Bengaluru: The constant pressure of leading India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru for nearly a decade and the relentless scrutiny around his batting “became too much in the end” for Virat Kohli, who says he stepped down from leadership to be in a “happy space”. Kohli resigned as T20 captain after the World Cup in 2021,…
Hyderabad: In front of a roaring crowd of thousands, Maisram A were crowned champions of the Barkas Football Gold Cup 2025 after edging past arch-rivals Maisram B 2-1 in a high-octane final on Monday. The electrifying clash brought the tournament to a dramatic close, celebrating not just footballing excellence but also the enduring spirit of…
Hyderabad: The IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad was abandoned due to relentless rain at the innings break, ending SRH’s playoff hopes, here on Monday. Both teams received one point each. SRH now have seven points from 11 matches and are out of contention, while DC moved to 13 points from 11 games…
Dubai: India retained their top position in the ODIs and T20Is to extend their dominance in the white-ball formats but slipped a place to fourth spot in the Test format, in which Australia reigned supreme, in the latest ICC annual men’s ranking update issued on Monday. The latest rankings rate all matches played since May…
Mumbai: Gujarat Titans’ on-song top three will face a stern test against Mumbai Indians’ potent bowling attack when the two teams that are favourites to reach the Indian Premier League playoffs clash here on Tuesday. With the best Net Run Rate among all teams, third-placed MI need two wins from the remaining three matches to…
Dharamshala: Punjab Kings defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 37 runs in their crucial IPL match to move to the second position in the points table here on Sunday. Sent in to bat, Prabhsimran Singh smashed a blistering 48-ball 91 and shared a 78-run stand with skipper Shreyas Iyer (45) to lay the foundation, before Nehal…
Kolkata: Despite a brilliant effort by skipper Riyan Parag, including 6 consecutive sixes, the Rajasthan Royals lost to the Kolkata Knight Riders by 1 run at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. Chasing 207, RR lost wickets early before Parag took charge and scored 95 off 45. This included 6 consecutive sixes off the bowling of…
Colombo: All-rounder Nilakshika Silva brought her years of experience to play during a counter-attacking 33-ball 56 as Sri Lanka humbled India by three wickets — their first win in seven years against their fancied rivals — in a women’s Tri-series match here on Sunday. The victory, the islanders’ second in the tournament, helped them inch…
Bengaluru: Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni on Saturday took the blame on himself for his side’s narrow two-run loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here, saying he should have “converted a couple of more shots to ease the pressure” when he was in the middle. CSK failed to score four runs…
Bengaluru: Ayush Mhatre nearly upended Romario Shepherd’s ferocious 14-ball fifty with a 94 of rare class, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowlers kept their nerves in the death overs to carve an out-of-the-woods two-run win over Chennai Super Kings and get closer to IPL playoffs here on Saturday. Once the RCB piled a massive 213 for…
