Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur (ICC Photo) India women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur was seen breaking into a bhangra celebration while lifting the Women’s T20 World Cup trophy — a moment that quickly went viral and drew widespread admiration. However, the jubilant scene had a light-hearted backstory behind it. On a recent episode of The…
Carlsen and Goryachkina take World Rapid titles in Doha. (Pic credit: FIDE) NAGPUR: Magnus Carlsen is nothing but the undisputed king of 64 squares. A day after he suffered a seventh-round defeat to Russia’s Vladislav Artemiev, the fighter in him emerged on Sunday and he won five successive games to take the world rapid crown…
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis (AP Photo) A track and field world record broken almost at will by a generational athlete.A tennis star returning from a doping ban to take his place in a duopoly that has more than reassured fans who’ve been fretting over what the sport might look like in a post ‘Big 3′ world.Go…
Jannik Sinner, left, and Carlos Alcaraz (AP Photo) The instant Carlos Alcaraz’s two-hander sailed wide in the season finale, the tennis world had already turned its gaze to the next calendar. A rivalry of equal measure had been established, spice and steel.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Jannik Sinner’s repartee in Turin,…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The third round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) will be played on Monday, with Delhi and Mumbai both looking to extend their unbeaten runs in the tournament. However, both sides will be without their biggest names, as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will not feature…
Vijay Hazare Trophy Live Score: With Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as the notable absentees, Delhi and Mumbai have decided to field first against Saurashtra and Chhattisgarh respectively in the third round of Vijay Hazare Trophy on Monday. The Vijay Hazare Trophy witnessed a blockbuster Friday, marked by centuries, match-turning spells and narrow finishes across…
NEW DELHI: Former England cricketer Monty Panesar has criticised India’s Test captain Shubman Gill, saying the youngster is complacent and not yet equipped to handle the demands of all three formats at the international level.While acknowledging Gill’s natural talent, Panesar pointed out that the batter tends to play “lazy shots” during matches and lacks the…
Four-time major champion Aryna Sabalenka reacts during the Battle of the Sexes match against Nick Kyrgios. (AP) When Billie Jean King played – and beat – Bobby Riggs in the iconic Battle of the Sexes in 1973, women’s tennis was struggling for relevance. The complexion of the sport is much different now. There is equal…
Aryna Sabalenka plays a forehand against Nick Kyrgios during their Battle of the Sexes tennis match, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Dec. 28, 2025. (Photo via AP) DDUBAI: Nick Kyrgios beat women’s world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the “Battle of the Sexes” on Sunday, in a highly-publicised showdown with modified rules that divided…
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will run the Multan Sultans franchise in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026 season.Speaking at a press conference, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi said the board will manage the franchise for the upcoming season and appoint former cricketers to handle operations. The franchise will be offered for…
Rithvik Sanjeevi and Surya Charishma Tamiri (Agency Image) Surya Charishma Tamiri and Rithvik Sanjeevi emerged as the new women’s and men’s singles champions respectively at the Senior National Badminton Championships, sealing their titles with composed performances on Sunday. In the women’s singles final, 19-year-old Surya, hailing from Vijayawada, recovered from a slow start to defeat…
Australia’s Steve Smith, watches a delivery from England’s Brydon Carse. (AP/PTI) Geoffrey Boycott did not treat England’s Boxing Day Test win as a fairytale moment. Instead, he presented it as a clear judgement on how the game is now played and, in his view, misplayed. Writing in The Telegraph, Boycott dismissed any suggestion of luck…
Pakistan kabaddi player Ubaidullah Rajput (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Pakistan international kabaddi player Ubaidullah Rajput has been indefinitely banned by the national federation after featuring for an Indian team in a private tournament in Bahrain earlier this month.The Pakistan Kabaddi Federation (PKF) took the decision following an emergency meeting on Saturday, concluding that Rajput…
Jake Weatherald is bowled by Ben Stokes during day two of the fourth Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matt Page admitted he was left in a “state of shock” after witnessing the carnage during the two-day fourth Ashes Test, an outcome that has…
U-TURN YEAR: After the high of 2024, Barca’s Yamal (left) and Liverpool icon Salah discovered fame is fickle. (Image: TNN) RAW TALENT Fancy a swig of raw milk? Good for your gut, and legs it seems. Head too. It’s superfood, just ask Super Haaland. He loves to visit a Cheshire farm to get his locally…
India vs. Bangladesh. (Image: Agencies) This year, most scrambled to check the Google Maps to find Curacao when the smallest-ever nation, in terms of population and size, qualified for next year’s mammoth World Cup 2026. With 155,000 inhabitants, the Caribbean island was guided to the top tier by Dick Advocaat, the former Rangers and PSV…
Both sets of fans sang chants in Jota’s name in the 18th and 20th minutes — the shirt numbers he wore during his spells at Molineux and Anfield respectively. (Getty Images) Florian Wirtz’s first Liverpool goal fired the Reds into the Premier League’s top four despite an unconvincing 2-1 win over Wolves on a day…
Manchester City’s Rayan Cherki celebrates with Erling Haaland (Barrington Coombs/PA via AP) Rayan Cherki delivered another decisive statement of his growing influence at Manchester City as his late strike secured a 2-1 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest and lifted Pep Guardiola’s side to the top of the table on Saturday. The France international was…
England’s Ben Stokes celebrates with teammates (AP/PTI) England produced a stunning Boxing Day result at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, pulling off a memorable four-wicket win over Australia that carried significance well beyond the Ashes scoreline. Although Australia had already sealed the urn with a commanding 3-0 lead in the series, the victory marked…
Stuart Broad (Screengrab-X) England finally broke their long Australian hoodoo by winning the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, chasing down a target of 175 despite losing six wickets on the final day. The victory ended an 18-match winless run for England in Australia and marked their first Test success Down Under since…
