India’s Saurav Ghosal has pulled out of the HCL Challenger Tour squash tournament scheduled in Chennai from March 17 to 21 due to an issue with his hip. In a message to The Hindu on Saturday (March 15, 2025), the former World’s top 10 player said: “I am withdrawing from the tournament as something is … Read more
Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Junaid Zafar Khan, a club-level Pakistan-origin cricketer, has died after collapsing on the ground during a local match played in extreme heat at the Concordia College in Adelaide. In his 40s, Khan was representing Old Concordians Cricket Club in a match against Prince Alfred Old Collegians last … Read more
Pakistan’s Salman Agha plays a shot during the second Twenty20 international cricket match between New Zealand and Pakistan at University of Otago Oval in Dunedin on March 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP New Zealand won a delayed toss and chose to bowl Tuesday (March 18, 2025) in the second Twenty20 cricket international against Pakistan. … Read more
Carry the momentum: Vimal says Lakshya has to find consistency and win some big tournaments. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO After the medalless Paris Olympics, Indian badminton has been caught on the wrong foot, with top players struggling with poor form and injuries and the second crop failing to live up to the expectations. Former … Read more
South Africa’s Faf du Plessis. File | Photo Credit: AP South African batting stalwart Faf du Plessis was appointed vice-captain of the Delhi Capitals team for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season beginning on March 22. The former South Africa captain will be Axar Patel’s deputy in the Delhi-based franchise. Axar was named DC … Read more
England’s Harry Brook. File | Photo Credit: AP Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali believes the BCCI banning Harry Brook for two years for his last-minute withdrawal from the IPL was “not harsh”. It is the second straight time Brook has pulled out of the top franchise-based league after being bought at the auction. “It’s not … Read more
Actions have – must have – consequences. Unpleasant actions must therefore have unpleasant – for the actor concerned, that is – consequences. Hence the two-year ban slapped on Harry Brook, the England batter who pulled out of Season 18 of the Indian Premier League a little over a week back, citing the need to ‘recharge … Read more
Skipper Pat Cummins will hope to lead from the front for SRH in IPL 2025. | Photo Credit: File photo: EMMANUAL YOGINI Sunrisers Hyderabad surprised everyone last season by notching up gargantuan totals with ease. It registered the highest score in IPL history (287 for three vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru) and crossed the 250-run mark two more … Read more
File photo of Lakshya Sen. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar India’s Lakshya Sen stunned world no. 2 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in straight games in a superlative display to enter the men’s singles quarterfinals of the All England Championships here on Thursday. Lakshya just took 36 minutes to beat Christie 21-13 21-10 in … Read more
File picture of Saurashtra bowler Chetan Sakariya, who has joined Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of IPL 2025 | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Kolkata Knight Riders has picked Chetan Sakariya as a replacement for medium pacer Umran Malik for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Malik has been ruled out of the season … Read more
Ravi Rongali finished third in the shot put (F40-41) category. | Photo Credit: PCI The lack of sufficient top-level international participation in India’s maiden Para Athletics Grand Prix event was not a concern for the world body with officials confident of things getting better in the coming years. World Para Athletics (WPA) Competitions Head Martin … Read more
When she first came to India 16 years ago, Vanessa Low was a German teenager seeking her first international classification, unaware of what the future had in store for her. The 34-year old is now back in the country as one of the most decorated para athletes of all times with no plans of slowing … Read more
File photo of Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak From incessant boos to frenzied adulation — star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has seen it all in the last few months, during which his life underwent a “360 degree turnaround” and keeping him afloat in the turmoil was his determination to “never … Read more
Representational image of the IPL trophy Reliance Jio said on Monday (March 17, 2025) it will start charging users to stream Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, ending two years of free streaming of India’s most-watched sporting event. The new recharge plan, which starts at ₹299 rupees for Jio’s mobile users, will enable them to watch … Read more
South Africa’s Corbin Bosch | Photo Credit: AP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a legal notice to South Africa’s Corbin Bosch for breaching his contractual obligations with the board. Bosch, who incidentally made his debut for South Africa against Pakistan in the series earlier this year, was picked by Peshawar Zalmi in the … Read more
