Harmanpreet Kaur won India their first Women’s World Cup on Sunday, when they beat South Africa in the final. (Instagram) Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur commemorated her team’s historic ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 victory by getting a special tattoo featuring the World Cup trophy along with the numbers 2025 and 52, representing…
Reigning World Champion D Gukesh and Abhimanyu Mishra of the USA — the youngest Grandmaster in chess history (Image credit: FIDE File) Panaji: At 12 years, 4 months and 25 days, Abhimanyu Mishra, an Indian-origin player from the US, became the youngest chess Grandmaster in the world. At 10, he was the youngest International Master…
Harmanpreet Kaur (@BCCIWomen X/ANI Photo) Harmanpreet Kaur’s incredible journey from leading India to their first Women’s ODI World Cup title in 2025 will soon be celebrated in a unique way. The Indian captain is set to be honoured with a wax statue at Jaipur’s historic Nahargarh Fort, bringing her World Cup legacy from the cricket…
Panaji: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand responded to the death of Daniel Naroditsky by assuring action over “unfounded allegations” made by Vladimir Kramnik without significant evidence.Former world champion Kramnik, who won the title from Garry Kasparov in 2000 and then lost it to Anand in 2008, has been the most prolific cheat proclaimer in recent…
Nagpur: As the stadium erupted after India’s victory on Sunday night, it was star batter Jemimah Rodrigues who tracked him down in the cacophony.She wrapped him in a hug that was more eloquent than words — gratitude, relief, joy. Aniruddha Deshpande, the team’s performance analyst, joined in the celebrations but skirted the arc lights. His…
India’s Shafali Verma plays a shot during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final match between India and South Africa in Navi Mumbai, India, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) At the start of the women’s World Cup, which she can now call her own, Shafali Verma was out of the reckoning. An injury…
Harmanpreet Kaur of India celebrates with the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup trophy alongside team mates following victory in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 Final match between India and South Africa at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy on November 02, 2025 in Navi Mumbai, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Drenched in…
Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah (PTI) India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah have both been sanctioned by the ICC for their actions during the tense India–Pakistan encounters at the Asia Cup 2025. While the disciplinary action sparked headlines for its political and emotional undertones, it also carries a small but notable…
Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. relish their big moment with the trophy (BCCI | X) A century ago — 101 years, to be precise — when Nora Polley was preparing to serve on the tennis courts of the 1924 Paris Olympics, and becoming in the process the first woman to represent India in international sport, she…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo/Armando Franca) Cristiano Ronaldo has once again opened up about his life, legacy, and what lies ahead after football — in a candid new chat with British broadcaster Piers Morgan. The Portuguese superstar, who famously gave a fiery interview to Morgan in 2022 that led to his Manchester United exit, appeared…
