Marnus Labuschagne extended his unwanted record on Wednesday, going 48 Test innings without a century as Australia reached 90/2 at lunch on Day 2 of the decisive third Test against South Africa at Newlands.His ongoing drought is now the longest among Australian top-four batters, with his last Test hundred coming in July 2023.Australia reached 90 … Read more
India’s grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa (PTI Photo) Anerican grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura made an impressive return to competitive chess, taking the early lead at the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown 2026 after the opening day on Tuesday. However, despite ending the day at the bottom of the standings, Indian grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa remains firmly in contention, thanks to … Read more
WPL 2027 Auction Live Updates: Capped Indian and international cricketers will be the biggest draws among the 150 players who will go under the hammer during the Women’s Premier League (WPL) mini-auction in Kochi on Wednesday. India wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini, all-rounder Sneh Rana, middle-order batter Tejal Hasabnis, Australian captain Sophie Molineux, England’s Sophia Dunkley and … Read more
Haris Rauf fined for heated exchange with Will Jacks Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee and received a demerit point for his on-field behaviour during Sunday’s ODI against England in Lahore. The visitors were also penalised after failing to maintain the required over-rate.The International Cricket Council … Read more
India’s Abhishek Sharma, left, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP/PTI) India opener Abhishek Sharma revealed that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had promised to bat fearlessly, borrowing an iconic dialogue from the Bollywood film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, during a net session before the third T20I against New Zealand. The 15-year-old then delivered on his words with an explosive innings that … Read more
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe (AP/PTI) Kylian Mbappé has issued an apology after a video in which he appeared to describe China’s founding leader Mao Zedong as a dictator triggered a backlash in China, costing the Real Madrid forward commercial partnerships and prompting Chinese state media to suspend broadcasts of Spanish football league matches featuring him.The … Read more
Neeraj Yadav (Image credit: Agencies) Neeraj Yadav, one of India’s leading para-athletes, was found dead at a flat on Tuesday night, leaving the para-sports community in shock. The 42-year-old, a three-time Asian Para Games gold medallist, allegedly died by suicide. He is suspected to have consumed poison.A postmortem examination was underway at Delhi’s GTB Hospital … Read more
Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka (AP) Stan Wawrinka’s professional tennis career came to a close on Tuesday after the three-time Grand Slam champion suffered a first-round defeat at the Swiss Indoors in Basel, his home tournament.The 41-year-old Swiss went down 7-5, 7-6 (2) to eighth seed Jiri Lehecka. His final shot as a professional was a backhand … Read more
Prakash Bhatt during the toss between Bangladesh and West Indies (Image credit: BCB) MUMBAI: Former Saurashtra cricketer Prakash Bhatt on Wednesday made his ‘Test debut’ in Mirpur, Dhaka, in the first Test between Bangladesh and West Indies as a match referee.Bhatt has thus become only the second Indian after ex-India pacer Javagal Srinath to become … Read more
Ayush Badoni (Image credit: X) Delhi captain Ayush Badoni carved his name in the record books with a second successive double century, joining Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli as only the third Delhi batter to achieve the feat in consecutive firstclass innings. In the process, Delhi seized control against Jharkhand in their Ranji Trophy Group … Read more