Gill and Jaiswal added 129 for the third wicket. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Not many batters can boast of having scored their first five Test hundreds in four different countries. Yashasvi Jaiswal, whose nascent career is still in its 20th match, has managed that feat. On Friday in the opening Test against England at…
If you are looking for a soft landing in your maiden Test series as captain, England might not be the ideal place. However, on the opening day of India’s first Test at Headingley here on Friday, Shubman Gill & Co. eased into a comfortable position, reaching 359 for three at stumps, with the skipper (127…
A scintillating century by Yashasvi Jaiswal was followed by a sublime hundred on the Test-captaincy debut for Shubman Gill, before Rishabh Pant’s typical pyrotechnics got him a rollicking fifty, as the trio ensured India had an absolutely dominating day in the first Test to kick-start the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Headingley on Friday. On a day…
Reigning world champion Neeraj Chopra will compete at the Paris Diamond League 2025 on June 20 (June 21 according to IST). This is his second Diamond League outing of the season after Doha, where he broke the 90m mark for the first time with a throw of 90.23m, bettering his previous best of 89.94m. Despite…
Liverpool completed the signing of Germany forward Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen on Friday in a deal which could reportedly rise to a Premier League record fee. The reported fee is 116 million pounds ($156 million), which would make the 22-year-old Wirtz the most expensive player in the history of British football. One of European…
A Single-Bench judge rejected BCCI’s challenge to the arbitral awards, ruling that the Court could not sit and act as an appellate authority over the arbitrator’s findings. | Photo Credit: The Hindu In a major setback to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Bombay High Court has upheld arbitral awards,…
Cricket fans are in for a thrilling red-ball contest as India and England face off in the 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds, kicking off the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. With Team India entering a new chapter post the retirements of legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, and England seeking to assert dominance at…
Katie Boulter’s bid for a hat-trick of Nottingham titles came to an end as the Briton was beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 by American McCartney Kessler at the WTA 250 event on Friday. Eighth seed Boulter secured a service break early in the deciding set, but Kessler stormed back to reach the semifinals. Boulter became Britain’s…
Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich will look to extend its winning streak at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 when it takes on Boca Juniors in their Group C match at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Saturday (IST). Bayern thrashed Auckland City 10-0 in its opening fixture, while Argentine club Boca Juniors played out a…
Harsha Bhogle on India’s tour of England, commentary and more | Video Credit: Johan Sathyadas “I’ve never seen a stronger statement in favour of sport than this.” Way back in 1999, this line by Harsha Bhogle flowed through our TV screens even as a joyous Pakistan cricket team went on a victory lap in Chennai’s…
Shubman Gill scripted history on his Test captaincy on Day 1 of the first Test of the five-match series against England for the newly-minted Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Headingley, Leeds on June 20, Friday. The 25-year-old-Gill, who is leading India for the first time, looked in fine touch from the start of his innings. He played…
Shubman Gill became just the fifth Indian Test batter to register a century on his captaincy debut during the first Test between India and England at Headingley, Leeds on Friday. The newly named Indian skipper etched his name in an exclusive list, joining Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Virat Kohli. It was the…
Chelsea takes on Flamengo with hopes of notching up its second win in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 on Friday at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. UEFA Conference League winner Chelsea beat LAFC to kickstart its Club World Cup campaign with a win. The Blues sit second behind Flamengo in Group D. LIVE…
Ashwin’s Dragons have been cleared of ball-tampering allegations. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) on Wednesday confirmed that Siechem Madurai Panthers has formally withdrawn its complaint alleging ball-tampering by players of Dindigul Dragons during a TNPL fixture last week. In an official statement, the TNCA stated that the matter…
As the cricketing world gears up for the high-voltage India vs England 1st Test at Headingley, all eyes are on the pitch conditions at Leeds, which may very well dictate the flow of this five-match Test series. With Shubman Gill set to make his captaincy debut and England sticking to their fearless Bazball strategy, the…
Marketa Vondrusova breezed past Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-1 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Berlin in a repeat of their 2023 Wimbledon final which the Czech won. Both players have been beset by injuries and have plummeted in the rankings since being in the top 10 last year. The…
