Bengal Tigers’ goalkepper is mobbed by his teammates after the shootout win. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN In a nerve-wracking penalty shootout, Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers was 0.2 seconds from missing out on the Hockey India League (HIL) final when Florent van Aubel’s reverse flick in the sudden death barely beat the buzzer. Then, goalkeeper … Read more
Sai Sudharsan. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR In a major boost to Tamil Nadu, opener B. Sai Sudharsan has recovered from his sports hernia injury and will return to action for the team’s Ranji Trophy quarterfinal clash with Vidarbha in Nagpur, starting on Saturday. Sai Sudharsan has been out of action since … Read more
Manipur weightlifter Bindyarani on her way to a new National mark in 55kg snatch in at the 38th National Games in Dehradhun on Friday. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR S. Bindyarani Devi broke former Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu’s snatch National record while winning the National Games women’s 55kg weightlifting gold at the Maharana … Read more
Varun Aaron says Jasprit Bumrah makes exceptional use of his natural ability. | Photo Credit: File photo: Getty Images : Former India pacer Varun Aaron compared Jasprit Bumrah’s ability to control the ball to that of the great Wasim Akram, speaking about Bumrah’s performance in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy. “That’s one of the finest series … Read more
Power-packed: Niemann strikes a rousing tee-shot on the 16th hole. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan Joaquin Niemann tackled the tricky course with great poise as he led with a 6-under 138 on the second day of the $2 million International Series golf championship at the DLF Club on Friday. The 26-year-old Chilean, who has four … Read more
Tanmay has been the most consistent batter for Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: V. V. SUBRAHMANYAM Tanmay Agarwal has every reason to look back at the just-concluded Ranji Trophy campaign for Hyderabad with a sense of pride and joy. The 29-year-old southpaw scored 934 runs in 12 innings with four hundreds at an average of 77.83 … Read more
Maharashtra’s Parth grabbed the 10m air rifle event. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR He is just 17 and the National Games shooting’s men’s 10m air rifle final field had some big names, including World No. 4 Arjun Babuta who narrowly missed a bronze at the last Olympics, another Paris Olympian Sandeep Singh and 2022 … Read more
Abhishek celebrates his century. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The series in the bag. A boisterous crowd at the Wankhede Stadium was behind the home team. It perhaps resulted in a fitting trigger for Abhishek Sharma who single-handedly blew England away with a blitzkrieg that shattered a plethora of records and set up a crushing … Read more
Brysan DeChambeau in action on the opening day of the International Series golf championship at the DLF Club in Gurugram on Thursday, January 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan The reigning PGA champion Bryson DeChambeau was the focus on the opening day of the $2 million International Series golf championship at the DLF Golf … Read more
Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during his splendid century knock during the fifth T20 international against England in Mumbai on February 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Abhishek Sharma went on a rampage against the England bowlers in the fifth Twenty20 international in Mumbai on Sunday (February 2, 2025). England won the toss and … Read more
Harsh Dubey. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI. It was a script that has been all too familiar for Vidarbha this season. For the third time in seven matches, the side fought back after conceding a first-innings lead to complete another outright win, this time a 58-run victory against Hyderabad at the VCA Stadium here on … Read more
Former Britain Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with Suryakumar Yadav and Jos Buttler prior to the start of the fifth Twenty20 international in Mumbai on February 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bowl in the fifth and final T20I match against India at the Wankhede … Read more
R. Smaran continued his good form with a century to ensure Karnataka drew its final Ranji Trophy match against Haryana. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR R. Smaran continued his great run to help Karnataka salvage a draw against Haryana in their last Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘C’ match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here … Read more
ICC chairman Jay Shah presents the ICC women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup to the Indian women team after their win over South Africa in Kuala Lumpur on February 2, 2025. Photo: X/@ICC From Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, the country hailed the Indian team’s title triumph … Read more
Punjab’s Vishal Sharma, jersey No. 18, drives forward past Rajasthan’s players during their league basketball match at the 38th National Games in Dehradhun on Thursday, 30 January 2025. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Defending champion Punjab along with Delhi marched into the men’s basketball semifinals of the 38th National Games after posting their second … Read more
