Travis Head (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Joe Root produced a commanding 160 to lift England to 384 in the fifth and final Ashes Test on Monday, but Australia struck back late in the day as Travis Head tore into the attack with a blazing unbeaten 91 to drag the hosts firmly back into the contest.Root’s…
SG Pipers clinch GCL Season 3 title NEW DELHI: Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Anish Giri and Fabiano Caruana — wait, this isn’t a fun exercise in randomly listing chess stars, but the trio that helped SG Pipers break the stranglehold of two-time defending champions Continental Kings and lift the Global Chess League (GCL) Season 3 title a…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (X-Cricbuzz) India were set a target of 246 after South Africa Under-19 were bowled out for 245, but the chase quickly became about one name. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, leading the side, walked out to open and immediately took control, lighting up the contest with a breathtaking start. The 14-year-old tore into the bowling from…
Joe Root, now second only to India icon Sachin Tendulkar in overall Test runs, struck 15 boundaries during a commanding 242-ball innings that powered England to 384 in their first innings. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Joe Root kept the door open for a possible return to Australia after producing a masterclass 160 in the fifth…
NEW DELHI: In what seems to be a last-moment decision, star batter Virat Kohli will not play Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Railways on Tuesday, January 6, in Bengaluru.As per BCCI guidelines, Kohli had played two matches for Delhi earlier in the tournament, against Andhra and Gujarat. He scored 131 and 77 in those…
Manchester United on Monday sacked head coach Ruben Amorim, hours after the Portuguese spoke about tensions within the club following Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Leeds United. Amorim had said the club hierarchy needed to “do their job” and that he should be allowed to work without interference.The 1-1 draw at Elland Road was Amorim’s final…
Mohammed Siraj (Photo by Ayush Kumar/Getty Images) Former South Africa batter AB de Villiers has said Mohammed Siraj has been unfortunate to miss selection for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, pointing to team balance rather than form as the deciding factor. Speaking on his YouTube channel, De Villiers explained that Siraj’s exclusion was more…
Mustafizur Rahman was sold to KKR for Rs 9.2 Crore in the IPL auction. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Amid escalating tensions between Bangladesh and India, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced that its national team will not travel to India for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The development comes after Mustafizur…
Harbhajan Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has weighed in on the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) decision to seek relocation of its matches from India during the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, stressing that while India is open to hosting all teams, the final call rests with Bangladesh and the International…
File Pic: Dwayne Bravo and MS Dhoni (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has offered a rare insight into MS Dhoni‘s famed man-management, recalling a telling moment from the 2018 Indian Premier League that summed up why the former India captain remains one of cricket’s most instinctive leaders.Go Beyond The Boundary…
