Auckland: India will tour New Zealand for a marathon all-format series from October 22 to December 1 this year, featuring an unprecedented 10 white-ball games in what would be the biggest men’s bilateral cricket series ever held in this country. India will take on the Black Caps in five T20Is, as many ODIs, and two…
Osloo: Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa delivered another stunning blow to hometown hero and world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, defeating the Norwegian in classical chess for the second time at Norway Chess 2026 on Tuesday to dramatically strengthen his bid to become the first Indian champion of the prestigious tournament. In a remarkable achievement in…
Hyderabad: Chevella MP and Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) Patron Konda Vishweshwar Reddy on Monday called upon cricket stakeholders and the people of Telangana to transform the Telangana Cricket Association’s struggle for recognition from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) into a mass movement. Addressing a round-table conference on cricket stakeholders, organized by…
Oslo: (Jun 2) Indians struck back in style in Round 7 as D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa delivered crucial victories while Divya Deshmukh bounced back from her previous-round setback to beat compatriot Koneru Humpy, reigniting the country’s challenge as the Norway Chess title race entered its decisive phase here. World champion Gukesh salvaged 1.5 points…
Ahmedabad: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blew the IPL 2026 away with his record-breaking strokeplay but the 15-year-old batting sensation says he also has learnt to shift gears according to the game situation, remaining calm under pressure, and working on his fitness to remain injury-free. While his team, the Rajasthan Royals, failed to make the final after losing…
Ahmedabad: Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar couldn’t thank Virat Kohli enough for his invaluable suggestions on the technical aspect of his batting but also for having his back by standing like a pillar for all the junior members of the squad. Patidar, who himself scored 500-plus runs in RCB’s second successive IPL title triumph,…
Ahmedabad: For someone who has carried the weight of expectations season after season, Virat Kohli on Sunday acknowledged the current RCB outfit doesn’t expect him to step up every time with multiple match-winner in its ranks. Kohli stood tall with an unbeaten 75 after RCB bowlers set up their five-wicket win in the final of…
Under Uppal Lights, Hyderabad Cricket May Just Be Healing Vinay Rao Hyderabad, May 31: Cricket conversations are becoming regular again in Hyderabad cricket circles. And that, perhaps, is the most encouraging development of all. As the floodlights at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, blaze into life this evening, Central Excise and Jai Hanuman will…
New Delhi: Vinesh Phogat was knocked out of the Asian Games selection trials here on Saturday after losing to Meenakshi Goyat 4-6 in a tense semifinal bout of the women’s 53kg event. The loss will dash Vinesh’s hopes of a comeback and her chances of securing a berth at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan…
New Delhi: Sunil Gavaskar believes that teen prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is “God’s gift to Indian cricket” and needs to be picked for their upcoming white-ball tour of England even if it comes at the cost of dropping an established top order batter from the playing eleven. Gavaskar, who saw Sooryavanshi’s astonishing 29-ball-97 against Sunrisers Hyderabad…
