In full swing: Sarfaraz made full use of an early reprieve. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Sarfaraz Khan kickstarted the new domestic season in authoritative fashion, smashing a brilliant century (138 retd. hurt, 114b, 10×4, 6×6) to power Mumbai to a commanding 367 for five against TNCA XI on the opening day of the … Read more
Tamil Thalaivas’ Rathee, CEO Shushen Vashishth, Sehrawat, Deshwal, head coach Baliyan, assistant coach Suresh Kumar, Nitesh, and Shafaghi at the launch of the team jersey in Chennai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Tamil Thalaivas unveiled its jersey and announced Pawan Sehrawat as the captain, for the upcoming twelfth season of the Pro Kabaddi … Read more
Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been told to improve his batting against spin and boost his overall strike rate to be considered for Twenty20 internationals. | Photo Credit: Reuters Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been told to improve his batting against spin and boost his overall strike rate to be considered for Twenty20 … Read more
Embracing responsibility: Mhatre feels the time spent with Dhoni at CSK would help him lead Mumbai. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: EMMANUAL YOGINI For someone who’s bowled very little in senior cricket, it came as a surprise to watch Ayush Mhatre practise his off-spin, bowling to Sarfaraz Khan in the nets at the A.M. Jain … Read more
Former Australian cricketer Bob Simpson during an interview at Brisbane, Australia on November 28, 1991. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan The ICC on Sunday (August 17, 2025) condoled the demise of former Australia captain Bob Simpson, highlighting his contribution as a player, captain and coach during the team’s rise to the peak of world cricket … Read more
India’s Shardul Thakur and Jasprit Bumrah with head coach Gautam Gambhir. | Photo Credit: PTI On a tense final day at The Oval, India’s young Test side pulled off a stunning 6-run victory over England, a result that helped them square the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-2. Shardul Thakur, who was part of India’s Test team in … Read more
Looking ahead: Prabhsimran is hoping to channel this energy and continue the consistency. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: VIJAY SONEJI Prabhsimran Singh played a key role in Punjab Kings’ run to the final in the IPL this year, leading the run charts for his side. The 25-year-old opener had his best season and set a … Read more
Shreyas Iyer was in smashing form in IPL 2025. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY Shreyas Iyer and Jitesh Sharma are likely to earn a recall to India’s T20I set-up when the senior national men’s selection panel meets on Tuesday to finalise the squad for the Asia Cup to be held in the UAE … Read more
Harry Brook had thrown his hand away after a blistering 111, offering India just the slimmest of lifelines. Akash Deep, India’s least effective and impressive pacer of the game, had provided the breakthrough; it was now up to his other two comrades to step up. Twice in the preceding three years, including in Leeds this … Read more
Pakistan selectors Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan left out seasoned batters Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan for the upcoming Asia Cup. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Pakistan selectors on Sunday (August 17, 2025) left out seasoned batters Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan while announcing their 17-member squad for the tri-series in the UAE later this … Read more
Bob Simpson, the former Australian cricket captain, the Board’s consultant snapped during the World Cup preparatory camp in Chennai on August 20, 1998. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES Former India captain Sourav Ganguly paid tribute to ex-Australia captain and coach Bob Simpson, who passed away at the age of 89 in Sydney on Saturday. … Read more
Bob Simpson of Australia. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Former opener Matthew Hayden and ex-captain Steve Waugh paid tribute to ex-Australia captain and coach Bob Simpson, who passed away at the age of 89 in Sydney. Simpson was a key figure in Australia’s surge to the pinnacle of the cricketing world in the 1990s. Simpson … Read more
It was the Simpson-Border duo which instilled their mindset in the upcoming crop of Aussie stars such as Steve Waugh, David Boon, Dean Jones and Craig McDermott. Former Australian captain Allan Border hailed former captain and coach Bob Simpson, who passed away on Saturday (August 16, 2025), saying that behind the scenes, he was the … Read more
Rohith Krishna | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Rohith Krishna S. has always been bright in academics, but that pursuit he felt slowed down the pace of him becoming a chess Grandmaster. However, on Tuesday, he was on top of the world when he became the 89th Indian GM. He did that with a victory over … Read more
Glenn Maxwell of Australia celebrates his half century during the T20 cricket international between Australia and South Africa at Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Glenn Maxwell’s unbeaten half-century led Australia to a sensational two-wicket win over South Africa in the final T20 and clinched the series 2-1 … Read more
