Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam has been displaced from the No. 2 position in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings, with India’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma taking over after the latest rankings update. The change comes on the back of Babar’s underwhelming returns in the ongoing ODI series…
Chennai: The debate over abolishing the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title has its pieces set on opposite squares. While legendary Judit Polgar has thrown her weight behind it, Indian star Tania Sachdev, a WGM herself, believes there’s no need to take away the titles as they encourage many young girls. “I don’t think I’m particularly against…
Sushil Kumar at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted to Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar in connection with the 2021 murder of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar at Delhi’s Chhatrasal Stadium. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar…
Sha’Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman (Images via AP & Getty Images) Reigning world 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson has publicly apologized to fellow sprinter Christian Coleman following her arrest in a domestic violence incident last month.The 25-year-old American, who won gold in the 100m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest and silver at last year’s…
Everton has completed the loan signing of Jack Grealish from Manchester City for the 2025/26 season (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Manchester City winger Jack Grealish has joined Premier League side Everton on loan for the 2025-26 season. The 29-year-old struggled for game time under Pep Guardiola last season, making just seven Premier League starts….
India vs Pakistan cricket players (X) NEW DELHI: “Khoon aur paani ek saath nahi beh sakte. Hum unko itni importance kyun dete hain? [Why do we give them so much importance?],” legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh didn’t mince words when asked if India should boycott Pakistan in the upcoming Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in…
Vincent Keymer vs Arjun Erigaisi (Special Arrangements) Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi and tournament leader Vincent Keymer played to a draw in Round 6 of the Chennai Grand Masters 2025. The German GM maintained his one-point advantage in the Masters standings, with Arjun remaining close behind.American GM Awonder Liang, aged 22, defeated 18-year-old GM Pranav V…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former India cricketer Suresh Raina for questioning tomorrow in connection with the 1xBet case, part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal betting platforms and their celebrity promoters.The probe has already drawn in several high-profile names. On Monday, actor Rana Daggubati appeared before the ED in Hyderabad after seeking a…
MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s decade-old defamation case is set to finally go to trial, with the Madras High Court ordering proceedings to begin on Monday. Dhoni has filed a Rs 100 crore suit against Zee Media Corporation, journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, retired IPS officer G Sampath Kumar,…
AB de Villiers (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images) AB de Villiers has called out IPL franchises for overlooking Dewald Brevis in the IPL 2025 mega auction, branding it a major missed opportunity. “There was such a golden opportunity for IPL teams to pick up Dewald Brevis! Missed out badly. CSK either got very lucky,…
