Category: Cricket

From spending time in a hypoxic chamber to sparring with a variety of partners to adapt to different styles, Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu has left no stones unturned to…

Indian men’s table tennis team is set to face a formidable challenge as they compete against four-time gold medalists China in the opening round of the Paris Olympics. The women’s…

Ankita Bhakat started India’s campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 on a positive note as the 26-year-old helped her team qualify directly to the quarterfinals of women’s archery. Bhakat was…

Debutant Ankita Bhakat left behind seasoned campaigners like Deepika Kumar to emerge as the best-placed Indian archer at 11th in the Paris Olympics’ women’s individual recurve qualifications as the country…

Jul 25 surprise and a few more would be eyeing the perfect closure to their glittering careers as the 117-strong Indian contingent aims for a better-than-before performance in the Olympic…

The meeting between the BCCI and all ten IPL franchise owners is all set to take place on July 31, where the talk will be dominated by the number of…

Olympics 2024, Archery Ranking Round Highlights: It has been a positive start to India’s journey at the Paris Olympics. First, the women’s archery team sealed a top-four spot to earn…

The Indian cricket team has embarked on a fresh journey, with new head coach Gautam Gambhir set to take charge for the first time in the upcoming white-ball tour of…

Ahead of the Paris Olympics tennis competition, Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz said that it is a dream to play doubles competition for Spain alongside legendary Rafael Nadal, while the 22-time…

Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Thushara has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20 International series against India after picking up a finger injury at training. The 29-year-old injured his…

Indian table tennis veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal and ace shuttler and two-time medallist PV Sindhu share excitement for the ‘one-time opportunity’ of being flagbearers for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony,…

Senior player Deepti Sharma said India’s mantra in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup has been to take one game at a time as conditions haven’t really changed from the last…

Sri Lanka’s interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya on Wednesday revealed that IPL side Rajasthan Royal’s high performance director Zubin Bharucha has helped his batters prepare for the upcoming T20 series…

Olympics 2024 Archery Live Streaming and Live Telecast: India’s Paris Olympics 2024 journey begins a day before the opening ceremony, as archers take centre stage in the individual ranking rounds,…

There have been many instances when a cricket match was paused due to bad weather, a pitch invasion or untimely injuries issues. However, a hilarious incident took place during the…

Renowned clubmaker Sundeep Verma will be making his third Olympic Games appearance as a coach. Verma will be accompanying leading Indian professional Gaganjeet Bhullar during Paris 2024. 11-time Asian Tour…

Gautam Gambhir‘s appointment as head coach of the Indian team has raised doubts over the future of veteran batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Both Rohit and Virat announced their…

Unarguably one of the most talented batters in the India spectrum, Sanju Samson‘s international career has been an intriguing one, with repeated snubs from the white-ball teams derailing his journey.…

Rinku Singh has once again caught limelight for asking a bat from his fellow teammate. He earlier asked Virat Kohli for the latter’s bat during India Premier League 2024. The…

Hardik Pandya has been going through a tough time in the past one year since the time he was made the captain of IPL side Mumbai Indians. After he replaced…

New India head coach Gautam Gambhir took charge of his first practice session on Wednesday, ahead of the first T20I against Sri Lanka in Pallekele. The Indian team arrived in…

Former India pacer Ashish Nehra has shared his views on the possibility of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli playing till the ODI World Cup 2027. This comes after new India…

After months of specualtion, Gautam Gambhir‘s appointment as head coach of the Indian team was made official earlier this month by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).…

Andhra Pradesh and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy said that he admires star India batter Virat Kohli and former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers. Nitish was called-up…

England`s rising star batsman Ollie Pope believes that his side is capable of scoring 600 runs in a single day of the longest format of the game. In the second…

Former England cricketer Mark Butcher hailed young spinner Shoaib Bashir following his five-wicket haul in the second test match against West Indies. A fifer from Bashir crushed the West Indies`…

An assistant coach and an analyst with the Canadian women’s football team were on Wednesday sent home from the Olympics for their part in a spying scandal. Head coach Bev…

France is preparing to welcome over a hundred heads of state and government, royalty and US First Lady Jill Biden for the Summer Olympics which begin with a dazzling ceremony…

Ace Indian paddler and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra will take on Great Britain’s Anna Hursey in the women’s singles opening round, while veteran men’s player Achanta Sharath Kamal…

Hosts Sri Lanka and Bangladesh cruised into the semifinals of the women’s Asia Cup T20 tournament with comfortable victories over Thailand and Malaysia in Dambulla on Wednesday. While Sri Lanka…

Sri Lanka`s head coach Sanath Jayasuriya reveled that Indian Premier League`s team Rajasthan Royals director Zubin Bharucha has helped his batsmen to prepare for the T20I series against Team India.…

Around 1,000 French police officers will be on duty on Wednesday to protect Israel’s football match against Mali at the Paris Olympics where protests are also expected, Interior Minister Gerald…

