England’s Josh Tongue with teammates during their Ashes Test match. (Image: AP/Hamish Blair) England surged through Australia on day one of the fourth Ashes Test, skittling the hosts for 152 as they seized early control at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Captain Ben Stokes won a crucial toss on a green pitch, and his pace trio…
Delhi vs Gujarat Live Score: Virat Kohli turned his long-awaited return to the Vijay Hazare Trophy into a memorable occasion, smashing a superb century to lead Delhi to a four-wicket win over Andhra in their opening Group D encounter on Wednesday. Playing his first match in the competition after a 15-year gap, Kohli anchored a…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi created history with a stunning performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday. Playing for Bihar in their first Plate Group match of the 2025–26 season, the 14-year-old opener produced one of the most remarkable innings ever seen in domestic cricket.Sooryavanshi smashed 190 runs from just 84…
R Ashwin and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has raised concerns about the quality gap between teams in Indian domestic cricket after a one-sided match in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. His comments came after Bihar scored a massive 574 runs (their highest team total in men’s List A cricket) in 50…
Tristan Stubbs in action for Sunrisers Eastern Cape during the third season of SA20. (Sportzpics) Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Rashid Khan, Faf du Plessis and Aiden Markram will lead the lines when the SA20 fourth season gets underway on Friday (December 26). In the absence of the traditional Boxing Day Test and a…
FC Goa vs Istiklol AFC Champions League 2 match (Photo by @FCGoaOfficial on X) FC Goa players made a strong statement during their AFC Champions League 2 match against FC Istiklol by staging a silent protest before kick-off on Wednesday at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. As the referee blew the whistle for kick-off, the…
Magnus Carlsen and R Praggnanandhaa World No. 1 and five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has shared his thoughts on the players competing in the 2026 Candidates Tournament. According to the former world champion, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa is the third strongest contender to win the event. Inside the Life of Belarus’s Top Chess Player…
NEW DELHI: No sportsperson has been recommended for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for 2025, marking the first time in a decade that the nation’s highest sporting honour has not been conferred. The selection panel that met in the Capital on Wednesday picked 24 names for the Arjuna award but decided not to…
Players of Alpine SG Pipers pose with trophy after winning the Global Chess League 2025. (PTI Photo) NAGPUR: Two of the three Global Chess League (GCL) debutants, and three Candidates who will soon become opponents, took time to settle into their groove. Once they started gelling well, they underlined their supremacy in the third edition…
Shayan Jahangir and Jordan Cox struck commanding half-centuries as defending champions Dubai Capitals sealed a playoff berth with a convincing six-wicket victory over Sharjah Warriorz at the Dubai International Stadium on Christmas Eve.Chasing a modest 135, the Capitals cruised to the target with ease. Jahangir set the tempo early, while Cox anchored the chase with…
