Kirsty Coventry stood on top of the podium in Athens on August 20, 2004, creating history both for herself and Zimbabwe as the first ever Olympic champion from her country. On March 20, 2025, again on Greek land but 275 km away in Costa Navarino, the former international swimmer won a bigger, tougher and more … Read more
IPL fever grips city as Delhi Capitals has the last laugh
Punjab Kings’ assistant coach Brad Haddin addresses a press conference ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings, at Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad on March 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Punjab Kings (PBKS) assistant coach Brad Haddin revealed that the franchise is still evaluating its … Read more
Gujarat Titans Captain Shubman Gill during the press conference at Narendra Modi Stadium ahead of its IPL 2025 match against Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on March 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings will be hoping for a fresh beginning when they take on each other in an Indian … Read more
For bowlers going up against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2024, blunting two belligerent left-hand batters in Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma at the top of the order was hard enough. By the looks of the boundary-hitting mayhem that transpired at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday in SRH’s opening match of IPL 2025, … Read more
Suryakumar Yadav is stumped by M.S. Dhoni off Noor Ahmad’s bowling. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU In Chennai Super Kings’ season-opener win against Mumbai Indians, M.S. Dhoni did not have to do much with the bat walking out to the middle when his team needed just four to win. However, the 43-year-old made his impact … Read more
Karnataka men and women won their respective quarterfinal matches to reach the semifinals of the National under-23 basketball championships at the Sarusajai Indoor Stadium in Guwahati on Saturday. The results: Quarterfinals: Men: Rajasthan 86 (Akshit Hooda 21, Lokesh Kumar Sharma 17, Ayush Choudhary 16) bt Kerala 61 (Jerome Prince 21, Prithin Murali 17); Karnataka 81 … Read more
Shafali Verma’s annual contract has been retained despite the promising youngster having lost her place in the team while youngsters Shreyanka Patil and Amanjot Kaur have been handed their first central contract as the BCCI announced the women’s central retainer list for 2024-25 on Monday. While the 16-player list announced by BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia … Read more
Singer Neeti Mohan performs before the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants, at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, in Visakhapatnam, on March 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to field against Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian … Read more
Glenn Phillips has proved to be a handy off-spinner. | Photo Credit: AP He may be renowned for his stunning catches in the outfield, but Glenn Phillips has transitioned into a proper all-rounder after rising through the ranks as a wicketkeeper-batter. The uncanny Kiwi has no qualms in admitting his transition being a mission to … Read more
Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana along with Deepti Sharma has been retained in Grade ‘A’ of the BCCI central contracts for the Indian women’s cricket team. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, her deputy Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma were on Monday (March 24, 2025) retained in Grade A, … Read more
Skipper Shreyas Iyer will lean on his captaincy credentials as he looks to turn around the fortunes of perennial underperformers Punjab Kings in this IPL, opening the season with a clash against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Tuesday (March 25, 2025). Iyer enjoyed huge success leading Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL title last year, … Read more
Haryana’s Nitu Ghanghas won easily against Rajasthan’s Anjali Choudhary. Nikhat Zareen has been out of action since the Paris Olympics and the uncertainty around her sport has meant there was little to motivate her to keep going. But at 28, the two-time World Champion is now determined to give her Olympic dreams another shot. Boxing … Read more
Tamim Iqbal has played 70 Tests and 243 ODIs, scoring 5,134 runs and 8,357 runs respectively for Bangladesh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal was on Monday (March 24, 2025) hospitalised after experiencing chest pain during a Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match in Dhaka. According to a report in … Read more
Mumbai Indians Vignesh Puthur celebrating after taking the wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad during the Tata IPL match between Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians at MAC Stadium on Sunday (March 23, 2025). Photo. Ragu R./The Hindu Mumbai Indians managed to put up a good fight against Chennai Super Kings in the high-stakes clash during the … Read more
Chennai Super Kings batter M.S. Dhoni arrives to bat during the IPL 2025 cricket match againsty Mumbai Indians, at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Sunday, March 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Rejecting speculation that he is the back-room decision-maker in Chennai Super Kings despite handing over captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, the talismanic Mahendra Singh … Read more
