Jasprit Bumrah bowls during the Test series against England. (Getty Images) New Delhi: In a few days’ time, the spotlight will again be back on Jasprit Bumrah.The keyboard warriors and YouTube yappers have already started debating how many games he will play in the Asia Cup. Whether he will feature only in the big matches…
Nick Kyrgios (L) has been on the sidelines due to multiple injuries while Aryna Sabalenka is into the 2025 US Open semifinals. (AP/Getty Images) Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has claimed he would easily defeat women’s World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in a proposed “Battle of the Sexes” match potentially scheduled for January in Hong…
Muhammad Waseem of UAE bats (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Muhammad Waseem will captain UAE’s 17-member squad in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, starting September 9 in Abu Dhabi. UAE has been drawn in Group A alongside India, Oman, and Pakistan.The UAE team begins their campaign against India at the Dubai International Stadium on September…
Amit Mishra of India (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images) 42-year-old Indian cricket veteran Amit Mishra has finally called time on his professional cricket career after 25 years of service to the sport.The leg-spinner’s international career included 22 Tests, 36 ODIs, and 10 T20Is, where he claimed 76, 64, and 16 wickets respectively. He announced his…
Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (L) and two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen. As the Women’s World Boxing Championships kick off in Liverpool, all 10 Indian women pugilists — including Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen — have been cleared to compete. The clearance came after they successfully underwent genetic sex…
World Chess Champion D Gukesh (Norway Chess via PTI Photo) The build-up to the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand has taken a dramatic turn after Uzbekistan’s top Grandmaster, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, delivered a bold statement aimed directly at reigning World Champion D Gukesh.In a light-hearted segment with FIDE’s media team, Abdusattorov was asked to share…
Shikhar Dhawan (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its ongoing investigation into an alleged money laundering case linked to the online betting platform 1xBet. Officials confirmed that the 39-year-old cricketer has been asked to appear before the agency on Thursday for…
Pop icon Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce. (Image credits: IG/X) NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell revealed on NBC’s Today show that pop star Taylor Swift, who recently got engaged to Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce, might perform at the upcoming Super Bowl. The announcement came on Wednesday, a day before the NFL season opener…
Iga Swiatek of Poland (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Iga Swiatek’s run in the 2025 US Open met with a shocking end on Wednesday as Amanda Anisimova powered past her 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals. It was a rematch of July’s Wimbledon final, where Swiatek had crushed the American 6-0, 6-0. This time, Anisimova dictated play with…
Yuki Bhambri and Nikola Mektic (Agency Photo) Indian tennis sensation Yuki Bhambri and his Kiwi partner Michael Venus have continued their historic run, now advancing to the men’s doubles semifinals at the US Open 2025 on Wednesday.They defeated the 11th seeds Nikola Mektic and Rajeev Ram in a straight-sets victory of 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 at…
