India's D Gukesh won Game 3 of the Chess World Championship on Wednesday, November 27 to go level at 1.5-1.5 against China's Ding Liren. The reigning world champion lost on time as the match ended in a wild scramble. It was a dominant performance from the Indian Grandmaster, who had a control percentage of 96.4. …
Lahiru Kumara struck twice as Sri Lanka's bowlers had the better of a rain-hit opening day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Wednesday. South Africa were 80 for four when rain stopped play for the day shortly before lunch. Fast bowler Kumara took wickets in successive overs to put …
Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has clinched the 2024 Golden Boy award, marking an extraordinary year in which he played a pivotal role in Spain's Euro 2024 triumph. At just 17 years and four months, Yamal is the youngest-ever recipient of the award, as reported by Italian sports daily Tuttosport on Wednesday.The Golden Boy award, celebrating …
Once touted as the player who possess the same talent as the greats Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag, Prithvi Shaw saw his career hit an all-new low in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. The opening batter didn't receive a single bid in the auction on Monday despite keeping his …
IPL 2025 mega auctions finally came to an end on Monday with 182 players getting sold for a whopping combined fee of Rs 639.15 crore. A total of 577 were shortlisted for the 2-day event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and all the ten franchises cracked their brains to build a strong team for …
The ongoing standoff between India and Pakistan regarding the hosting of the ICC Champions Trophy is not a new development. For the past couple of months, both nations have been at odds, with each side holding firm on their stance. However, the final decision regarding the Champions Trophy will be taken during the ICC board …
Captain Ben Stokes has revealed that he chose not to participate in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction in Jeddah to extend his England career. Stokes had previously played for Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS), Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL, and was named the most valuable …
Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar set the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024-25 on fire with blistering knocks on Wednesday, November 27. Patidar played a magnificent knock of 62 (37) for Madhya Pradesh guiding them to a humongous score of 188/8. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer scored a breathtaking 71 (39) with the help …
Top seeds PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen advanced to the second round of the women's and men's singles respectively at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament after registering straight-game victories here on Wednesday.Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu defeated rising shuttler Anmol Kharb 21-17, 21-15, while Lakshya, 2021 world championships bronze medallist, powered past Malaysian …
Australia batter Travis Head has dismissed suggestions that there is a rift in the camp following their Perth Test loss to India. The hosts were outplayed by India in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and they ended up losing the match by 295 runs. After Day 3's play, Josh Hazlewood would court controversy …