Vijay Shankar has played a key role in TN making it to the quarterfinals. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY All-rounder Vijay Shankar, who has made vital contributions with the bat (106 n.o., 76, 150 n.o.) in Tamil Nadu’s road to the quarterfinals in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, said he was extremely disappointed when he was … Read more
Anish on his way to the men’s 25m rapid fire gold at the 38th National Games in Dehradhun on Thursday. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Narmada Nithin Raju certainly knows how to handle pressure. While Olympians Ramita Jindal and Elavenil Valarivan wobbled under pressure, the Chennai girl came up with a consistent performance to … Read more
An utterly dominant India flaunted their embarrassment of riches to win a second successive U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup title with a nine-wicket shellacking of South Africa in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday (February 2, 2025), the triumph giving a peek into the game’s most perfectly calibrated youth structure. Having outclassed every team during their march … Read more
Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The legendary Ricky Ponting feels the quality of players and recent history make India and Australia the favourites to compete in the summit clash of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. The 50-over tournament will take place from February 19 to March 9 across three venues … Read more
India head coach Gautam Gambhir placed his faith in batting icons Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to play “massive roles” in the Champions Trophy and said they add “so much value” to the team and the country’s cricketing landscape in general. The modest form of Kohli and Rohit in recent times has fuelled speculation about … Read more
The legendary Sachin Tendulkar, whose batting records and impact on international cricket have stood the test of time, was on Saturday conferred with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, while current India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was honoured with the Polly Umrigar Award for Best Men’s International Cricketer of 2023-24. The 51-year-old Tendulkar, who … Read more
Bengal’s Wriddhiman Saha bid adieu to competitive cricket with the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: ANI Wriddhiman Saha bid adieu to competitive cricket as his State team Bengal finished its Ranji Trophy campaign with an innings victory over Punjab in its last group match at the Eden Gardens here on … Read more
Haryana batter Nishant Sindhu put the Karnataka attack to the sword with a knock of 165. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR A fine knock from Haryana’s Nishant Sindhu (165, 184b, 15×4, 6×6) put Karnataka on the backfoot in their Ranji Trophy Elite ‘C’ match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday. With Karnataka … Read more
Harshit’s triple strikes went a long way in India clinching the series with a game to spare. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Concussion substitute or Impact Player? That has been the debate ever since Harshit Rana was allowed as a concussion sub for Shivam Dube during the fourth T20I between India and England at the … Read more
Shivam leads the Delhi players off the field after the game. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Off-spinner Shivam Sharma’s five for 33 triggered a swift end to proceedings on the third day as Delhi romped past Railways by an innings and 19 runs in a Group-D Ranji Trophy match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium … Read more
Suraj Jaiswal’s four-wicket haul in the second innings set up Bengal’s big victory over Punjab in a Ranji Trophy match in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: File photo: K. MURALI KUMAR KOLKATA: Suraj Jaiswal claimed his second four-wicket haul as Bengal trounced Punjab by an innings and 13 runs in its final Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C … Read more
Bengal’s Wriddhiman Saha bid adieu to competitive cricket with the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: ANI : Wriddhiman Saha bid adieu to competitive cricket as his State team Bengal finished its Ranji Trophy campaign with an innings victory over Punjab in its last group match at the Eden Gardens here … Read more
Jharkhand’s Manishi, third left, send back Vijay Shankar early on the third day. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY JAMSHEDPUR: Just like the sun dissolved the last of the morning mist here on Saturday, Tamil Nadu’s hopes of a win dissipated as Ajith Ram (5) and Vijay Shankar (33) fell off the fifth and seventh balls … Read more
Shami has looked good on his return to the Indian squad. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI A series without real context sealed with a game to spare. Despite most of the boxes being ticked, India’s last T20I game of the season at the Wankhede Stadium will be far from being a meaningless affair. After all, … Read more
Suryakumar and Gambhir have enjoyed great success in the shortest format. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Irrespective of the colour of the jersey, a team in transition has been a constant for India’s men’s cricket team. Unlike the Test squad, though, the men in the T20I blues have fared much better despite three big retirements … Read more