The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Saturday decided to approach the sports ministry to change its name to Football Federation of Bharat (FFB) after the proposal was accepted at its Special General Body Meeting in New Delhi. AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey said the move needs ministry and FIFA approval. Chaubey told PTI that the … Read more
Ace Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Saturday honoured with the ‘Best Male Athlete of the Year 2025’ award at the inaugural Indian Athletics Awards ceremony in New Delhi. Chopra, who won gold at the Tokyo Games and followed it up with a silver medal in Paris, said the honour held a special place … Read more
New Delhi: India’s T20 World Cup campaign is going as planned, with two wins from two matches, a healthy net run rate, a dominant spin attack and a batting unit that finally appears to be finding its rhythm. As India prepare to face South Africa at Old Trafford on Tuesday, there is a sense that the … Read more
Mumbai: Not for nothing is good length bowling in high demand. Almost always in Test cricket. As we saw so frequently in the recent IPL, very often with the new ball even in T20 cricket. Prasidh Krishna with his opening burst in the Chennai ODI on Saturday made a resounding case for pitching it up … Read more
Pakistan lost to Bangladesh. (Photo- GETTY) BAN Women vs PAK Women, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: A huge upset has been seen in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. Bangladesh women’s cricket team created history by defeating Pakistan in the 15th match of the tournament. Bangladesh’s bowlers performed miraculously on the field and achieved a … Read more
Netherlands are up against Sweden in an important FIFA World Cup 2026 match, and the Dutch have taken a crucial lead early in it. Brian Brobbey went through early in the first half to give the Oranje a lead within the first five minute of the match. Netherlands, who drew against Japan in their last … Read more
Kolkata: A comfortable 3-0 win fleshed out across 25 minutes gave Brazil the sort of filip needed to validate their tag as World Cup favourites. But only just. Matheus Cunha became only the fifth player to score a brace for Brazil in a World Cup match this century, joining Ronaldo (three), Neymar (two), Luis Fabiano, and … Read more
Rohit Sharma has now scored 16,137 international runs as an opener. Whereas, Virender Sehwag has scored 16,119 runs as an opener. During this period, he has also played 14 innings less than Sehwag. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)
India’s hopes at the Macau Open Super 300 came to an end on Saturday after Ashmita Chaliha suffered a straight-games defeat to South Korea’s Park Ga Eun in the women’s singles semifinals. Park booked her place in the title clash with a 21-17, 21-9 victory in just 38 minutes, ending Ashmita’s impressive run at the … Read more
Beth Mooney and Ashleigh Gardner starred with the bat before Kim Garth led a disciplined bowling performance as Australia defeated the Netherlands by 98 runs in the Women’s T20 World Cup at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Saturday. After posting a record-equalling 219/6 in their 20 overs, Australia restricted the Netherlands to 121/3 to … Read more