Cricket
- Sports
National Sports Day: The most defining moments of 2026
Hyderabad: Every August 29, India celebrates National Sports Day, the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand who played hockey for India at the Olympics in 1928, 1932 and 1936 and won gold all three…
- Sports
Padikkal, Suthar rise as India’s bowling questions linger
Colombo: India arrived in Sri Lanka three weeks ago with several questions surrounding its Test team but Devdutt Padikkal’s assured batting at number three is the biggest gain, while Manav Suthar has…
- Sports
Mitchell Starc replaces Bumrah as top-ranked Test bowler
Dubai: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has attained the No. 1 position in the ICC Test rankings for the first time in his career after his 10-wicket haul in MacKay helped win…
- Sports
Suthar’s 10-wicket haul hands India 165-run win over Sri Lanka
Galle: The exceptionally gifted Manav Suthar gave India temporary deliverance from their red-ball turmoil, leading the 165-run dismantling of Sri Lanka in the first Test with a match haul of 10-wicket on…
- Sports
Babar returns to ICC Test top 10 after Pakistan’s Caribbean win
Dubai: Pakistan’s successful Caribbean campaign has translated into a significant boost in the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, with captain Babar Azam returning to the top 10 while Abdullah Shafique and…
- Sports
India to host Afghanistan for 3-match T20I series in September
New Delhi: Bangladesh’s hopes of hosting India for a long-pending white-ball rubber in September seem all but over with the BCCI announcing that Shreyas Iyer and his men will face Afghanistan in…
- Sports
Ajinkya Rahane announces retirement from international cricket
Mumbai: Senior batter Ajinkya Rahane, who famously led an injury-ravaged Indian team to an improbable Test series win over Australia during a 2020-2021 tour, announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday,…
- Kashmir
Against all odds, Majid Magray set to lead India at Lord’s
New Delhi: For years, every training session meant travelling more than 50 kilometres as there was hardly any infrastructure for differently abled cricketers in Kashmir. The long commute, limited facilities, and five…
- Sports
India, Pakistan get direct quarterfinal entry in Asian Games
New Delhi: Defending champions India and Pakistan have been given direct entry into quarterfinals of both the men’s and women’s cricket competition of this year’s Asian Games. The Indian women’s team will…
- Obituaries
Sir Garfield Sobers was cricket’s greatest all-rounder: A tribute
The cricketing world lost one of its most legendary stars with the passing of Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers at the age of 89 on Friday. His death marks the end of…
- Hyderabad
I’m proof success needs passion, not just facilities: Azharuddin
Hyderabad: Former India cricket captain and Telangana Minorities Minister Mohammed Azharuddin on Saturday, July 18, urged students to dream big, recalling how he had risen to lead the national cricket team despite growing…
- Opinions
Severe drubbings in Ireland, England expose India’s weaknesses
India’s recent defeats to Ireland and England in the T20I series are worrying, because the results have exposed some weaknesses that were so far largely masked by India’s immense individual talent. The…
- Sports
CSK part ways with Stephen Fleming after 18-year association
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings on Monday, July 13, parted ways with long-serving head coach Stephen Fleming following “open and honest discussions” with the management of the five-time IPL champions who have missed…
- Sports
Will Sooryavanshi debut? India begin England T20I series
Chester-Le-Street (UK): Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s eagerly-awaited debut and the thoroughly exposed batting frailties on challenging wickets dominate the discourse on India as they take on England in a five-match T20 International series starting…
- Sports
Another T20 World Cup exit leaves India with tough questions
New Delhi: India’s elimination from the Women’s T20 World Cup has inevitably put Harmanpreet Kaur’s future as captain under scrutiny, and one thing appears certain — the team is staring at a…
