Sree Charani of India (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Visakhapatnam: If someone had asked Sree Charani at the start of the year where she would see herself by year-end, representing India in the women’s World Cup would have seemed unlikely. But here she is, the first cricketer from Andhra – men or women – to…
Prithvi Shaw had a four-ball-duck to show for his Ranji Trophy in Maharashtra vs Kerala. (Screenshot) Maharashtra had a disastrous start to their 2025/26 Ranji Trophy campaign against Kerala at the Green Field Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, collapsing to 5/4 in the fourth over with Prithvi Shaw getting out for zero on his Maharashtra…
Chennai: At 39, when most athletes have already retired, Joshna Chinappa is showing no signs of stopping. On Monday, India’s evergreen squash star clinched her first PSA Challenger title in a decade, her 11th Tour title overall, with a win over Haya Ali in the final of the Japan Open. Joshna overcame players who were…
Pratika Rawal is India’s leading run-scorer in the ongoing Women’s ODI World Cup. NEW DELHI: Psychology is a scientific study of the mind and behaviour that helps explain how people think, act and respond — and India’s star opener Pratika Rawal seems to have mastered that balance between mind and sport. A psychology graduate with…
New Delhi: Culture lives quietly at the Delhi Golf Club, hidden between shadows of neem trees and red sandstone domes, in the hush of a golf club swing and the echo of a peacock’s call. It’s not just a golf course; it’s a dialogue between sport and history. As the DP World India Championship comes…
Shubhankar Sharma of India (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) New Delhi: There is a familiar rhythm to Shubhankar Sharma’s return to the Delhi Golf Club. The gentle rustle of neem and peepal leaves, the distant calls of various birds and the golden October sunlight slicing through the trees that line the fairways. For Shubhankar, who…
With both the Indian men’s and women’s team out of medal contention from the Asian Table Tennis Team Competition, coach Massimo Costantini tried-and-tested the squad at his disposal during their matches on Tuesday at Kalinga Stadium Indoor Athletics Centre in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. While the men’s team won one and lost another to finish sixth,…
Top seed Tanvi Sharma during her first girls’ singles match in Guwahati on Tuesday “Now is the time to prove themselves,” India doubles coach Ivan Sozonov told TOI from Guwahati after another fulfilling day on the court for the hosts at the BWF World Junior Championships on Tuesday. And the young Indian shuttlers proved their…
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) three-member committee, constituted to investigate Lovlina Borgohain’s allegations of rude behaviour by Boxing Federation of India’s (BFI) executive director Arun Malik, has prima facie found no evidence of ‘gender-discriminatory’ behaviour by the retired Armyman towards the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer, TOI has learnt. The committee, which comprised…
Cristiano Ronaldo gestures after scoring for Portugal against Hungary in a FIFA World Cup Qualifier. (AP) Cristiano Ronaldo set a new World Cup qualifying record, but Hungary rescued a late 2-2 draw, denying Portugal qualification for next year’s tournament with two games left. After Attila Szalai opened the scoring for Hungary, Ronaldo’s first-half double put…
