Key role: India will be well served by Pratika’s consistency at the top of the order. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: VIJAY SONEJI The Women in Blue have never kissed a World Cup. Of any kind, actually – the 50-over one, or the 20. The ODI World Cup, which starts on September 30 and is […]
Thimphu, Aug 20 (PTI) A clinical India thrashed Nepal 7-0 in their opening match of the SAFF U17 Women’s Championship, with three players scoring a brace each, here on Wednesday. Nira Chanu Longjam (25th, 56th), Abhista Basnett (16th, 41st), and Anushka Kumari (37th, 62nd) scored twice, while captain Julan Nongmaithem (45 1) struck once to […]
The best national athletes in the country will vie for the 24 gold medals at stake in the inaugural Khelo India Water Sports Festival (KIWSF) to be held at the iconic Dal Lake in Srinagar. The three-day event will see more than 400 compete for the medals events – rowing, canoeing and kayaking. The Khelo […]
File Pic: Vinod Kambli (TOI Photo) Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli continues to battle health challenges, with his younger brother Virendra Kambli offering an emotional update on his condition. Kambli, who represented India in 17 Tests and 104 ODIs, was admitted to Akruti Hospital in Thane in December 2024 due to a urinary infection and […]
Indian chess icon Viswanathan Anand is set to renew his legendary rivalry with Russian great Garry Kasparov, while reigning world champion D Gukesh will face Magnus Carlsen in the Clutch Chess exhibition matches this October in St Louis, USA. The headline fixture will see Anand and Kasparov, two of the game’s greatest ever players, lock […]
In a significant development, the names of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are missing from the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI Rankings for batters, released on Wednesday, thus sparking confusion among the fans. The Indian batting stalwarts have retired from Tests and T20Is but are still active cricketers in ODIs, having last played in […]
The The return of Shubman Gill, especially as the vice-captain of the Indian T20I side, has been the talking point since the BCCI announced a 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2025 on Tuesday. Gill, who last played a T20I for India in 2024, was rewarded with a spot in the continental showpiece following his […]
Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal (X) Former India spinner R Ashwin admitted that he was a bit shocked not to see the names of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer in Suryakumar Yadav-led 15-member squad for the Asia Cup.The Asia Cup will begin on September 9, with defending champions India set to face hosts United Arab […]
India captain Shubman Gill speaks during a press conference at Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, Tuesday July 1, 2025. AP/PTI(AP07_01_2025_000278A) Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has predicted that Shubman Gill might end up leading the team in T20Is as well, after the 25-year-old was elevated as the team’s vice-captain for the Asia Cup.“Not surprising at all. He […]
India batter Prithvi Shaw has made it clear that he doesn’t want anyone’s sympathy as he charts his way back into the national reckoning. Determined to start from the basics, the 24-year-old believes in working his way up again — and his fresh journey with Maharashtra has already been boosted by a century in the […]
