R Praggnanandhaa and Anish Giri (Agency Photos) Dutch No.1 Grandmaster Anish Giri, 31, sparked conversation across the chess world on Friday with a tongue-in-cheek reaction to R Praggnanandhaa becoming the new World No.1 junior. “Chess juniors nowadays have to be at least U16, keeping track of U20 players is totally pointless,” Giri, who currently holds…
Lhuan-dre Pretorious (Pic credit: CSA) Teenage batting sensation Lhuan-dre Pretorious etched his name into South African cricket history on Saturday, becoming the youngest ever South African to score a Test century on debut. The 19-year-old achieved the feat during the first Test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, breaking a 61-year-old record held…
Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Corbin Bosch (Pic credit: CSA) South Africa’s teenage sensation Lhuan-dre Pretorius etched his name into the history books on Saturday, becoming the youngest player in Test cricket to score 150 runs in an innings. The 19-year-old debutant achieved the feat during the first Test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club, breaking…
Smriti Mandhana (Getty Images) Team India batter Smriti Mandhana etched her name in the annals of cricket history on Saturday by becoming the first Indian woman cricketer to score centuries in all three international formats — Tests, ODIs, and T20Is. The landmark moment came during the first T20I between India Women and England Women at…
Jasprit Bumrah during the net session. (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: Right from the moment he stepped into the nets area of the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Jasprit Bumrah meant business. Soon after covering the little walk, he picked up a ball and the trademark shoulder click – right goes up and left goes…
India will host the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup from November 28 to December 10 in Chennai and Madurai. The host nation has been placed in Pool B alongside Pakistan, Chile, and Switzerland.The draw ceremony took place at the FIH headquarters, marking the first time the tournament will feature 24 teams.Germany, South Africa, Canada,…
Former India opener Aakash Chopra has poured cold water on hopes of seeing Shreyas Iyer in India’s Test squad anytime soon, despite the 30-year-old’s standout performances in recent months across formats.While Iyer was India’s top scorer in their victorious ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign and had a stellar run in both the IPL and domestic…
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates Wimbledon 2024 title (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) New Delhi: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik and Sachin Tendulkar have been regular figures at the All Club Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which organises the Wimbledon Championships. Kohli and Tendulkar sat next to each other in 2015. ‘Master Blaster’ Tendulkar chatted…
Prasidh Krishna and Jasprit Bumrah NEW DELHI: India suffered a defeat in the opening Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Headingley, Leeds, giving England a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. With the series heating up, attention has now shifted to the management of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah‘s workload. Despite the result, India head coach…
Jasprit Bumrah at nets on Day 2. (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah returned to training on Saturday as Team India’s second day of preparations for the Edgbaston Test shifted the spotlight firmly onto bowling. After skipping Friday’s opening session, Bumrah’s presence in the nets drew keen attention, especially with…
