Joe Root could hardly have asked for a better start to his return as England Test captain, but his comeback is less about reclaiming an old role and more about embracing a challenge he now feels better equipped to handle.Root had previously described his relationship with the England captaincy as unhealthy before stepping down. Four … Read more
Neeraj Chopra and Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage will renew their rivalry at the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland on Friday, with qualification for the Diamond League Final in Brussels on the line.The two will meet again just three weeks after the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where Pathirage won the gold medal and Chopra finished with … Read more
India’s Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela in action against Japan’s Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand moved to within one win of a World Championships medal after the unseeded Indian pair produced a dominant straight-game victory over Japan’s seventh seeds Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi in … Read more
England vs Pakistan, 1st Test Day 2 Live: England’s new Test era could hardly have begun in more convincing fashion as the hosts seized control of the first Test against Pakistan at Headingley on Thursday. With Ben Stokes having retired and Brendon McCullum no longer in charge, Joe Root returned as England captain for his … Read more
Qamran Iqbal scored a magnificent 160 not out in the second innings of the Ranji trophy final against Karnataka. (PTI) NEW DELHI: The last time Qamran Iqbal played competitive cricket, it took him nearly 2,800 kms and a frantic 15 hours to get there. Called up at short notice, the 24-year-old endured a chaotic journey … Read more
New Delhi: USA’s Garret Tan being attended by a physio after an injury (PTI Photo) New Delhi: In a sport decided by precision and where the smallest margins can separate a winner from a loser, the most talked-about variable at the Indira Gandhi (IG) indoor stadium is something players cannot see. It is the air.At … Read more
The Iran women kabaddi team practicing at SAI Centre in Sonipat Sonipat: Away from the spotlight and behind a veil of secrecy, a 15-member Iranian women’s kabaddi squad and their coach have been quietly preparing for the Asian Games at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonipat.The Iranian women’s team, a serious contender … Read more
Galle: India’s Manav Suthar, with teammates celebrates after taking a wicket (PTI Photo) Talk about arriving in Test cricket with a bang. Just minutes after Manav Suthar bowled debutant Keshara Nuwantha to seal India’s emphatic 165-run win over Sri Lanka in the first Test at the Galle International Cricket Stadium, heavy rain lashed the venue.By … Read more
Gary Kirsten and Gautam Gambhir (Agency Image) Gautam Gambhir and Gary Kirsten may now find themselves in opposition camps, but their long association with each other remains evident. The two coaches shared a warm interaction on the sidelines of the Galle Test, where India defeated Sri Lanka by 165 runs on Wednesday to take a … Read more
Galle: India’s Manav Suthar, centre, celebrates (PTI Photo( Manav Suthar scripted a remarkable piece of Indian Test history on Wednesday (August 19), becoming the first spinner and only the second Indian cricketer to claim a five-wicket haul in both his first home and first away Tests.The 24-year-old Rajasthan spinner had announced himself on the international … Read more