Praggnanandhaa wins Superbet Classic after a tough tiebreak

Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa posing after winning first Grand Chess Tour tournament. | Photo Credit: X/@rpraggnachess Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France to win his first-ever tournament on the Grand Chess Tour by showcasing his supremacy in the Superbet Classic in Romania. The Indian, after drawing with the Armenian-American GM Levon Aronianin in the final … Read more

IPL 2025 | Mumbai Indians look to seal IPL playoffs spot against fallible Delhi Capitals

Fighting for the only available play-off spot, Mumbai Indians will take on Delhi Capitals in a potentially decisive showdown in Mumbai on Wednesday (May 21, 2025) with the five-time champion home team better-placed to advance against the erratic visitors. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s six-wicket thrashing of Lucknow Super Giants on Monday (May 19, 2025) ended the latter’s … Read more

IPL 2025 | Mumbai Indians sign Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson and Charith Asalanka

Mumbai Indians have signed Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson, and Charith Asalanka as replacements. File | Photo Credit: PTI Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians have signed Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson, and Charith Asalanka as replacements for a group of foreign recruits who are set to leave for national duty following the team’s final league match on … Read more

LSG spinner Digvesh Rathi handed one-match suspension for “notebook celebration”

Lucknow Super Giants’ Digvesh Singh Rathi celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Kishan with his trademark signature celebration during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match, at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI Lucknow Super Giants leg-spinner Digvesh Singh Rathi has been handed … Read more

Harshal Patel completes 150 IPL wickets, surpasses Malinga, Bumrah

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Harshal Patel in action. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Harshal Patel completed 150 IPL wickets after returning with a solitary scalp against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday at the Ekana Stadium in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Like most of the Hyderabad bowlers, Harshal turned out to … Read more

IPL 2025, LSG vs SRH: Lucknow set 206-run target against Hyderabad

Lucknow Super Giants’ Aiden Markram drives Harsh Dubey of Sunrisers Hyderabad during IPL match at Ekana stadium, in Lucknow on May 19, 2025 | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Openers Mitchell Marsh (65) and Aiden Markram (61) hit fifties as Lucknow Super Giants set a 206-run target against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL clash here on … Read more

Unnati, Malvika, Aakarshi exit Thailand Open; India’s campaign ends

Treesa Jolly. File. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL India’s dismal run in elite international badminton tournaments continued, as all remaining shuttlers, including world number 10 women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand exited early, ending the country’s campaign at the Thailand Open Super 500 here on Thursday. Treesa and Gayatri, returned to action … Read more

Khelo India Beach Games set to feature about 1000 athletes

With the focus on keeping the youth engaged in sports, the Khelo India Beach Games will be held in Diu, Dadra, Nagar Haveli and Daman from May 19 to 24. Organised under the Sports Competition and Talent Development section of the Khelo India Scheme, the Beach Games will feature football, volleyball, sepak takraw, kabaddi, Pencak … Read more

The captaincy conundrum: who will be Rohit’s successor?

Jasprit Bumrah was the last man to lead India to victory in a Test match. Jasprit Bumrah was the last man to lead India in a Test match, period. And yet… And yet, Jasprit Bumrah isn’t really the front-runner to become India’s next Test captain, a position that lies vacant following the retirement from the … Read more

Royals’ bowling has not been up to the mark: Dravid

Though Tushar Deshpande picked up the openers early, Royals could not prevent Kings from posting a big total. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Rajasthan Royals’ batting crumbled under pressure while pursuing a target of 220 against Punjab Kings, stumbling in a run chase for the fifth time in IPL 2025, but head coach Rahul Dravid … Read more

Lakshya bows out of Thailand Open; Malvika, Aakarshi, Unnati advance

Malvika Bansod in action. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a shock defeat but the trio of Malvika Bansod, Aakarshi Kashyap and Unnati Hooda advanced to the women’s singles second round after hard-fought victories in the $475,000 Thailand Open Super 500 tournament here on Wednesday. World No. 10 pair of … Read more

Virat Kohli | Athlete who aced the Test

A middling start, an incandescent middle stage and a slow decline define Virat Kohli’s Test career. Still, his retirement from cricket’s longest format seems a touch drastic. Kohli’s goodbye note on Instagram that came close on the heels of Rohit Sharma’s exit marks a seismic change in the Indian squad. Walking in at number four, … Read more

McIlroy, Scheffler and Schauffele together for rainy PGA battle

Rory Mcllroy. File. | Photo Credit: AP Lightning-fast greens are predicted at rain-soaked Quail Hollow when the 107th PGA Championship tees off Thursday with the world’s top-ranked trio in a mouth-watering feature group sure to dominate attention. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, a two-time Masters winner, will join defending champion Xander Schauffele and new Masters champion Rory … Read more

IPL 2025: Rain in Bengaluru delays toss for RCB-KKR match

IPL T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) & Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be delayed due to rain at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: K BHAGYA PRAKASH The toss for the highly-anticipated clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders has been delayed due to rain in Bengaluru on Saturday (May … Read more

Shouldering the hopes of India’s mixed doubles revolution in TT — Manush and Diya’s big dreams, bigger responsibilities

Indian table tennis has always focused largely on singles. From Achanta Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan to Manika Batra, individuals have broken through on the biggest stage to give the sport’s identity some muscle in the country. However, the event roster for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has moved the spotlight on doubles with the … Read more

Fitness guru Basu Shanker’s new book out for sale

Basu Shanker hands over the book to Dinesh Karthik and Dipika Pallikal. Fitness guru Basu Shanker’s new book titled ‘1234 The Fitness Guide’ brought out by Sportstar, is now available for sale. The first copies of the book were handed to squash star Dipika Pallikal and film director Vetrimaaran In this book, Basu explores the … Read more

I would not have let Rohit miss Sydney Test: Ravi Shastri

Crowd erupts as India’s captain Rohit Sharma arrives to bat. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Had he been the India coach on the previous tour of Australia, Ravi Shastri would not have allowed captain Rohit Sharma to drop himself from the Sydney Test despite loss of form. Rohit had missed the first Test for personal … Read more

Mitchell Johnson urges overseas players to skip remainder of IPL due to safety concerns

Mitchell Johnson. | Photo Credit: VIVEK BENDRE Former Australian speed merchant Mitchell Johnson said it is not wise for overseas players to return for the remainder of the IPL and urged them to prioritise safety over pay cheques in the prevailing circumstances arising out of India-Pakistan military hostilities. The world’s biggest T20 league was suspended … Read more