American George Foreman, one of the great second acts in sports who reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title after coming out of retirement and became a celebrated product pitchman, died on Friday (March 21, 2025) at age 76, his family said. “A humanitarian, an Olympian, and two time heavyweight champion of the world, He was deeply … Read more
Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh in a conversation with UPBA Secretary Pramod Kumar during a press conference. File | Photo Credit: ANI The upcoming Boxing Federation of India elections were “paused” on Friday (March 21, 2025) by Returning Officer R.K. Gauba after the Delhi and Himachal Pradesh High Courts directed the body … Read more
Chennai Super Kings player M.S. Dhoni seen during a practice session ahead of the IPL’s El Clasico against Mumbai Indians in Chennai. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Several records are in line, waiting to be broken in the upcoming ‘El Clasico’ clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in the cash-rich Indian Premier League … Read more
New Zealand players celebrate a wicket during the fourth T20 international against Pakistan in Mount Maunganui on March 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP New Zealand’s ruthless pace attack carved up Pakistan to deliver a crushing 115-run win in the fourth Twenty20 on Sunday (March 23, 2025) and clinch the five-match series. The home side … Read more
Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI), former India cricketer Kedar Jadhav hailed the three experienced spinners of the five-time champions, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Noor Ahmad. The two most consistent sides in the history of the IPL, CSK and MI, will add … Read more
Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag with his Sunrisers Hyderabad counterpart Pat Cummins during the toss of the IPL 2025 match in Hyderabad on March 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Rajasthan Royals stand-in skipper Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening IPL match in Hyderabad on … Read more
With their respective leaders switching camps and squads undergoing major overhauls, both Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants, under new captains, will be eager to make a strong start to their IPL campaign when they face off in Visakhapatnam on Monday (March 24, 2025). For a second year running, the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA … Read more
Josh Hazlewood of Royal Challengers Bengaluru looks on during the 2025 IPL match between Kolkata the Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on March 22, 2025, in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Having played a crucial role in restricting defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders to 174 and contributing in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s comprehensive seven-wicket … Read more
Shardul Thakur. File. | Photo Credit: PTI After going unsold in the auction, India all-rounder Shardul Thakur is set to make his return to the IPL with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) roping him in as a replacement for the injured Mohsin Khan. Under new captain Rishabh Pant, LSG will begin their campaign against Delhi Capitals … Read more
S. Sankar Muthuswamy. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian caused a major upset by knocking out world no. 2 Anders Antonsen of Denmark in a thrilling three-game contest to reach the men’s singles quarterfinals of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament here. The 21-year-old from Tamil Nadu, a silver medallist … Read more
Zaheer Abbas and Karsan Ghavri are all smiles after meeting each other at CCI on Friday night. | Photo Credit: Amol Karhadkar Zaheer Abbas, the legendary Pakistan batter handed the moniker of “Asian Bradman”, has stressed that India and Pakistan should resume bilateral cricket ties. “I feel very happy when Asian countries do well. We … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad Head Coach Daniel Vettori during a training session ahead of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against Rajasthan Royals, at the Rajv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on March 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori on Saturday (March 22, 2025) backed the decision to use a second … Read more
CSK player M.S. Dhoni and Noor Ahmad during the practice session ahead of Tata IPL match between Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians at MAC Stadium on March 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad was astonished at the “remarkable” ability of legendary MS Dhoni to keep contributing for … Read more
File photo | Puja Tomar of India | Photo Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Nine months after she made history becoming the first Indian to win a fight at the Ultimate Fighting Championships – the most prestigious mixed martial arts promotion – Puja Tomar is ready to prove her record setting achievement was no flash in … Read more
Ruuturaj Gaikwad at the press conference. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Addressing the media on the eve of the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, both Ruturaj Gaikwad and Suryakumar Yadav reflected on their respective teams and what they look forward to this season. “Our team’s balance is good. We have covered … Read more
The IPL 2025 introduces significant rule changes including the return of saliva to shine the ball. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening game of the IPL 2025 here on Saturday. This is for … Read more
Vettori said SRH will not tinker with the Head-Abhishek opening combination. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori confirmed that Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head will open the batting for the Orange Army in the Indian Premier League 2025. Questions about a possible tweak at the top of the order arose … Read more
Prashant More. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement L. Keerthana. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Reserve Bank of India’s Prashant More and Tamil Nadu’s L. Keerthana won the men’s and women’s titles in the 52nd National carrom championship at the Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan on Friday. Former World champion Prashant proved too strong for Jain Irrigation … Read more
Winning the SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship here on Friday, Anahat Singh expressed her happiness at having won the title in the biggest PSA event she’s ever played. “This is the biggest PSA (event) I’ve played. It’s a $15k event. And I’m really happy that I was able to win it as well. I’ve worked … Read more
Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting and player Marcus Stoinis during a practice session ahead of IPL 2025 at PCA Cricket Stadium, Mohali. File | Photo Credit: PTI Their immediate target is to end their title drought in the Indian Premier League (IPL), but head coach Ricky Ponting has also set the goal of becoming … Read more
Madhya Pradesh relied on Son Kumar (26) and Rakesh Kumar Sharma’s (22) fine showing to pip Maharashtra 84-79 and enter the men’s quarterfinals in the National under-23 basketball championships at the Sarusajai Stadium, Guwahati, on Friday. Apart from Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Rajasthan, Kerala, Punjab and the winner of the match between Uttar … Read more
We support T20 leagues in new territories but nothing on table yet in Saudi Arabia: IPL chairman Nearing two decades of existence, brand IPL has become stronger than ever and doesn’t see any threat from the growing number of T20 leagues globally, its chairman Arun Dhumal said on Saturday (March 22, 2025) as he steered … Read more
P. T. Usha | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP As the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association, P. T. Usha is well aware of the power dynamics and the challenges that come with leading a major sports organisation and breaking patriarchal notions. It’s no surprise, then, that she welcomed the election … Read more
Equipped with a balanced squad that features a formidable batting line-up and experienced bowlers, last edition’s runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad will start as favourites in their opening Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad on Sunday (March 23, 2025). Sunrisers have some of the most explosive batters in their line-up in Travis Head, … Read more
Chennai Super Kings will lean on their formidable spin strength under favourable conditions at the Chepauk as well as recent record against Mumbai Indians when the two sides face each other in their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign opener in Chennai on Sunday (March 23, 2025). Five-time winners CSK augmented their spin attack in the … Read more
The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium at Uppal in the city is set to host seven matches of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between March 23 and May 21. Around 2,700 police personnel from various wings, including law and order, traffic, and special units like Octopus and TSSP, have been deployed … Read more
Anahat Singh claimed her tenth PSA title and Veer Chotrani his first in India at the SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship – a PSA Challenger event – at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy (ISTA) here on Friday. In a repeat of the Western India Open final in Mumbai in December last year, Anahat prevailed … Read more
File photo of Sankar Muthusamy. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s Sankar Muthusamy has been playing hard and working harder with his coach Aravindan Samiappan for the last two years but somehow the results weren’t coming. Everything came together in Basel on Thursday (March 20, 2025) night when the 21-year-old, a qualifier, from Chennai … Read more
Former Head coach of England Women’s Cricket Jon Lewis. File | Photo Credit: AP England is looking for a new coach for its women’s national cricket team after Jon Lewis left his post on Friday (March 21, 2025) following poor results at the T20 World Cup and in the Ashes series. Lewis had been in … Read more
SSCB’s Pravesh in action against CHD’s Sumit, during the selection trials for the forthcoming Asian Wrestling Championship, organised by Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi on Saturday. March 15, 2025. File | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is set to move the … Read more