Shreyas Iyer bats during game two in the One Day International series between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval on October 23, 2025 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo/Getty Images) India ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer is all set to return for the ODI series against New Zealand, if there are no late red flags. Iyer is training…
Australia’s Steve Smith, watches a delivery from England’s Brydon Carse. (AP/PTI) Geoffrey Boycott did not treat England’s Boxing Day Test win as a fairytale moment. Instead, he presented it as a clear judgement on how the game is now played and, in his view, misplayed. Writing in The Telegraph, Boycott dismissed any suggestion of luck…
India vs. Bangladesh. (Image: Agencies) This year, most scrambled to check the Google Maps to find Curacao when the smallest-ever nation, in terms of population and size, qualified for next year’s mammoth World Cup 2026. With 155,000 inhabitants, the Caribbean island was guided to the top tier by Dick Advocaat, the former Rangers and PSV…
U-TURN YEAR: After the high of 2024, Barca’s Yamal (left) and Liverpool icon Salah discovered fame is fickle. (Image: TNN) RAW TALENT Fancy a swig of raw milk? Good for your gut, and legs it seems. Head too. It’s superfood, just ask Super Haaland. He loves to visit a Cheshire farm to get his locally…
Pakistan kabaddi player Ubaidullah Rajput (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Pakistan international kabaddi player Ubaidullah Rajput has been indefinitely banned by the national federation after featuring for an Indian team in a private tournament in Bahrain earlier this month.The Pakistan Kabaddi Federation (PKF) took the decision following an emergency meeting on Saturday, concluding that Rajput…
NEW DELHI: Ryan Rickelton produced a breathtaking century for MI Cape Town in the high-scoring SA20 opener against Durban’s Super Giants at Newlands on Friday night, but his efforts went in vain as the hosts went down by 15 runs in a run-fest that saw a combined 449 runs scored.Durban’s Super Giants posted a record…
Jake Weatherald is bowled by Ben Stokes during day two of the fourth Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matt Page admitted he was left in a “state of shock” after witnessing the carnage during the two-day fourth Ashes Test, an outcome that has…
Both sets of fans sang chants in Jota’s name in the 18th and 20th minutes — the shirt numbers he wore during his spells at Molineux and Anfield respectively. (Getty Images) Florian Wirtz’s first Liverpool goal fired the Reds into the Premier League‘s top four despite an unconvincing 2-1 win over Wolves on a day…
Manchester City’s Rayan Cherki celebrates with Erling Haaland (Barrington Coombs/PA via AP) Rayan Cherki delivered another decisive statement of his growing influence at Manchester City as his late strike secured a 2-1 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest and lifted Pep Guardiola’s side to the top of the table on Saturday. The France international was…
England’s Ben Stokes celebrates with teammates (AP/PTI) England produced a stunning Boxing Day result at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, pulling off a memorable four-wicket win over Australia that carried significance well beyond the Ashes scoreline. Although Australia had already sealed the urn with a commanding 3-0 lead in the series, the victory marked…
