USA GM Hikaru Nakamura blasts FIDE NEW DELHI: World No. 2 American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has hit out at FIDE, the world chess governing body, over what he sees as excessive anti-cheating measures at the 2026 Candidates Tournament in Cyprus. Opening his fourth Candidates with a loss to fellow American Fabiano Caruana, Nakamura took to…
Aniket Verma, Varun Chakravarthy and Ishan Kishan Kolkata Knight Riders will be eager for their spinners to rediscover form against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a clash of two batting-heavy sides on Thursday.The match begins a crucial home stretch for KKR, with three games in seven days before a long break due to assembly polls. With four…
NEW DELHI: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has raised doubts over Rishabh Pant’s decision to promote himself to the top order, suggesting the Lucknow Super Giants skipper may have “gone a little too far ahead” in his batting position.Pant, who was run out for 7 off 9 balls in LSG’s IPL 2026 opener against Delhi…
Nuwan Thushara of Royal Challengers Bengaluru celebrates (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Thushara has approached the Colombo District Court seeking legal intervention to allow him to play in the 2026 Indian Premier League. Thushara has filed a case against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), requesting that the board be ordered to…
L-R: Virat Kohli, and Sameer Rizvi with Rishabh Pant. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The new season of the Indian Premier League is in full swing. All ten teams have played one match each after five days of action. IPL 2026 began with high-scoring affairs, with the first two games over the weekend producing 200-plus totals,…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman has made serious allegations against the Argentina national football team, claiming the side failed to honour a commitment to visit Kerala despite receiving a substantial payment. Speaking on Thursday, the minister expressed strong disappointment, saying extensive efforts had gone into planning a potential visit…
Punjab Kings’ Cooper Connolly celebrates his half-century. (ANI Photo) NEW CHANDIGARH: He woke up in the morning with nerves on Tuesday. “Which I was really happy about,” Cooper Connolly said after leading Punjab Kings to a three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans.For Connolly, it wasn’t the nerves, but the “happiness” about having them. That small detail…
File Pic: KKR and SRH players after their match in 2025. (Image credit: IPL) Kolkata Knight Riders will be desperate for their spin duo to rediscover their edge when they face Sunrisers Hyderabad in a high-stakes IPL 2026 clash on Thursday, with both sides looking to bounce back from opening defeats.This match begins a crucial…
LSG’s strategic advisor Kane Williamson (left) and global director of cricket Tom Moody during an interaction with TOI in Lucknow Tom Moody, TOI’s joint Sports Guest Editor, feels ‘a blanket approach is as reckless as a reckless approach’. The Lucknow Super Giants think-tank gets together to discuss the challenges and rewards of the IPL…LUCKNOW: They…
Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman (AP/PTI) Fakhar Zaman has landed in controversy after being handed a two-match suspension in the Pakistan Super League for allegedly altering the condition of the ball. The punishment was confirmed by the Pakistan Cricket Board, which stated that the veteran batter was found guilty of a Level 3 offence under Article 2.14…