Indian national Upasana Gill pleaded with the Indian embassy to help rescue her amid violent protests in Nepal. (Instagram) An Indian woman named Upasana Gill, who traveled to Nepal for a volleyball league, has issued an urgent appeal for help after getting stranded in Pokhara amid violent protests that have claimed at least 19 lives….
India, under MS Dhoni’s captaincy, lifted the Asia Cup in 2010 (ODI format) and again in 2016 (T20I format). (ACC Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s dominance in the Asia Cup has been shaped by legendary captains, with Mahendra Singh Dhoni standing apart as the only skipper to lift the trophy in both formats — ODI and…
D Gukesh (L) is 55th in the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament with three points, following two consecutive losses for the World Champion. NEW DELHI: “Do you know what the Chigorin Club is?” Nikolas Theodorou, D Gukesh’s Round 6 opponent at the FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, was asked on Tuesday.The Greek GM guessed: “People…
Sapna Gill had filed a complaint against Prithvi Shaw in 2023 at the Airport police station, after she was arrested and granted bail in the case. (File photo) A Mumbai sessions court on Tuesday imposed a Rs 100 token cost fine on cricketer Prithvi Shaw for failing to submit his reply in a molestation case…
Sanju Samson (C) alongside Suryakumar Yadav (R) and Rinku Singh (L) in a file photo. (Getty Images) Former India off-spinner R Ashwin has excluded Sanju Samson from his predicted playing XI for India’s Asia Cup 2025 opening match against UAE in Dubai, instead backing Shubman Gill for the opening slot. Ashwin revealed his preferred lineup…
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand high court on Tuesday issued notice to the BCCI on petitions seeking a probe into the alleged misuse of ?12 crore in government funds by the Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU). The funds were meant for organising tournaments.The petitioners cited CAU’s audit report, conducted by an external chartered accountant, which listed ?35…
Nikhat Zareen (Image redit: AIBA) There’s a certain inevitability about Nikhat Zareen when she steps inside the ring. An aura built on years of discipline, setbacks and triumphs. On Tuesday, that aura only grew brighter. The two-time world champion, calm yet ruthless, absorbed an early storm from Japan’s Yuma Nishinaka before flipping the script in…
India were crowned Asia Cup champions after beating South Korea in the final in Rajgir, Bihar. (Image credit: Hockey India) The Indian men’s hockey team secured a historic victory in the Hockey Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday, ending an eight-year wait for the title on home soil. The triumph, led by captain Harmanpreet Singh, not…
Since landing here last week, coach Gautam Gambhir has made players sweat it out in the searing heat. (BCCI Photo) DUBAI: It’s said that overthinking is the art of creating problems that weren’t even there. In cricket nowadays, coaches have taken their obsession with match-ups to another level. Barring the top three, there are no…
Recent fitness evaluations for men’s cricketers ahead of the 2025 Asia Cup still relied on the YoYo test, though the Bronco test is expected to be gradually introduced. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar has advised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) against using the new Bronco fitness…