The arrest of a Russian man in Paris, reportedly a former reality-TV chef, over a suspected “destabilisation” plot targeting the Paris Olympics underscores French concerns that Moscow is looking to…

Cristian Medina scored the equaliser in the 16th added minute as Argentina came from two down to draw 2-2 with Morocco on the opening day of men’s Olympic football action…

Hardik Pandya, Indian cricket team star allrounder, and Natasa Stankovic recently announced in a joint statement that they were parting ways. For the last few months there were rumours that…

England`s Joe Root moved up seven points closer to top-ranked New Zealand`s Kane Williamson in the latest ICC Test rankings. Following England`s solid win in the second Test match against…

PV Sindhu has been India’s most consistent athlete in the last two Olympics. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Sindhu won silver in badminton (women’s singles) and then won a bronze…

Indian Premier League franchise Punjab Kings is not likely to renew the contract of head coach Trevor Bayliss, as per a report. The Australian cricket coach took over the duties…

Women tennis player Coco Gauff will carry the U.S. flag at the Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony on Friday, becoming the youngest American to get this honour. Gauff, 20, was selected…

Ahead of the white-ball home series against India, newly appointed interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya calls for discipline within the Sri Lankan team, including enforcing proper haircuts and the removal…

Indian pace veteran Mohammed Shami is preparing hard for his comeback to international cricket, with “ball in his hand and obsession in his heart”. Shami posted a picture of him…

It’s a “now-or-never situation for me”, says veteran Indian archer Tarundeep Rai as he seeks to win a maiden Olympic medal in his fourth appearance at the Games while also…

The Global Chess League, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and FIDE, today announced the list of Icon players for the second season to be held in London from 3rd…

Out-of-favour Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad was brutally trolled by fans on social media after a video of him getting clean bowled by a local bowler went viral. Shehzad has been…

The 2023 FIBA World Champions, Germany, are set to continue their dominance on the international stage at the Paris Olympics. Basketball team captain Dennis Schroder, who was named as the…

Ahead of the T20I and ODI series against India, Sri Lanka pacer Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out from the white-ball series due to injury. As per multiple Sri Lanka…

Sri Lanka’s interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya on Wednesday revealed that IPL side Rajasthan Royal’s high performance director Zubin Bharucha has helped his batters prepare for the upcoming T20 series…

Stand-in India skipper Smriti Mandhana was pleased to see the middle-order batters getting some much-needed runs under their belt against Nepal here on Tuesday ahead of the women`s Asia Cup…

Senior player Deepti Sharma said India`s mantra in the Women`s T20 Asia Cup has been to take one game at a time as conditions haven`t really changed from the last…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made its stance clear as Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir explained the decision to hand T20I captaincy to Suryakumar Yadav, over…

A different year and another Olympics, but for Indian archers, the target will be the same — fetching their first ever medal at the Games. More or less regular at…

‘Just focus on training and don’t get scared by the fame of the opponents’ is the mantra Paris Games-bound high jumper Sarvesh Kushare learnt from none other than Olympic and…

The fate of the 2025 Champions Trophy, to be hosted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) isn’t yet clear. Though the board intends to host the entire tournament in Pakistan,…

From lunching alongside tennis icon Roger Federer to taking a set off Chinese legend Ma Long, India’s flag-bearer for Paris Olympics, Achanta Sharath Kamal, on Wednesday recalled the most memorable…

The new head coach Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday took charge of Team India as the visitors hit the ground running in their first practice session here, ahead of three-match T20I…

For years now, the willow game has returned to the mind space of Mumbai cricket lovers in July, what with the Kanga League generally being scheduled to begin this month…

Ex-India opener and former Mumbai selector Ghulam Parkar wants new MCA president Ajinkya Naik to prioritise local cricket. “He should give importance to tournaments like Police, Talim and Purshottam Shields…

India pacer Mohammed Shami is one of the greatest bowlers in the world currently. Known for his swing, Shami played a pivotal role in India’s marvelous run at the ODI…

The Indian women’s cricket team has had a flier of a start to the 2024 Women’s Asia Cup having won their opening encounters against Pakistan, UAE and Nepal with conviction.…

Pakistan hammered a hapless UAE by 10 wickets in a group-stage match of the ongoing Women’s T20 Asia Cup here on Tuesday. Batting first, UAE managed a paltry 103 for…

Explosive opener Shafali Verma slammed a breathtaking 48-ball 81 to power India to a solid 178 for three to help them beat Nepal by a whopping 82 runs in their…

India’s teenage swimming sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu will make her Olympics debut at the upcoming Summer Games in Paris, France. Ahead of the Paris Olympics, Dhinidhi shed light on her initial…

Pierre de Coubertin, the visionary behind the modern Olympic Games, is buried in the pages of history. Inspired by historian and educator Thomas Arnold, who had introduced sports in British…

A 117-member strong Indian contingent begins its journey in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, with the hopes of bettering the previous edition’s tally of 7. India’s campaign in Paris begins…

