India’s Akash Deep celebrates after scoring fifty runs (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Indian pacer Akash Deep describes his first tour of England as smoother than he had imagined, thanks to a coach who believed in him, a supportive captain, and conditions that felt familiar rather than challenging. He shared his thoughts in an interview with PTI….
Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants’ captain Rishabh Pant with team mentor Zaheer Khan during a practice session ahead of the IPL 2025 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants, in Lucknow. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are likely to part ways with mentor Zaheer Khan ahead of the next…
Indian community stages protests in Ireland over racist attack. Former Ireland cricketer Kevin O’Brien has condemned the recent racist attacks against Indians in Ireland through a statement posted on social media platform X. His statement follows Irish President Michael D. Higgins’ denunciation of these incidents, highlighting the significant contributions of the Indian community to Irish…
Khalid Jamil will begin his first training camp on August 15 at the Dravid-Padukone Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru (Image via X/@IndianFootball) Khalid Jamil has been named the new head coach of the Indian Senior Men’s National Football Team on a two-year contract, with the option of extending for another year, the All India…
India’s Akash Deep (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) According to PTI, Indian Test cricketer Akash Deep has been ruled out of the upcoming Duleep Trophy tournament for East Zone, with Assam pacer Mukhtar Hussain named as his replacement. The Bengal fast bowler, who recently participated in India’s drawn Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series against England, showed signs of discomfort…
Logo of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). The Indian Olympic Association formally approved India’s bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games during its Special General Meeting (SGM) in New Delhi on Wednesday. The bid proposal features Ahmedabad as the host city, with India already having submitted an Expression of Interest and needing to submit final…
Shane Warne for Australia in 2005 (Image via Getty Images) Australian leg-spinner Alana King recalled a special childhood memory of meeting her idol, the late Shane Warne, and how his simple words have stayed with her throughout her cricketing journey. King, who represents Australia internationally and plays domestic cricket for Western Australia and Perth Scorchers,…
Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal New Delhi: Weeks before the team for the T20 World Cup was picked in 2024, Shubman Gill had given a mild reminder to the selectors. “If they want to ignore 800-plus runs in the IPL, then good luck to them,” Gill had said, referring to his 890-run IPL…
Sushil Kumar at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted to Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar in connection with the 2021 murder of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar at Delhi’s Chhatrasal Stadium. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar…
Chennai: The debate over abolishing the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title has its pieces set on opposite squares. While legendary Judit Polgar has thrown her weight behind it, Indian star Tania Sachdev, a WGM herself, believes there’s no need to take away the titles as they encourage many young girls. “I don’t think I’m particularly against…
