India’s Abhishek Sharma (Creimas/Asian Cricket Council via PTI Photo) After a scintillating performance against Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super 4s clash on Sunday, Abhishek Sharma received some priceless advice from one of India’s greatest batsmen. The young opener starred with a blistering 74 off 39 balls, striking six fours and five sixes, helping India…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, walks past Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha at the toss. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India and Bangladesh have made winning starts to their Super Fours campaigns in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 in the UAE, but the race to the final is still wide open. Defending champions India extended their dominance…
Umpires mediate between India’s and Pakistani players (AP/PTI) Dubai : Fiery exchanges, audacious strokes, dropped catches, and relentless drama — the India-Pakistan Super 4 clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium had it all. The only familiar thing was the result: another dominant Indian win.Pakistan’s bowlers came hard after setting a victory target of 172,…
Satwik-Chirag (X-Bai Media) World champions Seo Seung Jae and Kim Won Ho defeated Asian champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in the final 21-19, 21-15 to pocket the China Masters BWF Super-750 title in Shenzhen on Sunday. The high stakes final between world’s best defence and world’s top attacking pair ended in favour of the…
New Delhi: India’s Smriti Mandhana (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) New Delhi : In the early 1990s, many cricket fans in the country used to switch off their television sets when Sachin Tendulkar got out in ODIs. Their belief was that India’s chances of winning the match were solely dependent on Tendulkar, and they weren’t far off…
Shubman Gill (L) and Abhishek Sharma (R) put the game past Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super 4s. (AP) Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria criticised Pakistan’s loss to India in the Asia Cup Super 4s clash on Sunday, where India chased down Pakistan’s total of 171/5 with a dominant six-wicket victory led by Abhishek Sharma‘s…
Ballon d’Or (Image credit: FIFA) The football world’s spotlight turns to Paris on Monday, 22 September 2025, as the 69th Ballon d’Or ceremony takes centre stage at the Théâtre du Châtelet. The night promises not only the crowning of the best male and female footballers of the 2024/25 season but also recognition across a wide…
India’s Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Dubai : In the searing heat of the Emirates, where the sun shows no mercy, Shubman Gill was an unrelenting presence during India’s Asia Cup preparations at the ICC Academy.Since arriving in early Sept, the 26-yearold has barely missed a session—skipping just one before the UAE clash—as he fine-tuned…
New Delhi: Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas flew to Mumbai early on Sunday morning and filed his nomination for the post of Indian cricket board’s (BCCI) president. He is set to be elected unopposed at the board’s annual general meeting (AGM) on Sept 28 following a dramatic turn of events at a high-profile meeting in…
Shubman Gill, left, and his batting partner Abhishek Sharma. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s young openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill stole the spotlight on Sunday night, guiding their team to a commanding six-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super 4 clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The duo not only…
