Hyderabad’s K. Himateja celebrates after scoring a century during the third day of the Ranji Trophy match between Hyderabad and Andhra at the ACA Stadium in Mulapadu. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri The mind is the hardest pitch of all, and Hyderabad’s K. Himateja had three guides to help him read it: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Wasim […]

Haruna Kasagi was the top-scorer for Denso Iris. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Indian Railways promised a fight but delivered a no-show, crumbling like a sapling would before a tornado, against Denso Iris (Japan) 119-35 in a woefully one-sided Group-B clash in the FIBA Women’s Basketball League Asia (WBLA) at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor […]

Gourav is caught by substitute Varun off Jalaj on the third evening. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Odisha would be looking for another divine intervention on Wednesday after bad light stopped play moments after Kerala made late inroads on the third day of the Ranji Trophy match at the Sports Hub Greenfield Stadium here on Tuesday. Following on, Odisha was […]

RCB’s Molineux celebrates the wicket of DC’s Alice Capsey during the WPL-T20 final cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi, Sunday, March 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Australian captain Sophie Molineux and English opener Sophie Dunkley are the only players who have put themselves […]

Akash Anand remained unbeaten on 117. | Photo Credit: File photo Akash Anand had done half the job on Monday, finishing unbeaten on 58. A day later, he completed the task, converting his start into his first century of the season (117 n.o.) as Mumbai tightened its grip on Himachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy. […]

When a player of Tillakaratne Dilshan’s stature calls your technique and talent special, the weight of it follows you onto the field. K. Himateja carried it to Mulapadu on Tuesday and set it down gently on the scoreboard with his third First Class hundred in Hyderabad’s Ranji Trophy clash with Andhra at the ACA Stadium. […]

Sai Kishore, who took a hat-trick against Uttarakhand, said he focused on performing consistently. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Sai Kishore revealed that a tip from M.S. Dhoni over five years ago helped him become a better bowler, even though he didn’t understand it then. The 29-year-old scalped six for 34, including a hat-trick […]

File photo of Cristiano Ronaldo. | Photo Credit: Reuters Walking out on the Portugal camp earned Cristiano Ronaldo a 30-day suspension and 255 euros ($285) fine from the national federation. The Portuguese Football Federation had provisionally suspended Ronaldo and on Monday (October 19, 2026) called the punishment “adequate and sufficient.” The federation said Ronaldo fully […]

Logo of Asian Para Games 2026. Photo: Wikipedia Ravi Baby Sahana and Prachi Pandey scripted history by becoming India’s first para table tennis players to make the podium in the standing category at the Asian Para Games, as the country secured four bronze medals in Nagoya on Tuesday (October 20, 2026). Paralympics medallist Bhavina Patel, […]

Social Butterfly and Shambala impressed when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday (Oct. 20) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Admirable (N.B. Kuldeep) 42. Easy. Destroyer (Mosin) 39. Moved freely. 800m: Shambala (T.S. Jodha) 51, 600/38. Moved nicely. Believe (app), Victorious Omen (app) 56, 600/41. Pair level. Don Julio (Gore) 55, 600/42. Easy. Break Point (S. […]