Fighting for the only available play-off spot, Mumbai Indians will take on Delhi Capitals in a potentially decisive showdown in Mumbai on Wednesday (May 21, 2025) with the five-time champion home team better-placed to advance against the erratic visitors. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s six-wicket thrashing of Lucknow Super Giants on Monday (May 19, 2025) ended the latter’s … Read more
Mumbai Indians have signed Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson, and Charith Asalanka as replacements. File | Photo Credit: PTI Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians have signed Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson, and Charith Asalanka as replacements for a group of foreign recruits who are set to leave for national duty following the team’s final league match on … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants’ Digvesh Singh Rathi celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Kishan with his trademark signature celebration during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match, at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI Lucknow Super Giants leg-spinner Digvesh Singh Rathi has been handed … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Harshal Patel in action. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Harshal Patel completed 150 IPL wickets after returning with a solitary scalp against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday at the Ekana Stadium in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Like most of the Hyderabad bowlers, Harshal turned out to … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants’ Aiden Markram drives Harsh Dubey of Sunrisers Hyderabad during IPL match at Ekana stadium, in Lucknow on May 19, 2025 | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Openers Mitchell Marsh (65) and Aiden Markram (61) hit fifties as Lucknow Super Giants set a 206-run target against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL clash here on … Read more
Treesa Jolly. File. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL India’s dismal run in elite international badminton tournaments continued, as all remaining shuttlers, including world number 10 women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand exited early, ending the country’s campaign at the Thailand Open Super 500 here on Thursday. Treesa and Gayatri, returned to action … Read more
On the prowl: Skipper Dhoni will be keen on muscling a few over the boundary. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals probably can’t wait for this IPL season to come to an end. It’s been that sort of a summer for both franchises, hurtling from one setback to another … Read more
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said the BCCI has not even discussed or taken any such steps regarding the ensuing ACC events. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The BCCI on Monday (May 19, 2025) termed as “speculative and imaginary” the report which claimed that it has decided to pull out of men’s Asia Cup and women’s … Read more
With the focus on keeping the youth engaged in sports, the Khelo India Beach Games will be held in Diu, Dadra, Nagar Haveli and Daman from May 19 to 24. Organised under the Sports Competition and Talent Development section of the Khelo India Scheme, the Beach Games will feature football, volleyball, sepak takraw, kabaddi, Pencak … Read more
Sai Sudharsan en route his hundred against DC. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR B. Sai Sudharsan’s game at the top of the order has many praiseworthy features. Foremost among them in the T20 format is his ability, aided by a robust technique, to pile up runs regularly without ever resorting to ungainly slogging. He … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah was the last man to lead India to victory in a Test match. Jasprit Bumrah was the last man to lead India in a Test match, period. And yet… And yet, Jasprit Bumrah isn’t really the front-runner to become India’s next Test captain, a position that lies vacant following the retirement from the … Read more
Delhi Capitals batter K.L. Rahul celebrate his century against GT during their 60th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar K.L. Rahul flourished in the opener’s role, smashing an unbeaten century to propel Delhi Capitals to 199 for 3 against Gujarat Titans in a crucial Indian Premier League clash … Read more
Though Tushar Deshpande picked up the openers early, Royals could not prevent Kings from posting a big total. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Rajasthan Royals’ batting crumbled under pressure while pursuing a target of 220 against Punjab Kings, stumbling in a run chase for the fifth time in IPL 2025, but head coach Rahul Dravid … Read more
LSG skipper Rishabh Pant has an excellent record against SRH. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA The eight-day suspension of the IPL threw a spanner in the works for the BCCI, international cricket calendar and fans. However, the break might just be what Lucknow Super Giants needed to steady a stuttering campaign. Three defeats on the … Read more
Malvika Bansod in action. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a shock defeat but the trio of Malvika Bansod, Aakarshi Kashyap and Unnati Hooda advanced to the women’s singles second round after hard-fought victories in the $475,000 Thailand Open Super 500 tournament here on Wednesday. World No. 10 pair of … Read more
