NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma will have more than just runs on his mind when India take on New Zealand in the upcoming five-match ODI series, starting in Auckland on Wednesday. The Indian opener is on the brink of several significant milestones and could add multiple records to his already impressive career during the series.The ‘Hitman’ … Read more
Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu NEW DELHI: Fresh from a memorable double triumph at the Hylo Open, India’s badminton stars Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu will be missing from the Korea Open, leaving the responsibility of leading the Indian challenge to experienced HS Prannoy and emerging youngster Tanvi Sharma at the USD 500,000 Super 500 … Read more
R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh NEW DELHI: FIDE, the world chess body, has released its November 2026 world rankings, with R Praggnanandhaa remaining the only Indian in the Open Top 10 at World No. 7. Grandmaster Nihal Sarin has broken into the world’s top 20 for the first time, reaching a career-best World No. 19 … Read more
Alexander Zverev (Reuters Photo) Alexander Zverev has finally reached the summit of men’s tennis, becoming the world No. 1 for the first time in his career on Monday and setting a remarkable record in the process. The 29-year-old German became the oldest player in 52 years to reach the top of the ATP rankings for … Read more
Manjeet Singh and Kidambi Srikanth NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) Athletes’ Commission election, scheduled for November 3, will not be held after all 10 candidates for the five male and five female positions were declared elected unopposed.In a revised notification issued on Monday, Electoral Officer (RO) Sanjay Kumar Srivastava confirmed that there was … Read more
Vidarbha’s Harsh Dubey, right, celebrates with a teammate after taking a wicket. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Harsh Dubey had a Monday to remember. Hours before being named in India’s 15-member squad for the ACC Men’s Rising Stars Asia Cup, the left-arm spinner produced a sensational nine-wicket haul to rewrite Vidarbha’s record books in the Ranji … Read more
NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant is set to undergo his match simulation test at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on November 9 before he is cleared to play in the two-Test series in New Zealand which starts on November 19. Pant, who is recovering from side strain injury, has started his cricket skills at the CoE.TOI … Read more
Dhinidhi Desinghu (Agency Photo) India’s Dhinidhi Desinghu created history at the 2026 Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal, by becoming the first Indian female swimmer to win a medal at the competition.The 16-year-old secured bronze in the women’s 100m freestyle, clocking 56.27 seconds. Croatia’s Ana Bobanovic won gold in 55.89 seconds, while New Zealand’s Alyssa Lawson … Read more
India vs Korea (Photo by Hockey India) Five-time champions India produced a dominant performance to thrash South Korea 8-0 in their final round-robin match of the Asian Champions Trophy on Monday. The win extended India’s unbeaten run in the tournament and helped them finish at the top of the standings with a perfect 15 points … Read more
Sarfaraz Khan (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: The shrug of the shoulder said it all when Sarfaraz Khan was asked about his absence from the India Test set-up.The latest snub came when he was overlooked for India A’s three-match tour of New Zealand. This was after he had been included in the Test squad for the Sri … Read more