Joe Root: ‘No hiding place when it comes to facing India’

File picture of Joe Root of England | Photo Credit: Getty Images Charismatic England batter Joe Root has advocated for consistency to counter India in the upcoming five-Test series, saying “there’s no hiding place” when it comes to facing such an indomitable opponent. India will commence their their 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle in England … Read more

IPL 2025 | Dhoni surpasses Suresh Raina to become Chennai Super Kings’ highest run-getter

Chennai Super Kings’ M.S. Dhoni arrives to bat during the IPL match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai, on March 28, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI M.S. Dhoni on Friday (March 28, 2025) surpassed former left-hand batter Suresh Raina to become the highest run-getter for five-time champions Chennai Super Kings … Read more

Shikhar Dhawan’s life lessons have transformed me: Ashutosh Sharma

Delhi Capitals’ Ashutosh Sharma during IPL 2025 match between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants on March 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ashutosh Sharma will forever remain indebted to his former franchise Punjab Kings’ skipper Shikhar Dhawan, whose “life lessons” will stay with him ‘forever”. The 26-year-old played a sensational unbeaten innings of 66 … Read more

Neeraj Phogat tops Simranjit to win title in 65kg category

Neeraj Phogat edged out Simranjit Kaur in the final of 65kg category in the 8th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championship in Greater Nodia on Thursday | Photo Credit: PTI Neeraj Phogat registered a narrow 4-3 win against Simranjit Kaur to be crowned the national champion in the 65kg category in the 8th Elite Women’s National … Read more

Reetika Hooda books a berth in final 

Paris Olympian Reetika Hooda. File | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Paris Olympian Reetika Hooda (76kg) booked a berth in the final of the Asian wrestling championships in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday (March 27, 2025). Three more Indian women – Nishu (55kg), Muskan (59kg) and Mansi Lather (68kg) – also reached bronze medal contests in … Read more

I’m looking forward to a great 2025: Sreeja Akula

Raring to go: Sreeja is eager to get her campaign underway. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Sreeja Akula, at No. 33, India’s second-highest ranked paddler in the world after Manika Batra, hasn’t had a great start to the new year (2025), losing early in all the five tournaments she played. The 26-year-old from Hyderabad, however, … Read more

Interview | Analytics at the grassroots level is more a matter of awareness than financials: Deepak Malik

Stupa Analytics, having conducted back-to-back WTT Star Contender events in Goa, is gearing up for the third edition to be staged in Chennai from March 25 to 30. The global sports technology company is the organising partner of World Table Tennis (WTT), the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), in India. Deepak … Read more

Indian Premier League 2025, IPL season 18: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Chennai on March 28, 2025.

Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad with his Royal Challengers Bengaluru counterpart Rajat Patidar during the toss of the IPL 2025 match in Chennai on March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and elected to field during the IPL 2025 match against Royal Challengers … Read more

Indian Premier League 2025: IPL season 18, Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad on March 29, 2025

Skipper Hardik Pandya’s much-anticipated comeback after serving a one-match ban will lend the required balance to Mumbai Indians’ line-up when they take on an equally desperate Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Saturday (March 29, 2025) as both teams are chasing their first victory in the ongoing edition of the IPL. Mumbai could not break their … Read more

JioStar shatters viewership records on IPL 2025, IPL season 18 historic opening weekend

In a record-breaking opening weekend, the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) witnessed unprecedented viewership across JioHotstar and Star Sports Network. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In a record-breaking opening weekend, the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) witnessed unprecedented viewership across JioHotstar and Star Sports Network. With a cumulative watch … Read more

Chance to witness top-notch paddlers ply their wares

Anirban Ghosh took out seventh seed Rossi in the final qualifying round of the WTT Star Contender at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Seldom does one witness so many Indian table tennis stars in a global tournament and that too at a WTT Star Contender event. Seven men … Read more

IPL 2025, SRH vs LSG | Shardul Thakur calls for fair pitches

Lucknow Super Giants’ Shardul Thakur delivers a ball during IPL 2025 Twenty20 Championship cricket match between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Lucknow Super Giants at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket stadium in Hyderabad on March 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: KVS Giri After setting the IPL ablaze with a four-wicket haul in Lucknow Super Giants’ … Read more

Former England fast bowler Peter Lever has died at 84

Peter Lever played 17 tests and 10 one-day internationals, including the inaugural one-dayer in 1971. | Photo Credit: X/@lancscricket Former England fast bowler Peter Lever, a member of the triumphant 1970-71 Ashes side, has died at 84. His former Lancashire club made the announcement on Thursday (March 27, 2025). “We are deeply saddened by the news … Read more

Asian wrestling | Sunil Kumar secures another Asian medal

Sunil beat Huang to open India’s account in the tournament. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Greco Roman wrestler Sunil Kumar (87kg) claimed a bronze medal to open India’s account in the Asian wrestling championships in Amman, Jordan. Sunil, an Asian Games bronze medallist, defeated China’s Huang Jiaxin 5-1 to bag his fifth Asian medal. The … Read more

Indian Open – The Hindu

Ahlawat and Shubhankar during the media interaction on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivaan A battery of champions, more than a dozen of them from around the world, will be flexing their muscles to hit their best shots and sink putts, but the home fans will look for a familiar face to lift the trophy … Read more

Kohli is batting as well as he has ever done in IPL: Karthik

Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Virat Kohli at a training session ahead of the IPL match against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Dinesh Karthik is no stranger to the city of Chennai. The pre-match press conference ahead of the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers … Read more

Sunil Kumar wins bronze in Asian Wrestling Championship

Sunil beat China’s Jiaxin Huang after losing in the semifinals of the 87kg bout in the continental tournament on March 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: olympics.com Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar won the bronze medal in the 87kg Greco Roman bout of the Asian Championship in Jordan on Tuesday (March 25, 2025). In the bronze medal … Read more