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Asia Cup 2025: Bangladesh name Liton Das-led squad; wicketkeeper-batter returns after 3 years | Cricket News

Bangladesh named a 16-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup. (Pic credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh on Friday announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, with Litton Das set to continue as captain and wicketkeeper-batter Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan making a return after almost three years.Nurul, 31, last featured in the format during […]

Where is Shubman Gill? Latest post by star batter has fans buzzing – See pictures | Cricket News

Shubman Gill shared pictures of himself on Instagram (Screengrab) Shubman Gill, recently named India’s vice-captain for the upcoming T20 Asia Cup, gave fans a glimpse into his time off as he shared pictures from a vacation. Posting on Instagram, the 25-year-old wrote, “Never miss the chance to catch a sunset,” alongside a couple of images […]

Is BCCI safe? Sports sponsorships in limbo as online money gaming ban hits

The newly passed Online Gaming Bill, known as the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill 2025, has sent shockwaves through India’s sports and gaming ecosystem. By imposing a blanket ban on real-money games (RMG) online, the legislation is poised to disrupt a thriving sector that has become a major source of sports sponsorships, particularly […]

Asian Shooting Championship: Elavenil Valarivan strikes 10m air rifle gold

File photo of Elavenil Valarivan | Photo Credit: The Hindu Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan clinched the gold medal in women’s 10m air rifle competition of the 16th Asian Championships in Shymkent on Friday (August 22, 2025) with a characteristically composed performance in the final. The 26-year-old from Tamil Nadu, who has won multiple gold medals […]

Women’s World Cup 2025: Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium replaces Chinnaswamy as 4th Indian venue – check updated fixtures

The matches scheduled to be held at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy stadium will now be held at DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai in the upcoming Women’s World Cup 2025, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday, along with an updated list of fixtures. DY Patil stadium thus joins other venues – ACA Stadium (Guwahati), Holkar […]

‘Cricket chhod ke maulana ban jaa’: Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan trolled after comical dismissal | Cricket News

Mohammad Rizwan (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Things are not going Pakistan’s star wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan’s way. After being dropped from the Asia Cup squad and demoted in the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) central contracts, his poor run has now extended to the Caribbean Premier League.Playing for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Rizwan managed only 3 […]

India left-arm spinner Gouher Sultana retires from all forms of cricket

India left-arm spinner Gouher Sultana has announced her retirement from all forms of cricket. Sultana made her international debut during an ODI against Pakistan in 2008 and went on to represent the country in 50 ODIs and 37 T20Is. Her last appearance for the country came during the Women’s T20 World Cup 2014 against Pakistan. […]

Rahul Dravid’s dig at R Ashwin: ‘Coaching Aussies? Mitchell Starc knows Tamil’ | Cricket News

R Ashwin and Rahul Dravid NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Rahul Dravid and senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revisited a controversial moment from the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy during the latest episode of Kutti Stories with Ash. The incident revolved around Ashwin facing backlash for allegedly helping Australia through a Tamil-language YouTube video on playing spin […]

How MLBs upcoming deals will change how you watch out-of-market, Sunday night and Wild Card games

When ESPN opted out of its contract with Major League Baseball in February, the network was hoping to get a reworked package at a lower cost while Commissioner Rob Manfred thought the sport could optimize its rights in the short term for Home Run Derby and Wild Card round. In the end, both parties may […]

Sinquefield Cup: Gukesh held by Sevian, Praggnanandhaa draws with Abdusattorov

R Praggnanandhaa. Photo: X@rpraggnachess World champion D Gukesh was held to a draw by the lone wild card Samuel Sevian of United States, while fellow Indian R Praggnanandhaa also split the point with Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup here. With his second draw in as many days, Praggnanadhaa […]