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India’s ‘Kohinoor’ Jasprit Bumrah, provided the team with an early breakthrough on Day 2 of the first Test in Chennai, dismissing opening batter Shadman Islam for just 2 runs. Bumrah,…
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin was at his best on the opening day of the Chennai Test against Bangladesh. Coming in to bat when India were 144 for 6, Ashwin joined hands…
Registering his second successive century at home, Ravichandran Ashwin played a rescue knock for the Indian cricket team after Bangladesh delivered a top-order collapse on Day 1 of the first…
India cricketer Sarfaraz Khan showered praise on star pacer Jasprit Bumrah and called him “one of the best” bowlers. Bumrah is in action during the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh,…
Not the finest of returns to Test cricket for star batters Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill. While the former India skipper departed after scoring just 6 runs on Day 1…
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 3, Live Updates: New Zealand will be resuming the second day of the ongoing 1st Test against Sri Lanka from 255/4 in…
India vs Bangladesh 1st Test LIVE Score: Virat Kohli was dismissed at his individual score of 11 after he decided not to review an LBW decision that went against him.…
Travis Head‘s superb career-best 154 not out saw depleted world champions Australia to a seven-wicket win over England in the first one-day international at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Australia, set…
Manchester City host Arsenal in a showdown between the Premier League title favourites on Sunday, while Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou badly needs a win when his side host Brentford. Liverpool…
Former Team India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid expressed his views that the side will benefit from the vast experience new head coach Gautam Gambhir possesses. Dravid was speaking…
India defender Anwar Ali was on Thursday cleared to play for East Bengal after the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Players Status Committee issued him a No Objection Certificate (NOC).…
The Pakistan cricket team has come under a lot of criticism following their string of disappointing performances in the recent past. The Babar Azam-led side crashed out of the T20…
India captain Rohit Sharma commands great respect from his peers and has often been described as an easy guy to hangout with. Rohit’s on-field communication with players has also given…
Spanish giants Barcelona travel to the Principality to face AS Monaco in their UEFA Champions League opener at Stade Louis II. The Catalan club, last crowned Champions of Europe in…
Arsenal face a tough trip to Bergamo in the first round of the UEFA Champions League as they take on Europa League champions Atalanta on Friday. After seeing off local…
Team India`s star all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin smashes a crucial century on Day 1 of the IND vs BAN 1st Test. The hosts ended their Day 1 with a score of…
Bangladesh got off to a superb start in the first Test match against India in Chennai, but by the end of play on the opening day they found themselves in…
Yashasvi Jaiswal curbed his natural flair to make a determined 56 against Bangladesh in seaming conditions here on Thursday, and the young opener said such experiences will make him a…
In what will be a big boost to the sport in the country, double Formula One World Champion Mika Hakkinen flagged off Indian motorsports on a new and exciting journey…
Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud joined the elite company of pacers alongside South African legend Dale Steyn to have four wickets as a visiting pacer on day one of a Test…
For the last one month, Bangladesh is on a mission to reverse a long-standing trend of left-arm spinners leading their bowling. Two beanpole quicks are at the forefront of that…
Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya practiced with red-ball cricket on Thursday, sharing a video with his fans on social media. The 30-year-old, who last played Test match for India back…
The under-pressure Shreyas Iyer‘s dismal run continued but strong performances from the other frontline batters, including Sanju Samson, guided India D to 306 for five on the opening day of…
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced it will continue to play bilateral fixtures against Afghanistan despite increasing calls for a boycott due to the Taliban’s oppressive policies towards women in…
Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar lauded all-rounders Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for taking India from “despair to domination” with their counter-attacking partnership during the first Test against Bangladesh. Ashwin…
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel lauded pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah for his “adaptability” and versatility to be able to play well on every track. Bumrah is in action during the ongoing…
Australian skipper Mitchell Marsh hailed Adam Zampa who is set to make his 100 ODI appearance during the match against England. While talking about him in a news conference, Mitchell…
Home hero Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday said he made a conscious effort to bat aggressively on the red soil pitch laid out for the first Test against Bangladesh. The ploy…
India’s Navdeep Singh, who scripted history at Paris Paralympics 2024, was one of the guests at the NDTV Yuva Conclave on Thursday. He clinched a gold medal in the men’s…
Team India veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin heaped praises on the Bangladesh cricket team following their triumph against Pakistan in the Test series. Rohit Sharma and Co. will lock horns with…
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja‘s rearguard performance salvaged India in the first innings of the first Test against Bangladesh, with both allrounders unbeaten at the end of the first day’s…
The Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates has registered a massive record in ODI cricket. It has become the first-ever venue in cricket history to host 250 ODI…
Star Indian shooter Manu Bhaker is a trailblazer in many ways. After India’s independence, Manu is the first Indian to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics.…
Seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin sparkled on home turf with his sixth Test hundred as he combined with Ravindra Jadeja to steer India out of trouble and post a formidable 339…
Ravichandran Ashwin proved once again that he is one of top Test all-rounders in the world. Had it not been for Ashwin’s valiant effort (102*, 112b) along with Ravindra Jadeja…
In the IND vs BAN 1st Test, visitor`s pacer Hasan Mahmud showcased his prowess with the ball by snapping three big wickets of the Indian batting lineup. The hosts are…
Manchester City, who re-wrote the history books by winning the English Premier League four times in a row in 2023-24, have arrived in Indian capital city as part of the…
Shamsher Singh was an important member of the Indian hockey team that won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Indian hockey team has been on an upward…
ENG vs AUS 1st ODI Live Updates: England take on Australia in the first ODI of the five-matches series, starting Thursday. The two teams will be eager to take an…
Indian cricket team opener Yashasvi Jaiswal once again impressed as the youngster achieved a historic first during Day 1 of the first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai on Thursday.…
Indian weightlifter Valluri Ajaya Babu produced a record-breaking performance to clinch the gold medal in the men’s 81kg junior and senior categories at the Commonwealth Championships at Suva in Fiji…
Former India captain Virat Kohli was dismissed for a run-a-ball six on his home Test return against Bangladesh in the first match of a two-game series in Chennai on Thursday.…
FC Goa defender Sandesh Jhingan opened up about his experience with age fraud and the challenges it brought. He termed it to be damaging to players’ confidence since it stems…
Australian captain Mitchell Marsh has heaped praise on Adam Zampa as the leg-spinner prepares to play his 100th One Day International (ODI) against England on Thursday. Reflecting on Zampa’s journey,…
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto doesn’t want his team to rest on laurels of its series victory over Pakistan but focus on process and adaptability required to beat a quality…
Team India star Rishabh Pant was involved in a heated exchange with Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das on Day 1 of the 1st Test in Chennai. The incident happened in the…
Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis scored a courageous century against New Zealand Wednesday as the hosts wrestled back the initiative to reach 302 for seven at stumps on the first day…
Mumbai’s 2022-23 CK Nayudu Trophy-winning team manager Surendra Harmalkar bagged 185 votes to win the Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) Apex Council member elections. Also Read: Sunny G turns funny G…
India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar was at his humourous best during the book release function of Sunny G, written by mid-day contributor Debasish Datta and presented by Shyam Bhatia, at…
Jugraj Singh emerged as the unlikely hero for the Indian men’s hockey team as he scored the winner against China in the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 final. There was no…
The likes of Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag and Rinku Singh will get another opportunity to enhance their red-ball credentials when the final round of Duleep Trophy matches begin…
The start of a new season of Test cricket sparks a frisson of excitement. That frisson is magnified this time around because India have a new backroom team in attendance,…
Australia’s upcoming ODI series opener against England at Trent Bridge on September 19 will also mark Adam Zampa’s 100th appearance in the 50-over format. On the verge of reaching this…
India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday expressed confidence in his batting unit’s capability to negate quality spin bowling, a challenge they are expected to face in the Test series…
French Olympic swimming hero Leon Marchand said Wednesday his record-breaking exploits in the Paris pool have changed his life so much that he often needs to don a disguise to…
Bangladesh cricket team fast bowler Hasan Mahmud was in tremendous form as he dismissed Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli on Day 1 of the first Test match against…
Coco Gauff, last year’s US Open champion, and coach Brad Gilbert announced on Wednesday they have split after 14 months together. The move comes after the 20-year-old American was ousted…
England Test skipper Ben Stokes will have a scan on his hamstring injury next week ahead of the first Test in Pakistan, says a report. Stokes sustained the injury playing…
Grandmaster R Vaishali and Vantika Agrawal put up impressive performances as Indian women defeated Georgia while World Championship challenger D Gukesh led the men to victory over China in the…
Former Sri Lankan men’s cricketer Dulip Samaraweera has been banned from holding any positions in Australian cricket for 20 years following an integrity investigation, where he was found to have…
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir showered praise on skipper Rohit Sharma and said that he is a “great guy” and has a lot of respect in the dressing room.…
Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud ran riot in the morning session of the first Test against India in Chennai on Thursday. After Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto invited the hosts to…
Virat Kohli failed to impress on his home Test return as he was dismissed for just 6 on Day 1 of the first Test match between India and Bangladesh in…
The date September 19, 2007 is forever etched in the history of Indian cricket thanks to the brilliant feat achieved by Yuvraj Singh in the first-ever T20 World Cup. The…
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 2, Live Updates: Sri Lanka will be resuming their proceedings from 302/7 on Day 2 of the ongoing first Test against New…
Left-arm pacer Yash Dayal‘s form was one of the biggest positives for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a rather disappointing Indian Premier League (IPL) season for the franchise earlier…
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard will be out “for a while” with an ankle injury he suffered on international duty with Norway, manager Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday. Odegaard twisted his…
