Vijayalakshmi has returned to competitive chess after more than five years. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India’s first Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and Arjuna awardee S. Vijayalakshmi returned to competitive chess after more than five years at the second Namma Bengaluru International Grandmasters Open Chess Tournament here. Vijayalakshmi first took a break from the sport in … Read more
RCB pacer Josh Hazlewood is hoping the team has a change of luck with the toss. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR After a third straight defeat at home last week, Royal Challengers Bengaluru fast bowler Josh Hazlewood made a wish. “To win a toss would be nice,” Hazlewood said. The spin of the coin … Read more
Chasing dreams can be exhausting. Especially when they contain within them the promise of fulfilment or completion, and seem to remain just out of reach. For Rory McIlroy, the dream of winning the Masters on Augusta’s magical greens — and completing the career Grand Slam — had begun to assume the proportions of an anxiety-inducing … Read more
Adaptive: Porel has showcased a blend of intent and range. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA He is not as flashy as his left-handed Indian counterparts Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, or Priyansh Arya. He also does not have a blistering IPL century to his name, but Abishek Porel has done the job for Delhi Capitals this … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians players during a practice session ahead of their IPL match in Hyderabad, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Both the team’s players will wear black armbands and observe a minute’s silence in memory of all those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam, the BCCI said. | Photo … Read more
Delhi Capitals Abishek Porel drives Ravi Bishnoi of Lucknow Super Giants during IPL match at Ekana stadium, in Lucknow on on April 22, 2025 | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Like any other cricketer from the country, young Delhi Capitals opener Abishek Porel aspires to represent India in the future but said his current focus is … Read more
Venkataraghavan, the consummate professional, turns 80
Seventeen seasons. Two playoff appearances. One of only three franchises to participate in every edition of the Indian Premier League without tasting championship glory. There’s enough between the words in these sentences to bog a team and its fanbase down. But not if you are Punjab Kings. The last time the side made the playoffs, … Read more
K.L. Rahul passed the loyalty test with flying colours as he consigned his former team Lucknow Super Giants to an eight-wicket defeat at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday (April 22, 2025) to consolidate Delhi Capitals’ second spot in the Indian Premier League standings. A pursuit of 160 in tricky conditions was right up … Read more
India Ultimate recently hosted the National Open and Women’s Championship 2025 for frisbee in Bengaluru. The event saw 39 teams from 10 cities, featuring over 700 athletes competing in the Open, Women’s and Challenger Open divisions. Primarily played on grass or sand, at both the world stage and in India, the action takes place on … Read more
Wankhede will stage all 20 matches. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The Wankhede Stadium will host all 20 matches of the T20 Mumbai League’s third edition to be played from May 26 to June 8. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) confirmed the window and the venue for the eight-team league, which returns after a six-year hiatus, … Read more
Tanvi Khanna. File. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran Indian squash player Tanvi Khanna caused a major upset, defeating top seed N Ching Cheng of Hong Kong in the opening round of the World Championship Qualifying Event (Asia) in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Tanvi, ranked 134th in the world defeated the Hong Kong player, ranked 76th, … Read more
Abhishek Sharma will have a big role to play for SRH at the top of the order. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI A lot can change in a week. Only net run rate had separated Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians when the two locked horns at the Wankhede Stadium last Thursday. MI comfortably won that … Read more
KKR mentor Dwayne Bravo says the team’s batters have been low on confidence. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR After another batting failure against Gujarat Titans resulting in Kolkata Knight Riders’ fifth loss in the Indian Premier League, mentor Dwayne Bravo admitted that finishing had been an issue with the defending champion this season. With … Read more
File picture of former Australian cricketer Michael Slater | Photo Credit: SPORTZPICS for BCCI Former Australia test batter and TV commentator Michael Slater was sentenced to four years’ prison on Tuesday (April 22, 2025) after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges, but will walk free after serving more than a year in custody. Slater’s prison … Read more
Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill and teammates Jos Buttler and Washington Sundar celebrate the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders’ Ajinkya Rahane during their IPL 2025 match, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday, April 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders have struggled with batting issues throughout this IPL season and … Read more
Neeraj Chopra. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Two-time Olympic medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra started his season on a high by winning the Potch Invitational Track event in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Chopra topped the six-man field, hurling the spear to a distance of 84.52m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger event on Wednesday. The … Read more
Combined image of Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana | Photo Credit: Getty Images Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana have been crowned the world’s leading cricketers in the latest edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Bumrah won the honour in the men’s section after a stellar 2024 when he excelled across formats and was named player … Read more
Rohit Sharma was in full flow against CSK. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Suryakumar Yadav was at his marauding best on Sunday night. But it was the return of Rohit Sharma’s form with the willow that made the Mumbai Indians camp happiest at the Wankhede Stadium. After all, Rohit had had a quiet – to … Read more
At the Wankhede on Sunday night, the finish came with a flourish. With M.S. Dhoni, the man who immortalised picture-perfect climaxes at this venue with that shot over long-on on the night of the 2011 ODI World Cup final, stationed behind the stumps, Suryakumar Yadav dispatched Matheesha Pathirana for two consecutive sixes to complete a … Read more
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill got out at 90 against KKR at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday, 21 April 2025. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Captain Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharshan spelt their class to score excellent half-centuries as Gujarat Titans accumulated 198 in its Indian Premier League contest against Kolkata Knight Riders … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants’ pacer Mayank Yadav during a practice session on the eve of its IPL match against Delhi Capitals in Lucknow. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA A confident Lucknow Super Giants will eye revenge in its reverse fixture against Delhi Capitals in a tussle for the top spot in the IPL at the Ekana … Read more
Ishan Kishan has been placed in Grade C while Shreyas Iyer made it to Grade B. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R. V. MOORTHY Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan have been handed a central contact while Rishabh Pant has been promoted from Grade B to A as the Board of Control for Cricket in India … Read more
Senior players Jadeja, Dhoni and Ashwin have largely been disappointing. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Just a solitary game into the latter half of the season and Chennai Super Kings has started planning for the next Indian Premier League edition. Head coach Stephen Fleming stated that the franchise will try and utilise the remaining matches … Read more
BCCI releases 34-strong list of centrally contracted players, including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and newcomers Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma and batting talisman Virat Kohli retained their place in the top category, while the out-of-favour duo of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan … Read more
Stephen Fleming, coach of Chennai Super Kings, during a warm-up session prior to an IPL match in Lucknow | Photo Credit: Getty Images Head coach Stephen Fleming said Chennai Super Kings are “realistic” about their position in this year’s Indian Premier League, but asserted that the five-time champions will leave no stone unturned to find … Read more
Scott Flemming is nearly one year into his second stint as the India National basketball team coach, having previously been at the helm from 2012 to 2015. The American has also had coaching experience in the NBA Development League (G League), travelled to several countries to impart his knowledge and has also been the Technical … Read more
Back in the days when tennis’ Davis Cup was played exclusively on the home-and-away format right until the final, it was one of sport’s grander spectacles. The sheer energy and electricity of playing at home almost erased the gulf between nations and between players. Tennis history is replete with stirring deeds in the country vs … Read more
