NEW DELHI: India’s legendary spinner Anil Kumble lavished high praise on opener Yashasvi Jaiswal after the young left-hander’s unbeaten 173 lit up the opening day of the second Test against West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday. The former India captain went a step further — tipping Jaiswal to turn his marathon innings…
Germany’s Joshua Kimmich celebrates after he scored his side’s 4th goal. (AP Photo) Germany, four-time World Cup winners, returned to winning ways on Friday, thrashing 10-man Luxembourg 4-0 to reclaim top spot in Group A. Captain Joshua Kimmich was the star of the show, scoring a first-half penalty and tapping in a second goal shortly…
New Zealand vs Bangladesh (Photo by Prakash Singh/Getty Images) New Zealand secured a convincing 100-run victory over Bangladesh in the Women’s World Cup match, thanks to outstanding fifties from Brooke Halliday and captain Sophie Devine, followed by a strong bowling performance.The White Ferns chose to bat first and posted 227 for nine, recovering from early…
Aanya Bisht and C Lalramsanga compete against Korea during a mixed doubles quarter-final match (Photo: BFI/Badminton Photo) India concluded their campaign at the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships with a bronze medal after losing to defending champions Indonesia in the semifinals in Guwahati on Friday.The Indian team had made history by securing their first…
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz (AP/PTI) Chinese tennis fans have created unique nicknames for international tennis stars based on Chinese language homophonic syllables, as revealed during the ongoing tennis tournaments in Shanghai in October 2025. These nicknames, often derived from puns and transliterations of players’ names into Chinese, range from animals to food items and…
Esha Singh with her World Cup gold (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: Last month, Esha Singh won her first senior World Cup gold medal in the 10-metre air pistol, edging out her competitor by just 0.1 point, the smallest possible winning margin in her sport. However, shooting wasn’t her first love. Young and curious, she tried…
Mumbai: In a stunning development, which perhaps could even signal the end of his red-ball career, India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav was on Friday excluded from the 16-man Mumbai squad for the 2025-26 season-opening Ranji Trophy match against Jammu & Kashmir at the Sher-E-Kashmir Cricket Stadium in Srinagar from Oct 15.Led by Sanjay Patil, the…
Aryna Sabalenka (Photo by Wang He/Getty Images) World number one Aryna Sabalenka advanced to her 11th semi-final of 2025 at the Wuhan Open on Friday, defeating Elena Rybakina 6-3, 6-3, setting up a clash with Jessica Pegula. Third-seeded Coco Gauff also progressed to the semi-finals with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Laura Siegemund.Sabalenka, the defending…
Rahul Soreng bowls (Photo Credit: @virendersehwag on X) Rahul Soreng, whose father was martyred in the Pulwama attack, has earned a spot in the Haryana Under-19 cricket team, receiving congratulations from former Indian cricket opener Virender Sehwag.Since 2019, Rahul has been studying at Sehwag International School. Following the Pulwama attack, Sehwag had initiated free education…
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates a wicket during the first Test between India and West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. (AP) Just days after becoming the fastest Indian bowler to take 50 Test wickets at home, Jasprit Bumrah has etched his name into the record books with another milestone. This time, he’s become the…
