The Ministry unveiled the new policy with regard to India’s international engagements with emphasis on Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak India and Pakistan won’t engage in any bilateral sporting clash, but the cricket team will not be stopped from playing the multi-lateral Asia Cup next month, the Sports Ministry said on Thursday (August … Read more
Ajinkya Rahane with Mumbai during a Ranji Trophy match on February 21, 2025 | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane has stepped down as Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy captain to “groom a new leader” ahead of the upcoming season. He has, however, stressed that he will continue to don the team’s lion’s crest with … Read more
File photo of Deepika Kumari. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Ace archers such as Olympians Deepika Kumari and B. Dhiraj in recurve and V. Jyothi Surekha and Abhishek Verma in compound are among the Indian archers named for the inaugural Archery Premier League, scheduled to be held at the Yamuna Sports Complex in Delhi in … Read more
Top seeded Indian Tanya Hemanth capped off a strong run at the Saipan International 2025 with a straight-game win over Japan’s Kanae Sakai in the women’s singles final on Saturday (August 16, 2025). The 21-year-old, ranked 86th in the world, defeated the unseeded Sakai 15-10, 15-8 at the Oleai Sports Complex in Northern Mariana Islands … Read more
TNCA XI rode on B. Sachin’s century to defeat Mumbai in the Buchi Babu tournament on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM B. Sachin smashed a quickfire century (115, 110b, 7×4, 5×6) to help TNCA XI pull off a heist and beat Mumbai by two wickets in a close game that went down to … Read more
Key role: India will be well served by Pratika’s consistency at the top of the order. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: VIJAY SONEJI The Women in Blue have never kissed a World Cup. Of any kind, actually – the 50-over one, or the 20. The ODI World Cup, which starts on September 30 and is … Read more
The captains: Saly Samson, Krishna Prasad, Sachin Baby, Rohan Kunnummal, Mohammed Azharuddeen and Sijomon Joseph, after the press conference on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT After its impactful entry into the cricketing ecosystem in the State, the Kerala Cricket League will be aiming to grow exponentially when the second season begins at the Sports … Read more
World champion GM D Gukesh finished tied sixth as Levon Aronian of USA convincingly won the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz that concluded in St. Louis. Gukesh raised visions of a great comeback on the final day of the event as he raced to 3.5 points from his first four games. Conceding a draw to … Read more
Tejasvi celebrates after a stunning run chase against Outer Delhi Warriors in the DPL last week. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement If the opening edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) paved the way for the likes of Priyansh Arya, Digvesh Rathi and Vansh Bedi to be picked by IPL franchises, the second season is … Read more
Say chess! Pranesh and Keymer will be elated with their triumphant campaigns. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ German Vincent Keymer capped a memorable triumph in the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament 2025 with a convincing win in the final round of the Masters section over American GM Ray Robson here on Friday. As unstoppable … Read more
Indian women’s T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur and the team’s chief selector Neetu David, during a press conference, in Mumbai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Indian skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur, hopes to lead India to their maiden World Cup as she looks forward to what is a very important next few months for her and … Read more
Following India’s announcement of the Asia Cup squad, chief selector Ajit Agarkar stated that Shreyas Iyer did not find a spot in the squad, as we can pick 15 at the moment, and Iyer has to wait for his chance. The squad was announced during a press conference attended by T20I skipper Suryakumar and chief … Read more
At Lord’s in 1990, Mohammad Azharuddin won the toss and surprised everybody including his coach Bishan Singh Bedi by opting to field. England opener Graham Gooch went on to make 333, and India lost the Test by 247 runs. Bedi quickly distanced himself from the decision. The Azharuddin-Bedi combination was not destined to be a … Read more
Shubman Gill’s return as vice-captain? Shreyas Iyer’s continued omission? Or Jasprit Bumrah’s presence in the 15-man squad? What is the biggest talking point following Tuesday’s announcement of the Indian team for the T20 Asia Cup, to be held in the UAE from September 9? Depends on where one is coming from, of course. Gill’s comeback … Read more
Yagnik… walking the extra mile. | Photo Credit: X@Dishantyagnik77 The Jammu and Kashmir cricket team had a fairytale red-ball season in 2024-25, rising from the fringes to the centrestage. It reached the Ranji Trophy knockout phase, toppling 42-time champion Mumbai and humbling Baroda — both on their home soil. Though J&K’s dream campaign ended by … Read more