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali called experienced spinner Nathan Lyon’s comment about Australia winning the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series against India by 5-0 “stupid”. On Tuesday, Lyon on…
Manchester City made a sluggish start to their Champions League campaign as they drew 0-0 against Inter Milan on Wednesday, while Paris Saint-Germain needed a last-minute goal to beat tournament…
India vs Bangladesh Live Streaming 1st Test Live Telecast: Rohit Sharma-led India are set to take on Bangladesh in a two-match Test series, set to start on September 19. The…
India vs Bangladesh Live Streaming 1st Test Live Telecast: Rohit Sharma-led India are set to take on Bangladesh in a two-match Test series, set to start on September 19. The…
India vs Bangladesh Live Updates, 1st Test Day 1 Live Updates: Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal have stated the proceedings for India against Bangladesh on Day 1 of the first…
India head coach Gautam Gambhir, on Wednesday, sent a loud and clear message to critics who have already started to bring up topic around Indian pitches being too spin-friendly. In…
Afghanistan battled their way to a six-wicket win over South Africa in the opening one-day international in Sharjah on Wednesday after skittling the Proteas for just 106. South Africa avoided…
In a heart-to-heart conversation, Indian cricket stalwarts Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir gave fans the memory of a lifetime. Often making news because of the ‘masala’ in their relationship, Kohli…
Australian great Ricky Ponting was on Wednesday appointed head coach of Punjab Kings, replacing compatriot Trevor Bayliss in the under-performing IPL franchise. The former Australian captain has made the switch…
They are both quintessential Delhiites with an aggressive streak to deal with intense situations but when it comes to the extraordinary, both India head coach Gautam Gambhir and star batter…
A harsh sun beating down on him, Rishabh Pant was engrossed preparing for his first Test in two years, taking down net bowlers in that unmistakably Pant-ish way. From getting…
The mega auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will be held in November end or early December, BCCI sources informed on Wednesday. The rules and regulations for the…
Kolkata Police on Wednesday started a probe after receiving a complaint from former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly, accusing a person of defamation and cyberbullying, a senior officer said.…
Tennis great Roger Federer said on Wednesday staying involved with the sport in retirement helped him avoid feeling “like an alien” ahead of this week’s Laver Cup tournament in Berlin.…
Sri Lanka star Kamindu Mendis has been enjoying a dream debut in Tests. Since playing his first Test in July 2022, Mendis scored at least one 50-plus score in each…
Ukrainian boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk was handcuffed at a Polish airport after he became “upset” when his travelling companion was denied boarding for disruptive behaviour, the airline and border guards…
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto doesn’t want his team to rest on laurels of its series victory over Pakistan but focus on process and adaptability required to beat a quality…
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting expressed his excitement on Wednesday after being named the new head coach of Punjab Kings, calling it a “new challenge.” Earlier on Wednesday, Punjab Kings…
Ahead of the first Test match against Bangladesh, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir said his side “don’t fear anyone” but have “respect for everyone.” The two-match Test series between…
Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team on Thursday resumes its campaign in the World Test Championship 2023-25. India will be playing a two-match Test series against Bangladesh before taking on New…
Former Australia cricketer Steve Waugh opined that Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli’s performance will be key in India’s win in the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy Down Under. The 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy…
Pakistan’s white-ball head coach, Gary Kirsten, emphasised the need to establish the same brand of cricket in the domestic format that is required in the international circuit for success, sources…
Team India will be back in action after 45 days as the Rohit Sharma-led side faces Bangladesh in the first Test of a two-match series, starting on Thursday in Chennai.…
Young Malvika Bansod pulled off a sensational straight-game victory over Paris Olympics bronze medallist Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia in the women’s singles opening round to emerge as the lone…
Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel believes KL Rahul’s consistent run-scoring secured his selection over Sarfaraz Khan in the playing eleven for the first Test against Bangladesh, starting on September 19…
A harsh sun beating down on him, Rishabh Pant was engrossed preparing for his first Test in two years, taking down net bowlers in that unmistakably Pant-ish way. From getting…
As India geared up for the Test series against Bangladesh, all eyes are not just on the players but also on the new leadership of the team. Gautam Gambhir, the…
England’s Liam Livingstone secured the top spot in the T20I all-rounder rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday. Livingstone stormed to the top spot on the T20I…
With the India-Bangladesh two-match Test series set to commence on Thursday, Gautam Gambhir, the newly appointed Head Coach of Team India opened up about the bond with captain Rohit Sharma.…
AFG vs SA, 1st ODI Live Updates: South Africa have won the toss and opted to bat against Afghanistan in the first ODI in Sharjah. With both Heinrich Klaasen and…
After a long gap, the Indian cricket team will finally return to action when it face Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series in Chennai on Thursday. This…
Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the shortest of the game after Team India’s T20 World Cup 2024 triumph in June. Rohit announced his decision to quit T20Is hours after…
Ahead of the first Test against Bangladesh, India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday all but confirmed the team’s playing for the game in Chennai. Gambhir also insisted that the…