England have ushered in a new era in white-ball cricket, naming 26-year-old Harry Brook as their new limited-overs captain following Jos Buttler’s resignation in the wake of a disastrous ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the appointment on Monday, April 7.Buttler, who led England to the 2022 T20…
MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) MS Dhoni’s parents Devaki Devi and Pan Singh with their granddaughter Ziva at Chepauk. (Pic credit: IPL) MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) MS Dhoni’s parents Devaki Devi and Pan Singh with their granddaughter Ziva at Chepauk. (Pic credit: IPL) MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni may be known today…
Hans Niemann (Agency Photo) NEW DELHI: In the late 16th century, France switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, moving New Year’s Day from April 1 to January 1. Those who clung to the old date were mocked as “April fools”, while others began playing pranks on them. It soon became a tradition.Theories on…
Gujarat Titans’ bowler Mohammed Siraj celebrates with teammate Rashid Khan after the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s batter Aniket Verma during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans, at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo) Sunrisers Hyderabad’s horror show with the bat continued as they suffered their…
Real Kashmir played out a draw with Churchill Brothers to close the I-League season. (Image: AIFF) Panaji: At a time when Indian football is making news for the wrong reasons, here’s another unwanted first for the sport in the country.The I-League, Indian football’s second-tier club competition run by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), saw…
NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad are languishing at bottom of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 points table after just one win from their five fixtures so far. The finalists of last season have failed to click as a unit in the ongoing edition and the teams have come better prepared for their fearless approach with…
Rifle shooter Rudrankksh Patil clinches World Cup gold at the Buenos Aires World Cup A year ago this time, Rudrankksh Patil was facing the acute disappointment and stress of losing his Olympic shooting quota for Paris 2024. Today, the former world champion clinched gold at the Buenos Aires World Cup on Sunday. In the 10m…
NEW DELHI: MS Dhoni’s remarkable knack for reading a batter or bowler’s body language, devising a plan on the spot, and delivering game-changing results is no secret. From sharp stump-mic instructions like “idhar daal,” “seedha daal,” or “off stump pe rakhna,” Dhoni’s voice was a constant guide for his bowlers during his captaincy days.The former…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Rinku Singh plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI) Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh revealed the significance behind his tattoos during an episode of ‘Knight Bite’ on Sunday, particularly highlighting the one that reads “God’s Plan, Beautifully Done”…
Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj (Photos: Video grabs) Shubman Gill‘s classy unbeaten half-century and Mohammed Siraj‘s brilliant four-wicket spell led Gujarat Titans‘ (GT) impressive seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday in Hyderabad. If it was Siraj who kept the SRH batters on their toes in his spell…