast bowling and blew the Tamil Nadu top-order away to bowl his side into a strong position on the second … Read more
Vidharba players celebrate the wicket of B. Sai Sudharsan in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Tamil Nadu in Nagpur on Sunday. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Nagpur: A perennial problem holding Tamil Nadu back in the Ranji Trophy has been the batters’ inability to tackle seaming conditions. On Sunday, the same story repeated yet again … Read more
Jayameet Patel’s knock put Gujarat in a dominant position on the second day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Saurashtra at Rajkot on Sunday. | Photo Credit: File photo: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN Saurashtra has seldom had to contend with brooding faces and drooping shoulders in Rajkot in recent seasons of the Ranji Trophy. But at … Read more
Indian captain Rohit Sharma and England captain Jos Buttler during the toss before the start of the 2nd ODI cricket match between India and England, at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday, Feb. 09, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.R Deepak England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bat against India in the … Read more
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja celebrate their win during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Australia beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets inside four days of the second test to complete a 2-0 series sweep … Read more
New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra bats during the tri-series ODI cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra suffered a sickening blow to the head after he appeared to misjudge a catch during his team’s ODI victory over Pakistan … Read more
Karun en route his 22nd First-Class ton. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Karun Nair has fully taken to his heart the idiom ‘make hay while the sun shines’ this season. Having smashed records during the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scoring five tons in nine games, the 33-year-old has seamlessly carried the form into First-Class cricket. On … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Appellate tribunal NCLAT has directed NCLT to decide within a week over BCCI’s plea for settlement and withdrawal of insolvency matter against ed-tech firm Byju’s. A two-member bench comprising Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain and Jatindranath Swain on Friday directed the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) … Read more
Captain Rohit Sharma’s dip in form across formats and Virat Kohli’s recovery from a knee issue will be in the spotlight as India, after taking a 1-0 lead in the Orange City, will seek to win the second One-Day International (ODI) and seal the three-match series against England in the Silver City on Sunday. The … Read more
Skipper Chintan Gaja’s four-wicket haul helped Gujarat dismiss Saurashtra for 216 in the first innings on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal in Rajkot on Saturday. | Photo Credit: File photo: VIJAY SONEJI When Gujarat skipper Chintan Gaja called correctly at the coin toss against Saurashtra on Saturday morning, he told the broadcaster … Read more
Haryana’s Kamboj celebrates after taking the wicket of Mumbai captain Rahane. | Photo Credit: PTI Mumbai made a roaring comeback after Haryana flattened its top order in a roller-coaster day one of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals here at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. Haryana reduced Mumbai to 113 for seven inside 30 overs before Shams … Read more
Need for speed: Pacer Harshit’s performance, especially with the uncertainty over Bumrah’s availability, bodes well for the Men in Blue. | Photo Credit: DEEPAK KR The ongoing ODI series is India’s last chance to get its house in order ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. While the convincing four-wicket win in the opening fixture here … Read more
Anmol Kharb reigned supreme in the National Games. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Is she the one? Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu have brought Olympic medals and many golden moments for India and now badminton buffs are desperately searching for the young girl who could take over from these greats. And Haryana’s Anmol Kharb … Read more
Suryakumar’s addition further strengthens the Mumbai batting. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Haryana and Mumbai don’t often face each other in a Ranji Trophy fixture — the last time they did, it was Sachin Tendulkar’s final domestic match in 2013-14. On Saturday, the fixture returns after over a decade, and the last-minute venue change has … Read more
Yash Rathod is Vidarbha’s leading run-getter this season in the Ranji Trophy. x | Photo Credit: File photo: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM A rampaging Vidarbha will look to continue its regal march in the Ranji Trophy when it takes on Tamil Nadu in the quarterfinals, which starts here at the VCA ground on Saturday. Vidarbha, last … Read more
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will elect its new joint secretary during a Special General Meeting (SGM) at its headquarter here on March 1. The post has been lying vacant since Devajit Saikia was elevated as the secretary last month. The BCCI on Friday emailed the single-point agenda for the SGM … Read more
J&K will be hoping Umar Nazir, second right, strikes with the new ball. | Photo Credit: PTI A while after the teams reached the MCA Stadium on Friday morning, Kerala coach Amay Khurasiya and captain Sachin Baby had a closer look at the pitch. A few moments later, Jammu and Kashmir captain Paras Dogra followed suit. … Read more
Ravi Bishnoi’s availability for the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Saurashtra will be a boost for Gujarat. | Photo Credit: File photo: VIJAY SONEJI The pitches at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, located near the Rajkot-Jamnagar highway, usually behave in one of two ways. There are either raging turners that allow spinners to make merry. Or there … Read more
Mumbai’s Suryakumar Yadav during a training session on the eve of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal cricket match against Haryana, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on February 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Title contenders and defending champions Mumbai will have both form and pedigree on their side when they take on a spirited Haryana outfit … Read more
Former South Africa cricket captain and SA20 League Commissioner Graeme Smith during an interview with PTI in Johannesburg. | Photo Credit: PTI SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith has pledged to make it the second best league in the world after admitting that the IPL remains the leader of franchise cricket, from where they can “only learn” … Read more
