Sania Mirza fondly reflected on her decades-long friendship and partnership with Rohan Bopanna, recalling their first title together when she was just 14. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The year was 2000. Sania Mirza, then all of 14 years old, showed up in New Delhi to play the coveted DSCL Open – the national tournament. She…
Ben Stokes has signed a new two-year central contract that will keep him with England until the end of the 2027 home Ashes series (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Ben Stokes has signed a new two-year central contract that will keep him with England until the end of the 2027 home Ashes series, the England and…
Harmanpreet Kaur and her teammates are set to pocket handsome rewards after the World Cup win, at it’s not just limited to money (Images via AP, PTI) Surat-based industrialist and Rajya Sabha member Govind Dholakia has announced a special gesture for the Indian women’s cricket team following their historic ICC Women’s World Cup victory in…
Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score, 1st ODI: Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi won the toss and chose to field first against South Africa in the opening match of their one-day international series on Tuesday. An under-strength South African side, missing captain Temba Bavuma and seven of their key white-ball players, handed ODI debuts to…
India’s Jemimah Rodrigues celebrates after winning the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup cricket semi final against Australia in Navi Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) India’s World Cup-winning cricketer Jemimah has responded to cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar‘s offer to sing together if India won the World Cup, stating she is ready with…
Mithali Raj (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) Nearly two decades after leading India to their first Women’s World Cup final, former captain Mithali Raj has opened up about the struggles that once defined women’s cricket in India — a time when dedication mattered more than money. A clip of Mithali’s old interview with The Lallantop…
India Women’s skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (@BCCIWomen X/ANI Photo) Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur led her team to their first-ever World Cup victory, defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final match held in Navi Mumbai on Sunday. The 36-year-old skipper, who began her cricket journey with her father’s oversized bat as a…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen celebrates his century during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) New Delhi: Retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 23 crore before the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction last season,…
Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team (ANI) New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) on Monday clarified that it would not prevent its senior and junior men’s and women’s teams from shaking hands or exchanging high-fives with Pakistan sides in future international competitions and multisport events. The clarification followed controversy over India’s junior hockey players indulging in high-fives…
India’s Jemimah Rodrigues (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) Veteran Indian pacer Shikha Pandey has stepped in to defend Jemimah Rodrigues after the young batter faced a wave of online trolling following the Women’s World Cup final. Jemimah, who was one of India’s key performers in the tournament, found herself at the centre of unnecessary controversy after her…
