Gautam Gambhir and Shreyas Iyer (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: After rain washed out the opening T20I, India will be hoping for better weather when they take on England in the second match of the five-game series at Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday, July 4.The first T20I at Chester-le-Street ended in a no-result after India…
In a touching display of compassion, football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has become a source of inspiration for a young Venezuelan boy named Andrés, who tragically lost everything to recent earthquakes.(Photo/AP) He scores goals at World Cups. He breaks records that have stood for decades. But sometimes, the greatest thing Cristiano Ronaldo does has nothing to…
India’s Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Calls for 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to make his India debut have continued to grow following his remarkable rise over the past few months, but former BCCI selector Saba Karim believes the team management is right to exercise patience with the teenage sensation.Sooryavanshi earned a place in India’s senior T20I squad…
Fans slam Lionel Messi and Argentina after Cape Verde’s heroic World Cup fight. (Image via: X) Argentina escaped one of the biggest scares of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after edging Cape Verde 3-2 in extra time in a dramatic Round of 32 clash. Lionel Messi scored another historic World Cup goal, but the defending…
Croatia’s Luka Modric (AP/PTI) Luka Modric’s exit from the World Cup stage and, with it, possibly international football as well, did not turn out to be the beau idéal or a perfect 10, a number he has so adoringly and alluringly made his own over the years. The end was, though, dramatic — and cruel….
Croatia’s Luka Modric (10) and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (7) greet each other (AP) Two celestial bodies orbited each other, a thousand cameras waited with bated breath, pausing for them to come together. As Luka Modric, destroyed after a soul-crushing defeat that ended a scintillating two-decade-old international career, acknowledged the wishes of his Portuguese rivals, Cristiano…
FIFA World Cup trophy (Photo by Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The 2026 FIFA World Cup has entered its business end, with all 16 teams confirmed for the Round of 16 following a dramatic Round of 32 that saw heavyweights like Germany and the Netherlands crash out. Defending champions Argentina survived a scare against Cape Verde,…
Messi shoots the ball during the match between Argentina and Cape Verde (Agency Image) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has showered praise on FIFA World Cup debutants Cabo Verde after their remarkable campaign came to an end with a narrow 3-2 extra-time defeat to defending champions Argentina in the Round of 32.Although the African nation…
Chess Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi Exclusive (Designed by TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: The race for a place at the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 in Paris through the India Rising: Road to EWC Chess qualifiers has boiled down to a blockbuster final between two established Grandmasters. India’s Vidit Gujrathi will take on Benjamin Bok of the Netherlands….
Russian chess grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP) Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik has been handed a two-year ban by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) after its Ethics & Disciplinary Commission found that he violated several rules related to player conduct and public accusations. The case centred on a series of statements and…
