Kerala’s Salman Nizar during a practice session ahead of Ranji Trophy semifinal against Gujarat at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, February 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI It will be a battle between the middle-order heavy lifters when Gujarat takes on Kerala in the first semifinal of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 … Read more
Mumbai star Suryakumar Yadav with Vidarbha’s Karun Nair and Wakhare. | Photo Credit: PTI Two titles and a runner-up finish in the last decade. And a knockouts faceoff for the second successive season. No wonder that Mumbai versus Maharashtra is passe. It’s Mumbai vs Vidarbha that’s emerged as the new Maharashtra Derby in the Ranji … Read more
Image for representational purpose | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The BCCI on Sunday (February 16, 2025) unveiled a 74-match schedule for the 18th Indian Premier League that will be held across 13 venues, starting on March 22 with three franchises playing at least a couple of their home games at their designated second bases. The … Read more
Yash Rathod has scored four centuries so far this season. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Almost a year ago, Yash Rathod announced himself on the domestic scene, scoring his maiden First Class century (141) in the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy to help Vidarbha beat Madhya Pradesh. As Rathod prepares for the semifinal clash against … Read more
Shikha Pandey of Delhi Capitals gives Mumbai Indians’ Hayley Matthews the send-off in their Women’s Premier League match in Vadodara on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Sportzpics/WPL Shikha Pandey swung the new ball tellingly on Saturday night. On the flat track at the BCA Stadium, against a formidable Mumbai Indians batting line-up, she knew she had … Read more
It’s unlikely that Mumbai will have an injured Yashasvi Jaiswal in their ranks, but the resilient defending champions are firm favourites against Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy semifinal, beginning in Nagpur on February 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak It’s unlikely that Mumbai will have an injured Yashasvi Jaiswal in their ranks, but the resilient … Read more
Hosts Gujarat are unlikely to digress from their tried and tested template of out-batting oppositions with dogged first innings displays as they take on a gutsy Kerala in their Ranji Trophy semi-final beginning in Ahmedabad on Monday (February 17, 2025). Gujarat, the champions of the 2016-17 edition, advanced to the semifinals for the first time … Read more
Former New Zealand fast-bowling great Tim Southee is confident that the Black Caps’ inexperienced bowling attack will do a wonderful job at the upcoming Champions Trophy after watching them perform impressively in the recently-concluded tri-series in Pakistan. FIle | Photo Credit: AP Former New Zealand fast-bowling great Tim Southee is confident that the Black Caps’ … Read more
Defending champion Dindigul Dragons’ think-tank at the 2025 TNPL auction Pacer M. Mohammed (₹18.4 lakh), all-rounder Vijay Shankar (₹18 lakh), and top-order batters U. Mukilesh (₹17.6 lakh) and J. Suresh Kumar (₹16.1 lakh) were the top buys of the 2025 Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) auction held here on Saturday. Mohammed went to SKM Salem … Read more
Skill and will: Debutant Niki’s talent and maturity came to the fore as she led Capitals’ chase. | Photo Credit: SPORTZPICS/WPL She led India to victory at the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup earlier this month. Niki Prasad on Saturday night announced her arrival on the bigger stage. Nikis’s 33-ball 35 (4×4) helped Delhi Capitals pull … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday drafted in Sneh Rana as replacement for injured Shreyanka Patil for the remainder of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025. File photo | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday drafted in Sneh Rana as replacement for injured Shreyanka Patil for the remainder of the Women’s Premier … Read more
People flash lights from their mobile phones during the inauguration of the National Bank Stadium after the completion of renovation works ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 tournament in Karachi, Pakistan February 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Indian team made its touch down in the city on Saturday, hoping to bag the ICC Champions Trophy, starting … Read more
M. Mohammed | Photo Credit: File photo: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR It wasn’t the India players Vijay Shankar and Washington Sundar, but Tamil Nadu pacer M. Mohammed, who fetched the highest bid (Rs 18.4 lakh) of the 2025 Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) auction here on Saturday. “I watched the live streaming. I was very happy. … Read more
Yuvraj Sandhu during round two of the Tata Steel PGTI Players Championship on the Tollygunge Club course in Kolkata on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement KOLKATA Yuvraj Sandhu shot a sensational nine-under 61 to take the sole lead after the second round of the season-opening Tata Steel PGTI Players Championship at the … Read more
Mathur feels he needs to bowl quicker through the air. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR A couple of weeks have passed since Delhi’s group-stage exit in the Ranji Trophy. It has given all-rounder Sumit Mathur adequate time to reflect on his first full season for the State team. The 27-year-old left-arm spinner had a majestic … Read more
