Bangladesh can soon have a mystery spinner, says new spin coach Mushtaq Ahmed
Dhaka, April 23 - Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistan's legendary former spinner and Bangladesh's newly appointed spin-bowling coach, has joined the national camp at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Mushtaq joined the camp along with the rest of the coaching panel, including head coach Chandika
Forget bilateral series, India may not even travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy: BCCI sources
New Delhi, April 23 - Team India may not travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy next year, and the venue for the event will likely get shifted or a hybrid model used, sources in the BCCI told IANS on Tuesday. They
Indian chess body AICF exploring possibilities of hosting world title match between Gukesh and China’s Ding
Chennai, April 23 - The All India Chess Federation (AICF) is assessing the possibility of hosting the World Chess Championship in India with the 17-year-old chess Grandmaster (GM) D. Gukesh qualifying to challenge world champion China's GM Ding Liren, its chief said on
IPL 2024: ‘He’s leading the side unbelievably well’, Finch hails Samson’s captaincy for RR
Jaipur, April 23 - As the Rajasthan Royals (RR) are sitting well on top of the IPL 2024 points table, former Australia cricketer Aaron Finch shed light on how skipper Sanju Samson has performed this season and hailed his captaincy while highlighting "how
‘I made peace with that decision’: Sunil Narine rules out possibility of international cricket return for T20 WC
New Delhi, April 23 - West Indies all-rounder Sunil Narine, who has been in red-hot form in the ongoing IPL 2024, has ruled himself out of a recall to West Indies' squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA,
Legend Cricket League manager indicted for match-fixing in Sri Lanka
Colombo, April 23 - Cricket team manager of the Legend Cricket League 2024, Yoni Patel has been indicted before the Colombo High Court over match-fixing charges, Attorney General informed the court.
Pitches in West Indies can be slower; going to turn a bit: Warner on conditions in T20 WC
New Delhi, April 23 - West Indies is famous for producing some of the best power-hitters in T20 cricket, but Australian veteran left-handed opener David Warner thinks amassing runs in the Caribbean during the Men’s T20 World Cup in June will be a
After Rohit Sharma, Axar Patel and Mukesh Kumar express unhappiness over Impact player rule
New Delhi, April 23 - A week after India captain Rohit Sharma said he was not a fan of impact player rule and is hampering the growth of all-rounders, Delhi Capitals duo of Axar Patel and Mukesh Kumar have expressed their displeasure with
Novak Djokovic, Aitana Bonmati win top honours at Laureus Sports Awards
New Delhi, April 23 - World no. 1 Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year at a ceremony held in Madrid to tie another all-time record, with his fifth Laureus Award (he won in 2012, 2015, 2016
IPL 2024: Jaiswal’s century, Sandeep’s five-fer propel Rajasthan to easy victory over Mumbai
Jaipur, April 23 - Sandeep Sharma announced his comeback from an injury with brilliant figures of 5-18, the best by any bowler in this season’s IPL before Yashasvi Jaiswal returned to form with a 59-ball century as host Rajasthan Royals ended their home
Virat and Rohit should open for India in T20 World Cup: Sourav Ganguly
New Delhi, April 22 - Sourav Ganguly, the former India skipper currently serving as director of cricket at Delhi Capitals, thinks that captain Rohit Sharma and talismanic batter Virat Kohli should open the batting in the Men’s T20 World Cup, to be held
Ganguly, Ponting back Rishabh Pant’s inclusion in India’s T20 World Cup squad
New Delhi, April 22 - Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting, the director of cricket and head coach at Delhi Capitals, have backed wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant to be included in India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which is expected
IPL 2024: Yuzvendra Chahal scripts history, becomes first bowler to take 200 wickets
Jaipur, April 22 - Star Rajasthan Royals (RR) bowler Yuzvendra Chahal created history by becoming the first bowler to claim 200 wickets in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL), against Mumbai Indians in Match 38 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Monday.
IPL 2024: Aaron Finch labels Pat Cummins as a ‘wonderful leader’
New Delhi, April 22 - Former Australia cricketer Aaron Finch has heaped praise on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper Pat Cummins and labelled him as a ‘wonderful leader’. Cummins became the second-most expensive player in the history of the IPL as he was roped
Saurav Ghosal, India’s finest-ever player, retires from professional squash at 37
Mumbai, April 22 - When the issue came up at the end of squash competitions at the Asian Games in Hangzhou and after squash was confirmed to make its Olympic Games debut as a medal sport in Los Angeles in 2028, at the
Kothari, Sitwala win silver and bronze medals in World Matchplay Billiards
Mumbai, April 22 - India's ace cue sports exponents, Sourav Kothari and Dhruv Sitwala, won the silver and bronze medals respectively in the World Matchplay Billiards Championship played at Carlow, Ireland. The Kolkata-based Kothari tripped at the final hurdle, losing rather tamely to
IPL 2024: Mitchell Marsh to miss remainder of season due to hamstring injury
New Delhi, April 22 - Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has confirmed that Australian star Mitchell Marsh will miss the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 as he continues to recover from a right hamstring injury.
IPL 2024: Conversation with Kohli helped me during the bad phase, says RR’s Riyan Parag
New Delhi, April 22 - Rajasthan Royals’ Riyan Parag has been in top form this season, currently third in the list of highest run-scorers in the IPL 2024 with 318 runs in seven matches. However, his last two seasons were tough as he
Tennis: Rafael Nadal joins Team Europe for Laver Cup 2024
New Delhi, April 22 - The 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has confirmed his participation in the seventh edition of the Laver Cup, to be held at Uber Arena in Berlin from September 20-22.
‘Training camps by legends also contributed to India’s young chess masters Gukesh, Pragg scaling global heights’
Chennai, April 22 - With Indian teenage chess Grandmaster D. Gukesh winning the 2024 FIDE Candidates tournament on Monday, former Tamil Nadu chess champion S. Kailasanathan, who had roped in several chess legends to train him and several other prodigies, is a happy