Mitchell Starc took six wickets for nine runs and Scott Boland claimed a hat-trick as Australia dismissed the West Indies for 27 — the second-lowest total ever in test cricket — to win the third test by 176 runs on Monday (July 14, 2025).. The West Indies missed the lowest score in test cricket by … Read more
Australia’s Mitchell Starc celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies’ Jayden Seales, left, on day three of the third Test cricket match at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. | Photo Credit: AP Mitchell Starc took six wickets for nine runs and Scott Boland claimed a hat-trick as Australia dismissed the West Indies for 27 — … Read more
Perspective: Harendra says the relegation may be taken as a ‘blessing in disguise’ as the team can play lower-ranked sides to get back to winning ways. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY The beleaguered Indian women’s hockey team found itself demoted from the top-tier Pro League, and chief coach Harendra Singh admitted that the players … Read more
Stokes catches Pant short of the crease at the stoke of lunch on the third day | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES India captain Shubman Gill admitted that Rishabh Pant’s run-out in the first innings was the ‘biggest moment’ of the Lord’s Test as it allowed England to bounce back. Following his team’s 22-run defeat in … Read more
Varun Aaron. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K.V.S. GIRI Sunrisers Hyderabad has appointed Varun Aaron as the new bowling coach for the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the franchise announced on Monday. He will take over from former New Zealand left-arm quick James Franklin, who was with the team for the last two years. … Read more
Rishabh Pant returns to the pavilion after his dismissal by England’s Jofra Archer on the fifth day of the third test cricket match between India and England at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on July 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian batters failed to stand the test of England pacers led by Jofra … Read more
Stressing the importance of centralised training and maintaining consistency across the national boxing programme, the Interim Committee overseeing the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has reinforced a policy of the federation by barring personal support staff, including coaches, of National campers. The directive is aimed at ensuring uniform preparation standards ahead of major global events, … Read more
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India’s captain Shubman Gill plays a shot during the fourth day of the third cricket test match between England and India at Lord’s cricket ground in London. | Photo Credit: AP Test captain Shubman Gill shattered former batting maestro Rahul Dravid’s 23-year-old record of most runs for India in a Test series in England, despite … Read more
Rishabh Yadav and V. Jyothi Surekha rewrote the compound mixed team world record in the Archery World Cup Stage-4 here. In the qualifying round, Rishabh and Jyothi, who clinched the mixed team gold in Stage-1, secured 716 and 715 points to finish atop the men’s and women’s individual rankings respectively. Their combined score of 1431 was better … Read more
It must be so easy to take K.L. Rahul for granted. Wait, that’s what India have been doing for quite a while, right? One of Rahul’s great attributes is his versatility. His adaptability. His uncomplaining nature, his willingness to everything and more than is asked of him. Hang on, doesn’t that bring back memories of another … Read more
Mohammed Siraj celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England’s Ollie Pope on the fourth day of the third test cricket match between India and England, at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London, Sunday, July 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Mohammed Siraj struck twice as India reduced England to 98 for 4 at … Read more
England women players celebrate their win over India women during the fifth T20I in Birmingham on July 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A historic maiden Women’s T20 series victory already scripted against England, India failed to end on a high, losing to the hosts by five wickets in a last-ball thriller in an inconsequential … Read more
West Indian Shamar Joseph celebrates a wicket on day 1 of the third Test against Australia in Kingston on July 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The West Indies produced another dominant day with the ball against a fragile Australia batting lineup and then survived a tense final hour on Saturday (July 12,, 2025) to … Read more
Tim Southee bowling coach of England. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images It was a dramatic end to day three of the third Test with opener Zak Crawley using the delaying tactic to ensure England only played one over before stumps but the Indians, let by captain Shubman Gill, were hardly amused. Speaking after close … Read more
One for the album: Representatives from MCC and Murugappa, along with former Olympians, pose with the trophies. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Malaysian National junior team will arrive in the city on July 10 (Thursday) for the 96th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here from July 10 to 20. … Read more
KL Rahul plays a shot on the third day of the third test cricket match between India and England, at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London, Saturday, July 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Rishabh Pant overcame pain in his left index finger to score an entertaining half-century before getting run out at the stroke … Read more
Course correction: Fulton will be hoping to steer India in the right direction. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR The Indian men’s hockey team slipped to eighth in the world ranking following a disappointing outing in the European leg of the FIH Pro League, finishing with just one win in eight games. However, … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah in action during the third Test at Lords in London against England. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah held his tongue from making a controversial statement about the frequent Dukes ball change, which remained in the spotlight during the second day of the third Test against England at Lord’s, which could … Read more
England’s Joe Root is seen during the second day of the third Test at Lords in London on July 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters England’s first innings centurion Joe Root has offered an interesting but permanent “solution” to teams asking for a change of ball when it doesn’t do much in air or off … Read more
Joe Root of England catches out Karun Nair of India from the bowling of Ben Stokes to claim a record 211th catch during day two of 3rd Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 11, 2025 in London, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images England cricket star Joe Root … Read more
All matches of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 will be held behind closed doors without spectators in the stands, the tournament organiser stated on Friday. The two-week tournament will be held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on August 11 to 27. The press release from the organiser did not mention any reason for holding … Read more
All set for action: Sports Minsiters Mansukh Mandaviya and Raksha Khadse, along with Olympic silver medallist Mirabai, inaugurate the ASMITA weightlifting league in Modinagar on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the ASMITA league for the new season at the Weightlifting Warriors Academy at Modinagar on Tuesday. The league will … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the wicket of England’s captain Ben Stokes on the second day of the third test cricket match between India and England, at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London, Friday, July 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Jaime Smith once again scripted England’s lower-order fightback after Jasprit Bumrah’s triple strike as England reached … Read more
England’s Joe Root celebrates his century during the second day of the third Test against India at Lords in London on July 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Senior England batter Joe Root scored his 37th Test hundred on Friday (July 11, 2025) to go past the tally of former India skipper Rahul Dravid and … Read more
Nitish Kumar Reddy bowls during the first day of the third Test against England at Lords in London on July 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Former India captain Anil Kumble says all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy should be a regular fixture in the national Test team as he has proved himself to be a fine … Read more
With the series already in bag, a confident India will look to further assert their dominance and end the five-match women’s T20I rubber on a high when they face England in the inconsequential fifth and final game in Birmingham on Saturday (July 12, 2025). While the bat and ball did the talking in the initial … Read more
England’s captain Ben Stokes rests on the ground after an injury during the third cricket test match between England and India at Lord’s cricket ground in London, on July 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP England will head into the second day of the third Test against India at Lord’s with fresh doubts over the … Read more
Ireland’s Curtis Campher makes history by becoming the first male player in professional cricket to claim five wickets in five balls. | Photo Credit: AFP Ireland all-rounder Curtis Campher made history by becoming the first male player in professional cricket to claim five wickets in five balls, achieving the feat on Thursday (July 10, 2025). … Read more
M. Santosh Kumar, the recently appointed selector for the Tamil Nadu senior men’s team, has been sacked by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association after complaints were received about his conduct. The decision was taken in the Apex Council meeting held on Thursday. In May, Santosh was one of the three new selectors appointed for the … Read more