Carlos Alcaraz serves during his third round match against Damir Dzumhur at the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris. (AP) Paris: Carlos Alcaraz survived a scare to book his place in the French Open last 16 on Friday, with defending women’s champion Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka also through to the fourth round…
RJ Mahvash during the 2025 IPL Qualifier 1 between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Mullanpur. (Image: Instagram) RJ Mahvash, who has been linked to cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal in recent months, attended the IPL Qualifier 1 match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday at the Chandigarh stadium. Following the match, she…
Magnus Carlsen got the better of D Gukesh in the opening round of Norway Chess. (Image: Norway Chess) World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen praised Indian grandmasters Dommaraju Gukesh, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, and Arjun Erigaisi on the sidelines of the Norway Chess 2025. At the tournament, Carlsen started with a win against Gukesh and followed it up…
Jonny Bairstow (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: As English wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow walked out to bat in his 100th Test at Dharamsala in 2024, Rohit Sharma was heard remarking, ‘Isko kuch bhi daal’ (Bowl any delivery to him). Rohit clearly didn’t think much of Bairstow’s capabilities. Even IPL franchises expressed a lack of confidence as…
Jacob Bethell and Virat Kohli Fresh from the high-paced world of the IPL and straight into a Player-of-the-Match performance at Edgbaston, Jacob Bethell’s rise in international cricket continues at speed. But the 21-year-old all-rounder’s only light-hearted gripe about his jet-setting lifestyle? Hotel beds.“A lot of them are way too soft,” Bethell quipped after smashing a…
Inter Milan will take on PSG in the Champions League final. (Reuters) The UEFA Champions League final offers French giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) a chance to script history as they face Inter Milan in Munich, Germany. PSG have never won the European tournament despite coming close in the final of the 2020 edition, where they…
Indian athletes continued to make waves at the Asian Athletics Championships on Friday. Long distance runner Gulveer Singh, high jumper Pooja and heptathlete Nandini Agasara shone bright to win gold medals on the penultimate day of the meet in Gumi, South Korea. Parul Chaudhary claimed silver in a national record time of 9:12.46s in women’s…
Jasprit Bumrah on the boundary rope conversing with Mahela Jayawardene during the IPL 2025 Eliminator between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans. (Screenshot) Mumbai Indians secured a 20-run victory over Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2025 Eliminator match at Mullanpur on Friday, with Jasprit Bumrah emerging as the key player during the high-scoring encounter that saw…
Sai Sudarshan (ANI Photo) In a night where records tumbled at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan etched his name into history books by becoming the youngest ever to score 700 runs in a single IPL season. The 23-year-old southpaw achieved the milestone during GT’s steep run-chase of 229 against…
NEW DELHI: Opener Phil Salt smashed a 23-ball fifty — his fastest in the Indian Premier League (IPL) — as Royal Challengers Bengaluru stormed into the final of the 2025 season with a dominant eight-wicket win over Punjab Kings in a lopsided Qualifier 1 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.RCB’s bowlers…
