Erin Routliffe (L) and Gabriela Dabrowski (R) won two US Open women’s doubles titles and the year-ending WTA Finals in 2024. (AFP) NEW DELHI: Erin Routliffe was born in Auckland while her parents were on an around-the-world sailing adventure, with New Zealand serving as their base at the time. They remained in the country for…
Mayank Rawat (IANS Photo) Five-time champions Mumbai Indians slumped to their fourth successive defeat in the ongoing Indian Premier League on Thursday, continuing a worrying slide that has left them languishing at ninth in the 10-team IPL 2026 standings. Despite posting a competitive 195/6, powered by a sensational unbeaten 112 from Quinton de Kock, MI…
South Africa’s Connor Esterhuizen joins Gujarat Titans. (ANI Photo) Gujarat Titans have brought in promising South African wicketkeeper-batter Connor Esterhuizen as a replacement for England’s Tom Banton, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League 2026 season due to a finger injury.The 24-year-old Esterhuizen arrives with a rising reputation after…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Romi Bhinder (X Photo) NEW DELHI: In a firm reminder of its zero-tolerance stance on anti-corruption protocols, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has fined Rajasthan Royals team manager Romi Bhinder Rs 1 lakh for breaching match-day regulations during an Indian Premier League fixture.The incident occurred during Rajasthan Royals’…
New Zealand cricketers during the match. (Pic credit: BLACKCAPS) New Zealand produced a disciplined all-round performance to secure a comfortable 26-run victory over Bangladesh in the opening ODI of the three-match series on Friday, taking a 1-0 lead.Battling scorching conditions, New Zealand’s pace attack proved decisive, bundling out Bangladesh for 221 in 48.3 overs after…
Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Shubman Gill’s classy 86 anchored Gujarat Titans to a convincing five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2026 on Friday, after Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj had earlier set up the victory with a disciplined and incisive new-ball spell. Rabada (3/29) and Siraj (2/23) ripped…
KKR and GT players after the match in Ahmedabad. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans’ resurgence in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 continued on Friday as they registered a comfortable five-wicket win over struggling Kolkata Knight Riders at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. After starting the IPL 2026 season with two defeats,…
Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul during a practice session in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo) BENGALURU: When KL Rahul walked into the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday evening, it was with his usual swagger — but also a quiet sense of homecoming. From security personnel to ground staff, familiar faces paused to greet the homegrown star, who acknowledged…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli during a warm-up session. (ANI Photo) BENGALURU: Ahead of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s previous outing against Lucknow Super Giants, Virat Kohli cut an unusual figure. The superstar opener went through his pre-match routine with his knee strapped, already nursing an ankle niggle picked up during the away game against Mumbai Indians….
South Africa Women vs India Women Live Score, 1st T20I: The stage is set in Durban as South Africa women’s team chose to field after winning the toss against India women’s team in the series opener, renewing a rivalry that hasn’t seen a T20I contest since mid-2024. India arrive as one of the in-form sides…
