Injuries are a part of the game; injury substitutes are unnecessary

Had England won the final Test at the Oval, it is possible that without facing a single delivery, their No.11 might have emerged as hero. Chris Woakes walking out gingerly, his left arm in a sling hidden under his sweater was already one of the heroic sights of the series; at Old Trafford Rishabh Pant […]

West Indies cricket battles funding crisis as glory days fade into distant memory

The once-unstoppable West Indies cricket team – an empire that ruled the 1980s and early 2000s with titans like Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd, Michael Holding, and Brian Lara – now stands as a shadow of its former self. The decline is not just painful; it is catastrophic. In 2020, an audit uncovered a “massive hole” […]

ED summons Suresh Raina in connection with betting app case | Cricket News

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former India cricketer Suresh Raina for questioning tomorrow in connection with the 1xBet case, part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal betting platforms and their celebrity promoters.The probe has already drawn in several high-profile names. Suresh Raina announces retirement from all formats of cricket On Monday, actor Rana Daggubati […]

Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for 13th time, clears 6.29m

Pole vault superstar Mondo Duplantis broke his own world record for the 13th time after clearing 6.29m to headline the Istvn Gyulai Memorial – a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting – in Budapest on Tuesday (12). The Swedish vaulter, returning to the scene of his 2023 World Championships triumph, was pushed all the way […]

Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium may lose Women’s World Cup matches

Change in plan: The stadium was scheduled to host four 2025 Women’s CWC matches.  | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru could lose hosting rights for the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup, which commences next month.  It is understood that the Bengaluru city police denied permission for the […]

Parliament passes National Sports Bill after extensive discussion

The National Sports Governance Bill was on Tuesday passed by the Parliament with Rajya Sabha giving its nod a mere 24 hours after Lok Sabha, marking a historic first for India’s sports administration that is now set to be regulated by a national board and have its own dispute resolution mechanism. The National Anti-Doping (Amendment) […]

After 11 years, MS Dhoni’s Rs 100-crore defamation case to finally go to trial | Cricket News

MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s decade-old defamation case is set to finally go to trial, with the Madras High Court ordering proceedings to begin on Monday. Dhoni has filed a Rs 100 crore suit against Zee Media Corporation, journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, retired IPS officer G Sampath Kumar, […]

Team India Test captain Shubman Gill named the ICC men’s Player of the Month for July 2025 | Cricket News

Shubman Gill has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for July 2025 after his record-breaking performance in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The Indian Test captain secured the award ahead of England’s Ben Stokes and South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder.The 25-year-old Indian captain demonstrated exceptional form in July, accumulating 567 runs at an average of […]

Sabalenka survives three-hour Cincinnati struggle with Raducanu

Aryna Sabalenka is congratulated by Emma Raducanu after their match during the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Centre on August 11, 2025 in Mason, Ohio. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka fought through a three-hour battle to hold off an inspired Emma Raducanu 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 7-6 (7/5) on Monday […]