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: VIJAY SONEJI Gujarat Titans has the best win-loss ratio (1.647) of all the Indian Premier League teams, courtesy of its splendid two-year run since its inception. After a title win and a runner-up finish, it failed to match its standards last season. This year, it … Read more
Dream-Catcher: Sarah took some important catches and effected a few spectacular stumpings. | Photo: Sportzpics/WPL The WPL allows a team to field a fifth foreigner as long as she comes from an associate nation. Delhi Capitals made use of that provision in the just-concluded third edition, handing the keeping gloves to Sarah Bryce of Scotland. … Read more
Author P.S. Raman (third from left), with C.D. Gopinath (third from right), K. Srikkanth (right), R. Ashwin, M.S. Dhoni and Anirudh Ravichander at the book release. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM A new book on Chennai Super Kings, Leo — The Untold Story, authored by senior advocate and former TNCA vice-president P.S. Raman, was … Read more
Anurag Thakur. | Photo Credit: ANI Former Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur’s name has not been included in the electoral college issued by Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh for the upcoming BFI elections. Interestingly, BFI secretary Hemanta Kalita has sent another list of voters, including Thakur’s name, to the returning officer. There … Read more
Virat Kohli. FIle | Photo Credit: Reuters Star batter Virat Kohli supported the presence of players’ families on tours, saying he would always prefer having personal support around him to deal with tough and intense days on the field, instead of sulking alone in his hotel room. A BCCI directive which was issued after India’s … Read more
Delhi Capitals batswomen in action during the Women Premier League 2025 final. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini In 2023 and 2024, Delhi Capitals seemed to be heading towards defeat at the halfway stage of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) final. Against Mumbai Indians in the inaugural season, a total of 131 for nine was … Read more
Mumbai Indians’ owner Nita Ambani and players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 final cricket match against Delhi Capitals, in Mumbai, Sunday, March 16, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI In the end, three of the top-five run-getters in the third season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) belonged to … Read more
Pakistan’s players leave the ground after defeat during the first Twenty20 international cricket match between New Zealand and Pakistan at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on March 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP A new era for Pakistan white ball cricket got off to a rough start Sunday with a nine wicket loss to New Zealand … Read more
Vani shot an even par 72 for the second straight day in the sixth leg of the Hero Women’s Golf Tour. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Vani Kapoor jumped into sole lead following an even par 72 for the second successive day in the sixth leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s K Nitish Kumar Reddy | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Nitish Kumar Reddy is set to join the Sunrisers Hyderabad camp ahead of IPL 2025. He has been cleared by a medical team at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru after completing all the fitness tests, including the yo-yo test. The all-rounder had … Read more
Mumbai Indians team pose with the trophy after the winning WPL Final Match between Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals held at CCI Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Two years after winning the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League, Mumbai Indians added another title to its cabinet on Saturday (March … Read more
Axar Patel will be keen to lead from the front. | Photo Credit: File photo: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Inevitably at the dawn of every Indian Premier League (IPL) season, Delhi Capitals is faced with a familiar, vexing question. Can this be the year when the franchise finally breaks the hoodoo and goes for glory in … Read more
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur starred with the bat as Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by eight runs to regain the WPL title. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Two years after winning the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League, Mumbai Indians added another title to its cabinet on Saturday with a heart-stopping eight-run win at a heaving Brabourne Stadium. For Delhi Capitals, … Read more
Virat Kohli with the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 after the team’s win against New Zealand, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. | Photo Credit: ANI Sports fandom is fickle. After India lost back-to-back Test series to New Zealand and Australia, its cricketers came under trenchant criticism. But after the Champions Trophy triumph, they are back … Read more
Olympian Gaganjeet Bhullar is in the fray | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: AFP Olympians Gaganjeet Bhullar, S.S.P. Chawrasia and Udayan Mane in addition to other prominent Indian golfers such as Rahil Gangjee and Yuvraj Sandhu will be seen in action in the $300,000 Kolkata Challenge, starting at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC), here on … Read more