England players appeal unsuccessfully for the wicket of Pakistan’s Azan Awais on Friday. (Reuters/Matthew Childs Photo) Test cricket has long been defined by its five-day nature, but the format is increasingly seeing matches finish well before the scheduled fifth day. Former England captain Michael Atherton believes the trend is the result of several changes in…
Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis on Saturday joined a growing list of cricketers expressing solidarity with the people of Nepal after devastating floods caused widespread destruction and left hundreds dead and thousands missing.Du Plessis, who visited Nepal last year, took to X to recall his experience in the country and praised the kindness…
In Indian sporting history, few careers carry an irony as striking as that of MJ Gopalan.A gifted cricketer and hockey player, Gopalan found himself facing an extraordinary choice in 1936: pursue a place in the Indian hockey team for the Berlin Olympics under legendary captain Dhyan Chand, or travel to England with the Indian cricket…
Harry Kane after winning Germany’s Footballer of the Year award (X – @HKane) Bayern Munich and England striker Harry Kane has become the first English player to win Germany’s Footballer of the Year award, adding another major honour to his impressive spell in Germany. Kane was presented with the prestigious award at the Allianz Arena…
Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra’s 2026 season has come to a premature end after the Olympic and world champion suffered a ligament tear in his ankle during training, ruling him out of next month’s Diamond League Final and Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.Chopra made the announcement on Saturday, revealing…
Jofra Archer produced the fastest spell of his Test career as England bowled Pakistan out for 110 on Day 2 of the second Test at Lord’s and took complete control of the match.England’s pace attack made full use of the conditions after Pakistan resumed with hopes of staying in the game. Ollie Robinson finished with…
Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Until this summer, no Indian had won the elite Norway Chess title. There was no Indian name alongside the Grand Chess Tour finale either. R Praggnanandhaa, that shy and super-sharp boy from Chennai, a Viswanathan Anand mentee like many from the city, now has both crowns to call his own.Late on Thursday,…
NEW DELHI: Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage’s sensational season has entered another gear, and for India’s Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra, the road to the Diamond League Final and Asian Games now comes with an unmistakable warning.The Sri Lankan javelin star produced a breathtaking 92.07m in Zurich on Thursday to underline why he has become the…
Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) Suryakumar Yadav has finally opened up on the shock of losing his place in the Indian team just months after leading the side to the T20 World Cup title.The World Cup-winning captain was overlooked by the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee for the next series against Ireland and England, with Shreyas Iyer…
Hockey Women’s Coach Sjoerd Marijne Clears The Air On His Pre-WC Absence KOLKATA: It was 2020 and the pandemic had just begun.Sjoerd Marijne, then the coach of the Indian women’s hockey team, was in a cab en route to Bengaluru airport, from where he was supposed to fly back to the Netherlands to join his…
