India’s coach Gautam Gambhir, left, chats with captain Shubman Gill. (AP Photo) Wellington: India under head coach Gautam Gambhir has undergone a massive transition in Test cricket but continues to enjoy some stability in the ODI format. The presence of senior players Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer has kept the core…
Patrick Mahomes owns real estate only in Missouri and Texas, the two states tied to his job and his childhood. (Getty Images) Patrick Mahomes moved his family into a custom-built compound in Belton, Missouri, in 2023, nearly three years after he bought the land. He paid a reported $400,000 for eight empty acres in September…
Ryan Coogler gets shoutout from Stephen Curry’s wife Ayesha Curry. Image via: Getty Images Ayesha Curry had a special message for Ryan Coogler during the Golden State Warriors’ latest home game. The filmmaker, known for directing Black Panther and Sinners, was back at Chase Center with his wife, Zinzi Coogler, for the Warriors’ matchup against…
R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s top-ranked chess player, R Praggnanandhaa, believes the upcoming World Chess Championship match between D Gukesh and Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov will be an interesting contest, with both grandmasters bringing different strengths into the battle.Pragg also highlighted the additional pressure that comes with defending the world title,…
Bangladesh stumbled to 88/3 in reply and were still trailing by 268 runs at stumps. (Pic credit: BCB) Hasan Mahmud produced a stunning bowling effort to keep Bangladesh in the contest, but West Indies remained firmly in the driver’s seat at the end of Day 2 of the second Test in Sylhet on Friday. The…
KOLKATA: As Tanvi Patri produced one of the most remarkable fightbacks during the badminton girls’ singles final of Youth Olympic Games, her father Rabinarayan Patri was not in the stands witnessing it unfold.Instead, he was rushing through an airport, trying to catch a flight.What followed was an emotional roller-coaster. The 15-year-old Indian clawed her way…
The Olympics once featured artistic competitions, awarding medals for poetry, music and painting. In 1912, the Games’ founder secretly entered the literature contest under two pseudonyms and won gold/ Image: X At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, competitors could win gold without running, jumping or throwing anything. They could submit a poem, compose a piece of…
Mohammad Shami (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has retired from Test cricket, closing a 13-year career in the longest format with an emotional message on Instagram on Friday night.The announcement came exactly 13 years after his Test debut. Shami first played for India in the format on 6 November 2013, against West…
Kylian Mbappe (Reuters Photo) Kylian Mbappe‘s attempt to explain a viral internet meme has triggered an escalating controversy in China, putting the Real Madrid forward’s commercial partnerships and LaLiga’s broadcasting relationship with the country under scrutiny. More than a week after the French superstar’s remarks about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong sparked outrage, the fallout…
NEW DELHI: 20-year-old Indian Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh, who became FIDE World Junior Champion in the classical time-control last year, has now clinched the Open section title at the FIDE World Junior Blitz Championship, finishing on an impressive 10.5 points from 13 rounds in UAE on Friday.Pranav topped the final standings, finishing a full point ahead…
