Divya Deshmukh beat Koneru Humpy to become the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup in Georgia. Her companion through it all was a banana. NEW DELHI: In Batumi, Georgia, the final handshake left nineteen-year-old Divya Deshmukh full of raw emotions and tears — not just for the game she had just won, but for what it…
England captain Ben Stokes speaks with Ravindra Jadeja (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has criticised England’s conduct during the final day of the fourth Test in Manchester, calling their behaviour unsportsmanlike after India declined an early handshake to draw the match. Speaking on the Willow Talk Podcast, Haddin praised India’s…
Khaleel Ahmed (X- Essex Cricket) Indian fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed has ended his County Championship stint with Essex prematurely after playing just two first-class matches, citing personal reasons. The left-arm pacer had initially signed a two-month contract that would have included six first-class matches and potentially 10 List A games in the One-Day Cup.Essex Cricket…
Manchester: India’s Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep Singh during a warm up session before the fourth test cricket match between India and England, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in Manchester. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) (PTI07_23_2025_000219B) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has advised current head coach Gautam Gambhir to include spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the…
Divya Deshmukh with her mother (FIDE) Legendary chess players famously known as the Polgar sisters — Susan and Judit — hailed 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh for winning the FIDE Women’s World Cup.She defeated seasoned compatriot Koneru Humpy in a tie-break.After the drawn games, it was the first set of tiebreakers that proved decisive, as Humpy lost…
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant urged India to avoid playing cricket with Pakistan due to ongoing tensions during a Lok Sabha debate on Monday. His statement comes as India and Pakistan are set to face each other in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, scheduled in the UAE from September 9 to 28.During a special…
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 27: England captain Ben Stokes speaks with India batsman Ravindra Jadeja after the match ends in a draw after day five of the 4th Test Match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford on July 27, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Legendary England cricket Geoffrey Boycott…
India’s Jasprit Bumrah with teammates (AP Photo/Richard Pelham) Former India captain Ajinkya Rahane has expressed concerns about India’s bowling department ahead of the fifth and final Test against England in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval on Thursday. Despite India’s impressive batting performance throughout the series, which includes 11 centuries matching their 1978-79 record against…
India’s Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after scoring a century on the final day of the fourth cricket test match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, England, July 27, 2025.(AP Photo/Jon Super) Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has criticized all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for his inability to win Test matches for India in overseas…
CHANDIGARH, INDIA – MAY 30: Sunil Gavaskar, former cricketer and TV commentator looks on prior to the 2025 Eliminator IPL Finals match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at New PCA Stadium on May 30, 2025, in Chandigarh, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) New Delhi: The Stokes-Jadeja controversy towards the end of the fourth…