Maharashtra opener Prithvi Shaw scored 111 off 141 balls against Chhattisgarh in the All India Buchi Babu cricket tournament at in Chennai on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Prithvi Shaw on Tuesday said that it felt nice and special to score a century in his debut match for Maharashtra. “Obviously, … Read more
With the World Cup opener barely six weeks away, time is running out to finalise the logistics. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR The decision about Bengaluru’s replacement for the ICC women’s ODI World Cup is set to be finalised later this week. With the Karnataka State Cricket Association informing the Board of … Read more
All aggro: Shaw’s innings included 15 fours and a maximum. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM By the time left-hander Siddharth Mhatre inside-edged off-spinner Rishi Sharma, for the ball to rebound off his back leg onto the stumps and dislodge a bail, Prithvi Shaw was on 99 and had seen five of his partners get … Read more
Suryakumar. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI India men’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar were restricted from addressing queries related to India playing Pakistan in the Asia Cup. At the start of the media interaction, a Board of Control for Cricket in India spokesperson announced that the “press conference is held primarily … Read more
Keymer drew with van Foreest to seal the title. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Vincent Keymer was a wunderkind in German chess and was one destined for greatness and the 20-year-old showed why he is rated so highly with a flawless performance in the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters tournament here. Keymer drew a topsy-turvy eighth round … Read more
Musheer. | Photo Credit: File Photo: EMMANUAL YOGINI The quote, “Every moment of your life is a second chance,” attributed to acclaimed Australian singer and songwriter Rick Price, succinctly refers to the transience of time and life. For the 20-year-old Musheer Khan, the car accident he suffered last September, has put that into perspective. He … Read more
Varoon Parmar finished fifth overall and runner-up in the 38-46 age group in the Asia-Pacific Mid-Amateur golf championship at the Gading Raya Golf Club in Indonesia on Thursday. The 43-year-old Varoon led after a four-under 68 in the second round, but finished at par 216 over three rounds. Arjun Singh was placed third in the … Read more
Indian women’s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Chief Selector Neetu David during the press conference to announce the team for Australia ODI Series and ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 at the BCCI Headquarters in Mumbai on August 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Fit-again pacer Renuka Thakur was on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) included … Read more
Despite criticism surrounding the workload management plan of Jasprit Bumrah, chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) asserted that the way the pace talisman is handled will not be changed as they want him “available for all the big games.” Bumrah has been included in India’s 15-member T20 squad for the Asia Cup … Read more
File photo of Shubman Gill. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian selectors led by Ajit Agarkar announced the squad for the forthcoming Asia Cup T20 championship in September. Test captain Shubman Gill has been included in the squad and in fact was named as the vice-captain. The team led by Suryakumar Yadav will also have big-hitter … Read more
Former captain Babar Azam and current ODI skipper Mohammed Rizwan have been downgraded to category ‘B’ in the latest list of central contracts released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday (August 19, 2025). The PCB, in fact, has not found any cricketer fit to be in the elite category and has placed 30 … Read more
Anish feels he is lucky to have shared the point in all the games in the Chennai tournament. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ : Anish Giri is known to play solid chess with a tight technique and has a reputation for being a ‘drawish’ player. His 14-draw performance at the Candidates tournament in 2016 … Read more
Players from Australia walk onto the field during the first ODI against South Africa in Cairns on August 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Pace bowler Kagiso Rabada was ruled out with an ankle injury in a major setback for South Africa just as the three-game ODI series got underway against Australia on Tuesday (August … Read more
Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy opened up on his preparations for the upcoming Asia Cup, starting from September 9 onwards and also on the support he received from T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir on his return to white-ball cricket for India. India’s campaign at the Asia Cup will kickstart from September 10 … Read more
Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir believes that the joy he felt after dismissing India’s Mohammed Siraj to seal the Lord’s Test in favour England will stay with him “forever” and was also generous enough to give a slice of credit to former teammate Moeen Ali for advising him to bowl the carrom ball. The 21-year-old, who was … Read more