Smriti Mandhana is 12 runs short of overtaking Belinda Clark’s 28-year-old record. (ANI) Indian opener Smriti Mandhana is approaching a significant milestone in women’s ODI cricket as she needs just 12 runs to surpass Australian legend Belinda Clark’s record for most runs in a calendar year when India face South Africa in the ICC Women’s…
Chris Woakes (L) and Rishabh Pant NEW DELHI: India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, sidelined with a fractured foot, shared a light-hearted message for England all-rounder Chris Woakes, who announced his international retirement on September 29. Pant’s post, blending humour and heartfelt wishes, paid tribute to the man who had inadvertently caused his injury during the fifth…
India’s Sachin Yadav (AP Photo) Sachin Yadav, a 25-year-old from Khekeda, Uttar Pradesh, switched from cricket to javelin throwing six years ago at age 19. Despite his family’s initial concerns about choosing a less popular sport than cricket, his father Naresh Yadav supported his decision by borrowing money to buy javelin spikes.At the World Athletics…
Abrar Ahmed has made a controversial claim that he wants to face a legendary Indian batter in the boxing ring (Images via AP, Getty Images) Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed has once again found himself in the spotlight, but this time for comments made off the field. During a recent appearance on a Pakistani YouTube channel,…
Pakistan spurned an easy run out chance against Bangladesh in the 5th over (Image via X/@FarziCricketer) Pakistan endured an embarrassing moment of chaos in the field during Bangladesh’s chase in their Asia Cup Super 4s clash on Thursday, when a straightforward run-out chance went begging in the fifth over. Shaheen Afridi had just started a…
L-R: ACC & PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi; Team India on podium without trophy. TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: The Asia Cup 2025 final between India and Pakistan ended in ugly drama on Sunday night in Dubai, after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman and ACC president Mohsin Naqvi allegedly walked away with the winners’ trophy, leaving the presentation…
Tazmin Brits of South Africa with team mate Laura Wolvaardt (Photo by Prakash Singh/Getty Images) South Africa secured a commanding six-wicket victory against reigning T20I champions New Zealand in the Women’s ODI World Cup at Indore on Monday. Tazmin Brits’ spectacular century, her fourth in five matches, and Nonkululeko Mlaba’s four-wicket haul led South Africa…
Jasprit Bumrah of India (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai:Jasprit Bumrah at present is at par with Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. Like the latter duo, from whom fans and experts expected centuries every match, Bumrah is currently going through the same phase. The ongoing Asia Cup is probably the first tournament where…
Oman’s Aamir Kaleem (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) NEW DELHI: Oman opener Aamir Kaleem made history on Friday in Abu Dhabi, becoming the oldest batter to score a half-century against India in any format of the game. At 43 years and 303 days, Kaleem broke a record that had stood for over 79 years, previously held by…
India’s GM Vaishali Rameshbabu poses with her trophy after winning the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. (FIDE/PTI) R Vaishali finished 10th and last in the Chennai Challengers tournament just a couple of weeks before the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss. The GM lost about 24 rating points too. But the experience of playing…
