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
Devdutt Padikkal en route his fifty. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Devdutt Padikkal has played a crucial role in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s away wins this season by playing impactful knocks. His innings of 61 helped RCB cruise to a seven-wicket win against Punjab Kings on Sunday. Padikkal, who scored his maiden fifty in IPL 2025, … Read more
KKR’s spin bowling coach Carl Crowe addresses the media ahead of the IPL match against Gujarat Titans at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, 20 April 2025. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Kolkata Knight Riders spin bowling coach Carl Crowe said the loss against Punjab Kings in the low-scoring match did not make his … Read more
Saurabh Chaudhary. Photo: Special Arrangement Ace shooter Saurabh Chaudhary opened India’s medal account with a bronze in the men’s 10m air pistol event on day one of the year’s second ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Lima on Tuesday (April 15, 2025). China’s Hu Kai won gold with a score of 246.4, just 0.1 off … Read more
MS Dhoni (R) of Chennai Super Kings and Hardik Pandya of Mumbai Indians during the 2025 IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumabi on April 20, 2025 | Photo Credit: Getty Images Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl against Chennai Super Kings … Read more
Ajinkya Rahane has been the top run-getter for KKR. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP In a roller-coaster of a season, an inconsistent Kolkata Knight Riders will be keen to bounce back when it meets a consistent and top-placed Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens here on Monday. After squandering … Read more
Means a lot: Suryavanshi was seemingly in tears after his impressive IPL debut. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Tears rolled down Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s eyes as he walked towards the dugout after being stumped by Rishabh Pant. The 14-year-old batter, who became the youngest player to make an Indian Premier League debut, could not come … Read more
It takes a village to raise a champion is an old saying and 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi fits that adage perfectly. The rise of Vaibhav is an incredible story where a range of people joined hands to ensure that a boy, barely in his teens, could play his first high-stakes match in professional cricket without a … Read more
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar and Punjab Kings Captain Shreyas Iyer after the toss ahead of the IPL T20 Match in New Chandigarh on Sunday, April 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to field against hosts Punjab Kings in their IPL match … Read more
P.V. Sindhu will be joined by former national champion and world No. 45 Anupama Upadhyaya in the women’s singles. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and world No. 18 Lakshya Sen will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Sudirman Cup Finals to be held in Xiamen, China from April 27 … Read more
Gujarat Titans Shubman Gill in action during the TATA IPL 2025 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Saturday, April 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill was on Saturday (April 19, 2025) fined ₹12 lakh after his side maintained a … Read more
Gujarat Titans’ batters Jos Buttler and Rahul Tewatia celebrate the victory against Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad on Saturday. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Rahul Tewatia once again pulled off a nail-biting win for Gujarat Titans, smashing Mitchell Starc’s full-length deliveries for a six and a four off consecutive balls with 10 runs needed in the … Read more
M.S. Dhoni and Jasprit Bumrah share a lighter moment. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming admitted that his team faces a dilemma regarding players who aren’t delivering consistently in IPL 2025. “It’s a delicate phase, isn’t it? We are still in the competition but we are hanging on by … Read more
Delhi Capitals’ Mitchell Starc congratulates Gujarat Titans’ Jos Buttler after Gujarat Titans won against Delhi Capitals during the Indian Premier League cricket match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on April 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Jos Buttler braved cramps to rustle up a tempestuous unbeaten 97 to guide Gujarat Titans to a wonderful … Read more
Azharuddin has denied all charges of a conflict of interest and said that he will approach the High Court challenging the HCA Ombudsman’s order. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Ombudsman has issued an order to remove Mohammed Azharuddin’s name from the North Pavilion Stand of the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket … Read more
Rajasthan Royals’ captain Riyan Parag, left, tosses the coin as Lucknow Super Giants’ captain Rishabh Pant looks on before the start of the match in Jaipur on April 19, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bat against hosts Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier … Read more