Punjab Batsman Nehal Wadhera during the IPL T20 Match against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Man Singh Cricket Stadium in Jaipur on May 18, 2025 | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh struck fine half-centuries to rescue Punjab Kings and help them to a competitive 219 for 5 against Rajasthan Royals in … Read more
A middling start, an incandescent middle stage and a slow decline define Virat Kohli’s Test career. Still, his retirement from cricket’s longest format seems a touch drastic. Kohli’s goodbye note on Instagram that came close on the heels of Rohit Sharma’s exit marks a seismic change in the Indian squad. Walking in at number four, … Read more
Rory Mcllroy. File. | Photo Credit: AP Lightning-fast greens are predicted at rain-soaked Quail Hollow when the 107th PGA Championship tees off Thursday with the world’s top-ranked trio in a mouth-watering feature group sure to dominate attention. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, a two-time Masters winner, will join defending champion Xander Schauffele and new Masters champion Rory … Read more
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Punjab Kings will look to maintain its momentum and extend playoffs bid when it faces Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025 at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday. PBKS will also look to use the outing on Sunday to acclimatise to the new … Read more
In control: Parthiv says Gill has been proactive on the field. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR In his second season as skipper of Gujarat Titans, Shubman Gill has thoroughly impressed. As opening batter alongside B. Sai Sudharsan, he has been in imperious touch, collecting 508 runs in 11 innings at a strike rate of … Read more
IPL T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) & Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be delayed due to rain at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: K BHAGYA PRAKASH The toss for the highly-anticipated clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders has been delayed due to rain in Bengaluru on Saturday (May … Read more
Delhi Capitals needs to return to winning ways against Gujarat Titans to keep its chances of making to the IPL playoffs alive. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Delhi Capitals may view the eight-day suspension of the IPL due to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan as a bit of a double-edged sword. While some time … Read more
Indian table tennis has always focused largely on singles. From Achanta Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan to Manika Batra, individuals have broken through on the biggest stage to give the sport’s identity some muscle in the country. However, the event roster for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has moved the spotlight on doubles with the … Read more
Basu Shanker hands over the book to Dinesh Karthik and Dipika Pallikal. Fitness guru Basu Shanker’s new book titled ‘1234 The Fitness Guide’ brought out by Sportstar, is now available for sale. The first copies of the book were handed to squash star Dipika Pallikal and film director Vetrimaaran In this book, Basu explores the … Read more
Crowd erupts as India’s captain Rohit Sharma arrives to bat. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Had he been the India coach on the previous tour of Australia, Ravi Shastri would not have allowed captain Rohit Sharma to drop himself from the Sydney Test despite loss of form. Rohit had missed the first Test for personal … Read more
Mitchell Johnson. | Photo Credit: VIVEK BENDRE Former Australian speed merchant Mitchell Johnson said it is not wise for overseas players to return for the remainder of the IPL and urged them to prioritise safety over pay cheques in the prevailing circumstances arising out of India-Pakistan military hostilities. The world’s biggest T20 league was suspended … Read more
RCB’s Virat Kohli, during a practice session. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Retirement from Test cricket has not taken the competitive edge out of Virat Kohli and the star batter is ambitiously focusing on what he can achieve with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in this edition of the IPL, asserted team director Mo Bobat … Read more
KKR’s Manish Pandey, during a practice session ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (KSCA), in Bengaluru on May 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Kolkata Knight Riders batter Manish Pandey said the team was … Read more
Mumbai Indians’ home venue Wankhede Stadium is likely to host at least one of the four playoffs. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Mumbai is likely to host at least one of the four playoffs in IPL 2025, with Ahmedabad set to stage the final. The Hindu understands that the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) officials have … Read more
Winds of change are sweeping through the Indian Test squad. It started like a whisper, lifting a few leaves off the jungle floor when the selectors moved beyond Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane. When it was presumed that the air had settled, there was a surprise in store when R. Ashwin retired midway through the … Read more