Lionel Messi of Argentina and teammates celebrate with the FIFA World Cup trophy (Photo by Daniel Jayo/Getty Images) Las Vegas has reportedly been selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw on December 5, according to ESPN and TUDN Mexico.The draw ceremony will determine the groupings for the expanded 48-team tournament, which will be…
India batters Ravindra Jadeja eats a banana as England captain Ben Stokes walks away (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) The dramatic conclusion of the Manchester Test between India and England may have ended in a draw, but controversy continues to swirl around the final-day events. The focal point of the debate is England captain Ben…
Gautam Gambhir angry at The Oval pitch curator (Screengrab) The build-up to the fifth and final Test between India and England at The Oval has taken an unexpected turn, with a fiery exchange between India head coach Gautam Gambhir and pitch curator Lee Fortis grabbing headlines. The confrontation, which took place on Tuesday during India’s…
Ben Stokes and Ravindra Jadeja (AFP Photo) Former India cricketer Parthiv Patel weighed in on the handshake controversy that erupted during the fourth Test between India and England, raising an intriguing question: “If Ben Duckett had been batting on 90 in the same situation and the opposition offered a handshake, would England have accepted it?”The…
Manchester: India’s Arshdeep Singh during a practice session ahead of the fourth test cricket match between India and England, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in Manchester. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) (PTI07_22_2025_000376B) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: India are very likely to hand a Test debut to Arshdeep Singh in the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar…
Nat Sciver-Brunt and Smriti Mandhana (Images via Getty Images) England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings, overtaking India’s Smriti Mandhana following a strong performance in the recently concluded three-match ODI series between the two sides. Although India secured the series 2-1, it was Sciver-Brunt’s consistent…
NEW DELHI: KL Rahul has emerged as a vital contributor in the ongoing Test series against England, amassing 511 runs at an average of 63.88, including two centuries, making him the second-highest run-scorer in the series. His consistent performances at the top of the order have helped India navigate the transition following Rohit Sharma‘s retirement…
Diya Deshmukh (Image via X/@ChessbaseIndia) In a defining moment for Indian chess, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh clinched the FIDE Women’s World Cup title with a composed and clinical win over Koneru Humpy in Batumi, Georgia. The result not only gave her the biggest title of her young career but also secured her final Grandmaster norm, making…
The Oval curator Lee Fortis had a heated exchange with Gautam Gambhir before the fifth Test between India and England. (TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in London: The Oval curator Lee Fortis has presented his side of the story after getting into a heated and animated exchange with India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday. During the exchange,…
Chandrakant Pandit (Image credit: KKR) MUMBAI: The Kolkata Knight Riders have parted ways with their head coach Chandrakant Pandit and bowling coach Bharat Arun, TOI has reliably learnt. Arun was also the bowling coach of the India team from 2014-2021, barring a year when Anil Kumble was the head coach of Team India. According to…
