Skipper Salima Tete said the Indian women’s hockey team is determined to “secure a spot at next year’s World Cup” as the side departed for Hangzhou, China on Saturday to compete in the Women’s Asia Cup. The 20-member team will have to win the tournament to secure India’s spot for the next year’s World Cup. …
England’s Joe Root (AP Photo) Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood has sounded an early warning ahead of the Ashes later this year, praising England’s batting line-up as one of the finest to tour Australia in recent times. With Joe Root and Harry Brook occupying the top two spots in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings, Hazlewood…
DDCA president Rohan Jaitley with Virender Sehwag (Agency Image) New Delhi: The Delhi Premier League T20 is into its second season and has already expanded to eight teams from six. The expansion of the league has meant the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) is generating enough revenue to earmark more funds for purposes of…
KL Rahul (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) Former India cricketer and IPL legend Suresh Raina has thrown his support behind KL Rahul, backing the Delhi Capitals captain to return to the national T20I fold despite his exclusion from the 2025 Asia Cup squad. Speaking on Shubhankar Mishra’s YouTube podcast, Raina praised Rahul’s quality and temperament. “He scored…
New Delhi: RR’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi celebrates his fifty runs during the IPL 2025 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) Former Chennai Super Kings star Suresh Raina has predicted that Rajasthan Royals‘ young batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi will soon make it…
Sreesanth’s wife slams Lalit Modi, Michael Clarke for digging up Slapgate video. (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: The Harbhajan Singh–Sreesanth altercation remains one of the darkest and most debated episodes in Indian Premier League (IPL) history. Nearly 18 years later, the infamous “slap-gate” controversy has resurfaced after former IPL chairman Lalit Modi revealed he possesses unseen…
Duleep Trophy 2025 Live Score: Central Zone dominated proceedings on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy quarter-final against North East Zone, thanks to a scintillating partnership between Danish Malewar and Rajat Patidar. By stumps in Bengaluru, the scoreboard read 432 for 2 in just 77 overs, with rain bringing an abrupt end to the…
Duleep Trophy 2025 Live Score: North Zone finished at 308/6 in 75.2 overs against East Zone on day one of the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal, thanks largely to Ayush Badoni’s attacking half-century. With Shubman Gill sidelined due to fever, Ankit Kumar captained North Zone and shared a steady 49-run opening stand with Shubham Khajuria. However, left-arm…
A baggy green worn by Sir Donald Bradman. (Pic credit: National Museum of Australia) A piece of Australian sporting history has found a permanent home, after a cricket cap worn by Sir Donald Bradman during the 1946-47 Ashes series was bought by the National Museum of Australia in Canberra for AU$438,500 (approx. US$286,700).The federal government…
File photo of India ODI captain Rohit Sharma. Mumbai: India’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma will report to the BCCI‘s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru on September 13 for fitness assessment tests, TOI has learnt.“Yes, Rohit will be at the BCCI’s CoE from September 13 for fitness tests. He will be based here for two-three…
