Australia’s Travis Head (AP Photo/Gary Day) Travis Head has long been a thorn in India’s flesh, and his latest heroics in the Ashes have only strengthened that reputation. The Australian left-hander has a habit of rising spectacularly when the pressure is at its fiercest, something Indian fans remember all too well from the 2023 ODI…
Boxing gloves (represensational image) New Delhi: Indian boxers are attracted by the huge prize money on offer at the IBA World Championships, due to be held at the Dubai Tennis Stadium from Dec 1 to 14. The tournament, led by Russian official Umar Kremlev and hosted by the International Boxing Association (IBA), will feature prize…
India’s Parveen Hooda (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) New Delhi: For Parveen Hooda, the road back to the ring was far lonelier than any bout she has ever fought. The young boxer had spent nearly two years on the outside — suspended after three whereabouts failures, grappling with the stigma, the self-doubt and the slow grind of…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Guwahati: An Indian wristspinner working his way through a strong batting lineup on a good batting pitch on Day One of a Test match — the idea seems a page out of a long-forgotten novel we once cherished. In an age of raging turners where pitching the ball in…
Nottingham Forest’s Murillo, centre, celebrates (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson) Liverpool’s Premier League campaign continued its downward spiral on Saturday as the defending champions suffered a 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest. Meanwhile, Manchester City’s pursuit of Arsenal was stalled by a 2-1 loss at Newcastle. Liverpool’s sixth defeat of the season leaves them 11th in the…
IND vs SA Live Score: Tristan Stubbs hails Kuldeep Yadav’s masterful delivery in Guwahati Test Tristan Stubbs admitted that Kuldeep Yadav completely outfoxed him with a single delivery on Day One of the second Test in Guwahati, showing that experience and skill can trump familiarity. The Delhi Capitals teammates have faced each other many times…
Pat Cummins takes part in a training session at Cricket Central. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins, sidelined with a lower back injury for four months, announced on Saturday he has a “half a chance” to return for the second Ashes Test against England in Brisbane on December 4, providing a…
Shreyas Iyer (Getty Images) Mumbai: Despite showing signs of recovering well, India’s ODI batter Shreyas Iyer, who suffered a spleen laceration during the Sydney ODI against Australia on October 25, faces a lengthier spell on the sidelines and is likely to be ruled out of India’s home ODI series against New Zealand, which begins in…
Digvesh Rathi in Lucknow Super Giants kits (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) Nitish Rana will lead Delhi in the upcoming 2025-26 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, while wrist-spinner Digvesh Rathi has not been selected for the tournament starting November 26.Delhi has been assigned to Elite Group D and will compete against Jharkhand, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Saurashtra,…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) India gained the upper hand against South Africa on day one of the second Test, with the tourists ending at 247-6 at stumps. Kuldeep Yadav was the standout performer with three wickets.South Africa’s Tristan Stubbs and captain Temba Bavuma formed a crucial 84-run partnership for the third wicket. The…
