Will develop cricket grounds in all districts: ACA president Sivanath

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Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath speaking at a press conference after the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Andhra Cricket Association in Vijayawada on Saturday.  | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO The Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) is working with the State government to develop cricket grounds in all the districts, said ACA president and Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath. Participating in … Read more

Karun Nair’s journey from despair to redemption in cricket, showcasing resilience and determination in his comeback to Test cricket.

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‘Dear cricket’ took two and a half years to respond to Karun Nair’s plaintive cry. Now, the 33-year-old’s destiny lies in his own hands. In December 2022, in the middle of the domestic first-class season in which he took no part, India’s second Test triple-centurion took to Twitter (now X), pleading with ‘dear cricket’ to ‘give me … Read more

TNPL | Nidhish, Kavin power Spartans past Panthers

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Nidhish en route his sparkling fifty. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Nidhish S. Rajagopal’s sparkling half-century (60, 41b, 7×4, 2×6) and R. Kavin’s steady hand guided SKM Salem Spartans to a six-wicket win over Siechem Madurai Panthers in the afternoon game of the TNPL-9 at the Sri Ramakrishna College ground here on Sunday. In pursuit … Read more

IND vs ENG Test series: Shubman Gill-led India begin training in England

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Head coach Gautam Gambhir with Test captain Shubman Gill during a press conference. | Photo Credit: ANI India hit the ground running with a high-intensity training session at Lord’s, ahead of the five-match series against England beginning June 20 at Leeds. The pace quartet of Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh, alongside … Read more

TNPL | Royal Kings get the better of Cholas

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Sonu Yadav performed a hat-trick for Royal Kings. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY In the first three days of the ninth season of TNPL, a clear pattern has emerged. The method so far has been to bowl first, restrict the opponent to a below-par score and then chase it down. After Dindigul Dragons and Chepauk … Read more

Norway Chess: Gukesh suffers crushing loss to Nakamura in Round 8; Erigaisi defeats Caruana

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American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura broke world champion D. Gukesh’s run of classical wins by comprehensively beating the Indian to earn three full points, even as Arjun Erigaisi roared back to contention with victory over Fabiano Caruana in Norway Chess. India’s Erigaisi trapped his opponent Caruana in a time scramble in the eighth round of the … Read more

UTT | Jaipur Patriots proves too good for Chennai Lions

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Kanak Jha of Jaipur Patriots in action during the match against Stanley’s Chennai Lions in the Ultimate Table Tennis League – Season 6 at EKA Arena in Ahmedabad on 3rd June 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a tale of contrasting halves, Jaipur Patriots overcame Chennai Lions to register its maiden win in the … Read more

TNPL | Aparajith, Vijay Shankar star for Chepauk Super Gillies

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CSG skipper Baba Aparajith in action. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY R.S. Mokit Hariharan (46, 22b, 7×4, 2×6) set the stage with a blazing start before skipper B. Aparajith (77 n.o., 48b, 5×4, 5×6) took charge as Chepauk Super Gillies romped home to an eight-wicket win over IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans in the TNPL-9 match at … Read more

Kho Kho coaches course at SGT University

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The Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) is hosting an advanced coaches and technical officials course for the international fraternity at the Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tercentenary University, Budhera, for a fortnight. The course, scheduled till June 15, caters to about 50 coaches and 65 officials in the country, apart from about 20 coaches and … Read more

Experimental rule changes for Archery World Cup Stage-3

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Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari practised shooting with more perfection and tried hitting the X more often in their preparation for the upcoming Antalya World Cup, according to coach Rahul Banerjee, left. | Photo Credit: File photo: R. RAGU The Archery World Cup Stage-3, starting in Antalya on Wednesday, will have some experimental rule changes, … Read more

Piyush Chawla announces retirement from all forms of cricket, says ‘time has come to bid adieu to beautiful game’

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File photo of Piyush Chawla | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, who was part of India’s two World Cup-winning campaigns, on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after a career spanning more than two decades to undertake a “new journey” that he did not specify. The 36-year-old made the … Read more

Shivam steers Dragons to convincing victory 

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Shivam Singh starred in Dindigul Dragons’ win against Lyca Kovai Kings in the opening match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League in Coimbatore on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Shivam Singh’s unbeaten half-century (82 n.o., 50b, 5×4, 5×6) powered Dindigul Dragons to a convincing seven-wicket win over Lyca Kovai Kings in the opening match of TNPL-9 at the Sri Ramakrishna … Read more

We have a perfect mix of experience and talent: Gill

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Shubman Gill during the press conference in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini As he gears up for his maiden Test series as the captain of the Indian team, Shubman Gill knows that he has big shoes to fill in the absence of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who retired from the format recently. But … Read more

India yet to take a call on which three Tests Bumrah will play

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The England tour marks the first challenge for the Gill-Gambhir combination. | Photo Credit: Emmanuel Yogini The Indian team management is yet to decide which three Tests Jasprit Bumrah will feature in the upcoming five-match series in England, but head coach Gautam Gambhir and newly-appointed captain Shubman Gill made it clear that there’s enough depth … Read more