D Gukesh (Image credit: FIDE) NEW DELHI: R Praggnanandhaa has been drawn in the same group as world number one Magnus Carlsen for the upcoming 16-player Freestyle Chess tournament set to begin here on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi will feature in the opposite group.Carlsen, the reigning world No.1, enters the event as…
Brydon Carse of England celebrates dismissing Karun Nair of India during Day Four of the 3rd Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Lord’s Cricket Ground (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Former India captain Anil Kumble believes India should avoid making too many changes for the fourth Test against England in Manchester. The veteran…
A fan watches a cricket match during the third season of Major League Cricket in USA. (Sportzpics) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: The governance crisis within USA Cricket (USAC) persists as chairman, Venu Pisike, has resisted directives from both the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), who have called for…
England’s Jofra Archer (second from left) celebrates with teammates during the third Test against India at Lord’s. (AP) England has been penalised with a deduction of two ICC World Test Championship points and fined 10 percent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate during their recent Test match against India at Lord’s. The…
File photo of Stuart MacGill. Former Australian Test cricketer Stuart MacGill, in his first interview since being convicted in a cocaine case, revealed his struggles with anxiety, employment difficulties, and concerns about his children’s mental wellbeing. The 54-year-old leg-spinner, who took 208 wickets in 44 Tests for Australia, was convicted for facilitating a cocaine deal…
Shoaib Bashir celebrates dismissing Mohammed Siraj to win the match (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) After India’s heartbreaking defeat to England in the 3rd Test, several crucial moments and lapses were rued for potentially snatching the game away from the visitors. Ravi Shastri has identified two crucial moments that, in his view, cost India the…
West Indies head coach Daren Sammy (Image via ANI) West Indies were handed a humiliating loss to Australia in the third Test of the three-match series. Australia pacer Mitchell Starc took 6 wickets for just 9 runs as the West Indies made the second-lowest score in Test history, suffering a humiliating 176-run defeat at Sabina…
Jofra Archer catches out Washington Sundar during day five of the 3rd Test Match at Lord’s on July 14(Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) India fell to England in the 3rd Test of the five-match series after a hard-fought battle at Lord’s. While the defeat means that India have now dropped to 2-1 behind the hosts…
London: India’s batter Ravindra Jadeja plays a shot during the third day of the third Test match between India and England, at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)(PTI07_12_2025_000422A) England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler has compared Ravindra Jadeja‘s monumental effort to that of former India captain MS Dhoni. Jadeja rallied India’s fight on the…
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 15: King Charles III poses for a photo with members of the India men’s and women’s Test cricket teams during an audience in the gardens of Clarence House on July 15, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Aaron Chown – WPA Pool/Getty Images) Britain’s King Charles III hosted and consoled the…
