Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha during a practice session ahead of an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between India and Pakistan, at R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: The marquee India vs Pakistan match on February 15 will take place on a used pitch in Colombo, with…
Erin Routliffe (L) and Gabriela Dabrowski (R) won two US Open women’s doubles titles and the year-ending WTA Finals in 2024. (AFP) NEW DELHI: Erin Routliffe was born in Auckland while her parents were on an around-the-world sailing adventure, with New Zealand serving as their base at the time. They remained in the country for…
Indian workplaces have long operated on an unspoken rule: The workday ends, but work rarely does. Employees slip into their evenings only to be pulled back by a message, a missed call, or a last-minute “quick update.” Into this reality comes the proposed Right to Disconnect Bill, introduced in Parliament, a legislative nudge that questions…
Chennai Super Kings MS Dhoni (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) The batting position of MS Dhoni in the Chennai Super Kings line up has become a talking point in recent seasons. Fitness concerns have often seen the legendary wicketkeeper batter walk in much lower down the order, sometimes at No. 8 or even No. 9. As a…
South Africa captain Aiden Markram admitted that his team was outplayed by India’s disciplined bowling in challenging, cold conditions. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: South Africa captain Aiden Markram admitted that his team was outplayed by India’s disciplined bowling in challenging, cold conditions during their seven-wicket defeat in the third T20I at the HPCA Stadium, where…
India’s captain Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) Indian cricket’s next wave is being told, in no uncertain terms, that raw ability will only take them so far. What truly separates the elite from the rest is discipline, routine and an almost obsessive commitment to improvement. Ahead of India’s ongoing ODI series against New…
NEW DELHI: The LPG supply shortage in India due to the conflict in West Asia has triggered concerns among the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) National Centres of Excellence (NCoEs) across the country. Regional centre heads are fearing that an interruption in the supply of cooking gas might hamper the preparations of athletes training for…
MUMBAI: New York-based alternative asset manager Brookfield is lining up investments worth over $1 billion (around Rs 9,000 crore) to set up a global capability centre (GCC) in Mumbai, raising its bets on India. The GCC, which will be Asia’s largest, is being developed through an agreement between Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and…
NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor and Northeast United FC co-owner John Abraham spoke about the situation in Indian football and called it a “shame”.Sharing a recent video in which senior footballers appealed to FIFA to intervene as the Indian Super League (ISL) remains suspended, Abraham wrote, “Shame on us… this is what we have come to.“On…
Devdutt Padikkal (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Karnataka created history in the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Jharkhand on Wednesday with one of the greatest run chases ever seen in List-A cricket at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Karnataka reached a massive target of 413 runs with 15 balls still left in the chase and five…
