File picture of Jason Gillespie Former Pakistan Test coach Jason Gillespie labelled his successor Aaqib Javed a “clown” and accused the former fast bowler of undermining him and ex-white-ball coach Gary Kirsten in order to take charge of the national team across all formats. Gillespie’s comments were in reply to a social media post containing … Read more
New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, right, and batting partner Rachin Ravindra run between the wickets during the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal match against South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan | Photo Credit: AP New Zealand’s Kane Williamson reckons India have “real clarity” on how they want to operate in Dubai for the Champions Trophy … Read more
Australia’s Steve Smith in action during the Champions Trophy semifinal clash against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Unlike many who believed India had the advantage of staying in one city, Australia skipper Steve Smith did not use Rohit Sharma-led team’s extended stay in … Read more
Virat Kohli moved up a spot to reach fourth place in the ICC ODI rankings while Rohit Sharma dropped two positions to fifth. | Photo Credit: PTI India batting superstar Virat Kohli on Wednesday moved up a spot to reach fourth place in the ICC ODI rankings for batters after his match-winning 84 against Australia … Read more
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa. | Photo Credit: PTI With a career-high world ranking of No.8 as per the latest published list, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will take on American Sam Shankland in the sixth round of the Prague Masters after a rest day on Tuesday (March 4, 2025). Tied at the top spot with compatriot and … Read more
Indian Grandmaster Pa Iniyan won the Cannes International Open, defeating compatriot V Pranesh in the ninth and final round in Cannes, France. Iniyan ended the tournament on 7.5 points, a half point more than Delhi-based International Master Aradhya Garg, who finished second. Matching Garg on seven points was reigning World junior champion Kazybek Noderbek of … Read more
File picture of Bangladesh player Mushfiqur Rahim. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Bangladesh’s seasoned wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim announced his retirement from ODIs after their Champions Trophy campaign concluded on a bitter note. Mushfiqur took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce his retirement from the format. The 37-year-old revealed that he made his decision after going … Read more
This handout picture taken and released on March 2, 2025 by photosport.nz via New Zealand Open shows Australia’s Ryan Peake celebrating his victory during the final round of the New Zealand Open golf tournament at Millbrook Resort in Queenstown. | Photo Credit: AFP Former Australian motorcycle gang member Ryan Peake, who served a lengthy jail … Read more
World Champion D Gukesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI India’s reigning world champion D Gukesh, climbed to a career-high number three ranking, while compatriot R Praggnanandhaa broke back into the top 10 in the latest FIDE classical ratings released on Saturday (March 1, 2025). The 18-year-old Gukesh, who has been in sublime form ever since … Read more
Upgrade: Priya is aware of her strengths and is keen on fine-tuning her skills. | Photo Credit: Sportzpics Priya Mishra slots into the archetype of a modern-day leg-spinner favouring the bustling nature of the white-ball formats. All of 20 years old, the diminutive bowler from Delhi likes to home in on the stumps and deceive … Read more
One can well imagine what Suruchi Phogat must have felt when her father took her to a wrestling camp when she was 11. An ex-army man, Inder Singh was crazy about the sport and wanted his daughter to become a wrestler too. But some six months into wrestling, Suruchi suffered a collar-bone injury and had … Read more
Rohit and Shami are delighted to see the back of Smith. | Photo Credit: ANI One thing that unites fans worldwide, regardless of the sport, is the tendency to look for patterns from the past before a crucial game for one’s team in a mega event. Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal between India … Read more
New Zealand’s Kane Williamson celebrates after scoring a century during the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal cricket match between New Zealand and South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson hit fluent centuries to propel New Zealand to a mammoth 362 for six … Read more
New Zealand’s Will Young plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal cricket match between New Zealand and South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa on Wednesday (March 5, 2025) in the … Read more
Eager: Gukesh feels that Freestyle Chess is an interesting format and says he is looking forward to the next event in Paris. | Photo Credit: file photo It’s been more than two months since D. Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion. But the celebrations haven’t stopped for the young Grandmaster. The 18-year-old youngest World … Read more
