Fresh notice for BFI elections

While its previous election process stands paused since March last, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has issued a fresh notification for holding its polls in Delhi-NCR on August 21. Following World Boxing’s ultimatum to hold BFI’s long overdue elections by August 31, the interim committee (IC), which is running the national federation and is … Read more

Indian hoopsters have their task cut out in FIBA Asia Cup

The Indian men’s basketball coach Scott Flemming with his wards at a practice session. File. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Scott Fleming, the Indian men’s basketball team head coach said the teams in Group ‘C’ in the FIBA Asia Cup beginning in Jeddah on August 5, are all higher ranked than India (Asia ranked 15) and … Read more

CHESS | Sports Minister felicitates World Cup champion Divya Deshmukh

Divya Deshmukh and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at the felicitation in Dellhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The newly crowned women’s chess World Cup champion, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh, was felicitated by the Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday. Grandmaster Koneru Humpy, who finished runner-up to Divya, joined online from her home for … Read more

Gill has been outstanding and India is in good hands: Gooch

Gill has led from the front in his maiden Test series as skipper. | Photo Credit: PTI It’s early days for Shubman Gill, the captain. But he has already broken quite a few records. Giil’s aggregate in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy is the second-highest for a captain behind Don Bradman’s 810 against England in the 1936-37 … Read more

Pakistan Cricket Board issues ‘blanket ban’ on future participation in WCL

Logo of Pakistan Cricket Board. The board announced a blanket ban on its players’ participation in future editions of the World Championship of Legends (WCL), accusing the tournament organisers of being “biased” and lacking sporting integrity. Twitter/@TheRealPCB The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday (August 3, 2025) announced a blanket ban on its players’ participation … Read more

Gaps in CSK squad plugged in second half of IPL 2025: Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels confident about CSK’s future. | Photo Credit: AKHILA EASWARAN Chennai Super Kings had a forgettable time in the IPL earlier this year, but M.S. Dhoni feels the team plugged the gaps in the squad in the second half of the season and exuded confidence about the future. Dhoni led the team … Read more

Tharun, Lakshya Sen enter quarterfinals of Macau Open

 Tharun rallied splendidly to outwit Lee, a world No. 15, 19-21, 21-14, 22-20 in a match that went past the hour-mark. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR India’s Tharun Mannepalli shocked top seed Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong to enter the quarterfinals of the Macau Open along with compatriot Lakshya Sen here on … Read more

Nightwatcher Akash Deep proves his value

Akash scored 66 and put on 107 for the third wicket with Jaiswal. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES A couple of days before the final Test, Akash Deep posted a picture of himself on social media, captioned: ‘Every ball counts — even in practice’. And at The Oval on Saturday, he walked the talk, making … Read more

Duleep Trophy – The Hindu

KOLKATA: Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan will lead East Zone in the Duleep Trophy to be held in Bengaluru from August 28. The star-studded team includes pacers Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar apart from prominent batters such as Abhimanyu Easwaran and Riyan Parag. Teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi is among the standbyes. East will take … Read more

Shardul Thakur to lead West Zone

Shardul Thakur, the India allrounder, has been appointed the West Zone captain for the Duleep Trophy, to be played in Bengaluru from September 4. The 15-member squad was picked by the chief selectors of all the five member associations from the west zone in the meeting here on Friday. Thakur, who played two Test matches … Read more

Lakshya, Ayush, Tharun and Rakshitha enter second round of Macau Open

Lakshya, the Commonwealth Games champion, brushed aside Korea’s Jeon Hyeok Jin 21-8 21-14. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty and Tharun Mannepalli progressed to the second round of the men’s singles competition at the Macau Open Super 300 badminton tournament after registering fine wins here on Wednesday. Lakshya, the … Read more

Divya Deshmukh returns home after historic victory  

On her arrival at 2.20pm at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai (CSMIA) airport to take a connecting flight to Nagpur, her hometown, Divya Deshmukh received a warm welcome from the airport staff. Photo: Special Araangement Chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh on Wednesday (July 30, 2025) received a warm welcome upon her return to India after … Read more

Satwik-Chirag sail into second round of Macau Open

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. File. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the men’s doubles second round of the Macau Open Super 300 with a straight-game win over Malaysia’s Low Hang Yee and Ng Eng Cheong, here on Tuesday. The Asian Games champions, who … Read more

Think Test cricket is ‘alive and well’: McGrath

Former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath at a media interaction in Chennai on Friday. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Australia pace bowling legend Glenn McGrath on Friday noted the uncommon English conditions in the ongoing India-England series, but said that the series, along with the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, has restored his confidence that Test cricket is … Read more

DP World India championship – The Hindu

Raj Khosla, president, Delhi Golf Club. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan The $4 million DP World India championship will be the biggest golf event in the country and Raj Khosla, president, Delhi Golf Club (DGC), assured it would be “the best”. Khosla was delighted that multiple Major champion Rory McIlroy and company would compete in … Read more

Remembering Graham Thorpe on his first death anniversary

Thorpe’s wife Amanda and daughter Emma ring the bell ahead of the second day’s play at The Oval. | Photo Credit: Reuters The England cricketers and fans remembered Graham Thorpe on his first death anniversary here on Friday. The former England batter passed away last August in Surrey, with a coroner ruling the death a … Read more

Never cheated, had suicidal thoughts: Chahal opens up on mental health issues post divorce

Yuzvendra Chahal. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has opened up about his struggles with mental health issues following his divorce from Dhanashree Verma, revealing that he was wrongly labelled as a “cheater” and battled suicidal thoughts during the tumultuous period. Speaking on the Raj Shamani Podcast, Chahal addressed the public … Read more