The Women’s World Cup 2025 saw multiple viewership records set and broken (Images via AP, Getty) India’s triumph in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 has not only ended a long wait for global glory but also rewritten digital viewership history. The final, streamed on JioHotstar, drew a record 185 million viewers and matched the…
Koneru Humpy hasn’t played since the Women’s World Cup final defeat to Divya Deshmukh (Photo Credit: FIDE) NEW DELHI: Under the opulent ceiling of the Grand Bellagio Batumi Convention Hotel in Georgia, time seemed to hold its breath earlier this year in July. Across the 64 squares sat two Indian queens: Koneru Humpy, calm as…
Panaji: Reigning world junior champion Pranav V sent his good friend Aryan Tari from Norway packing from the World Cup to qualify for the third round here.A day after he fared slightly poorly in the second classical game, Pranav utilised the rapid tiebreaks to outplay former world junior champion and five-time Norwegian champ Tari 2.5-1.5….
Varun Chakravarthy is turning out to be true headache for Glenn Maxwell in T20 matches (Images via X/Screengrabs) Former India skipper Krishnamachari Srikkanth lauded Varun Chakaravarthy’s crucial contribution in the fourth T20I against Australia in Queensland, suggesting that the spinner has a clear edge over Glenn Maxwell. Chakaravarthy once again proved to be the Australian…
Temur Kuybokarov failed to punish a below-par R Praggnandhaa, giving India No. 2 and his supporters a sigh of relief at the World Cup chess on Thursday. The Australian could not control his nerves and lost a golden chance to floor the second-seeded GM. M Pranesh and SL Narayanan punched slightly above their weight to…
Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli of RCB (ANI) Bengaluru: As Diageo prepares to sell Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the current IPL champions and one of its most valuable franchises, speculation has mounted on potential bidders. Among the local names doing the rounds are Bengaluru-based billionaires Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of discount brokerage platform Zerodha, and Ranjan…
At the age of 40, Ronaldo remains one of the fittest players in the sport (Images via Screengrab, Getty) Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest interview with Piers Morgan has grabbed headlines once again, but this time for a lighter, more playful exchange between the two.As the full interview and snippets hit social media, Morgan appeared visibly awestruck…
India’s Sanju Samson (ANI) Former India opener Aakash Chopra has criticised the team management for its confusing approach towards wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson, who appears to have lost his place in the XI following Jitesh Sharma’s emergence. Samson, who batted at number three during the Australia tour, was dropped from the playing XI after just one…
Sunil Chhetri (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Panaji: In a TOI exclusive, Sunil Chhetri revealed he is preparing for life after professional football and could retire at the end of the 2025-26 season if Bengaluru FC fails to win the Indian Super League (ISL) and qualify for continental competitions. “If we win the ISL, it will give…
Vidit Gujrathi (Pic Credit – Michal Walusza|FIDE) NEW DELHI: In a gripping day of rapid battles at the FIDE World Cup 2025 on Thursday, India’s Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi finally broke through the defences of Argentina’s 12-year-old sensation Faustino Oro to secure a spot in the third round. Joining him in the next stage were young…
