Vishal Bhati (Bengal, 6/75). Sahban Khan (Chhattisgarh, 5/34). J. Hemchudeshan (TNCA President’s XI, 5/45). P. Vidyuth (TNCA President’s XI, 5/46). Anukul Roy (Jharkhand, 5/79). Harnoor Singh Pannu (Punjab, 106). Off-spinner J. Hemchudeshan’s five for 45 and left-arm spinner P. Vidyuth’s five for 46 helped TNCA President’s XI bowl out Chhattisgarh for 141 and secure a … Read more
Jalaj has been a key member of the Kerala Ranji side since 2016. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO : NIRMAL HARINDRAN Last year’s runner-up Kerala has been dealt a heavy blow ahead of the Ranji Trophy season with its biggest match-winner Jalaj Saxena informing the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) about his unavailability. Jalaj cited personal … Read more
Ayush Badoni scored a half-century to prop up North Zone against East Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal in Bengaluru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. Mohammed Shami in action for East Zone in the Duleep Trophy match against North Zone. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. Ever since the BCCI issued a … Read more
Koyel. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Seventeen-year-old Koyel Bar, who hogged the limelight by setting a youth world record for total of 192kg in women’s 53kg at the Commonwealth weightlifting championships here, had an inkling that she might do something remarkable on Tuesday. The hugely talented Koyel, who lifted a bigger total than compatriot and … Read more
Tushar Deshpande | Photo Credit: File photo: EMMANUAL YOGINI After playing India’s final T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare in July last year, Mumbai pacer Tushar Deshpande was sidelined from cricket with an ankle injury that required surgery. Having returned during the IPL this year, he said on Tuesday that he’s looking ahead to the new … Read more
Having bid adieu to his stellar Test career a content man, Indian Test batting great Cheteshwar Pujara wouldn’t mind a coaching stint or a role at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in the next stage of his cricketing journey. Speaking to PTI days after announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket, Pujara not only … Read more
File photo of Wanindu Hasaranga. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka on Thursday (August 28, 2025) announced the T20I squad for the three-match series against Zimbabwe, where star all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga’s name was missing from the squad. Hasaranga hurt his hamstring during a T20I series against Bangladesh in July and was a notable omission when … Read more
Special occasion: Squash players and coaches at the felicitation function of the National federation and HCL in Delhi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan The Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI), along with its long-standing supporter HCL, felicitated the World and Asian medallists, and presented the players and coaches, a total cash award of ₹11 … Read more
Haryana Steelers’ head coach Manpreet Singh. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The significant format changes introduced for Season 12 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) got a vote of approval from Haryana Steelers’ Manpreet Singh. The defending champion’s head coach believes that all teams will now have a greater chance at making the playoffs. “As … Read more
Cricketer Michael Clarke shared a picture on Instagram after a surgery Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has undergone a sixth surgery for skin cancer, this time to remove a lesion from his nose. The 44-year-old 2015 World Cup-winning skipper posted a post-operative picture on Instagram, urging people to prioritise regular skin checks, especially in countries … Read more
Had Cheteshwar Pujara been in the team, it is possible India might have won the recent series in England. Once skipper Shubman Gill decided he was batting at No. 4, there was need for experience and resilience one slot above. India lacked a No. 3 capable of the long innings, someone who allowed their many … Read more
R. Ashwin celebrating during a Tata IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Veteran India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League, bringing the curtains down on a 16-year-long association with the tournament within months of calling it quits from international … Read more
The Chess World Cup will get underway in Goa on November 1. The knockout tournament featuring most of the world’s top players will conclude on November 26, or a day earlier, if the final is decided without the tiebreakers. This is the second time India is hosting the prestigious event; the first one was in … Read more
A file image of Jatinder Singh. Photo: Instagram/@jatinder10 Oman has unveiled a new-look squad for its first appearance at the Asia Cup, as per the official website of the ICC. Experienced opener Jatinder Singh will captain Oman during the eight-team tournament, with the side drawn in Group A alongside Pakistan, host UAE and India. The … Read more
