NEW DELHI: India endured mixed fortunes at the Singapore Open Super 750 on Friday as PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen bowed out in the quarterfinals, while the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty battled into the semifinals with a gritty comeback win.Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu once again found reigning Olympic champion and…
Kevin Pietersen (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has sparked a fresh debate around cricket’s wide-ball rules after sharing his frustration with a social media post during the IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 clash between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals on Friday.Watching the high-pressure playoff encounter, Pietersen took to X…
D Gukesh in splits after Javokhir Sindarov asked to sing (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: World chess champion D Gukesh had a light-hearted moment during the Norway Chess 2026 rest day celebrations on Friday as fellow chess players gathered to celebrate his 20th birthday. The players came together before taking part in sailing activities in Oslo and…
NEW DELHI: Teenage high jumper Pooja Singh produced a sensational performance on Friday, clinching gold with a stunning leap of 1.93m at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong and scripting multiple pieces of history in the process.The 19-year-old became the first Indian ever to win a gold medal in the women’s high jump…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: IPL) MUMBAI: Much before he took the cricketing world by storm by smashing the best bowlers in the world for a barrage of sixes while batting for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, Sarfaraz Khan, the ‘run machine’ of domestic cricket, was left impressed by the first glimpse of Vaibhav Sooryvanshi….
Sunil Gavaskar and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Just moments before unleashing his 29-ball 97 carnage in the IPL 2026 Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad, 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was seen touching legendary Sunil Gavaskar’s feet. After taking blessings from the batting icon, Sooryavanshi went on to do what he is now known…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with Justin Langer (Image:X) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been the headline act of IPL 2026, breaking records on a regular basis and earning praise from across the cricket fraternity. Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer made an honest confession about the teenager. Following the match between Sooryavanshi’s Rajasthan Royals and LSG, Langer requested…
D Gukesh, Magnus Carlsen, and Divya Deshmukh (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: Today is the birthday of World Chess Champion Dommaraju Gukesh. As he prepared to leave his teenage years behind and turn 20, the Chennai-born Grandmaster had a rare opportunity to celebrate by defeating World No. 1 and five-time world…
Ravi Prakash Jha with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in Tajpur, Samastipur before the U19 World Cup. (Special arrangement) TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: For the cricket world, what unfolded at Mullanpur during the IPL 2026 Eliminator between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad felt magical. A 15-year-old dismantled an attack led by Pat Cummins without blinking twice.But 1,300 kilometres away…
Santos’ Neymar (AP Photo) Brazil have been handed a major injury concern ahead of the FIFA World Cup, with Neymar now doubtful for the opening phase of the tournament after suffering a calf injury.The 34-year-old forward is expected to spend the next two to three weeks recovering after medical examinations confirmed a grade two muscle…
