Rajgir: For nearly half-an-hour, the Indian men’s hockey team waited on the turf under the hot afternoon sun unable to begin their practice session as their sticks were getting checked by the officials as is the norm ahead of a tournament.Safe to say it wasn’t something that they enjoyed doing but it certainly helped them…
Bengaluru: Central Zone’s Danish Malewar (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Bengaluru: The Central Zone versus NorthEast Zone Duleep Trophy quarterfinal match here again raised the question if the latter team truly belongs among elite domestic units. The opening day turned out to be a lop-sided contest, with the Central batters making merry against an uninspiring bowling attack….
Duleep Trophy 2025 Live Score: North Zone finished at 308/6 in 75.2 overs against East Zone on day one of the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal, thanks largely to Ayush Badoni’s attacking half-century. With Shubman Gill sidelined due to fever, Ankit Kumar captained North Zone and shared a steady 49-run opening stand with Shubham Khajuria. However, left-arm…
Velavan Senthilkumar (Image – X) New Delhi: The motley crowd inside the squash hall of the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Thursday was firmly rooting for top seed Abhay Singh to add another national title to his kitty. But second seed Velavan Senthilkumar had other plans. The 27-year-old, facing his perennial rival in the…
Duleep Trophy 2025 Live Score: Central Zone dominated proceedings on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy quarter-final against North East Zone, thanks to a scintillating partnership between Danish Malewar and Rajat Patidar. By stumps in Bengaluru, the scoreboard read 432 for 2 in just 77 overs, with rain bringing an abrupt end to the…
Mohammed Shami bowls a delivery during a Duleep Trophy 2025 (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Bengaluru: Mohammed Shami is barely a week away from his 35th birthday and much slower than he once was, but the fire within hasn’t dimmed. Neither has the tenacity to fight. With several of his illustrious teammates having called it a day…
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu of Team India (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) PV Sindhu, who had struggled to find her rhythm in the first two rounds, hit top form on Thursday. The 2019 world champion looked in complete control as she knocked out second seed Wang Zhi Yi of China in straight games and entered the…
CSK’s R Ashwin with teamamtes celebrates (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) Ravichandran Ashwin has opened up on his sudden decision to call time on his Indian Premier League career. The veteran off-spinner, who retired from international cricket in December 2024, announced earlier this week that he was also stepping away from the IPL, signing off with…
File Pic: Lucknow Super Giants’ pacer Prince Yadav with captain Rishabh Pant. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Every bowler – spinner or pacer – remembers his first wicket. For Delhi quick Prince Yadav, the answer comes instantly: Travis Head. The Lucknow Super Giants pacer marked his maiden IPL scalp with a searing yorker that shattered the…
File Pic: MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli Former New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner has opened up about one of the defining contests of his career — the 2014 Auckland Test against India — where he exposed Virat Kohli’s early struggles with the short ball but admitted that MS Dhoni appeared to have decoded his tactics.Speaking…
