Raring to go: Sreeja is eager to get her campaign underway. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Sreeja Akula, at No. 33, India’s second-highest ranked paddler in the world after Manika Batra, hasn’t had a great start to the new year (2025), losing early in all the five tournaments she played. The 26-year-old from Hyderabad, however, … Read more
Stupa Analytics, having conducted back-to-back WTT Star Contender events in Goa, is gearing up for the third edition to be staged in Chennai from March 25 to 30. The global sports technology company is the organising partner of World Table Tennis (WTT), the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), in India. Deepak … Read more
Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad with his Royal Challengers Bengaluru counterpart Rajat Patidar during the toss of the IPL 2025 match in Chennai on March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and elected to field during the IPL 2025 match against Royal Challengers … Read more
Shardul Thakur celebrates the wicket of Ishan Kishan. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Shardul Thakur, who had gone unsold at the IPL auction, was gearing up to turn out for Essex in the County Championship games when Lucknow Super Giants approached him. The team was in need of a last minute tried-and-tested replacement for the … Read more
India men’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and chairman of the national selection panel Ajit Agarkar are set to discuss the prolonged central contracts for the ongoing cycle with the BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia in Guwahati on Saturday. Earlier in the week, the BCCI announced the annual retainer for women, days after The Hindu reported that … Read more
A view of the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited applications for the post of ‘spin bowling coach’ at its Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru. The post has been lying vacant since Sairaj Bahutule served out his contract last … Read more
IPL 2025, CSK vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bengaluru look up to batters to end 17-year Chennai jinx
Skipper Hardik Pandya’s much-anticipated comeback after serving a one-match ban will lend the required balance to Mumbai Indians’ line-up when they take on an equally desperate Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Saturday (March 29, 2025) as both teams are chasing their first victory in the ongoing edition of the IPL. Mumbai could not break their … Read more
In a record-breaking opening weekend, the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) witnessed unprecedented viewership across JioHotstar and Star Sports Network. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In a record-breaking opening weekend, the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) witnessed unprecedented viewership across JioHotstar and Star Sports Network. With a cumulative watch … Read more
Chennai Super Kings batsman M.S. Dhoni comes into bat against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025 match in Chennai. | Photo Credit: PTI Former India batter Ambati Rayudu says the phenomenal support Mahendra Singh Dhoni enjoys from the CSK fans has gradually morphed into an unhealthy obsession which is daunting for other batters to handle … Read more
Anirban Ghosh took out seventh seed Rossi in the final qualifying round of the WTT Star Contender at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Seldom does one witness so many Indian table tennis stars in a global tournament and that too at a WTT Star Contender event. Seven men … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants’ Shardul Thakur delivers a ball during IPL 2025 Twenty20 Championship cricket match between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Lucknow Super Giants at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket stadium in Hyderabad on March 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: KVS Giri After setting the IPL ablaze with a four-wicket haul in Lucknow Super Giants’ … Read more
Theekshana went wicket-less and conceded 32 runs in fours overs, while Hasaranga (in frame) gave away 34 runs in three overs while taking the wicket of Rahane. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Rajasthan Royals (RR) spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga could not live up to the expectations on a track which helped the slow … Read more
Peter Lever played 17 tests and 10 one-day internationals, including the inaugural one-dayer in 1971. | Photo Credit: X/@lancscricket Former England fast bowler Peter Lever, a member of the triumphant 1970-71 Ashes side, has died at 84. His former Lancashire club made the announcement on Thursday (March 27, 2025). “We are deeply saddened by the news … Read more
Sunil beat Huang to open India’s account in the tournament. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Greco Roman wrestler Sunil Kumar (87kg) claimed a bronze medal to open India’s account in the Asian wrestling championships in Amman, Jordan. Sunil, an Asian Games bronze medallist, defeated China’s Huang Jiaxin 5-1 to bag his fifth Asian medal. The … Read more
Ahlawat and Shubhankar during the media interaction on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivaan A battery of champions, more than a dozen of them from around the world, will be flexing their muscles to hit their best shots and sink putts, but the home fans will look for a familiar face to lift the trophy … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Virat Kohli at a training session ahead of the IPL match against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Dinesh Karthik is no stranger to the city of Chennai. The pre-match press conference ahead of the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers … Read more
Sunil beat China’s Jiaxin Huang after losing in the semifinals of the 87kg bout in the continental tournament on March 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: olympics.com Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar won the bronze medal in the 87kg Greco Roman bout of the Asian Championship in Jordan on Tuesday (March 25, 2025). In the bronze medal … Read more
Sumeeth Reddy represented India at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games and won the 2015 Mexico City Grand Prix and 2016 Canada Open, along with finishing as runner-up at the U.S. Open and Dutch Open in 2015. File | Photo Credit: Srinivas Aditya P@Chennai India’s doubles specialist B. Sumeeth Reddy, a member of the … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma and Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant during a training session ahead of the match. | Photo Credit: KVS GIRI Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League match here on Thursday. LSG made one change, bringing … Read more
Chennai Super Kings will try to keep its record against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai in tact. RCB has beaten CSK only once in Chepauk. | Photo Credit: Reuters Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s hopes of exorcising a 17-year jinx hinge on their experienced batting unit finding its range when they face familiar foes Chennai Super … Read more
Rachakonda Police issued a list of 12 items prohibited at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal of Hyderabad, where Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 matches are being held. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Hours before the Sunrisers Hyderabad are scheduled to play Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday (March 27, 2025), police officials have once … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Kishan has taken an early lead in the orange cap standings. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 which runs from March 22 to May 25 is underway, with 6 games played till now. Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad paved the way to top the … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s pace bowling coach James Franklin addresses a press conference ahead of an IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants, at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, in Hyderabad, on March 26, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Ahead of the IPL 2025 clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at home on Thursday (March 27, 2025), … Read more
Moeen Ali, left, with KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane against RR in Guwahati on March 26, 2025 | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Moeen Ali knew that he would be making his debut for Kolkata Knight Riders only on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) morning. He replaced the injured Sunil Narine. The 37-year-old England all-rounder ensured the … Read more
Shreyas Iyer has rediscovered himself after being dropped from BCCI’s central contract list for 2023-24. | Photo Credit: Reuters Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer is the most “improved” batter in the past year and appears to be “ready” for all formats. Shreyas has rediscovered himself after being dropped from … Read more
Marcus Stoinis returns to the franchise after almost a decade and is excited to work compatriot and head coach Ricky Ponting. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has been left supremely impressed by the quality of youngsters in the Punjab Kings squad as well as the Indian T20 set up on the sidlelines … Read more
Joyous bunch: The victorious Tamil Nadu team with their reward. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Haryana men and Tamil Nadu women emerged as the champions in the inaugural National under-23 basketball championships at the Sarusajai Stadium, Guwahati, on Monday (March 24, 2025). Captain B. Sahil contributed 29 points to help Haryana, which led 47-28 at the … 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 cricket captain Tamim Iqbal’s condition has improved, doctors said Tuesday (March 25, 2025), after he was hospitalized following cardiac arrest during a Twenty20 match. The 36-year-old Tamim was being … Read more
File photo of Harmeet Desai. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Irrespective of the draw being favourable or not, Indian paddler Harmeet Desai felt that he could perform well and go deep in the WTT Star Contender Chennai from March 25 to 30.The main draw begins on March 27. With the likes of World No.3 Tomokazu … Read more