CUP OF JOY: RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana with her MI counterpart Harmanpreet Kaur NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana were at the fulcrum of India’s greatest moment in women’s cricket. Just two months ago, the hard work they put in over the last decade paid dividends as they recorded the biggest triumph of their…
File Pic: India and Bangladesh fans during the Asia Cup match in Dubai. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has intensified its standoff with the International Cricket Council (ICC) by sending a second formal communication, reiterating its demand to move Bangladesh’s matches in the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup from India…
Former Multan Sultans owner Ali Khan Tareen and Mohsin Naqvi NEW DELHI: Former Multan Sultans owner Ali Khan Tareen has decided to stay away from the auction for the two new Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises. The auction is being held today in Islamabad at the Jinnah Convention Centre, where the league is expanding from…
India’s Ruturaj Gaikwad (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Ruturaj Gaikwad delivered one of the finest List A knocks of the season on Thursday, producing a composed yet commanding 134 off 131 balls in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and rewriting several records along the way. It was an innings built on patience, timing and authority, and one that…
India’s Tilak Varma acknowledges the crowd as he walks off the field after his dismissal during the fifth T20 International cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI12_19_2025_000525A) New Delhi: Team India batter Tilak Varma is all set to resume physical training in seven…
NEW DELHI: Auqib Nabi played one of the finest knocks of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 to help Jammu and Kashmir pull off an incredible win against Hyderabad. The match was played at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, Ground C, in Rajkot on Thursday, and it turned into a thriller that only few will forget. India…
India vs New Zealand (Agency Image) The India vs New Zealand ODI rivalry is set to return once again as the two sides meet in a three match series starting Sunday, January 11 in Vadodara. The second ODI will be played on January 14 in Rajkot, with the series concluding on January 18 in Indore….
Anthony Joshua (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua paid a heartfelt tribute on Thursday to two close friends who tragically lost their lives in a car accident in Nigeria, calling them “brothers” and “great men.”Joshua, who sustained minor injuries in the December 29 crash, returned to England after being discharged from hospital…
Tilak Varma of India (Getty Images) India batter Tilak Varma has been ruled out of the first three T20Is against New Zealand following abdominal surgery in Rajkot, the Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed on Thursday. The 23-year-old underwent emergency surgery at a super-speciality hospital on Wednesday evening after experiencing acute abdominal pain…
Viswanathan Anand and Nihal Sarin (Photos by Vivek Sohani) KOLKATA: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand recovered from an early setback to register two victories and emerge as joint leader with Nihal Sarin after six rounds of the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid on Thursday.Rounds four to six produced fighting chess and frequent shifts at the…
