File Pic: Shreyas Iyer and MS Dhoni (Image credit: IPL) CHENNAI: There was a time when taking on Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium was a daunting task for the visiting IPL teams. Over the past year, the fortress has slowly begun to lose its fangs.The five-time champions, who managed just one win…
No handshake after Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk defeated Russia’s Kateryna Lagno (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: The cold war at the chessboard reached a freezing point in Round 4 of the Women’s Candidates 2026, as Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk and Russia’s Kateryna Lagno bypassed the traditional courtesies of the game. There was no handshake at the start, no acknowledgement…
Lucknow Super Giants’ captain Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has made a strong appeal to Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant, asking him to commit to opening the batting throughout the IPL 2026 season. Pant’s batting position has been a major talking point heading into the new campaign, especially after…
Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman (AP/PTI) Fakhar Zaman has failed in his attempt to overturn a suspension, with the Pakistan Super League’s appellate body upholding a two-match ban for ball tampering during a recent fixture. The Lahore Qalandars opener had challenged the punishment imposed by match referee Roshan Mahanama, but a three-member committee dismissed the appeal after…
Kolkata: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo) Abhishek Sharma found himself in the spotlight for the wrong reason despite Sunrisers Hyderabad producing a dominant performance against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. The all-rounder has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and handed one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of…
SRH opener Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo) Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Abhishek Sharma etched his name in the franchise’s record books, becoming only the second player after David Warner to complete 100 sixes for SRH in the Indian Premier League.The left-hander reached the milestone during SRH’s clash against Kolkata Knight Riders, smashing a quickfire 48 off 21…
MS Dhoni (Image: X/Screengrab) Chennai Super Kings fans were left excited after MS Dhoni was spotted training ahead of their IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings, raising hopes of an earlier-than-expected return.Dhoni had missed CSK’s opening match against Rajasthan Royals after the franchise confirmed that he would be sidelined for around two weeks due to…
AJ Brown is not the only receiver frustrated with the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense. As rumors about the 28-year-old getting interest from the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams do rounds, a new report claims that DeVonta Smith is also pretty unhappy with Nick Sirriani and co. This comes months after Kevin Patullo was fired…
Fernando Mendoza was warned. The 22-year-old Heisman Trophy winner, who is expected to join the Las Vegas Raiders as the No 1 pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, might have to start his rookie season on the bench. This comes as veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins agreed to a five-year, $172 million contract with the team….
Paphos , Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with German Matthias BLuebaum while Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov grabbed sole lead after defeating pre-event favourite Fabiano Caruana of the USA in the fourth round of the Candidates chess tournament here. World Cup winner last year, Sindarov took his tally to 3.5 points with his third victory…
