NEW DELHI: A balmy April night under the Lucknow lights offered a high-scoring thriller not so long back, with Mumbai Indians chasing 204 against Lucknow Super Giants in the 16th match of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL).The equation had boiled down to 24 runs off seven balls with five wickets in hand when, suddenly,…
South Africa’s premier cricket league is gearing up for its biggest season yet, with more than 500 players confirmed for the SA20 Season 4 Player Auction. The auction, scheduled for 9 September in Johannesburg, will see 300 South African cricketers and 241 overseas players go under the gavel as six franchises complete their 19-man squads…
Harbhajan Singh arrives for the BCCI Annual General Meeting in Mumbai. (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday revealed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has rolled out a landmark incentive scheme to financially reward domestic cricketers for playing more matches in a season. The decision was taken…
File photo of former India spinner Harbhajan Singh. MUMBAI: A few days before the traditional arch-rivals rake each other on in a league match of the 2025 Asia Cup in Dubai (on Sept 14), former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has reiterated his stance that India should avoid playing against Pakistan on the cricket field “till…
Shikhar Dhawan (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan was on Thursday questioned for around eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged illegal betting app-linked money laundering case, official sources said. He entered the office of the federal probe agency in central Delhi around 11 am and left after 7…
Heather Knight’s unbeaten 79 from 111 balls helped England claim a second consecutive win in the ICC Women’s World Cup on Tuesday (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) England survived a scare against Bangladesh as Heather Knight (79* off 111 balls) and Charlie Dean (27* off 56 balls) stitched together a 79-run stand for the unbeaten seventh wicket…
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…
Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will return to international cricket after a seven-month break following the Champions Trophy final in March (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) The selection of Shubman Gill as India’s new ODI captain for the upcoming three-match series against Australia has stirred debate, particularly with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli making…
Indiana Fever in a Game (Image via USA Today Sports) The Atlanta Dream are favored to win against the Indiana Fever in Game 3 of the WNBA playoffs, with expert predictions, odds breakdowns, and performance analytics pointing toward a tightly contested battle. With playoff stakes at their peak, bettors are eyeing moneyline plays, spread opportunities,…
Indian national Upasana Gill pleaded with the Indian embassy to help rescue her amid violent protests in Nepal. (Instagram) An Indian woman named Upasana Gill, who traveled to Nepal for a volleyball league, has issued an urgent appeal for help after getting stranded in Pokhara amid violent protests that have claimed at least 19 lives….
