Shreyas Iyer (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings continued their strong start in IPL 2026 with a five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings, thanks to a captain’s knock from Shreyas Iyer and a solid team effort. Chasing a big target of 210, PBKS stayed calm under pressure and got over the line with eight balls…
Spain’s Lamine Yamal has criticised sections of Spanish fans for anti-Muslim chants during Spain’s friendly against Egypt, saying such behaviour should not be tolerated in football.The incident took place at RCDE Stadium on Tuesday, where parts of the crowd were heard chanting: “bote, bote, bote musulman el que no bote”, which translates to “jump, jump,…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yuvraj Singh (Photos by PTI) NEW DELHI: India’s young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is already turning heads in the cricket world. Ahead of the IPL 2026 season, the Rajasthan Royals star, who idolises Brian Lara and Yuvraj Singh, is aiming to make an impact. Having shone in the ICC Under-19 World Cup…
R Praggnanandhaa’s invisible second Vaibhav Suri (Photo by Michal Walusza) NEW DELHI: FIDE Master (FM) Prasenjit Dutta, a man whose life has been a series of tactical gambles and late-game recoveries, runs a renowned academy in the heart of New Delhi. For years, he followed a predictable ritual. Whenever a particularly gifted student walked through…
Ajinkya Rahane scored only 8 runs from 10 balls during the KKR vs SRH match in the IPL. (ANI) Ajinkya Rahane is not one to be explosive behind the microphone. That changed, a wee bit, on Thursday after Kolkata Knight Riders skipper addressed the media after their 65-run loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing…
MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev and Yuvraj Singh NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has publicly apologised to two of Indian cricket’s most iconic captains, Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni, distancing himself from controversial remarks made by his father Yograj Singh.Speaking on a podcast, Yuvraj addressed the issue directly, making it clear that he does…
Tiger Woods is strapped into a police vehicle following a car crash. (Martin County Sheriff’s Office via AP) Golf icon Tiger Woods was heard telling a deputy, “I was just talking to the president,” moments after crashing his SUV last week, according to newly released body camera footage of his arrest on DUI charges.The footage,…
Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh, Abhishek Sharma’s mentor, has stated that it is disappointing for any player who has given his ‘heart and soul’ to the franchise ‘ for years’ to have missed out on leading the side. SRH had announced Ishan Kishan as the stand-in skipper for IPL 2026, snubbing Abhishek and the decision…
Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad CHENNAI: Just over a month ago, Sanju Samson returned to the India squad against Zimbabwe in the World Cup Super-8 stage and struck a brisk 24 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here. He followed it up with three match-winning knocks in successive games, eventually being named ‘Player of the Tournament’…
Delhi Capitals’ Sameer Rizvi celebrates his fifty (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) NEW DELHI: “Tayyar rahio, ek challenge aane wala hai”That was Axar Patel’s message to Sameer Rizvi ahead of IPL 2026. What Rizvi did not know then was how quickly that challenge would arrive—or how decisively he would stamp his authority on it.When it did, the…