New Zealand’s Will O’Rourke. File | Photo Credit: Reuters New Zealand fast bowler Will O’Rourke will be sidelined for up to three months because of a stress fracture in his lower back. O’Rourke sustained the injury during New Zealand’s test series in Zimbabwe earlier this month. He will not have to undergo surgery but will … Read more
Had Cheteshwar Pujara been in the team, it is possible India might have won the recent series in England. Once skipper Shubman Gill decided he was batting at No. 4, there was need for experience and resilience one slot above. India lacked a No. 3 capable of the long innings, someone who allowed their many … Read more
Chess has come some way from being an elite sport to a spectator-friendly one. Efforts to make it more appealing to not just the dedicated fan/audience have gained momentum. Commentary in chess tournament may come as a bit of a surprise but appears to be one of the ways to bring the sport closer to … Read more
File photo of Olympian Sift Kaur Samra. Samra, Anjum Moudgil and Ashi Chouksey won the women’s 50m rifle 3-positions team gold at the Asian Championships in Shymkent. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Olympian Sift Kaur Samra made it a memorable day for India, clinching the individual women’s 50m rifle 3 positions gold and helping the … Read more
Nikhil Kashyap in action. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Haryana off-spinner Nikhil Kashyap picked up six for 80 against Mumbai on day one of their third-round match of the Buchi Babu tournament at the MRF-Pachaiyappa’s ground here on Tuesday. For Mumbai, which finished at 346 for nine, Sarfaraz Khan struck his second century (111) of … Read more
Vijay Shankar. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR In a shock move, just a week after playing for TNCA President’s XI in the Buchi Babu tournament, former Tamil Nadu skipper Vijay Shankar has taken a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the association. He is set to move to Tripura. It brings the curtain … Read more
Mohammed Shami. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: PTI Not many things in Indian cricket change as quickly as the Duleep Trophy format. From being a zonal event for more than 50 years, the multi-day competition in recent times, has alternated between being a zonal tournament and having inorganically formed teams named after colours and alphabets. … Read more
Mirabai Chanu’s total of 193kg was 32kg more than that of the second-placed lifter. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu, competing after a year since her fourth-place finish at Paris 2024, warmed up for next month’s World championships with the women’s 48 kg gold in the Commonwealth weightlifting championships at … Read more
Hanuma Vihari. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR India batter Hanuma Vihari has signed with Tripura ahead of the new domestic season, with the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) granting him a no-objection certificate (NOC) for the same. According to sources at the ACA, the move happened swiftly, with Vihari applying for the NOC … Read more
It will be an extended celebration of sports this year, as the National Sports Day will stretch into a three day “Jan Andolan” (people’s movement) across the country. Many States and Union Territories have issued orders to the concerned departments to initiate the preparations for National Sports Day. As part of the call by the … Read more
Lakshya Sen in action against Lin Chun-yi of Chinese (Taiwan), during a men’s singles badminton tournmant of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025, at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on January 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Lakshya Sen will face a daunting opener against top seed Shi Yu Qi while former champion … Read more
Mirabai Chanu. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will return to competitive action on Monday (August 25, 2025) after a year-long hiatus, leading the home challenge at the Commonwealth Championships where Indian weightlifters are expected to bag a rich medal haul. Chanu, who has battled injuries in recent years, … Read more
File photo of Manu Bhaker. | Photo Credit: PTI Double Olympic medallist Indian shooter Manu Bhaker finished fourth in the women’s 25m pistol competition at the Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent on Monday (August 25, 2025). Bhaker’s compatriot Esha Singh ended sixth in the eight-women final with 18 points. Bhaker shot 25, four less than … Read more
Arjun Babuta and Elavenil Valarivan bagged the gold medal in 10m air rifle mixed team event of the 16th Asian Shooting Chamiponship. | Photo Credit: The Hindu/PTI India’s Arjun Babuta and Elavenil Valarivan bagged the gold medal in 10m air rifle mixed team event of 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent on Saturday (August 23, … Read more
India’s D Gukesh. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian grandmaster R Praggnanadhaa was held to an easy draw by Samuel Sevian of the United States while World Champion D Gukesh signed peace with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the fourth round of the Sinquefield Cup, in St. Louis. Fabiano Caruana of the United States scored … Read more
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