Afghanistan’s displaced women cricketers will tour England next month in a major step in their effort to rebuild their cricket careers after the return of the Taliban to power forced them out of sports and public life.The Afghanistan Refugee Team will include players who were previously contracted with the Afghanistan Cricket Board and later left…
The Union government has proposed fresh amendments to the National Anti Doping Act to criminalise the trafficking and distribution of banned substances to athletes, with a jail term of up to five years and a fine of up to Rs 2 lakh for offenders, including medical practitioners who knowingly prescribe prohibited drugs.The proposed amendments have…
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders’ Saurabh Dubey bowls a delivery during his debut IPL match (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) NEW DELHI: When pacer Saurabh Dubey was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders as an injury replacement for Akash Deep, it raised several eyebrows. Why Dubey? Why a net bowler over a senior domestic pacer? And why him…
File Pic: Virat Kophli (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: More than a year after Virat Kohli stunned the cricketing world by retiring from Test cricket, fresh chatter around a possible return to the longest format has once again sent fans into a frenzy.The latest wave of speculation began after Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma made a…
East Bengal are in pole position to win the 2025-26 ISL title. (Photo: AIFF/ISL) At one stage, it looked like the Indian Super League won’t get started. When it did, it has navigated multiple issues, fixture changes and scheduling has been absurd. But now that ISL 2025-26 has navigated these troubled waters, the last day…
Bangladesh celebrate series win over Pakistan (Photo from @BCBtigers on X) Bangladesh celebrated their historic Test series whitewash over Pakistan national cricket team in emotional fashion as players joined together in the dressing room to sing the iconic victory anthem “Amra Korbo Joy” after the memorable triumph.Bangladesh scripted another landmark moment in their Test cricket…
Sanju Samson (Image: IPL/BCCI) Chennai Super Kings batter Sanju Samson is on the verge of achieving a special milestone in his IPL career ahead of today’s clash against Gujarat Titans. The wicketkeeper-batter needs just 23 more runs to complete only his second-ever 500-plus season in IPL history.Samson has enjoyed a sensational debut campaign with CSK…
Kolkata, May 20 (ANI): Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma during a warm-up session before the Indian Premier League 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The lead-up to Tuesday’s selection meeting was hectic. As the selectors prepared the roadmap for next year’s ODI World Cup in…
Aston Villa players celebrate with the Europa League trophy. (Pic credit: Uefa Europa League) Aston Villa finally ended three decades of waiting for silverware as a stunning display inspired by Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendía secured a dominant 3-0 victory over SC Freiburg in the Europa League final in Istanbul on Wednesday.It was Villa’s first…
Robin Minz and Deepak Chahar NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians’ miserable IPL 2026 campaign summed itself up perfectly during their clash against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Wednesday, when a comedy of errors in the field left skipper Hardik Pandya visibly frustrated.The moment came in the 10th over of KKR’s chase. Pandya bowled a…
