Hikaru Nakamura threw D Gukesh’s king into the crowd after defeating him (Screengrabs/X) Hikaru Nakamura has defended his controversial act of tossing D Gukesh’s king into the crowd after defeating the Indian grandmaster in the exhibition event Checkmate: USA vs India. The incident sparked criticism on social media from fans and former players, with some…
Darren Sammy made a brutal comparison of the state of Test cricket in the West Indies (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) West Indies head coach Darren Sammy has offered a brutally honest assessment of the state of Test cricket in the Caribbean, calling its decline “a cancer in the system” that has been growing for…
Sanju Samson revealed Team India’s mindset after they were denied to lift the trophy after the Asia Cup win (Images via AP) Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson offered a light-hearted take on the bizarre Asia Cup trophy controversy that followed India’s dramatic win over Pakistan in Dubai. Ten days after India’s ninth Asia Cup triumph, the trophy…
Team India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal did not mince words regarding his ex-wife Dhanashree Verma, who, on a reality show, claimed that the cricketer cheated on her just two months into their marriage.“I am a sportsperson, and I do not cheat,” Chahal told Hindustan Times.Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma, who got married in December 2020 in…
Rohit Sharma and wife Ritika Sajdeh were thoroughly amused and entertained when a mimicry artist imitated MS Dhoni’s voice (Screengrabs, Getty Images) Rohit Sharma may no longer be India’s ODI captain, but the veteran batter remains very much in the spotlight, and this time for an off-field moment that had everyone in splits. At the…
An NBA store in China. (File Photo By: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) Macau: The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play sell-out games on Friday…
Harshit Rana bowls a delivery during the Asia Cup. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India opener and commentator Aakash Chopra has come out strongly in defence of young pacer Harshit Rana, who has faced an online backlash after being named in multiple Indian squads across formats. Rana, just 23, has been selected in both the…
Siddharth Sharma, Head of JioStar’s Viewership and Monetisation Initiative (Sports), presents a memento for Highest runs scored by an Indian player in the 2025 Champions Trophy to Shreyas Iyer during the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards. (PTI) Indian middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer discussed his remarkable comeback to international cricket at the CEAT Cricket Ratings Awards in…
File photo of Aman Sehrawat (Pic credit: X) Will miss Asian Games in Japan next year as suspension period overlaps with Asiad datesNEW DELHI: Aman Sehrawat, bronze medallist at the Paris Olympics, was banned for a year on Tuesday by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). This marks the first instance in Indian sports history…
Inter Miami players Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba during a fixture. (AP) Inter Miami left-back Jordi Alba announced his retirement from professional football through an Instagram post on Tuesday, prompting an emotional response from teammate Lionel Messi. Alba’s decision comes shortly after midfielder Sergio Busquets also announced his retirement, marking the end of an era…
