Diogo Jota (left) and Ruben Neves celebrating Portugal’s Nations League triumph; Neves’ tattoo paying homage to his late friend. Portugal’s first international camp since the tragic death of Diogo Jota was marked by a deeply emotional gesture from his close friend and teammate Ruben Neves. The 28-year-old midfielder unveiled a striking tattoo on the back…
Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Shardul Thakur at CoE in Bengaluru (Image credit: Manuja Veerappa/TOI) Fitness, yo-yo and Bronco have become the buzzwords in Indian cricket circles as the leading names were at the Board of Control for Cricket in India‘s (BCCI) Centre of Excellence (CoE) to undergo fitness assessment after a long…
South Africa batsman Aiden Markram (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) South Africa vice-captain Aiden Markram was in sensational form as he smashed a 23-ball fifty against England in the first ODI of the three-match series at Headingley, Leeds, on Tuesday. The right-handed batter took particular delight in targeting debutant pacer Sonny Baker, sending him repeatedly…
Team India (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) Team India will compete in the Asia Cup 2025 without a lead sponsor, meaning the word ‘India’ will appear bigger and brighter on the jerseys of Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill and others. The change comes after fantasy sports platform Dream11 terminated its contract with the BCCI last month,…
Hasan Nawaz of Pakistan dismissed by Noor Ahmad of Afghanistan (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal continued their rich form with successive half-centuries to lead Afghanistan to an 18-run victory over Pakistan in the T20 tri-series on Tuesday. The spin trio of captain Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and left-arm spinner Noor…
Yosha Iglesias becomes new French women’s champion (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: In the south of Russia lies a beautiful port-side city named Sochi, a place where the Black Sea meets snow-capped mountains.For a young teenager named Yosha Iglesias, who arrived there in 2004 with little more than a chessboard’s worth of dreams, the city became…
A one-minute silence was observed at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium before the start of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Tri-Series match (Image credit: Emirates Cricket Board) NEW DELHI: A one-minute silence was observed at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium before the start of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Tri-Series match, in memory of the victims of the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan and…
South Africa produced a clinical performance to crush England by seven wickets in the opening one-day international at Headingley on Tuesday. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: South Africa produced a clinical performance to crush England by seven wickets in the opening one-day international at Headingley on Tuesday. The contest was effectively decided inside the first half…
5-year-old Aarini Lahoty poses with the trophies she’s won (TOI Photo) Aarini Lahoty, just five years old, has created history by becoming the youngest girl globally to earn FIDE ratings in all three formats – classical, rapid and blitz chess. The Delhi youngster now holds ratings of 1553 (classical), 1550 (rapid) and 1498 (blitz), making…
R Ashwin lauded Nitish Rana for his restraint after the clash with Digvesh Rathi (Images via X/Screengrabs) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has commended Nitish Rana for the way he handled himself after an on-field altercation with Digvesh Rathi during the Delhi Premier League Eliminator. The contest between West Delhi Lions and South Delhi Superstarz…
