Fabiano Caruana arrived in Mumbai just a few weeks after winning the United States Chess Championship. In a tournament that featured some of the world’s top players, such as Wesley So and Levon Aronian, he came a clear first. A couple of months before that, he had won the Grand Chess Tour. Still, the World … Read more

Stellar comeback: Renuka made her return to T20I cricket extra special. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Renuka Singh went for 12 in the first over. But, the champion bowler she is, she got into her rhythm soon and broke the back of the Sri Lankan batting to set up an easy win for India in … Read more

Valuable asset: Lad has again proven himself as the ‘Crisis Man’ for Mumbai cricket. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Siddhesh Lad is an old warhorse. Having featured in 79 First Class games and 52 List-A outings, in his 12-year-long career, Lad isn’t ready to rest on his laurels yet. After returning to his home State … Read more

Gill. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY Shubman Gill is likely to be available for Punjab’s Vijay Hazare Trophy group league fixture against Sikkim and Goa in the first week of January. While there were speculations that India’s Test and ODI skipper could link up with the squad here for the third and fourth … Read more

Fast, aggressive and relentless — that sums up Tamil Nadu pacer Deepesh Devendran’s showing in the recently-concluded under-19 Asia Cup tournament in Dubai. The teenager finished as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets in five matches, including a best of five for 22 against Malaysia. The 17-year-old’s performances have earned him a place in … Read more

Ayush Mhatre was named the captain of the 15-member Indian side for the Under-19 World Cup to be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 to February 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Ayush Mhatre was on Saturday (December 27, 2025) named captain of the 15-member Indian side for the U-19 World Cup … Read more

The Women in Blue have already clinched the series with their eight-wicket win in the third T20I at the Greenfield Stadium on December 26. Two more games are left to be played, with the fourth scheduled for December 28. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Gulf of Mannar that separates India and Sri Lanka cannot … Read more

People take photos outside Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. File | Photo Credit: AP Moroccan soccer fans, in particular, are being frustrated at the Africa Cup of Nations because many can’t get tickets for their own team’s games. Morocco and neighbouring Algeria were the only teams to have their group-stage tickets sell out, but again on … Read more

Citing the five-Test series against India, Alistair Cook said, “… they were talking about India, they lost, they drew India and India just got thumped by South Africa. So that Indian side wasn’t a great Indian side either.” File | Photo Credit: AP Batting great Alistair Cook said England’s 2-2 home series draw against Shubman Gill-led … Read more

India’s Shafali Verma plays a shot during the third T20 International cricket match of the series between India and Sri Lanka, at Greenfield International Stadium, on December 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Formidable India will be eager to register a dominance-extending fourth victory on the bounce in the fourth Women’s T20I against Sri Lanka … Read more