Championships were decided, long waits ended, and defining rivalries shifted in 2025. From World Cups and Grand Slams to NBA, ICC and continental titles, these moments capture the sport’s biggest nights and hardest-earned victories. Not quite complete India clinched the Asia Cup, played in the T20 format, for a record-extending ninth time, though the triumph…
From world records and long-awaited breakthroughs to first-time champions and generational talent, 2025 produced defining moments across global sport. This curated list brings together the performances, turning points, and individuals that shaped the sporting year across cricket, football, athletics, motorsport, baseball, chess, golf, and the Olympics. Arrows of gold Sheetal Devi became the first woman…
CRICKET Women’s Premier League – Navi Mumbai and Vadodara January 9 – February 5 New Zealand Tour Of India January 11: 1st ODI – Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara January 14: 2nd ODI – Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot January 18: 3rd ODI – Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore January 21: 1st T20I – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur…
Ranchi Royals enjoyed a comfortable 5-0 victory over Shrachi Bengal Tigers in its second match of the Women’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL) at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium in Ranchi on Tuesday. Lucina von der Heyde (33’, 57’), Hannah Cotter (10’), Beauty Dungdung (14’), and Sangita Kumari (44’) registered goals…
Shrachi Bengal Tigers registered a 1-0 victory over JSW Soorma Hockey Club in its first match of the Women’s Hockey India League (HIL) 2025-26 season at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium in Ranchi on Monday. Agustina Gorzelany’s (11’) powerful dragflick gave the Tigers the lead in the first quarter. Despite Soorma’s…
CHESS Delhi boy Jagreet Misra wins FIDE Rapid Rating event Delhi chess prodigy Jagreet Misra racked up an impressive 8.5 points in nine rounds to win the inaugural ChessVeda FIDE Rapid Rating Tournament in Greater Noida. The 13-year-old’s performance earned him 90 rating points, highlighting his tactical sharpness and competitive maturity as he remained unbeaten…
His scorching dragflicks that have tormented defences for nearly a decade might have painted a starkly contrasting picture, but Alexander Hendrickx is a chill guy who is happy playing Call of Duty and Rocket League on his PlayStation. He says he might even bring it to India when he visits for the Hockey India League…
Spirited SG Pipers defeated Ranchi Royals 2-0 in the opening match of the Women’s Hockey India League (HIL) 2025-26 season at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium in Ranchi on Sunday. Captain Navneet Kaur (27’) and Teresa Viana (46’) scored the goals for the Pipers. The first quarter of the match was…
Hardik Singh, captain of the Hockey India League Governing Council (HIL GC) and one of India’s finest midfielders, has placed the onus squarely on the Indian youngsters if his side is to challenge for the title. “If our juniors are going to play at their 70 to 80 per cent in every match, we have…
A new schedule, new teams and new owners: the second edition of the revived Hockey India League (HIL) will have all of this and more when it finally gets underway on January 3 (December 28 for the women). It marks the beginning of what is expected to be a long, hectic and crucial year in…
