Ayush Shetty faces a tough opening match at the World Championships against China’s world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi. However, his coach Sagar Chopda believes the difficult draw could actually benefit the young Indian, especially with the home crowd behind him and Shi not being at his best recently.Shetty, 21, made a strong impression earlier…
Ruturaj Gaikwad named captain of West Zone in Duleep Trophy (Image: X) Worcestershire captain Jake Libby has overtaken India’s Ruturaj Gaikwad to record the highest List A batting average ever. His unbeaten 109 against Sussex, his third straight century with the same score, lifted his average to 61.4. Libby now has 2,456 List A runs,…
Karan Lal and Shubhang Hegde NEW DELHI: Karnataka’s Shubhang Hegde and Bengal’s Karan Lal emerged as standout performers during Delhi Capitals’ talent trials in Bengaluru. The duo impressed with their all-round performances across the two practice games. The trials were held at the Just Cricket Academy ground in Bengaluru, with Delhi Capitals looking to identify…
Ashish Yadav and Neeraj Chopra NEW DELHI: Ashish Yadav‘s journey started with a wooden javelin in Mawaiya, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. He trained near dry ponds with quicksand patches. The dangers of such a location notwithstanding, Ashish wanted to follow in Neeraj Chopra‘s footsteps.The 19-year-old weighed all of 70kg when he was picked to train in…
India’s Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: When Indian pugilist Jadumani Singh Mandengbam stepped onto the podium to receive the men’s 55kg silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, it marked the culmination of a journey that had almost ended before it had even begun.The 22-year-old Manipuri boxer was one of India’s…
Ashish Yadav and Neeraj Chopra (AFI/PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: Ashish Yadav has joined an elite Indian club after winning a silver medal in men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics U20 Championships, becoming only the second Indian to win a medal in the event at the global junior competition — 10 years after Neeraj Chopra’s…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File) FIFA president Gianni Infantino has strongly denied allegations that UEFA funds were used to finance a severance package for a former employee with whom he allegedly had a relationship during his time as UEFA general secretary.The allegations, published in an investigation by The Daily Telegraph, claim the…
Campbell Thompson celebrates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto. (Pic credit: Jack Riddiford/X) Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons was left deeply disappointed after his batting unit suffered a stunning collapse against the Cricket Australia XI, with the visitors bowled out for just 54 in their second innings in Darwin on Saturday.A…
Sarfaraz Khan (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Sarfaraz Khan‘s place in India’s Test plans appears increasingly uncertain, but the Mumbai batter has made it clear that he is not ready to give up.Amid his continued absence from the national squad, Sarfaraz shared a cryptic Instagram story recently, posting a still from the 2019 Telugu film Jersey…
Australia’s test team (Image: Cricket Australia) Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has acknowledged that player availability for the IPL will be carefully managed as the team prepares for one of its busiest international schedules in recent years.Beginning with a two-Test home series against Bangladesh, Australia are set to play 20 Test matches and 14 white-ball…
