Doha: Chess superstar Magnus Carlsen didn’t hide behind the veneer of niceties and asserted that he was here to win the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship, and that fatherhood or the emergence of youngsters hadn’t diminished his hunger for success. Carlsen has continued to remain the undisputed king of chess for another year and…
Thiruvananthapuram: A dominant India will look to seal the five-match series with another ruthless display when they take on a low-on-confidence Sri Lanka in the third women’s T20 International here on Friday. India has been outstanding with both the bat and the ball in the first and second T20Is, registering comprehensive eight-wicket and seven-wicket wins…
Jaipur: Rohit Sharma was doing Rohit Sharma things on a balmy December afternoon. He played the swivel pull, the effortlessly lofted six down the ground, and swept the pacers from Sikkim for a good measure, as ‘Hitman’ lovers in the Pink City got the best present on Christmas Eve. On a weekday, around 20,000-plus people…
Ahmedabad: Ishan Kishan finished as the highest run-getter in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, and his super form with the bat helped him earn a place in India’s T20 World Cup 2026 squad. The left-handed batter from Patna celebrated his India comeback after more than two years on Wednesday (December 24) by playing another super…
Visakhapatnam: Shafali Verma hit a blistering unbeaten 69 as India made short work of a paltry target to outclass Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Women’s T20 International here on Tuesday. India now lead the five-match series 2-0 after another one-sided victory, having restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 128 for 9 through…
Dubai: Star India all-rounder Deepti Sharma on Tuesday rose to the top of the ICC women’s T20I bowling rankings for the first time in her career. The 28-year-old’s haul of 1 for 20 in the opening T20I of their home series against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam was enough for the off-spinner to overtake Australia fast…
New Delhi: Belgium defender Arthur Van Doren believes India are strong title contenders in next year’s men’s hockey World Cup, saying it is “impossible to ignore” the Men in Blue for their consistency over the last few years. India’s performance at major tournaments, including successive Olympic medals, has firmly established it among the elite. “It’s…
Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) finds itself embroiled in yet another controversy—this time not merely administrative, but constitutional and judicial in nature. At the centre of the storm is its decision to proceed with the “Kaka Venkata Swamy Memorial Inter-District T20 League” despite a pending legal challenge, explicit objections from the Telangana Cricket…
The omission of Shubman Gill from India’s T20 World Cup squad is not merely a selection call—it is a tacit admission of error by a selection committee that has lurched from impulsive overreach to reluctant course correction. In doing so, the selectors have exposed the deep inconsistencies, poor succession planning, and knee-jerk decision-making that have…
By Vinay Rao Hyderabad’s junior cricket did not merely underperform this season — it came perilously close to public humiliation. Across the U23, U19, and U16 levels, results revealed a disturbing pattern: transparency discarded, form ignored, and selections driven more by narrative and influence than by merit. The warning signs are no longer subtle. The…
