East Zone’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays a shot on day one of the Duleep Trophy 2026-27 final cricket match between South Zone and East Zone, in Chennai. (PTI Photo) Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took on senior India pacer Mohammed Siraj and hit him for three boundaries in a single over on Day 1 of the…
Mohammed Shami (PTI Photo) Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun has questioned the way Mohammed Shami has been treated by the current selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar, insisting that the veteran pacer still has plenty to offer despite being out of the national setup.Shami has not played for India since the Champions Trophy campaign…
Pakistan’s women’s team slumped to their lowest-ever T20I total as India cruised to a seven-wicket win in their 2026 Women’s Asia Cup Group A clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday night.Opting to bat first, Pakistan made a reasonable start, reaching 27 without loss in the fifth over through openers Muneeba Ali (13,…
CHENNAI: There are five India ‘A’ ‘Test’ matches over the next two months against the Aussies at home and New Zealand away. The Duleep Trophy final here between East and South Zone here starting Sunday is an audition for that and the national selectors, including chairman Ajit Agarkar, will be in Chennai to check the…
BENGALURU: For 14 months, Avinash Sable has been fighting a battle that has had little to do with the stopwatch. At the Monaco Diamond League in July last year, the 2023 Asian Games steeplechase champion stumbled over the water jump after a competitor ahead of him lost balance. Sable went down too, limped off the…
Father’s pride: Mohammed Riaz with daughter Shameena (left); Riaz in action during his playing days for the national team Chennai: Every dinner at the Riaz household came with a story. Two-time Olympian Mohammed Riaz would recount the setbacks, sacrifices and triumphs that defined his career as an India hockey player, hoping his daughter would understand…
Magnus Carlsen in action on Saturday BENGALURU: Magnus Carlsen, Koneru Humpy and Vidit Gujrathi competed against 25 young players from Bengaluru and Chennai at a corporate event on the sidelines of the Global Chess League on Saturday. The Grandmasters played with trademark seriousness, offering the youngsters a memorable experience and real-time lessons.India’s recent chess success…
FPIs turn sellers again, pull out Rs 7,443 crore from Indian equities in first week of September Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned net sellers of Indian equities in the first week of September, withdrawing Rs 7,443 crore after investing in the market for two consecutive months. The latest selling came as a rebound in crude…
India crush Pakistan by seven wickets Pakistan’s Women’s Asia Cup campaign appears to be operating in a rather interesting parallel universe.On the field, Pakistan were blown away by India, bundled out for just 55 in 18.1 overs and then beaten by seven wickets in a little over eight overs. Off the field, however, Pakistan women’s…
Gold is supposed to be the ultimate safe haven. But as geopolitical uncertainty rises, European central banks are rethinking where they keep their most trusted reserve asset. After France and Germany, Netherlands became the latest to make an exit, shifting part of its gold holdings from North America to London.The relocation has raised concerns about…