Australia’s Steve Smith celebrates his half-century during the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final cricket match between India and Australia in Dubai, UAE, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Two-time ODI World Cup winner and one of the modern cricket greats Steve Smith announced his retirement from one-day international cricket on Wednesday (March 5, … Read more
Mohammed Shami, right, celebrates with captain Rohit Sharma after the dismissal of Australia’s captain Steve Smith during the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal. | Photo Credit: AP Mohammed Shami conceded that operating as India’s lone front-line pacer after coming back from a lengthy injury layoff has been a heavy “responsibility” but said he is trying to … Read more
Mumbai’s captain Ajinkya Rahane after losing the Ranji Trophy Semifinal Match Mumbai vs Vidharbha at the Vidharba Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has credited his success in the Indian Premier League and domestic T20s to playing “fearless cricket” while remaining calm. The 36-year-old topped … Read more
India’s Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and other players after their win against Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final cricket match, in Dubai, UAE, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Not the one to be easily pleased, India head coach Gautam Gambhir said his team is still searching for that “perfect game” despite … Read more
Kerala Ranji team with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, leader of opposition V.D. Satheesan, Sports Minister V.Abdurahiman and other dignitaries at the felicitation function held here on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan felicitated the Kerala cricket team which finished as runner-up in the Ranji Trophy at a function held in … Read more
India’s Varun Chakravarthy during the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal cricket match against Australia at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday said mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been a different player since his comeback to international cricket, for he has … Read more
South Africa’s skipper Temba Bavuma speaks during a press conference regarding their semifinal match against New Zealand, in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Kane Williamson has proved to be a thorn in our flesh, said South Africa captain Temba Bavuma on Tuesday, adding that his team has outlined plans to … Read more
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? The cricket version of that philosophical question is: If the ICC held a tournament and India did not play, did it happen at all? Maybe it was always like this, and we didn’t need … Read more
Ashleigh Gardner has many traits on the cricket field worthy of admiration. She is one of the premier all-rounders in the women’s game, and tends to step up for Australia on the big occasions. She is a menacing middle-order batter capable of taking the game away from the opposition with her shot-making. She is also … Read more
Aiden Markram is in doubt for the big game. | Photo Credit: AP Though both South Africa and New Zealand won the ICC Knockouts, as the Champions Trophy was known earlier, it has been 25 years since either of them have been able to win a global white-ball title. So, when they meet at the … Read more
Ahmedabad will host the sixth edition of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), a franchise-based table tennis league, from May 29 to June 15. The host city is in sync with the push towards portraying Ahmedabad as a hotbed for sports events. Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani, co-promoters of the league, announced the window for the … Read more
Ashleigh Gardner is one of the world’s leading all-rounders. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Ashleigh Gardner hasn’t yet had a chance to show her captaincy credentials at the highest level. But when the Gujarat Giants think-tank decided to end Beth Mooney’s two-year reign at the helm of the franchise before this year’s Women’s Premier League … Read more
Well deserved: Champion Shaurya Bhattacharya collects his prize from PGTI president Kapil Dev and Chhattisgarh Dy. Chief Minister Arun Sao. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Shaurya Bhattacharya capped his fabulous run with a six-under 63 in the fourth round and emerged the champion by a five-shot margin, with a 27-under 249 in the SECL Rs. … Read more
Kerala did not lose a single game in its memorable campaign. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran What if there was no Mike-Gatting-reverse-sweeping moment for Sachin Baby? What if Ahammed Imran didn’t gift his wicket away after battling so hard? What if Akshay Chandran held on to that catch from Karun Nair? If none of the … Read more
The Indian team players on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, wore black armbands during their Champions Trophy semifinal against Australia in the memory and honour of domestic cricket legend Padmakar Shivalkar | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian team players on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) wore black armbands during their Champions Trophy semifinal against Australia in the … Read more