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Erigaisi Arjun lost to Wei Yi in the quarterfinal tiebreak at the FIDE World Cup in Goa (Image via X/@narangnitin) Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi’s FIDE World Cup campaign came to a halt on Wednesday after a 1.5-2.5 loss to China’s Wei Yi in the first set of rapid tiebreaks in Panaji. Both classical games had ended…

As per Balwinder Sandhu, the Team India management is yet to answer the question of who will succeed Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. (Images via PTI, AP) Former India fast bowler Balwinder Singh Sandhu has questioned the current batting group’s preparation standards following India’s 30-run defeat to South Africa in the Kolkata Test. The 69-year-old…

Shardul Thakur has shared his thoughts on the schedule of the Ranji Trophy and also spoke on Shreyas Iyer’s exploits with Mumbai (Images via Getty) Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur says the current domestic scheduling has brought much-needed balance for players moving between formats, especially those playing long stretches of First-Class cricket. After Mumbai’s innings-and-122-run win…

NEW DELHI: India will face the USA in their opening match of the 2026 Men’s U-19 World Cup, which will be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 to February 6. The U-19 Men’s World Cup will have 16 teams, divided into four groups, and will include 41 matches across 23 days.India are drawn…

Cricket icon Glenn McGrath has been dropped from the ABC’s Ashes commentary team due to a new commercial deal with betting firm Bet365. The broadcaster adheres to strict rules against such affiliations. This move follows a similar situation with Mitchell Johnson and occurs amidst increasing concerns about gambling’s impact on Australian sports. Australian cricket legend…

Gautam Gambhir & Sourav Ganguly (X) Sourav Ganguly has added further clarity to the ongoing discussion around the Eden Gardens pitch, offering a detailed account of how the surface was prepared ahead of India’s 30-run defeat to South Africa in the first Test. With questions continuing to swirl over who influenced the nature of the…

In one of the most extraordinary nights in CONCACAF football history, the tiny Caribbean island of Curacao — home to just 156,000 people — scripted an unprecedented chapter by becoming the smallest country ever to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. Their tense 0-0 draw against Jamaica in Kingston on Tuesday was enough to secure…

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Cristiano Ronaldo visited the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump held a high-profile dinner in honour of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The football star was seated near the front of the East Room, close to the spot where Trump and the crown prince addressed…

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the second Test of the two-match series against South Africa in Guwahati, India batters Sai Sudharsan and Dhruv Jurel trained with only one pad during an optional session at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on Monday, using an old method meant to handle spin and improve footwork. Both faced spinners for nearly three…

The Ashes is one of cricket’s oldest contests, created after a mock newspaper obituary in 1882 and represented by a small urn. The rivalry between Australia and England has influenced Test cricket for more than 100 years.England will face Australia in the first Test on Friday with what observers say is their most hostile bowling…