Naushad Khan with his son Musheer Khan (Screengrabs) Naushad Khan, father and long-time coach of cricketers Sarfaraz and Musheer Khan, has drawn widespread attention after a video of his weight-loss transformation went viral on Instagram. The 55-year-old, who has shaped both sons into top-level players, has shed 33 kilograms in 5 months – a journey…
Shivam Dube being awarded the Impact Player of the Match award (Screengrabs/BCCI) Shivam Dube’s all-round credentials received another boost in India’s Asia Cup opener against the UAE, where he starred with the ball and later became the centre of a dressing-room banter session. The 32-year-old returned figures of three wickets for just four runs in…
Round 2 of the 2025–26 Saudi Pro League starts tomorrow. Fans in India can tune in on FanCode, while those in the GCC can follow on Thmanyah/Image: File After a thrilling opening round, the Saudi Pro League (Roshn Saudi League) 2025–26 gears up for Matchweek 2 from September 12 to 14. With global broadcast partnerships…
Neeraj Chopra (Getty Images) The World Athletics Championships 2025 will be staged in Tokyo, Japan, from September 13 to 21, and India will have a 19-member squad led by Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra. The javelin superstar, who clinched gold in Budapest in 2023, will return to defend his crown in what promises to…
Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav stroll off the field after India’s nine-wicket victory over UAE. (ACC Photo) NEW DELHI: A couple of days before UAE’s Asia Cup 2025 opener against India, Simranjeet Singh wondered if Shubman Gill would even remember him. Gill, now India’s Test captain and T20I vice-captain, had been just a 12-year-old when…
India captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan captain Salman Agha (Image credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: The India–Pakistan cricket rivalry remains one of the fiercest and most storied rivalries in world sport. Every encounter between the two subcontinental giants carries a weight of history, emotion, and expectation, drawing millions of viewers from across the globe. The upcoming…
File photo of India and Pakistan fans. (Image credit: AFP) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to urgently list a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking cancellation of the upcoming India vs Pakistan cricket match scheduled for September 14 in Dubai as part of the Asia Cup. The petition, filed by four law students led by…
File photo of England’s Ben Proud during the 2018 Commonwealth Games. (AP) British Olympic silver medalist Ben Proud has become the first athlete from his country to join the Enhanced Games, a controversial competition allowing performance-enhancing drugs, scheduled for May 2026 in Las Vegas. The 30-year-old swimmer, who won silver at Paris 2024, will be…
Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem showdown marks the latest chapter in a rivalry between the neighboring nations (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: It’s a week of intense India-Pakistan rivalry, and the spotlight won’t be limited to cricket. While the two nations clash in a mouth-watering Asia Cup match on Sunday, attention will also turn to…
Bangladesh will kick off their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against Hong Kong at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. (Image credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh will kick off their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against Hong Kong at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, facing a team still recovering from…
