Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s much-anticipated return to international cricket after an eight-month hiatus ended in disappointment, as both failed to make an impact in India’s first ODI (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s much-anticipated return to international cricket after an eight-month hiatus ended in disappointment, as both failed to make…
Virat Kohli, who considers Adelaide Oval his happy hunting ground, looked in fine touch during net practice. He has a remarkable record at the venue, averaging 65 with five centuries and four half-centuries. This could be his final outing at Adelaide Oval in Thursday’s must-win ODI. Virat Kohli and the Adelaide Oval are made for…
Yashasvi Jaiswal continues to warm the bench in white-ball set-up Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s omission from India’s playing XI is baffling.The youngster, who has been India’s best batter in Test cricket in recent times, lost his place in the T20Is despite having a strike rate of 164, to Abhishek Sharma and then vice-captain Shubman Gill.But in ODIs,…
Private security firms are expected to be in high demand to protect players, team officials, delegations and tourists in Mexico during the 2026 World Cup. (Getty Images) Mexican security firms are gearing up to provide armoured vehicles and protection services for wealthy tourists during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which Mexico will co-host with the…
A general view as players of Villarreal CF and Real Betis stand still for the first fifteen seconds of the match, as they protest against the upcoming Barcelona and Villarreal LaLiga match. (Getty Images) La Liga has canceled plans to host a historic Barcelona versus Villarreal match in Miami this December due to mounting uncertainty…
Champions League action saw Paris Saint-Germain dominate with a 7-2 victory, while Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven both scored six goals. Arsenal secured a 4-0 win, contributing to a high-scoring night across nine matches. Inter Milan and Arsenal maintained perfect records, with Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund also securing wins. PSG hammered seven goals past Bayer…
India vs Pakistan (AFP Photo) India’s Kabaddi team secured a decisive victory against Pakistan with a score of 81-26 at the 3rd Asian Youth Games.The match garnered attention not just for the gameplay but for a pre-game incident where Indian captain Ishant Rathee declined to shake hands with his Pakistani counterpart during the toss. In…
India’s Lakshya Sen (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)( India’s Lakshya Sen exited the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament after losing to Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen in the men’s singles first round. The straight-game defeat ended with scores of 7-21, 16-21 against world number 29 Nhat.Despite defeating Nhat in three games at the Denmark Open last week, the…
Vladimir Kramnik and Daniel Naroditsky Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin has indirectly criticised Russian chess legend Vladimir Kramnik following the unexpected death of American Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky at the age of 29. Vladimir Kramnik had previously accused Naroditsky of cheating during chess matches. The allegations suggested Naroditsky used a chess engine on a second screen for…
Bodhana Sivanandan (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Ten-year-old British chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan achieved a remarkable victory by defeating former World Champion Grandmaster Mariya Muzychuk at the European Club Cup in Rhodes, Greece on Sunday, becoming one of the youngest chess players to take down a former World Champion.Born in London in 2015 to parents…
