Popular gaming platform Zupee announced on Thursday it will discontinue all online money games to comply with the newly passed Online Gaming Bill 2025, while continuing to offer free games like Ludo, Snakes & Ladders and other titles to its 150 million users across India. This decision follows similar moves by other major gaming companies…
Shafali Verma (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Chennai: In Jan 2023, when Shafali Verma hoisted the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup trophy in South Africa, with tears of joy, she said: “This is just the beginning.” The journey from that “beginning,” though, turned far bumpier than the young opening batter could have imagined, culminating in…
Rinku Singh (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Cometh the hour, cometh Rinku Singh. The explosive batter marked his selection in India’s Asia Cup squad with a stunning century in the UPT20 League at Ekana Stadium on Thursday. Turning out for Meerut Mavericks, Rinku smashed 108 off just 48 deliveries, peppered with seven fours and eight…
The Karnataka state police department has identified 17 requirements that need to be met before the stadium is reassessed and declared fit to host international matches(Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images) Bengaluru: In a fresh jolt to the Karnataka State Cricket Association’s (KSCA) aspiration of hosting ICC Women’s World Cup matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium,…
Rishabh Pant on Instagram (Screengrab/Instagram) India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has shared a major update on his injury recovery, posting pictures and an emotional message for fans on Instagram. Pant had suffered a painful blow during the fourth Test of the five-match series against England in Manchester on July 23. Attempting a reverse sweep against Chris…
Magnus Carlsen and spectators at Freestyle Chess Las Vegas (Screengrab & Stev Bongage) NEW DELHI: Have you ever stepped into the playing hall of a chess tournament? The atmosphere feels almost sacred. A vast space, rows of tables stretching endlessly with chessboards and pieces in their eternal black-and-white standoff. Players sit hunched, brows furrowed, as…
New Delhi: RR’s Sanju Samson reacts after losing his wicket during the IPL 2025 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) Shubman Gill‘s selection as vice-captain for the upcoming Asia Cup in the UAE has created uncertainty around Sanju Samson‘s position…
Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Renowned astrologer Greenstone Lobo has made bold predictions about Shubman Gill’s future as a player and captain, stating that while the young opener has a “phenomenal horoscope” and will emerge as a run-machine for India, his leadership might not immediately bring major ICC trophies.Speaking in an…
Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif on Wednesday dismissed claims from her former manager suggesting she was stepping away from the sport. Khelif, who won gold in the women’s 66kg category at the Paris Games, was recently at the centre of a gender controversy.“I would like to make it clear to the public that the…
Abhinav Bindra (Photo by George Mattock/Getty Images) Abhinav Bindra, an Olympic champion, has voiced his support for the National Sports Governance Act, emphasising its benefits for sports development in India. The National Sport Governance Bill, 2025 received approval from the Lok Sabha on August 11, with the Rajya Sabha following suit the next day after…
