India’s Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has praised Rishabh Pant for his fearless approach and natural talent behind the stumps. Bangar recalled how former fast bowler Ashish Nehra had predicted Pant’s rapid rise as a special player early in his career. Pant, often described as an entertainer in red-ball…
Abhishek Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Defending champions India intensified their Asia Cup 2025 preparations with another full-fledged practice session at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Saturday. While bowlers kept the intensity high, the major talking point of Day 2 was the way India’s top-order batters focused heavily on big-hitting, particularly aerial shots,…
Zimbabwe’s captain Sikandar Raza, centre, with teammates (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura) Zimbabwe pulled off a memorable win in Harare, beating Sri Lanka by five wickets in the second T20I to level the series. The hosts bowled brilliantly to skittle Sri Lanka out for just 80, their second-lowest total in the format, before holding their nerve in…
Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India kick-started their Asia Cup 2025 title defense preparations with an intense training session at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Friday.The practice marked the squad’s first full session since the England Test series. Instead of holding a preparatory camp at the BCCI Centre of…
Shreyas Iyer and Karun Nair (Image – X) India A’s new squad for the upcoming two multi-day games against Australia A in Lucknow has brought in a fresh set of faces, while also leaving out some who were part of the earlier tour of England. The reshuffle reflects not only form and fitness but also…
Indian cricket team (Photo by Gordon Arons/Gallo Images/Getty Images) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has ended its association with Dream11 as Team India’s jersey sponsor, a move triggered by the newly passed Online Gaming Bill. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed that the contract with the fantasy sports platform, originally set to…
India Grand Master (GM) Divya Deshmukh says she won’t mind losing all 11 games in the ongoing FIDE Grand Swiss tournament in Samarkand as long as she is learning.Divya was handed a defeat by her mentor Abhimanyu Puranik, who helped her win the FIDE Women’s World Cup, in the opening round. But the 19-year-old bounced…
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, acknowledges the crowd after losing to Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, during the men’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Novak Djokovic, after losing his US Open semi-final match against Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets on Friday in New York,…
D Gukesh drew with Turkey’s 14-year-old Yagiz Khan Erdogmus (Photo by FIDE) World chess champion D Gukesh drew with Turkey’s 14-year-old Yagiz Khan Erdogmus in the second round of the FIDE Grand Swiss. Defending champion R Vaishali secured a win against Holland’s Eline Roebers.Gukesh had a winning position against Erdogmus but settled for a draw…
Saaniya Chandhok was spotted with Sachin Tendulkar’s family (Instagram) Arjun Tendulkar’s fiancée, Saaniya Chandhok, was spotted with the Tendulkars on Thursday during their family trip to Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh.Interestingly, Sachin’s son Arjun was missing from the photos shared by the legendary cricketer. Arjun Tendulkar Spotted In Bandra “Maheshwar. A place which reflects why Madhya…
