File image of Ankeet Bawne© PTI Maharashtra batter Ankeet Bawne has been handed a one-match suspension by the BCCI for showing dissent against an on-field umpire’s call in a Ranji Trophy match last year because of which he is missing the tie against Baroda, currently underway in Nashik. The BCCI conveyed the decision … Read more
Wankhede Stadium celebrating its 50 years.© MCA The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Thursday achieved the Guinness World Record for the largest cricket ball sentence using 14,505 red and white varieties of the ball at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The feat came as a part of MCA’s grand celebrations for the completion of … Read more
The high-profile return of India’s stars in Ranji Trophy ended up as a damp squib with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill falling cheaply on Thursday, unable to click in the face of some hostile bowling on the opening day of their respective matches across different venues. Veteran all-rounder … Read more
File photo of Lakshya Sen© AFP Star India shuttler Lakshya Sen extended his struggling run on the international circuit with a loss in the second round of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament on Thursday. The 10th-ranked Indian went down against Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto 16-21 21-12 21-23. Earlier in the day, mixed … Read more
File image of Somluck Kamsing© X (Twitter) A Thai court on Thursday sentenced the country’s first Olympic gold medallist to just over three years in prison for the abduction and attempted rape of a teenager. Somluck Kamsing, now 52, became a national hero when he won featherweight boxing gold at the 1996 Olympics … Read more
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka put her close friendship with Paula Badosa aside Thursday to sweep past the Spaniard into a third successive Australian Open final. The Belarusian world number one came home 6-4, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena and will meet either Polish second seed Iga Swiatek or American 19th seed Madison Keys … Read more
G Trisha in action during U19 T20 Women’s World Cup© X (Twitter) Opener G Trisha’s composed 49 and pacers’ excellent new ball spell fashioned India’s lopsided 60-run win over Sri Lanka and their entry into the Super Six of the ICC U19 T20 Women’s World Cup as Group A toppers on Thursday. On … Read more
With the amount of freedom that the Indian T20I team is being offered, captain Suryakumar Yadav said, his side wants to play a “bit differently” from the way they played in the T20 World Cup 2024. The calendar year changed, but India’s threatening approach in the T20Is remained the same. After ending 2024 … Read more
Michael Clarke was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame on Thursday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, becoming the 64th cricketer to receive the honour. The 43-year-old former captain had a remarkable 12-year international career, during which he played 115 Tests, 245 ODIs and 34 T20Is, amassing over 17,000 runs. As captain, … Read more
The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping their efforts will secure the sport’s place in the Olympics. Kho kho, a catch-me-if-you-can tag sport, has been played for more than 2,000 years across southern Asia but only saw its rules formalised … Read more
Jannik Sinner insists nothing is being taken for granted ahead of his Australian Open semi-final, with the world number one warning that he is constantly striving to get “better and stronger”. The Italian top seed faces Ben Shelton on Friday, just two matches away from a first successful Grand Slam title defence after … Read more
File image of D Gukesh.© AFP Continuing his rapid rise, world champion D Gukesh dethroned compatriot Arjun Erigiasi to become the highest-ranked Indian chess player, at fourth, in the latest FIDE rankings on Thursday. Gukesh, 18, achieved the feat when he logged his second victory in the Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk Aan … Read more