A general view of the covers being removed after rain stops play (Photo by Sameera Peiris/Getty Images) A Women’s Cricket World Cup match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was abandoned due to continuous rain on Tuesday. Sri Lanka had posted a strong total of 258-6, highlighted by Nilakshika de Silva’s tournament-fastest fifty.The rain during…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav celebrates with teammates (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) India secured a commanding 2-0 series sweep against West Indies with a seven-wicket victory in the second Test at New Delhi on Tuesday, marking Shubman Gill‘s first series win as Test captain. The hosts, who needed just 58 runs to reach the target of 121, completed…
Shubman Gill has “already passed his toughest test as captain in England,” asserted India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill has “already passed his toughest test as captain in England,” asserted India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday, lauding the young leader for earning the dressing room’s respect by…
World Chess Champion D Gukesh (Norway Chess via PTI Photo) World champion D Gukesh leads the field as the top seed in the upcoming FIDE World Cup in Goa, which runs from October 30 to November 27. Fellow Indian players Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa are seeded second and third, respectively. Denmark’s Anish Giri holds…
Gautam Gambhir rarely smiles and usually carries a serious demeanor both on and off the field. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Fans have hardly seen Gautam Gambhir in a jovial mood. The former India batter rarely smiles and usually carries a serious demeanor both on and off the field. But after the second Test at the…
Gautam Gambhir came out strongly in defence of young pacer Harshit Rana, after India sealed a seven-wicket Test series win over the West Indies. (AFP Photo) India head coach Gautam Gambhir came out strongly in defence of young pacer Harshit Rana on Tuesday at the Feroz Shah Kotla, after India sealed a seven-wicket Test series…
Shubman Gill (L) acknowledges KL Rahul (R) after India won the second TEst against the West Indies in Delhi. (AP) India secured a commanding seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in the second Test at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday, completing a 2-0 series sweep. KL Rahul‘s unbeaten 58 guided India to their target…
At the US Chess Championship, the chief arbiter held an umbrella to shield Wesley So from the sun. In comparison, the nationals in India were marred by organisational chaos. NEW DELHI: “Honestly, it made me feel like I was the president of a small country,” quipped 22-year-old American Grandmaster (GM) Hans Niemann after his opening-round…
Margao: At the pre-match media interaction, India coach Khalid Jamil used the word “positive” five times, not surprising given his known approach to games. But, quite uncharacteristically, he referenced activating an “attacking mode” right from the start three times. That’s probably the biggest cue of what to expect from India when they face Singapore in…
Hmar Lalthazuala during the opening round of BWF World Junior Championships 2025 in Guwahati on Monday Visakhapatnam: There was no dampening the high from the mixed team events that earned the country’s first-ever bronze, as India began their individual events’ campaign riding an all-win record before the crowd at the National Centre of Excellence in…
