Category: Sports

With cricket set to return to the Olympics, the European T20 Premier League, backed by the cricket’s governing body ICC, aims to transform associate cricket by bringing elite global stars to Europe. Backed by Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan and featuring names like Steve Waugh, Mitchell Santner and Glenn Maxwell, ETPL…

Emotional Saina Nehwal announced her retirement from badminton, citing a chronic knee condition that prevents her from competing at the highest level. The 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist, India’s first in badminton, expressed gratitude for the love and support received throughout her illustrious career. She remains optimistic about India’s future…

India’s ODI series loss to New Zealand has put captain Shubman Gill’s leadership under scrutiny. Former spinner R Ashwin said India lacked clarity in using bowling resources during crucial middle overs. Comparing Gill to Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni, Ashwin felt India failed to apply timely pressure, questioned Kuldeep Yadav’s…

India face a resurgent New Zealand in a T20 series, a crucial test for the T20 World Cup squad. Captain Suryakumar Yadav seeks to regain form amidst batting concerns, while Ishan Kishan is set to bat at number three. New Zealand, buoyed by recent successes, aims for a T20 hat-trick…

Bangladesh captain Litton Das questioned his team’s T20 World Cup participation after Rangpur Riders’ BPL exit, criticising slow pitches and saying, “Are you sure we are going to play in the World Cup?” He confirmed the BCB has not discussed the issue with him. The uncertainty follows Bangladesh rejecting ICC…

Sanjay Manjrekar defended coach Gautam Gambhir after India’s ODI series loss to New Zealand, urging fans not to overreact. He said bilateral ODIs hold little value today and are often forgotten quickly. Manjrekar stressed that only World Cups truly matter in 50-over cricket and that poor results in smaller series…

Jemimah Rodrigues’s unbeaten 51 guided Delhi Capitals to a crucial seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the WPL. Chasing 155, Delhi recovered from a middle-overs wobble, with Marizanne Kapp finishing in style. Earlier, Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 66 not out lifted Mumbai, whose powerplay struggles continued in their fourth loss. …

Sunrisers Eastern Cape have been to the SA20 playoffs each season. Twice they’ve been champions, once the runners-up and their fate this season is still to be decided. They come into the knockouts as the table-toppers this edition. Central to their success is Eastern Cape’s very own Adrian Birrell. …

India captain Suryakumar Yadav said Ishan Kishan will bat at No. 3 ahead of Shreyas Iyer in the New Zealand T20 series as he is part of India’s T20 World Cup squad and a like-for-like replacement for injured Tilak Varma. Iyer will be considered at No. 5. Suryakumar stressed flexibility…

KL Rahul will return to Ranji Trophy action for Karnataka against Punjab from January 29, while Nitish Kumar Reddy has confirmed availability for Andhra Pradesh’s remaining group games. Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja are also set for domestic outings. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant is likely to miss the second leg of…