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FIDE Women’s World Cup final: Humpy draws with Divya in first game

File image of Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh Photo: @AmitShah/ANI Photo Young Indian International Master Divya Deshmukh held her nerves to hold stalwart Koneru Humpy to a draw in game 1 of the FIDE Women’s World Cup final, with both players having their share of opportunities to take the lead here on Saturday. The draw […]

Kapil Dev chooses Ravindra Jadeja over Ben Stokes as top all-rounder; says ‘I think he is performing far better’

Kapil Dev, India’s first World Cup-winning captain, recently picked his preferred all-rounder in a comparison between Ravindra Jadeja and Ben Stokes. Speaking at the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) event, he also gave his take on Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness, Shubman Gill’s captaincy in the ongoing Test match against England, and an ambitious 2025 schedule […]

WCL 2025: Shikhar Dhawan turns back the clock with a masterful 91 vs Australia Champions; Yusuf Pathan goes ballistic | Cricket News

Shikhar Dhawan and Yusuf Pathan In the World Championship of Legends 2025, India Champions put up a strong total of 203 for 4 against Australia Champions after being asked to bat first. The innings was built around unbeaten knocks from Shikhar Dhawan and Yusuf Pathan. Dhawan stayed till the end with 91 runs off 60 […]

No takers for Manchester United rejects: Amorim ready to reintegrate exiled stars

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has expressed his willingness to reintegrate a group of out-of-favour players into the first-team squad if the club fails to secure suitable transfer offers for them this summer. Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony, and Tyrell Malacia have all been excluded from the squad currently on pre-season tour in the United […]

Australia goes past India to achieve rare feat in T20Is after memorable night against WI

Basseterre [St Kitts], July 26 (ANI): Australia breezed past India and South Africa and etched its name in the history books for toppling the record for most successful chases of 200-plus targets in T20Is following a run fest in the third fixture against the West Indies. Tim David brought thunder down the ground with his […]

IND vs ENG: Jasprit Bumrah’s staircase stumble triggers major injury scare for India – Watch | Cricket News

Jasprit Bumrah (Video grab) NEW DELHI: India were dealt a major injury scare on Day 3 of the fourth Test in Manchester, as pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah appeared to hurt his left ankle in a concerning moment caught on camera. A video that quickly went viral showed Bumrah stumbling while walking up the stairs during […]

Jasprit Bumrah benefits massively when there’s support at other end, fourth Test slightly beyond India: Trott

Former England cricketer Jonathan Trott observed that India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah benefits massively when there is support at the other end but feels the ongoing fourth Test in Manchester is now ‘slightly beyond’ the visitors. | Photo Credit: AP Former England cricketer Jonathan Trott observed that India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah benefits massively when […]

Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh: All you need to know about Chess World Cup final

History will be made on Saturday, 26 July, as the final of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 kicks off with an all-Indian showdown between Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy. This marks the first time ever that two Indian players will face each other in the final of the prestigious event. Following a rest day […]

Asia Junior Badminton Championships: Tanvi, Vennala assure India of first-ever double in women’s singles

Indian shuttlers Tanvi Sharma and Vennala Kalagotla assured the country of two medals after storming into the singles semifinals at the Badminton Asia Junior Individual Championships here on Friday (July 25, 2025). With both shuttlers assured of at least a bronze, India has secured an unprecedented two women’s singles medals in a single edition of […]

‘Hell be driven to make it to number one’: Pope on Root toppling Tendulkar as top run-getter in Tests

Manchester [UK], July 26 (ANI): England batter Ollie Pope felt Joe Root could go on to break the record of legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar to become the highest run getter in Test cricket after Root surpassed former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest run scorer in the longest format. Root achieved this […]