Rishabh Pant batted with a broken foot in the recent Old Trafford Test. | Photo Credit: CLIVE MASON The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to introduce “serious injury replacement substitute” rule for the multi-day tournaments in the forthcoming domestic season, starting with the Duleep Trophy. The rule has been informed … Read more
CSK confirmed that Brevis’ signing was in complete compliance with IPL rules and regulations. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: M. VEDHAN Chennai Super Kings, in a statement on Saturday, clarified that its signing of Dewal Bervis as an injury replacement for Gurjapneet Singh was in “complete compliance” with IPL rules and regulations. “Chennai Super Kings … Read more
The Indian surfing team secured two additional quotas for the 2026 Asian Games, with a spot each for men and women, after its impressive campaign at the Asian Surfing Championships (ASC) 2025 in Mamallapuram recently. India now has four quotas — two men, two women — for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan where surfing … Read more
Former Australian cricketer, captain and coach Bob Simpson. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Bob Simpson, a former player, captain and coach and one of the most influential figures in Australian cricket, has died at the age of 89. Cricket Australia on Saturday (August 16, 2025) confirmed the death of Simpson, who represented Australia in … Read more
In the metamorphosis of cricketers, the way they are remembered becomes a product of recency bias. In their prime, Ravi Shastri and Navjot Singh Sidhu were gutsy players, but for the modern generation, they are just commentators. Shastri, though, has an added layer of being a former coach. Equally, Gautam Gambhir has to deal with … Read more
Tania during a media interaction at the Chennai Grandmasters. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tania Sachdev is adept at pushing the pieces on the chess board as she is at talking about the game. She juggles her roles as a player and one wielding the microphone rather seamlessly. The 38-year-old Tania, who is an Olympiad … Read more
Upbeat: Vasudeva Das says he is confident of Tamil Nadu having a good domestic season. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As Tamil Nadu prepares for the upcoming domestic season, starting with the All India Buchi Babu tournament on Monday, where it will field two teams, the chairman of the selection committee, K. Shri Vasudeva Das, … Read more
India has taken a 2-0 lead in the three-match series of the multi-format tour. Photo: X/@airnewsalerts Fine half-centuries from Yastika Bhatia, Radha Yadav and Tanuja Kanwar propelled India A to a thrilling series-clinching two-wicket victory over Australia A after Alyssa Healy’s brilliant knock had set the bar high for the visitors in the second women’s … Read more
Karthikeyan played a marathon game to hold Robson in the Quantbox Chennai Grandmaster tournament on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM German Vincent Keymer continued his unbeaten streak as he settled for a draw with the top seed Arjun Erigaisi in the sixth round of the Masters section in the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters chess … Read more
On a sun-bleached morning, the swell had eased, but it still offered promising waves. Standing with the entire Indian team around him and the coach’s final words in his ear, Ramesh Budihal looked calm. The surfer from Kovalam was about to paddle into the biggest moment of his career. The air was thick with anticipation; … Read more
When Yashasvi Jaiswal and K.L. Rahul opened the batting in the first Test against Australia in Perth last November, a stopgap arrangement for all of one game was what it seemed. With Rohit Sharma, then skipper, choosing to opt out of that Test to be present for the birth of his second child, India needed … Read more
Unperturbed: Nihal says he is not worried too much about his rating in the classical format. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ It is not often that one earns praise from Magnus Carlsen. Nihal Sarin’s liking for the faster formats in chess is known, and the Norwegian World No. 1 mentioned how good the 21-year-old … Read more
Representational file image. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympics is in the ‘Continuous Dialogue’ phase with the International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Lok Sabha on Monday (August 11, 2025). In response to a query from Aam Aadmi Party’s MP from Sangrur, Gurmeet … Read more
Deep in thought: Nihal Sarin ponders his next move against Arjun Erigaisi at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Master chess tournament on Sunday, August 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Nihal Sarin shrugged off a poor start to pull off an upset win over the top-seed Arjun Erigaisi in the fourth round of the … Read more
Vidit ponders a move against Nihal . | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ German precision was at work on day three of the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament on Saturday as Vincent Keymer continued his winning run, outclassing India’s Karthikeyan Murali to lead the standings. The 20-year-old Keymer with three points is followed closely by … Read more