Punjab Kings captain Shreyas lyer and head coach Ricky Ponting during a practice session ahead of IPL 2025 at PCA Cricket Stadium, Mohali, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Punjab Kings broke the bank at the Indian Premier League 2025 auctions, roping in star players, seasoned campaigners and all-rounders who can make an … Read more
The core remains unchanged from the previous cycle. The captain remains the same as last season. Still, the anticipation from Mumbai Indians is to get ahead of Chennai Super Kings in the race for the most IPL trophies. The 2024 edition saw MI suffer from lack of unity, primarily due to the captaincy change. The … Read more
L. Balaji sees a role as a batter for R. Ashwin in the forthcoming edition of IPL. | Photo Credit: File photo Just about seven months ago, in the first week of August, R. Ashwin walked out to bat at the top of the order for his side, the Dindigul Dragons, in Tamil Nadu Premier League final. … Read more
Mojo: Bravo said he will “add the champions’ mentality” to the KKR dugout. | Photo Credit: PTI Kolkata Knight Riders coach Chandrakant Pandit feels new mentor Dwayne Bravo “adds value to the team”, which is hoping to defend its title in the upcoming Indian Premier League season. Pandit, who worked with Gautam Gambhir in 2024 … Read more
The Kapil Dev – Grant Thornton Invitational golf tournament will stage its third edition at Prestige Golfshire in Bengaluru from April 23 to 26. The tournament, which will be held in a mixed format for the first time, has been co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and the Women’s Golf Association of … Read more
Different roles: Joshna says it is tougher to be a coach as one has to be “present” at all times. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Joshna Chinappa, who last played a PSA event in November last year, said that it was “tough” playing after a gap of four months, especially since she faced a strong … Read more
Too easy: Anahat won at a canter against Egyptian Gohary. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Top-seeded Indians Akanksha Salunkhe, Anahat Singh, and Joshna Chinappa won their respective second-round fixtures to qualify for the women’s quarterfinals of the SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship, a PSA Challenger event, at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy (ISTA) here … Read more
Ducati Lenovo Team’s Marc Marquez celebrates winning the race with second place BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP’s Alex Marquez | Photo Credit: Reuters Marc Marquez thwarted his younger brother Alex once again to land the Argentina MotoGP on Sunday (March 16, 2025) and maintain his perfect start to the season. The six-time world champion replicated his … Read more
Duncan Lee in action against Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Malaysian Duncan Lee (22) proved too good for the 35-year-old Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu as he secured a straight games victory in the men’s first round of the Indian Tour Squash Championship — a PSA Challenger event — at the Indian … Read more
Sutirtha Mukherjee was among the four women who got wild cards at the WTT Star Contender table tennis tournament. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Indians who will receive the wild cards for the main draw of the WTT Star Contender table tennis tournament to be held here from March 25 to 30 have … Read more
The Bombay High Court waived the mandatory six-month cooling off period post-filing of divorce plea by cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his estranged wife Dhanashree Verma | Photo Credit: PTI The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) waived the mandatory six-month cooling off period post-filing of divorce plea by cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his … Read more
Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Suryakumar Yadav will captain Mumbai Indians in their opening IPL match against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday (March 23, 2025) as regular skipper Hardik Pandya will be forced to sit out due to a one-match suspension for over-rate offences committed by the team last season. Suryakumar … Read more
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