Indian pace veteran Mohammed Shami is preparing hard for his comeback to international cricket, with “ball in his hand and obsession in his heart”. Shami posted a picture of him…

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya found the leadership responsibility in the shortest format, which seemed to be his after Rohit Sharma‘s retirement, taken away from him after Gautam Gambhir was hired…

While Team India’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir refused to get into intricate details of his relationship with superstar batter Virat Kohli, former India pacer Ashish Nehra has shed some…

Ollie Pope reckons England breach the 600-run mark inside a day’s play in Test cricket while ruling out any let up to their ultra aggressive ‘Bazball’ approach with the bat.…

Senior player Deepti Sharma said India’s mantra in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup has been to take one game at a time as conditions haven’t really changed from the last…

The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Tuesday a Palestinian demand that Israel be barred from the Paris Games over the war in…

French police on Tuesday arrested a Russian man suspected of plotting acts of “destabilisation” during the Paris Olympics, prosecutors said. The man, born in 1984, was held in custody and…

Nicolas Kuhn scored twice and Luis Palma netted the decider in the 68th minute to give Celtic a 4-3 victory over Manchester City in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday. Norway’s…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has left it up to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to convince the BCCI to send its team to Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy,…

Gujarat Titans are likely to part ways with head coach Ashish Nehra and Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, according to a report…

As former India cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad continues his battle against cancer, the 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev shared an emotional video message for the all-rounder. Kapil had famously urged…

Indian spin veteran Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that he really felt the moment when former Indian head coach Rahul Dravid hugged the ICC T20 World Cup and cried after leading Men…

As India’s captaincy in the shortest format remains the biggest talking point, the well-wishers of Indian cricket wonder how the change in leadership could impact the relationship between Suryakumar Yadav…

Viv Richards and Carl Hooper has demanded an apology from Brian Lara over claims made by the legendary West Indies batter in his book “Lara: The England Chronicles”. Lara claimed…

India all-rounder Axar Patel has backed Suryakumar Yadav‘s appointment as Team India’s new T20I captain, calling him a “bowler’s captain”. Suryakumar Yadav – fondly called SKY – was appointed India’s…

Gautam Gambhir was appointed Indian cricket team head coach after Rahul Dravid‘s tenure ended following the T20 World Cup 2024 triumph. It was a fresh chapter for the team as…

Team India has already secured two back-to-back wins in the ongoing Women`s Asia Cup 2024. The IND W vs NEP W Asia Cup 2024 match is underway at the Rangiri…

English cricket chiefs confirmed on Monday they have held talks with Indian Premier League (IPL) owners about acquiring a stake in their domestic Hundred competition. The fourth edition of the…

Stand-in India skipper Smriti Mandhana was pleased to see the middle-order batters getting some much-needed runs under their belt against Nepal in Dambulla on Tuesday ahead of the women’s Asia…

Audi have announced former Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto as the new boss of their Formula 1 project on Tuesday. Earlier this year German car maker Audi took full ownership…

Following his match-winning spell for England in the second Test match against West Indies, young spinner Shoaib Bashir expressed his views on his experience with spin bowling in England. A…

Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has said that Hardik Pandya should not feel hard done by for not being given a captaincy role for Team India, and should instead look…

Explosive opener Shafali Verma slammed a career-best 48-ball 81 as defending champions India thrashed minnows Nepal by 82 runs in their final group match to confirm their semifinal spot at…

The new head coach Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday took charge of the Indian men’s cricket team as the visitors hit the ground running in their first practice session in Pallekele,…

Things are not going well for India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who is facing numerous issues in his both personal and professional life. Few days back, his wife Natasa Stankovic broke…

England`s stalwart batsman Joe Root continues to showcase his prowess and former captain Michael Vaughan thinks that he can become the leading run-scorer in the longest format of the game…

Ahead of the Women`s Asia Cup 2024 match against Nepal, Team India`s captain Harmanpreet Kaur said that cricket is like a “god” to her because it has given her everything.…

Mohammed Shami is considered one of the top Indian cricket team fast bowlers in the recent times but his journey has not been without its fair share of challenges. He…

Charith Asalanka was named as captain of Sri Lanka`s T20I team for the three-match series against India. The series is set to begin on July 27. Earlier, Wanindu Hasaranga stepped…

Following the footsteps of other leading cricket nations, the Pakistan Cricket Board has also begun stressing about providing exposure to its backup players through its national A and junior team…

The newly-appointed Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir will begin his tenure with the tour of Sri Lanka which consists of 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs. Ahead of the…

Elegant Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana stayed put on fifth position while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and the flamboyant Shafali Verma both reaped dividends for their impressive performances to be tied 11th…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has got a big boost in its bid to successfully host the ICC Champions Trophy early next year after Afghanistan has assured its participation in…

Indian cricket stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma dropped a bomb on fans, as they announced their retirement from T20 internationals as the team lifted the T20 World Cup 2024…