From left, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube celebrate (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) DHARAMSHALA: It’s a rarity in T20 cricket to see bowlers swinging the ball more than batters swinging their bats. It’s almost against the core marketing ethos of the format to see the ball dominating the bat, even as bowlers are fast being…
Erling Haaland of Manchester City (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Manchester City and Aston Villa ensured the Premier League title race remains finely balanced with convincing victories on Sunday, responding quickly after Arsenal moved five points clear at the summit a day earlier. Arsenal had strengthened its grip on top spot with a 2-1 win…
Gukesh vs Hikaru Nakamura (GCL Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumba Masters secured a commanding victory against Ganges Grandmasters with a score of 17-4, winning four out of six boards on the opening day of the Global Chess League (GCL).At Mumbai’s Royal Opera House, defending champions Triveni Continental Kings began their title defence with a 9-7 victory…
India’s Hardik Pandya, center, celebrate with teammates the wicket of South Africa’s Tristan Stubbs (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya reached a major milestone on Sunday by taking his 100th T20I wicket during the India vs South Africa 3rd T20I in Dharamsala. With this wicket, he became the first Indian to record both 100…
Sachin Tendulkar and Lionel Messi (X) Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar described Lionel Messi’s visit to Mumbai as a “golden moment” for both the city and the country, as the Argentine football superstar continued his India tour on Sunday. Tendulkar drew a parallel between Messi’s presence at the venue and India’s 2011 Cricket World Cup triumph,…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (PTI Photo/Shiva Sharma) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has raised concerns over Suryakumar Yadav’s current form, suggesting it poses a bigger challenge for the Men in Blue than Shubman Gill’s as the team gears up for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. The 10th edition of the T20 World Cup is…
NEW DELHI: It’s been three long years since Shivam Mavi played a fixture in the Indian Premier League (IPL). His last outing was in IPL 2022; since then, he has either been on the bench or recovering from injuries. Gujarat Titans (GT) signed him for Rs 6 crore at the 2023 auction but mysteriously didn’t…
India’s Tilak Varma (PTI Photo/Shiva Sharma) Tilak Varma’s rise in India’s T20I set-up continues to gather momentum, with the left-hander establishing himself as one of the most dependable batters in run-chases at the international level. Among players from Test-playing nations with at least 500 T20I runs while chasing, Tilak currently sits second on the list…
Lionel Mess (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour 2025 moves to Mumbai on Sunday after its earlier stops in Kolkata and Hyderabad, with a packed schedule that includes a padel exhibition at the Cricket Club of India, an exhibition football match at the Wankhede Stadium, and a private charity fashion show featuring…
At the toss, neither Ayush Mhatre nor Pakistan skipper Farhan Yousaf initiated the customary exchange of pleasantries. (ACC Photo) NEW DELHI: As India and Pakistan clashed once again on the cricket field, this time in the U19 Men’s Asia Cup, India captain Ayush Mhatre maintained the team’s ‘no handshake’ policy during the group-stage fixture at…