GONDA: In intensely hot and oppressive Gonda, at the Nandini Nagar Mahavidyalaya where wrestling mats have replaced school desks, hundreds of athletes wait endlessly for their bouts. In that wait, one name has dominated every conversation — Vinesh Phogat.The Katha Vachak central hall at the university complex in Nawabganj has turned into one giant wrestling…
Pat Cummins fined Rs 12 lakh after horror loss against GT (Image: X) Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over rate during SRH’s IPL 2026 clash against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.The IPL confirmed the penalty in an official statement after SRH’s…
SRH’ horror collapse against GT in Ahmedabad (Image: IPL/BCCI) Former IPL chairman and BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla weighed in on Sunrisers Hyderabad’s crushing defeat against Gujarat Titans, questioning the batting approach that led to their dramatic collapse in Ahmedabad.GT produced a dominant all-round performance to register an emphatic 82-run win and climb to the top…
Madhav Tiwari (BCCI Photo) DHARAMSHALA: Madhav Tiwari still remembers how tiring bowling used to feel. As a 13-year-old kid in Indore, newly introduced to leather-ball cricket after changing schools, batting was the only thing that truly excited him. Bowling, in comparison, felt like labour. “I really liked batting. I wanted to become a batsman. Bowling…
Koneru Humpy (FIDE Photo) PUNE: Koneru Humpy, India’s top-rated woman chess player, said that besides China’s Zhu Jiner she doesn’t see any woman player having the potential to reach an Elo rating of 2600 and break into the top-100 in Open world rankings.Humpy, who is set to play Norway elite chess meet from May 25…
Preity Zinta slams at fake reports amid PBKS slump (image: X) Punjab Kings’ IPL 2026 campaign has suddenly taken a worrying turn after four consecutive defeats, dramatically changing the complexion of their season. Once comfortably sitting at the top of the points table following a seven-match unbeaten streak, consisting of six wins and one no-result,…
MS Dhoni (Image credit: CSK/IPL) Excitement is building within the Chennai Super Kings camp as legendary former captain MS Dhoni is likely to travel with the squad to Lucknow ahead of their crucial IPL 2026 clash against Lucknow Super Giants on May 15.Chennai Super Kings sit fifth on the IPL 2026 points table with six…
Prabhsimran Singh (Image: PBKS/Instagram) Punjab Kings enjoyed a dream start to their IPL 2026 campaign, winning six of their first seven matches, with one game ending in no result, to comfortably sit at the top of the points table during the first half of the season. However, their momentum has dramatically slipped in recent weeks,…
Isiah Thomas (Photo by NBA/Detroit Pistons) NEW DELHI: The NBA of the 1980s hits differently in retrospect. Amid the rough-and-tumble nature of the sport, where giants like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson cast their towering shadows, a 6-foot-1 guard from Chicago’s West Side was built to bend the game to his will.Even today, Isiah Thomas,…
Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada and teammates (ANI Photo) With 14 games remaining in the league stage, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs and DC is barely hanging in there. GT has almost qualified while RCB and SRH would have to do really badly from here on not to make the…
