Gukesh lost to R Praggnanandhaa. (Screengrab) A day after having an incredible Rapid event, Classical World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh saw a dramatic freefall on the first day of the Blitz event at the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament in Zagreb on Saturday.The 19-year-old managed just 1.5 points from nine rounds in the Blitz event…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi of India (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed a jaw-dropping century off just 52 balls against England U-19, setting a new benchmark in Youth ODI cricket. Playing for the India U-19 team, the young batter showed remarkable composure and fearless strokeplay to reach three figures in record time.Also Follow the…
India vs Bangladesh (PTI Photo) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have officially agreed to postpone India’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh, originally scheduled for August 2025. The series, comprising three One Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals, has now been deferred to September 2026. In a…
Shubman Gill (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: England batting coach Marcus Trescothick admitted that India’s second-innings declaration exceeded expectations, calling the 608-run target “a hell lot of runs” after a punishing fourth day of the second Test in Bengaluru. “We are not naive enough to know that it’s a challenging total,” Trescothick…
Shubman Gill (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: One couldn’t complain when Shubman Gill fumbled while raising the bat on his way back to the change room. He was a tired man, and having raised the blade eight times in a Test match is no ordinary feat. He walked back to the hut…
Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) On a landmark evening for Indian athletics, two-time Olympic medallist and World Champion Neeraj Chopra on Saturday delivered a resounding performance to clinch the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 title in Bengaluru with a stunning throw of 86.18m. Competing on Indian soil for the first time in years, Neeraj thrilled a…
India’s Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Edgbaston saw a light-hearted but telling exchange between England’s centurion Jamie Smith and India’s Rishabh Pant on Day 4 of the ongoing Test. With Pant batting fluently alongside Shubman Gill, Smith, who was keeping wickets, cheekily reminded Pant that the record for the fastest century in Tests was 55…
Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 Live: India is set to witness a landmark sporting moment on Saturday, July 5, as double Olympic medallist and World Champion Neeraj Chopra headlines the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025, a prestigious World Athletics Continental Tour Gold-Level event. Held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, this meet marks the first…
Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill has etched his name into the record books, surpassing Virat Kohli to become the highest run-scorer in a debut Test series as India captain. The elegant right-hander reached the milestone during the second Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham. With 460 runs in just…
Mohammed Shami and Hasin Jahan NEW DELHI: The Calcutta High Court has directed Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami to pay a monthly alimony of Rs 4 lakh to his estranged wife Hasin Jahan and their daughter Aaira — Rs 1.5 lakh to Jahan and Rs 2.5 lakh for their daughter. The amount will be calculated retrospectively…
