Birmingham: The peerless Deepti Sharma strangulated an out-of-sync Pakistan with a five-wicket haul after Smriti Mandhana’s delectable half-century as India thrashed Pakistan by 64 runs to make a winning start to their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign here on Sunday. Courtesy Mandhana’s classy 44-ball-68 and Richa Ghosh’s muscular 34 off 17 balls, India managed a…
Vinay Rao Hyderabad cricket is moving. After years of dysfunction and court battles, there is finally an administration trying to do things differently. That effort is real and deserves acknowledgement. But ambition without accountability creates its own problems. And the questions piling up around HCA right now — unanswered, unacknowledged, carefully avoided — suggest that…
New Delhi: Fitness startup FITTR on Friday said that cricketer Rohit Sharma has joined the company as an investor and equity partner by investing an undisclosed amount. Sharma began his association with FITTR as its first brand ambassador. “…Rohit found strong alignment with his personal values and strategic outlook, making the move from ambassador to…
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wants former India captains Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to play in the 2025-26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The premier domestic one-day tournament is scheduled to take place from December 24 to January 18. According to a report in the Times of India…
Dharamshala: Rohit Sharma’s match fitness will be tested, but India’s team management would also closely monitor Nitish Kumar Reddy’s performance as a back-up for injury-prone Hardik Pandya when they formally begin their 2027 World Cup preparations with the first ever ODI series against Afghanistan here on Saturday. Having nursed a hamstring niggle during the IPL,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the passing away of Asian Games gold medallist shooter Jaspal Rana, and said his demise was a profound loss to the world of Indian sports. Rana, 49, breathed his last at a Delhi hospital on Thursday night. “Deeply saddened by the passing of Shri Jaspal Rana…
New Delhi: Jaspal Rana, the Asian Games gold medallist shooter who later guided Manu Bhaker to her historic double bronze-medal feat at the Paris Olympics as a coach, has died. He was 49. According to National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, Rana breathed his last at a Delhi hospital on…
Online Sports Desk Hosts Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, played in front of a roaring crowd of over 100,000 at the historic Meico City Stadium. South Africa started the tournament looking organized and defensively disciplined, absorbing relentless pressure from the Mexican attack. Both sides traded…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) on Tuesday stated that the recently concluded TG20 player auction appeared to have reinforced concerns the association has repeatedly raised regarding the neglect of cricketing talent from Telangana’s districts. In a statement, TCA General Secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy said reports emerging from the auction had raised serious questions —…
Mumbai: Indian cricket was sent into a frenzy following the shocking revelation that BCCI senior selection committee, in alignment with head coach Gautam Gambhir, has officially removed Suryakumar Yadav as the men’s T20I captain. More surprisingly, the selectors have indicated that Surya will no longer be considered for T20I format moving forward, signaling a complete,…
