Vincent Keymer and M Pranesh (Right to left) GM M Pranesh secured the Challengers title at the Chennai Grand Masters 2025, earning a spot in next year’s Masters section. Despite losing his final round to IM Harshavardhan GB, his earlier performance was strong enough to maintain his lead.The 19-year-old champion stayed ahead of GM Abhimanyu…
MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma NEW DELHI: In 2025, Indian cricket entered a new leadership phase, with three different captains across formats. Ahead of the five-Test series in England, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket, paving the way for Shubman Gill to take over as India’s red-ball skipper. Gill’s first assignment…
NEW DELHI: Former Sri Lankan domestic cricketer Saliya Saman has been banned from all cricket for five years after an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code.Saman was among eight individuals charged in September 2023 for violating the Code. His ban is backdated to 13 September 2023,…
Neeraj Chopra and Himani Mor (Photo @Neeraj_chopra1 on X) Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra’s wife, Himani Mor, has taken a major turn in her professional journey, stepping away from tennis to pursue a career in sports business.Himani, a former professional tennis player, decided to close the chapter on her playing career to focus on building…
MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Five years ago, on this day, India’s legendary captain and wicketkeeper MS Dhoni bid farewell to international cricket, drawing the curtains on a career that transformed the landscape of Indian cricket. At exactly 7:29 pm on August 15, 2020, Dhoni stunned the cricketing world with a brief Instagram…
FC Barcelona players pose for a team photo prior to the Joan Gamper Trophy match vs Como1907 at Estadi Johan Cruyff (Photo by Judit Cartiel/Getty Images) While Barcelona thrilled on their way to winning La Liga last season, scoring 102 goals in the process, coach Hansi Flick accepts this season his team need to improve…
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates taking the wicket of Steve Smith of Australia during game five of the ODI series match vs Australia. He returned figures of 2/40 in 10 overs (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images) Jasprit Bumrah’s rise to the top of India’s pace attack has been undisputed. Known for his distinctive action, accuracy and ability…
Armand Duplantis of Sweden (Tamas Vasvari/MTI via AP) Mumbai: Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis is the man who keeps rewriting the numbers in pole vault. ‘Numbers’ is putting it very lightly. They’re World Records, and he has set 13 of them. But ask him about the one number everyone wants to know, his ultimate limit, and he…
Representational Image of a Track field. Bengaluru: With the World Athletics Council approving new regulations for athletes to compete in the women’s category for world ranking competitions, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has informed top athletes and coaches that all female athletes who make the grade should undergo ‘SRY gene test’ to be eligible…
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and team mates celebrate their 2-1 series win after the 3rd Women’s ODI vs England. The visitors also won the T20I series 3-2 (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) England women’s head coach Charlotte Edwards remains confident her side can beat any opposition at the upcoming 50-over World Cup despite back-to-back series…