Chennai Super Kings’ Rachin Ravindra bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians in Chennai on March 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Chennai Super Kings hero Rachin Ravindra credited the team’s spinners, led by the “world-class” Ravichandran Ashwin, for their comprehensive win over Mumbai Indians, saying the … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad sit at top of the IPL points table after registering an exemplary win against Rajasthan Royals. File The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League 2025, which runs from March 22 to May 25, is already off to a blazing start with exhilarating action and power-packed performance. Led by Pat Cummins, Sunrisers Hyderabad … Read more
Mumbai Indians Suryakumar Yadav stumped by M.S. Dhoni and bowled by Noor Ahmed during the Tata IPL match between Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians at MAC Stadium on Sunday (March 23, 2025). Photo: Ragu R./The Hindu Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s lightning-quick reflexes behind the stumps to get rid of Suryakumar Yadav during an IPL match … Read more
Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh. | Photo Credit: ANI Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has triggered a row after he allegedly made racist remarks against England’s fast bowler Jofra Archer during an IPL 2025 match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Sunday (March 23, 2025). Harbhajan allegedly used a ‘kaali taxi’ (black … Read more
Para high jumper Praveen Kumar is eyeing a gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships later in the year. | Photo Credit: File photo: Getty Images Adversities haven’t deterred para high jumper Praveen Kumar from soaring to new heights. Confronted with a congenital condition that resulted in a shorter left leg, the 21-year-old from … Read more
Kagiso Rabada was snapped by Gujarat Titans for ₹10.75 crore and will share the new ball with Mohammed Siraj. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Kagiso Rabada has played for Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings but he feels at home in his new franchise Gujarat Titans having already grown a liking for head coach Ashish Nehra. Rabada … Read more
Prashant More | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement L Keerthana | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Prashant More and L Keerthana won the men’s and women’s titles in the 52nd National Carrom championship at the Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan on Friday. Former World champion Prashant proved too strong for Sandeep Dive as he raced to a 25-9, … Read more
The rival captains – Axar Patel of Delhi Capitals and Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants) – share a lighter moment ahead of the IPL match in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Lucknow Super Giants finds itself in an undesirable and unfortunate position even before the beginning of its IPL campaign against Delhi Capitals at … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) head coach Justin Langer on Sunday said that its injured pace trio – Mayank Yadav, Akash Deep, and Avesh Khan – have been recovering well and are expected to join the team soon. “Unfortunately, I think Mohsin (Khan) sustained a small calf injury in his rehab (from his knee injury). So, … Read more
Masterclass: Ishan Kishan headlined Sunrisers’ explosive batting, notching up his maiden IPL century in just 47 balls. | Photo: K.V.S. Giri New season, rejigged teams but the same old Sunrisers Hyderabad. The power-packed battling lineup of SRH, headlined by Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten century, guided it to a 44-run win over Rajasthan Royals in its Indian … Read more
Chennai Super Kings’ Noor Ahmed celebrates after dismissing Suryakumar Yadav during the IPL match against Mumbai Indians in Chennai on March 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu After electing to bowl, Chennai Super Kings bowlers put Mumbai Indians under extreme pressure by restricting them for 155 for 9 during the IPL 2025 match in … Read more
American George Foreman, one of the great second acts in sports who reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title after coming out of retirement and became a celebrated product pitchman, died on Friday (March 21, 2025) at age 76, his family said. “A humanitarian, an Olympian, and two time heavyweight champion of the world, He was deeply … Read more
Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh in a conversation with UPBA Secretary Pramod Kumar during a press conference. File | Photo Credit: ANI The upcoming Boxing Federation of India elections were “paused” on Friday (March 21, 2025) by Returning Officer R.K. Gauba after the Delhi and Himachal Pradesh High Courts directed the body … Read more
Chennai Super Kings player M.S. Dhoni seen during a practice session ahead of the IPL’s El Clasico against Mumbai Indians in Chennai. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Several records are in line, waiting to be broken in the upcoming ‘El Clasico’ clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in the cash-rich Indian Premier League … Read more