Never cheated, had suicidal thoughts: Chahal opens up on mental health issues post divorce

Yuzvendra Chahal. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has opened up about his struggles with mental health issues following his divorce from Dhanashree Verma, revealing that he was wrongly labelled as a “cheater” and battled suicidal thoughts during the tumultuous period. Speaking on the Raj Shamani Podcast, Chahal addressed the public … Read more

Divya Deshmukh to be felicitated by Maharashtra govt for FIDE Women’s World Cup victory

The new champion of FIDE Women World Cup Divya Deshmukh. Maharashtra government will felicitate the teenage sensation Divya Deshmukh for becoming the FIDE Women’s World Cup winner defeating Humpy Koneru in tiebreak. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis congratulating Divya Deshmukh, the International Master from Nagpur, said, “The 19-year-old newly crowned Grandmaster will be honoured by government. … Read more

Divya, the girl who could become the queen

The little girl was dressed in a pink frock and a pinker overcoat. “Divya Deshmukh,” she said when one asked her what her name was, on that November afternoon at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai. The year was 2013. She had just won the National Under-9 girls’ chess championship, which was held as one of … Read more

HCA president, secretary and treasurer suspended

The Apex Council of the Hyderabad Cricket Association, following an emergency meeting, announced on Thursday that president A. Jagan Mohan Rao has been suspended with immediate effect. Along with him, R. Devraj (secretary) and C.J. Srinivas Rao (treasurer) have also been suspended as per Rules 41(6) and 15(4)(d) of the HCA’s Memorandum of Association and … Read more

Stokes and Gill call for scheduling consistency

Captains Shubman Gill of India and Ben Stokes of England shake hands at the end of Day Five of the 4th Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford on July 27, 2025 in Manchester, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Ben Stokes, who was ruled out of the final Test against … Read more

Shooting League of India promises to trigger innovation

New venture: Rossi and Kalikesh promised to help the game evolve in a healthy and interesting way. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: Kamesh Srinivasan The inaugural Shooting League of India (SLI) could pave the way for innovation, making the competition crisp, capturing the emotion and drama of the athletes, and making it attractive for the … Read more

A drama-filled series replete with punches and counterpunches

Until 1845, where The Oval is now stood a market garden, with a waterworks overhanging it. Two years after The Oval came into existence, work to convert the waterworks into five gasholders began, and by 1874, they were all in place though over time, only one, called Gasholder Number One, survived. Soon, Gasholder Number One … Read more

ENG vs IND fifth Test | Can India make it all square at The Oval?

As Shubman Gill inspected the pitch on Wednesday afternoon at The Oval, chief curator Lee Fortis stood nearby and was engaged in a chat with Akash Deep and Abhimanyu Easwaran. A few moments later, as the Indian think-tank — comprising Gill, head coach Gautam Gambhir, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak and chief selector Ajit Agarkar — … Read more

IPL has brought more maturity to my game: Priyansh

Outer Delhi Warriors’ mentor Parthiv exchanges pleasantries with Priyansh Arya | Photo Credit: Outer Delhi Warriors There was no bigger advertisement for the Delhi Premier League (DPL) in its inaugural season than Priyansh Arya’s soaring success. The opening batter’s 608 runs in 10 innings for South Delhi Superstarz, including six sixes in an over, acted … Read more

WCL semifinal: Indian Champions refuse to play against Pakistan

India were set to play Pakistan in the semi-final of the tournament on Thursday at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground. Picture: wclcricket.com India have refused to play against arch-rivals Pakistan in the semifinals of the World Championship of Legends in Birmingham on Thursday, citing the nation’s stand against any bilateral sporting ties with the neighbouring country … Read more

World University Games: Ankita bags women’s 3000m steeplechase silver, men’s 4x100m relay team takes bronze

Steeplechaser Ankita Dhyani came up with a blistering run to clinch silver in the gruelling 3000m event with a personal-best time of 9:31.99 seconds, while the men’s 4x100m relay quartet bagged a bronze as Indian athletes ended their campaign in the World University Games on Sunday (July 27, 2025). The trio of Munita Prajapati, Mansi … Read more

England’s Sciver-Brunt overtakes Mandhana as No. 1 batter in women’s ODIs

Nat Sciver-Brunt of England in batting action. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt displaced star India batter Smriti Mandhana from No. 1 spot in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings released here on Tuesday (July 29, 2025), but Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues made significant strides. Sciver-Brunt, who previously held … Read more

India yet to take a call on Bumrah; Arshdeep could make his debut

Arshdeep could well replace Kamboj in the playing XI. | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian team management seems to have taken the wait-and-watch approach before deciding on Jasprit Bumrah’s availability for the fifth Test. Before the series got underway, it was decided that Bumrah would feature in only three fixtures to manage his workload. He … Read more