Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and captain Shubman Gill. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The BCCI is set to announce the Indian squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies at home within the next two to three days, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed on Sunday.Go Beyond The…
India’s Sachin Yadav reacts in the men’s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. AP/PTI Bengaluru: It was a dream debut for Sachin Yadav at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. He got to compete with the same legends he had taken inspiration from six years ago, when he first picked up…
Pakistan cricket team (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Dubai: Tensions were simmering ahead of Saturday’s Asia Cup Super 4 clash between India and Pakistan, as Pakistan abruptly cancelled their pre-match press conference on the eve of the high-stakes encounter. The move came in the wake of last Sunday’s seven-wicket loss to India and the lingering “handshake controversy”…
Pakistani players celebrates (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) A week after a controversy-filled clash at the Dubai International Stadium, India and Pakistan are preparing for another high-stakes Super Four meeting in the Asia Cup at the same venue. On Saturday, Pakistan received a morale boost when PCB chairman and Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi visited the…
Rohit Sharma at BCCI CoE (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Indian ODI skipper Rohit Sharma took time out of his preparations for the upcoming Australia series to inspire the next generation of cricketers. On Saturday, he visited the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru and interacted with…
Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai:Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma have been inseparable during the Asia Cup. They get off the bus together, share the same nets, train side by side, and walk back together after practice.True to their nature, Gill keeps a straight face while Abhishek teases his friend whenever…
Manchester United’s Casemiro, left, celebrates with Bruno Fernandes after scoring their second goal (Nick Potts/PA via AP) MANCHESTER: Manchester United eased the pressure on beleaguered boss Ruben Amorim with a chaotic 2-1 win against Chelsea as both teams finished with 10 men at Old Trafford.Fighting to avoid the sack after a woeful start to the…
Mithun Manhas (Photo: @MithunManhas on X) NEW DELHI: After a long day of intense discussion in the Capital on Saturday, former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas has emerged as the front-runner to become the Indian cricket board’s (BCCI) president. The deadline for filing the nomination ends on Sunday afternoon, with the elections due on Sept 28…
Hugo Ekitike of Liverpool scores his team’s second goal past Jordan Pickford of Everton during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Liverpool maintained a perfect start in the Premier League after Ryan Gravenberch scored and assisted in a 2-1 win over Everton at Anfield on Saturday.Liverpool’s…
India’s Smriti Mandhana returns to pavilion after her dismissal by Australia’s Grace Harris (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) Australia secured a 43-run victory against India in the third women’s ODI, winning their 11th bilateral series. Despite Smriti Mandhana’s impressive performance, Beth Mooney’s exceptional batting led Australia to triumph.Australia posted their joint-highest ODI total of 412 all out,…
