South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada, center, celebrates with teammates (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has stirred debate after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 by suggesting that the South Africa national cricket team made a tactical mistake by defeating the West Indies cricket team in their Super 8 clash.The encounter, played at…
India coach Gautam Gambhir (Getty Images) Former chief selector Sandeep Patil has revealed that Gautam Gambhir has never spoken to him since the day he was dropped from the Indian team, despite the two appearing together at several events over the years.Gambhir, a key member of India’s World Cup-winning squads in 2007 and 2011, was…
TOISA 2025 Team of the Year nominees The eighth edition of the Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) is set to take place on March 21, 2026, in Lucknow, celebrating the accomplishments and inspiring stories of India’s leading athletes from a wide range of sports. The TOISA 2025 awards will recognise performances recorded between January…
Celebrating success in squash The eighth edition of the Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) will be held on March 21, 2026, in Lucknow, honouring the achievements and inspiring journeys of India’s finest athletes across multiple sports. TOISA 2025 will recognise performances delivered between January 1 and December 31, 2025, spotlighting standout moments from major…
File photo of Dhakshineswar Suresh. (Image: SAI) NEW DELHI: Rising tennis star Dhakshineswar Suresh has been included in the Target Asian Games Group (TAGG) following his standout performance in India’s recent Davis Cup Qualifiers victory over the Netherlands in February.The decision was taken during the 169th meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) under the…
Nepal’s Sompal Kami celebrates the wicket of Scotland’s Tom Bruce during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Nepal and Scotland in Mumbai. NEW DELHI: Rome wasn’t built in a day. It is a proverb so weathered by time it often feels like a cliché, yet for the burgeoning cricketing nation of Nepal, it remains…
Rajasthan Royals (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals have announced a minor adjustment to their pre-season schedule. While March 15 was initially earmarked as the start date for their IPL 2026 preparations, the full squad camp will now officially commence on March 17 here at the Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Stadium.Under head coach…
Sumit Antil in Paris Paralympics 2024. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India enjoyed a dominant day at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix, with Paralympic champion Sumit Antil leading the charge by winning gold in the men’s javelin throw (F43/F44/F64). The double Paralympic gold medallist produced a powerful throw of 69.25 metres to secure the top…
Yuvraj Singh and Rishabh Pant (X-LSG) Mumbai: Before launching into IPL-2026, India’s ‘keeper-bat Rishabh Pant went through a few training sessions under the watchful eyes of India’s 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai last week. Pant, who leads the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL, is working…
NEW DELHI: Axar Patel was caught off-guard as Virat Kohli suddenly interrupted his post-match interaction with Hardik Pandya after a 2021 pink-ball Test. “Baapu tari bowling kamal che (Your bowling is great),” said Kohli, leaving Hardik and Axar in splits. The Gujarat all-rounder’s bowling has dismanted the opposition on many instances. However, the attribute that…
