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…
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a meeting to review preparations for the Commonwealth Games and proposed the Olympics to be hosted in Ahmedabad. Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and senior officials were present at the meeting. Attending the review were Sports…
Oslo: R Praggnanandhaa proved he can go toe-to-toe with Magnus Carlsen, defeating the Norwegian world No. 1 in a gripping contest to claim three full points in round three of the Norway Chess here on Wednesday. In contrast, reigning world champion D Gukesh continued to endure a difficult run, suffering another setback after losing to…
Mullanpur: The cricketing world once again bowed down to the generational talent of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi following his six-laden 97 off 29 balls before Jofra Archer broke the backbone of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s muscular batting to set up a 47-run win for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL Eliminator here on Wednesday. The 15-year-old Sooryavanshi smashed as many…
Dharamsala: Royal Challengers Bengaluru director of cricket Mo Bobat credited the franchise’s “collective contributions” and fearless identity after the defending champions thrashed Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 to storm into a second successive IPL final. RCB, who piled up a massive 254 for five before bundling out GT for 162, were powered by skipper Rajat…
Dharamshala: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru marched into a second successive IPL final with a 92-run demolition of Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 here on Tuesday, powered by skipper Rajat Patidar’s blistering unbeaten 93 off 33 balls and a ruthless pace assault that ripped apart their opponents’ top-order inside the powerplay. Put into bat, RCB…
Visakhapatnam: For nearly a decade, the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam remained an underutilised international venue, hosting barely 15 major matches. But within a year of Rajya Sabha MP Sana Satish Babu taking charge as Secretary of the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA), the stadium has witnessed a dramatic turnaround. In 2025 alone, Visakhapatnam is…
Oslo: Reigning world champion D Gukesh is not ruffled by the barrage of criticism that has come his way in the past 18 months as the young Indian Grandmaster believes all of it is justified, given his underwhelming form. Gukesh, who will turn 20 on May 29, is here to compete in the Norway Chess…
