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Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has strongly defended teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi following the criticism that emerged after the youngster’s altercation with Sri Lankan players during the tri-series final in Dambulla.The incident took place after India’s defeat in the Super Over and quickly became a major talking point among fans and experts. However, Ashwin believes…

Rajasthan Royals’ Jofra Archer (AP Photo) England speedster Jofra Archer has revealed the batter who gave him the most trouble in the Indian Premier League, and his answer may surprise many fans. Despite having bowled to some of the biggest names in world cricket, including several modern greats, Archer picked KL Rahul as the most…

The pressure is mounting on CR7. Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are all scoring goals for fun in the FIFA World Cup 2026, and the world is now waiting to see how Cristiano Ronaldo responds in the game against Uzbekistan on Tuesday. The 41-year-old had a shocker against DR Congo last week, and…

It was in those nine hours between Tuesday night and the early hours of Wednesday morning that football fans found a paradise of goalscoring perfection. Cristiano Ronaldo is under immense pressure to end his goal-scoring drought. (Getty Images via AFP) Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland scored two goals apiece in an exquisite display…

Legendary American quarterback Tom Brady is also quite the maverick at a quiz. The seven-time Super Bowl champion surprised a panel of football legends by correctly identifying the Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli as Instagram’s third most-followed athlete behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Tom Brady shocks football legends with Virat Kohli call. (Reuters and…

Sunil Gavaskar, Shubman Gill Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to prioritise player welfare and ensure centrally contracted cricketers get at least one month of uninterrupted rest every year.His comments come after India completed a 3-0 ODI series sweep over Afghanistan, shortly after the conclusion…

Despite their difficult position, New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr believes qualification remains possible. “Yeah, there’s still mathematically an opportunity. We win three games of cricket and we obviously will need other results to go our way. But as we’ve seen in this tournament, any team can beat anyone. And I think the standard of this…

Nitish Kumar Reddy and Suryansh Shedge (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: BCCI has named Suryansh Shedge as the replacement for Nitish Kumar Reddy in the squads for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland and England after the all-rounder was sidelined by a quadriceps injury.Nitish reported discomfort in his left quadriceps after the third ODI against Afghanistan…

Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav NEW DELHI: As first reported by TimesofIndia.com last week, former Rishabh Pant will return to Delhi Capitals for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2027 season. The IPL confirmed the move on Tuesday, with Pant agreeing to a salary of Rs 15 crore, Rs 12 crore less than the record Rs 27…

India delivered a standout performance at the AESF-sanctioned Pokémon UNITE Asia International Tournament, finishing runners-up after an impressive campaign in a competition featuring 11 national teams from across Asia. Team India finishes second among 11 Asian nations at AESF Pokémon UNITE Event. The closed international tournament, sanctioned by the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF), featured…