India will kick off their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. File | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji The first set of Indian players and support staff arrived at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Saturday (February 15, 2025) to depart for Dubai, where they will compete in the upcoming … Read more
Richa in action. | Photo Credit: AFP VADODARA A true champion side is made up of several champions. In the case of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, it has the likes of Richa Ghosh and Kanika Ahuja. They helped RCB, the defending champion, stage a stunning fightback in the opening match of the third season of the … Read more
File picture of Sathish Kumar and Aadya Variyath during the 38th National Games. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India made a sizzling start to their campaign, delivering a 5-0 thrashing to Macau in their opening group D tie of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship in Qingdao, China, on Wednesday. Having won the bronze medal … Read more
Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan, and Simranpreet Kaur Brar, the toppers in sports pistol in the National shooting trials in Delhi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement World record holder Rhythm Sangwan beat double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker 4-3 in the shoot-off after the two were tied on 37 in the 25-metre sports pistol in … Read more
Captains of Gujarat Giants, UP Warriorz, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians pose with sponsors during the Women’s Premier League season 3, in Vadodara.dia on the 13th February 2025. | Photo Credit: Sportzpics for WPL Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and elected to field against Gujarat Giants in the … Read more
Rahil Gangjee, Yuvraj Sandhu and Arjun Sharma fired an identical seven-under 63 to share the lead after the first round of the season-opening Professional Golf Tour of India, the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship, on the Tollygunge Club course here on Tuesday. A shot adrift, S.S.P. Chawrasia was joint fourth with Karandeep Kochhar and Ankur … Read more
Podium finish: Ananya Naidu, topper Sonam Maskar and Arya Borse in women’s air rifle in the National shooting trials. | Photo: Special Arrangement World Cup Final silver medallist, Sonam Maskar asserted her class yet again as she topped the women’s air rifle event with a score of 253.2, beating the national champion Ananya Naidu by … Read more
Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi believes the government’s recent decision to stop cash rewards for attaining GM and IM titles is ‘not ideal’ for the parents of chess players as such incentives ease the financial strain. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi believes the government’s recent decision to stop cash rewards for attaining GM … Read more
World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev on Friday (February 14, 2025) expressed concern over the rising number of injuries among Indian cricketers, attributing it to the demanding schedule that keeps players in action for almost 10 months each year. The National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru has turned into a rehabilitation hub, with players spending more time … Read more
Pakistan’s Babar Azam plays a shot during the tri-series ODI cricket final match between Pakistan and New Zealand, in Karachi on February 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the tri-nation series final on Friday (February 14, 2025) in a dress rehearsal for both … Read more
A person rides on a motorbike past a wall with a billboard advertisment ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 tournament, in Karachi, Pakistan on February 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Winners of the upcoming Champions Trophy will walk away with a whopping $2.24 million cash reward after the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced … Read more
Unbothered by the drama over a handshake, focussed on being more consistent and determined to secure a spot in the Candidates — R Vaishali has her priorities sorted for 2025 and the Indian Grandmaster says she would not let anything distract her from those goals. The past year has already proven to be a remarkable … Read more
The captains of the participating teams pose with the trophy ahead of the third edition of the Women’s Premier League in Vadodara on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Sportzpics/WPL This historic city in western India was the venue for a women’s ODI series when an Australian side came thirsting for revenge. In the semifinal of the … Read more
Axar had an impressive series both with the bat and ball.| Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI One of the consequences of having an ICC event every year is that all other series become training grounds for the nearest marquee global competition. Bilateral cricket, once the bedrock of the international limited-overs game, hardly matters as matches … Read more
Esha, Simranpreet and Manu, toppers of sports pistol on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Manu Bhaker topped qualification in the 25m sports pistol in the National shooting trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Monday. Manu shot 587 to be two points ahead of the eventual winner of the final, Simranpreet Kaur … Read more