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South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj and teammates celebrate (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) The first Test between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens ended in a dramatic 30-run defeat for India, who were bowled out for 93/9 while chasing a modest target of 124. Shubman Gill was unable to bat due to injury, adding to the hosts’…
Andre Russell (Photo by Prakash Singh/Getty Images) Kolkata Knight Riders’ decision to release Andre Russell ahead of the IPL 2026 auction has triggered a wave of reactions online, especially after an old assurance from the franchise resurfaced on social media. Fans have been quick to point out that the team has gone back on its…
Third year abroad: IPL 2026 auction to be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16 (ANI) With the IPL 2026 mini auction just a few weeks away, all ten franchises have confirmed their updated squads, marking out who has been retained and who has been released. The auction dynamics will heavily depend on the purse…
India’s Shafali Verma (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Pune : Shafali Varma has finally started believing that India have won the Women’s ODI World Cup. And with the realisation of being a winner, the star India player has also started to feel more gratitude, humility and responsibility.“After so many days of being greeted by huge crowds and…
Panaji : Offer a draw and watch out for the signal that you are giving to your opponent — in this case Arjun Erigaisi — at your own peril. Twice champion Levon Aronian learned this the hard way. His proposal to split a point after his 31st move (Ne3), instead of psyching out his opponent…
Sanju Samson (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Sanju Samson’s long association with the Rajasthan Royals has officially ended, marking one of the most high-profile trades in IPL history. After more than a decade with the franchise and leading them to the IPL 2022 final, the wicketkeeper-batter is set to join the Chennai Super Kings (CSK)….
Ravindra Jadeja will play for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Bold releases, smart trades and obvious retentions were the flavour as the ten Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises went about their business on the retention deadline which ended on November 15. A total of 173 players have been retained and while most…
Arjun Tendulkar (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Arjun Tendulkar is set for a fresh start in the IPL after being traded from the Mumbai Indians to the Lucknow Super Giants, one of the more notable moves following the announcement of franchise retentions. The left-arm bowling all-rounder shifts base after two seasons with MI, opening the…
India’s Koneru Humpy (FIDE/Anna Shtourman via PTI Photo) Panaji : Only a spot in the top 10 in the women’s world rankings makes it sustainable for girls to be chess-playing professionals, feels India’s top-ranked woman player K Humpy. “That bracket makes it sustainable to be professionals. But for the rest, it’s still not comfortable even…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav celebrates taking the wicket of Ryan Rickelton (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Kolkata :Ryan Rickelton desperately tried to put his bat in front of his pad to a Jasprit Bumrah delivery that kept dangerously low, hitting him in the shins. A vociferous appeal followed in just the third over of South Africa’s second innings….