Divya Deshmukh and second seed Zhu Jiner of China took an early joint lead in the FIDE women’s Grand Prix chess at Amanora-The Fern, Pune, on Tuesday. Seventh seed Divya defeated fellow-Indian R. Vaishali, seeded sixth, in the second round. Zhu had to wait longer for her victory against Mongolia’s Mungutuul Batkhuyag. Russia’s Polina Shuvalova, … Read more
Marco Jansen was right on the money against RCB on Friday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Punjab Kings is enjoying one of its better starts in IPL under its prized catch Shreyas Iyer. Halfway through the tournament, Punjab Kings has climbed to the second spot with 10 points and will look to cement the … Read more
RCB’s Josh Hazlewood celebrates after the wicket of PBKS Shreyas Iyer, during the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS), at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on April 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Josh Hazlewood said an atypical Chinnaswamy pitch and the … Read more
Quadruped robot also known as Robot Dog being used as part of the broadcasting team for Indian Premier League at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi on April 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Indian Premier League 2025 has welcomed a unique new member to its team – a robotic camera dog. In a video published on social media … Read more
PBKS Nehal Wadhera, and RCB’s Virat Kohli, during the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS), at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on April 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Royal Challenger Bengaluru’s home woes continued as the side slipped to a five-wicket defeat to Punjab Kings … Read more
‘Vandharai vazhaveikkum Chennai’ is a popular saying in Tamil. Elaborately translated, it means a Chennai that helps every visitor find a life. At times, the nomenclature Chennai is replaced with Tamil Nadu, just to reflect a State that has welcomed diverse communities to its shores, plains and hills. Mahendra Singh Dhoni neatly ties into this … Read more
Harmeet Desai of Goa Challengers in action during the Indian Oil UTT Table Tennis League in Chennai on Saturday, August 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN Harmeet Desai and Sreeja Akula were retained by Goa Challengers TTC and Jaipur Patriots by employing the Right to Match card, while Manika Batra was signed by Ahmedabad … Read more
Deepak Patil (MCA joint secretary), Abhay Hadap (MCA secretary), Ajinkya Naik (MCA president), Rohit Sharma, Vihang Sarnaik (T20 Mumbai league chairman), Sanjay Naik (MCA vice-president), Armaan Mallick (MCA treasurer) and Ganesh Iyer (MCA T20 League governing council member) at the launch. The T20 Mumbai League will return after a six-year hiatus, with the third edition … Read more
Rohit Sharma at a press conference to announce the T20 Mumbai League in Mumbai on Friday. | Photo Credit: PTI Rohit Sharma has referred to the recent announcement of a stand being named after him at the Wankhede Stadium – alma mater of Mumbai cricket for half a century – as an ‘unreal feeling’ and … Read more
Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid with captain Sanju Samson at a training session ahead of the IPL match against LSG in Jaipur. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid rubbished rumours of a rift in the team and insisted that he was on the same page with captain Sanju Samson. … Read more
Faf du Plessis may make his return against GT. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals, sitting pretty in the top three of the Indian Premier League standings, are more than the sum of their parts. While the evolution of slam-bang cricket glorifies runaway brilliance and outlandish guts, GT and DC exemplify … Read more
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy celebrates with his green jacket and trophy alongside his caddie Harry Diamond after winning The Masters and completing a career grand slam | Photo Credit: Reuters Rory McIlroy has endured plenty of anguishing moments while seeking to snap a decade-long drought in major championships. That made celebrating Sunday’s win at the … Read more
Will Jacks came up with a vital spell against SRH. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Will Jacks may have emerged as an Indian Premier League superstar after his blockbuster 41-ball unbeaten 100 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2024 edition. Cut to 2025, and Jacks has proven to be more than … Read more
Heinrich Klaasen is castled by Jasprit Bumrah. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI As IPL 2025 approaches the halfway stage, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s inability to repeat its 2024 heroics has been among the biggest talking points so far. One of the major reasons for Sunrisers languishing in ninth place in the 10-team tournament is their inability to … Read more