Sports

Chandigarh: Ahead of the announcement of the squad for the Champions Trophy 2025, former India cricketer Yograj Singh has backed captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for next month's eight-team competition despite their poor run in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia. In five...

New Delhi: Fast bowling duo of Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi have made a return to South Africa's ODI squad for the 2025 Champions Trophy, starting February 19. South Africa are in Group B of the Champions Trophy alongside Afghanistan, Australia and England. The duo’s...

Ranchi: The inaugural Women’s Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 got underway Sunday with the Odisha Warriors thumping the Delhi SG Pipers 4-0 in Ranchi. Yibbi Jansen (16' and 37'), Baljeet Kaur (42`) and Freeke Moes (43' ) scored for the Odisha Warriors. The Women’s Hockey...

Sydney: Pat Cummins was Monday named captain of Australia for next month's Champions Trophy while fellow pacer Josh Hazlewood too was included in the squad despite lingering injury concerns surrounding both players. Cummins was managing an ankle injury throughout the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India,...

Kochi: Kerala Blasters FC will play Odisha FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Monday. Kerala will aim to further their unbeaten home record against the Juggernauts, while Odisha FC will aim to end their three-game-long winless streak...

New Delhi: Punjab Kings have named Shreyas Iyer as captain for the IPL 2025 season. In an unparalleled move, the announcement was made by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan on the reality TV show 'Bigg Boss' Sunday. Iyer, Shashank Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal were present on...

Rajkot: India asserted dominance over Ireland with a massive 116-run victory in the second women's ODI at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium Sunday. The hosts took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Jemimah Rodrigues’ (102) maiden international century, alongside half-centuries from Smriti Mandhana...

Rourkela: Hyderabad Toofans registered a commanding 5-1 win over Vedanta Kalinga Lancers to move to the second spot in the men's Hockey India League here Sunday. Gonzalo Peillat scored a brace while Maico Casella, Tim Brand and Arshdeep Singh slotted a goal each for the...

New Delhi: The IPL 2025 is scheduled to begin March 21, with Eden Gardens hosting both the tournament opener and the final May 25 As per a report by ESPNcricinfo, the WPL 2025 will take place from February 7 to March 2. In an unprecedented...

Chandigarh: Former cricketer Yograj Singh, father of Yuvraj Singh, recently made explosive claims during a podcast, alleging that Kapil Dev and Bishan Singh Bedi played a key role in ending his cricketing career due to internal politics. Yograj detailed an intense confrontation with Kapil Dev,...