South Zone’s MD Nidheesh celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of North Zone’s Ayush Badoni during the third day of the Duleep Trophy 2025 semi-final (PTI Photo) BENGALURU: With India’s top cricketers being called up for the Asia Cup in Dubai or the India ‘A’ series in Lucknow, the Duleep Trophy final between South…
Suryakumar Yadav (BCCI Photo) The Asia Cup 2025 got off to a rather unusual start in Dubai on Wednesday as a mix-up at the toss involving India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav briefly stole the spotlight.Having won the toss, Suryakumar announced that India would bowl first. However, instead of immediately informing UAE skipper Muhammad Waseem, he…
Arjun Tendulkar (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Arjun Tendulkar made a striking return to competitive cricket after seven months away from the field. The young all-rounder, who recently got engaged to Saaniya Chandok, shared his excitement on Instagram, posting that he took a wicket on the very first ball of his first competitive match back….
Ronaldo eyes 1,000th goal, hopes to reunite with retired Dutch legend Sneijder at Al-Nassr for one final assist Cristiano Ronaldo, inching closer to the unprecedented milestone of 1,000 career goals, is making headlines again, this time off the pitch. The Al-Nassr and Portugal legend has reportedly requested his Saudi club to lure former Dutch maestro…
How Dominik Szoboszlai went from Cristiano Ronaldo’s mascot to his World Cup rival (Image Via Getty) Dominik Szoboszlai walks out as a captain, not a mascot, for Hungary tonight in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match. It happened on September 9, 2025, at Budapest’s Puskas Arena, where 16 years ago he ran out as a…
Otávio breaks silence on Al Nassr exit as Cristiano Ronaldo ex-teammate makes emotional farewell (Image via Getty) Otávio left Al-Nassr in September 2025. The Portuguese midfielder signed with Al-Qadsiah on a two-year deal. At Al-Nassr, he played 72 games with Cristiano Ronaldo. They won 51 matches and linked up for six goals. In total, they…
Hancko joined Al-Nassr’s pre-season camp in Austria and began training with Cristiano Ronaldo before the deal unexpectedly collapsed/ Image: X David Hancko has offered a revealing look into the magnitude of the contract he turned down from Al-Nassr, disclosing that the Saudi offer was so large, it would take two decades at Atlético Madrid to…
Indian national Upasana Gill pleaded with the Indian embassy to help rescue her amid violent protests in Nepal. (Instagram) An Indian woman named Upasana Gill, who traveled to Nepal for a volleyball league, has issued an urgent appeal for help after getting stranded in Pokhara amid violent protests that have claimed at least 19 lives….
D Gukesh (L) is 55th in the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament with three points, following two consecutive losses for the World Champion. NEW DELHI: “Do you know what the Chigorin Club is?” Nikolas Theodorou, D Gukesh’s Round 6 opponent at the FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, was asked on Tuesday.The Greek GM guessed: “People…
Nikhat Zareen (Image redit: AIBA) There’s a certain inevitability about Nikhat Zareen when she steps inside the ring. An aura built on years of discipline, setbacks and triumphs. On Tuesday, that aura only grew brighter. The two-time world champion, calm yet ruthless, absorbed an early storm from Japan’s Yuma Nishinaka before flipping the script in…
