NEW DELHI: Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed that he has already registered for one of the overseas franchise leagues, days after calling time on his storied Indian Premier League (IPL) career.Ashwin, who announced his IPL retirement through social media earlier this week, ended with 187 wickets in 221 matches across 16 seasons, finishing…
India’s bowler Mohammed Shami (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) India pacer Mohammed Shami has once again found his personal life under the spotlight. Shami married Hasin Jahan in 2014, but the couple began living separately four years later. Over the years, Jahan has publicly accused Shami and his family of both mental and physical harassment. Earlier this…
Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Image – X) The Indian Test team has entered a new era following the retirements of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and most recently Cheteshwar Pujara. The transition signals a generational shift, with a young squad led by Shubman Gill demonstrating their readiness after drawing the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in…
Naomi Osaka returns the ball during her second round match at the 2025 US Open. (AP) A heated exchange between tennis players Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko at the US Open has sparked controversy, with Ostapenko saying the American player had “no class” and “no education”. The incident, which occurred after Townsend’s straight-sets victory on…
Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh (Video grab) NEW DELHI: The Harbhajan Singh–Sreesanth altercation remains one of the darkest and most talked-about chapters in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Nearly 18 years later, the infamous “slap-gate” episode has once again come into focus after former IPL chairman Lalit Modi claimed to possess unseen footage…
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha during press confrence. (Image-X) Pakistan’s new T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has become the centre of attention ahead of the Asia Cup after his reaction during a pre-series press conference went viral. Agha, who is leading a young side following the exclusion of senior stars Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan,…
Goa will host the FIDE World Cup from October 30 until November 27. The state last hosted a big chess event in 2002 where Governor of Goa KN Sahani presented the Junior’s Cup to Levon Aronian. (FIDE Photo by Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: After a long wait that at times seemed never-ending, FIDE, the governing…
India’s Manpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh and others during a warm-up session ahead of the upcoming Men’s Asia Cup Hockeytournament (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) The Indian men’s hockey team will begin their Asia Cup 2025 campaign today when Harmanpreet Singh leads the side against China at the Rajgir Hockey Complex in Bihar. The last time…
Rohit Sharma of India (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary has made a striking claim about the introduction of the Bronco Test in Indian cricket, suggesting it could be aimed at keeping Rohit Sharma out of the team. The new fitness benchmark, implemented under India’s strength and conditioning coach Adrian Le…
Goa will host the FIDE World Cup from October 30 until November 27. The state last hosted a big chess event in 2002 where Governor of Goa KN Sahani presented the Junior’s Cup to Levon Aronian. (FIDE Photo by Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: After a long wait that at times seemed never-ending, FIDE, the governing…
