Kuldeep Yadav of India celebrates with team mates after dismissing Muhammad Waseem of UAE during the Asia Cup match between India and United Arab Emirates at Dubai International Stadium on September 10, 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) India’s bowlers delivered a ruthless performance to set up a thrilling nine-wicket…
Al-Ahli, currently eighth in the Saudi Pro League, face Al-Ettifaq this Friday as Toney leads their attacking hopes/ image:X After a prolific debut season in Saudi Arabia, Ivan Toney has thrown his full weight behind the Saudi Pro League, claiming it’s now operating at the same level as the Premier League. In a candid interview…
Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav stroll off the field after India’s nine-wicket victory over UAE. (ACC Photo) NEW DELHI: A couple of days before UAE’s Asia Cup 2025 opener against India, Simranjeet Singh wondered if Shubman Gill would even remember him. Gill, now India’s Test captain and T20I vice-captain, had been just a 12-year-old when…
India captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan captain Salman Agha (Image credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: The India–Pakistan cricket rivalry remains one of the fiercest and most storied rivalries in world sport. Every encounter between the two subcontinental giants carries a weight of history, emotion, and expectation, drawing millions of viewers from across the globe. The upcoming…
File photo of India and Pakistan fans. (Image credit: AFP) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to urgently list a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking cancellation of the upcoming India vs Pakistan cricket match scheduled for September 14 in Dubai as part of the Asia Cup. The petition, filed by four law students led by…
Suryakumar Yadav has a better winning percentage as India captain than his predecessors. (Getty Images) India secured a commanding nine-wicket victory over UAE in their Asia Cup opener in Dubai on Wednesday, with Kuldeep Yadav’s exceptional spin bowling dismantling the hosts for just 57 runs in 13.1 overs before India chased down the target in…
File photo of England’s Ben Proud during the 2018 Commonwealth Games. (AP) British Olympic silver medalist Ben Proud has become the first athlete from his country to join the Enhanced Games, a controversial competition allowing performance-enhancing drugs, scheduled for May 2026 in Las Vegas. The 30-year-old swimmer, who won silver at Paris 2024, will be…
Nupur Sheoran confirmed a medal for India by moving into the Women’s 80+kg quarterfinals at World Boxing Championships. (Photo: WORLD BOXING) Indian boxers Jaismine Lamboria and Nupur Sheoran secured medals at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool on Wednesday, while two-time champion Nikhat Zareen lost her quarter-final bout to Turkey’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu in the…
Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem showdown marks the latest chapter in a rivalry between the neighboring nations (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: It’s a week of intense India-Pakistan rivalry, and the spotlight won’t be limited to cricket. While the two nations clash in a mouth-watering Asia Cup match on Sunday, attention will also turn to…
Shubman Gill (L) with his friend, confidante and side arm specialist Avinash Kumar. (Image: Special Arrangement) Dubai: For years, Ram Vilas Shah, a migrant labourer from Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, sold fruit juice on his rehri (cart) outside Gate No. 1 of the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. His daily customers were a young batter by…
