Mumbai Indians’ Ryan David Rickelton plays a shot during the Indian Premier League Twenty-20 (IPL) 2025 match between Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on April 13, 2025. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar/The Hindu Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bowl first in their … Read more
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Virat Kohli plays a shot during their IPL T20 match against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on April 13, 2025. Photo R.V. Moorthy/The Hindu Openers Virat Kohli and Phil Salt slammed brisk half-centuries and shared a 92-run partnership to guide Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a nine-wicket … Read more
Nicholus Pooran has been on a roll. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Nicholas Pooran is batting like a dream. He’s striking at 215.43 per 100 balls. He’s become a six-hitting outlier — his average of 5.1 sixes per match this season is the best in the IPL history among those who’ve hit at least 20 … Read more
27th edition of AM/NS India – The Hindu FIC cricket tournament begins in Visakhapatnam
Ayushi Soni with coach Ramesh Chopra in Delhi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ayushi Soni had been in the wilderness for some time now. But the tenacious cricketer had been working diligently on her game with coach Ramesh Chopra, biding her time. When the chance came, the 24-year-old Ayushi was unstoppable. She notched up two … Read more
Mumbai Indians’ batter Surya Kumnar Yadav at a training session on the eve of the IPL match against Mumbai Indians in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Soon after K.L. Rahul smashed the winning runs and finished unbeaten on 93 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday, he rejoiced … Read more
Chatter before matter: Kohli has a word with Dravid and Samson before the RCB-RR face-off. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY After experiencing the high from scaling the unassailable peaks in Chennai and Mumbai, it was a sobering experience for Royal Challengers Bengaluru when it lost both its matches at home. The disheartening six-wicket defeat at … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captain Pat Cummins, left, and Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer wait for the coin toss before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, April 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant with Shubman Gill Gujarat Titans skipper during toss at IPL match at Ekana stadium, in Lucknow on April 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl first against Gujarat Titans in their Indian Premier League match here … Read more
Phillips is the second player from the Gujarat Titans’ camp to have returned home. Earlier, South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada left the team to go back home owing to personal reasons. Files | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Gujarat Titans all-rounder Glenn Phillips has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League … Read more
James Anderson of England leaves the field after his final Test appearance in London, England. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images England’s all-time highest test wicket taker James Anderson was awarded a knighthood in former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list published on Friday (April 11, 2025). Anderson, who made his test debut … Read more
Chennai Supers Kings’ MS Dhoni during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai. | Photo Credit: PTI A disappointed Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni on Friday (April 11, 2025) blamed his batters for the heavy defeat against … Read more
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates with his trophy after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP World champion Max Verstappen claimed a pole to flag victory for Red Bull at the Japanese Grand Prix on … Read more
Mitchell Marsh has provided Lucknow Super Giants quickfire starts and will hope to continue in the same vein. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants are over-reliant on their respective top-orders – one by design, the other by force. When the two teams meet here at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on … Read more
Unblemished essay: Rahul took on immense pressure with ease, bailing DC out of trouble and to a famous win. | Photo: K. Murali Kumar K.L. Rahul’s exuberant celebration on Thursday, inspired by a scene from Kannada superhit movie ‘Kantara’, revealed what the knock meant to him. Rahul’s unbeaten 93 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru was special … Read more
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (left) and KKR Captain Ajinkya Rahane during toss KKR won the choose bowling ahead of Tata IPL match between Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk in Chennai on Friday. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad has found the going tough, losing four games on the bounce in IPL 2025 and will aim for a change of fortunes. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI A campaign that started with Sunrisers Hyderabad being a title favourite has quickly fizzled out, with the battered and bruised team now looking at ever-decreasing odds … Read more
Tough going: RCB batters’ exploits at the Chinnaswamy Stadium have been below-par. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting coach Dinesh Karthik hinted that the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch has not delivered what the team management desires. Karthik’s explanation came after RCB succumbed to a second straight home defeat on Thursday. The … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants’ batter David Miller will look to pull his weight for the team. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Playing in home conditions and using it to one’s advantage is very important for a team in the Indian Premier League, Lucknow Super Giants batter David Miller said on the eve of the match against … Read more
Esha Singh. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sift Kaur Samra. | Photo Credit: ISSF Esha Singh won the silver medal three points behind sun Yujie of China in the women’s 25-metre sports pistol in the shooting World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Saturday. Earlier on Friday, Asian Games gold medallist and World record holder, … Read more
RCB’s Tim David, plays a shot, during the IPL 2025 match against s Delhi Captials at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on April 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batting coach Dinesh Karthik hinted that the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch has not delivered what the team management desires. … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s captain Rajat Patidar in action during the match against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League 2025, at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: ANI Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar was not amused with the way his batters threw away their wickets in a heap when thing were cruise control, … Read more
“Shot,” the unmistakable voice to one’s immediate right thundered. We were in the press box at the Adelaide Oval last December, on day two of India’s pink-ball Test against Australia, who were flying high on another masterclass from the irrepressible Travis Head. The second new ball was just eight deliveries young when the left-hander picked … Read more
Amlan Borgohain expectedly took the top spot in both the 100m and 200m despite running a visibly slow race at the second Indian Open athletics meet here on Saturday. Amlan, the national record holder in 200, was almost a second slower than his best but at 21.27 seconds, it was enough to get ahead of … Read more
Shree Charani of Delhi Capitals bowling during final of the Women’s Premier League 2025 (WPL) against Mumbai Indians at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India on the 15th March 2025. | Photo Credit: Sportzpics/WPL Nallapureddy Shree Charani burst onto the Women’s Premier League scene as a relatively unknown entity roped in by Delhi Capitals. In two … Read more
Jolly again! Rovers’ consistent performances paid off. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT When Jolly Rovers left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt’s flighted delivery took the outside edge of P. Vignesh’s bat and flew straight into the hands of the first slip, the TNCA First Division League final was sealed at the A.M. Jain College ground here on … Read more
Chennai Super Kings during the match against Punjab Kings. File | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders have eight IPL titles between them. However, their form in 2025 has been well below the usual high standards. With time running out, both teams will desperately seek a return to winning … Read more
High jumper Pooja set a new record at the recent National Games. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR With the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) making it mandatory for athletes to participate in at least one national competition in the coming days to be eligible for the Federation Cup, the second Indian Open athletics meet … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli, left, and batting partner Phil Salt celebrate scoring runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, April 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: ap Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and elected to bowl against … Read more
Chennai Super Kings’ Rachin Ravindra tries to take a catch during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match against Punjab Kings at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh, on April 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP On the eve of his team’s IPL clash versus Kolkata Knight Riders here, Chennai Super Kings … Read more