Venkatesh Iyer was bought for Rs 23.75 crore in IPL 2025 auction© BCCI/Sportzpics Bought for a whopping price of INR 23.75 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction, Venkatesh Iyer remains as grounded as ever. Despite seeing his IPL salary rising from Rs 20 lakh to over Rs 20 crore in …
Belarusian tennis star Aryna Sabalenka was named the WTA Player of the Year 2024, marking the first time she has received the prestigious honor. The 26-year-old capped off a stellar season with two Grand Slam titles and finished the year as the top-ranked player in the world.Sabalenka's season was headlined by her successful defence of …
Rinku Singh in action© X (Twitter) A composed Rinku Singh was overshadowed by an unheralded Vipraj Nigam as they displayed excellent finishing skills to take Uttar Pradesh into the quarter-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, beating Andhra by four wickets on Monday. UP will take on Delhi in the last eight …
Liverpool has been handed a significant confidence boost ahead of their crucial UEFA Champions League clash against Girona, with star goalkeeper Alisson Becker returning to full first-team training after nearly two months on the sidelines. The 32-year-old Brazilian, who suffered a hamstring injury during Liverpool's 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in October, …
Jatin Paranjape, a former Indian cricketer and national selector, believes despite Rohit Sharma being far from his best in the 10-wicket loss to Australia in Adelaide, he is still confident of the Indian skipper performing better in the remaining three matches of the series. In his return to the number six position in …
Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj was fined 20 per cent of his match fee, while Australian batter Travis Head was also "sanctioned" by the ICC for indulging in a heated exchange of words during the just-concluded day-night Test in Adelaide. Siraj and Head were held guilty of breaching the world body's code of conduct …
Young Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh lost his lead as defending champion Ding Liren staged a stunning comeback in Game 12, levelling the score at 6-6 in the World Chess Championship. The scenario was reminiscent of the 2023 World Championship, where Ding overcame a 5-6 deficit by winning Game 12 against Ian Nepomniachtchi, ultimately forcing a …
Former India players Ravi Shastri and Suni Gavaskar want skipper Rohit Sharma to return to the opening spot so that he can be his aggressive and expressive self. Rohit, who had missed the first Test, dropped down to the number six spot in the pink ball Test after KL Rahul excelled at the …
South Africa have further bolstered their chances of making it to the World Test Championship final. The Temba Bavuma-led side beat Sri Lanka by 143 runs to win the series 2-0 at home. South Africa have climbed to the top of the WTC points table with a dominating win. The Proteas have further solidified their …
The World Test Championship points table saw a tectonic shift after South Africa beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in their home Test series. Temba Bavuma's team hammered Sri Lanka at home and climbed up to the top of the WTC points table by displacing Australia.With the series win, South Africa just need one more victory to …
