Mirabai Chanu during the opening ceremony of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. (PTI Photo) As the weightlifting competition at Commonwealth Games begins in Glasgow on Sunday, all eyes will be on Mirabai Chanu as she takes the platform in the women’s 48kg category, looking to make it three Commonwealth Games titles in a row.Mirabai has…
India’s Jhandu Kumar celebrates his bronze medal. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: When “Jhandu Kumar” echoed across the Commonwealth Games arena in Glasgow, it was no longer a name that invited ridicule. It was a name that had just delivered India’s first medal of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.For years, Bihar’s para powerlifter had endured taunts over…
Shreyas Iyer (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer’s first series triumph as India’s T20I captain was built on a fearless brand of cricket, and the skipper believes the young side’s ability to stay positive and attack every opportunity has been the biggest takeaway from their dominant campaign against Zimbabwe.India sealed an unassailable 2-0 lead…
Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan. (Photo/BCCI) India sealed the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe with a 90-run win in the second match on Saturday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead.Half-centuries from Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma, followed by a disciplined bowling effort, helped India outplay the hosts after posting 219/5.The victory also gave new T20I captain Shreyas…
India batter and T20I vice-captain Tilak Varma moved up the list of India’s highest run-scorers in T20 internationals after his unbeaten half-century against Zimbabwe in the second T20I on Saturday.Tilak scored 60 not out from 29 balls, hitting five fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 206.90. The knock helped him go past…
Tilak Varma and Ishan Kishan (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India continued their batting revolution in T20 Internationals on Saturday, matching their own world record for the most 200-plus totals in a calendar year after piling up 219/5 against Zimbabwe in the second T20I.The 219-run effort was India’s ninth 200-plus total in T20Is in 2026,…
India’s Pinki Singh, left, and Rupa Rani Tirkey during the Women’s Pairs Sectional Play. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s women’s pairs combination of Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh continued its unbeaten run at the Commonwealth Games 2026, edging past Tonga in a tense tie-breaker on Saturday to move a step closer to the lawn…
India and Pakistan flags (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian athletes will be free to decide for themselves whether to shake hands or exchange pleasantries with their Pakistani counterparts during the CWG, while the acceptance of gifts or presents from the neighbouring country’s sportspersons has been ruled out, TOI has learnt.With the Indian and Pakistan contingents…
Momentum, confidence and qualification take centre stage as India begins Day 3 of the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow after a day that delivered both celebration and heartbreak. The biggest moment came through para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar, whose bronze medal in the men’s heavyweight event earned India its first medal of the Games. His achievement…
India’s Test captain Shubman Gill with coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) MUMBAI: The India squad for next month’s two-Test tour of Sri Lanka will be announced by Tuesday (July 28).“Yes, the Indian team for the Sri Lanka Test tour will be picked in the next two days. By Tuesday, we will announce…