Arshdeep Singh (ANI) India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel explained why left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh, the team’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is, was rested for the first two matches of the series against Australia. Morkel said the team is focused on experimenting with different bowling options while keeping long-term goals in mind.After missing the first two T20Is,…
Jaipur: Punjab Kings’ Shashank Singh plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, in Jaipur. (PTI Photo) Shashank Singh has emerged as one of the standout success stories of recent IPL seasons. Accidentally picked by Punjab Kings in the 2024…
Ilamparthi AR became India’s 90th Grandmaster at the age of 16. NEW DELHI: The year was 2022. The Tamil Nadu Chess Association had organised a camp in Pollachi for the state’s strongest junior players, those who had qualified for the junior nationals. Ilamparthi, then only 13, wasn’t one of them. Yet, clutching his grandfather’s hand,…
Harmanpreet Kaur won India their first Women’s World Cup on Sunday, when they beat South Africa in the final. (Instagram) Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur commemorated her team’s historic ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 victory by getting a special tattoo featuring the World Cup trophy along with the numbers 2025 and 52, representing…
Panaji: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand responded to the death of Daniel Naroditsky by assuring action over “unfounded allegations” made by Vladimir Kramnik without significant evidence.Former world champion Kramnik, who won the title from Garry Kasparov in 2000 and then lost it to Anand in 2008, has been the most prolific cheat proclaimer in recent…
Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah (PTI) India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah have both been sanctioned by the ICC for their actions during the tense India–Pakistan encounters at the Asia Cup 2025. While the disciplinary action sparked headlines for its political and emotional undertones, it also carries a small but notable…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo/Armando Franca) Cristiano Ronaldo has once again opened up about his life, legacy, and what lies ahead after football — in a candid new chat with British broadcaster Piers Morgan. The Portuguese superstar, who famously gave a fiery interview to Morgan in 2022 that led to his Manchester United exit, appeared…
Max Dowman of Arsenal, Luis Díaz of Bayern and Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool (Getty Images) Bayern Munich and Liverpool secured significant victories in Tuesday’s Champions League matches, with Bayern winning 2-1 against Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool defeating Real Madrid 1-0. The matches also featured Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven scoring a remarkable 90-meter solo…
Harmanpreet Kaur of India lifts the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup trophy (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) The Indian women’s cricket team finally had their fairytale moment when they beat South Africa by 52 runs in the final to lift the Women’s World Cup for the first time. After falling short twice in 2005 and…
NEW DELHI: Social media was abuzz with criticism after India’s shocking four-run capitulation against England in their Women’s World Cup 2025 group-stage match. The hosts meekly surrendered despite needing 36 runs off 30 balls with six wickets in hand, crumbling to an all-too-familiar choke against Nat Sciver-Brunt’s side. The defeat brought back unpleasant memories of…
