Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar said that it would be tough for India to fast-track Mohammed Shami into the Indian squad for the Brisbane Test against Australia, starting Saturday, December 14 at The Gabba. Shami hasn’t played any form of international cricket since the ODI World Cup final last year against Australia at the Narendra Modi …
Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh held his ground once again against reigning champion Ding Liren of China, as their 10th game in the World Chess Championship ended in a relatively uneventful draw on Saturday.The encounter, played from a London System setup, was one of Gukesh’s most straightforward games with the black pieces. Ding Liren played …
Senior India speedster Mohammed Shami is set to compete in the last two Tests of the ongoing series against Australia with his playing kit already headed Down Under and the fitness clearance from the NCA's medical team being a "matter of formality". While the Brisbane Test (from December 14) could be touch and …
File photo of Sumit Nagal.© AFP Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal is set for his fifth appearance in a Grand Slam after earning a direct entry for the main draw of next year's Australian Open. The 98th-ranked Nagal, who features in the entry list released by Tennis Australia on Friday, had to go …
India captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday endorsed the exclusion of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin from the first Test against Australia at Perth, saying it was the "right thing to do" but backed the two veterans to play a "huge role" in the rest of the series. Coming off a 0-3 hammering to …
The stalemate continued in the Chess World Championship match between defending champion Ding Liren and challenger D Gukesh as they played out a sixth successive draw on Thursday, December 5. The ninth game of the match ended in a draw after 54 moves on the eve of the second rest day. Both D Gukesh and …
Game 8 of the World Chess Championship between D Gukesh and Ding Liren ended in a draw on Wednesday, December 4. This was the 5th consecutive draw between the pair in the 14-game series, which leaves both men level at 4-4 with 6 more rounds remaining. The match came to an end after 51 moves, …
Champions Trophy 2025: File photo of Virat Kohli and Shoaib Akhtar© AFP/Twitter Will the Champions Trophy 2025 happen at all? As things stand, there is no clarity. The BCCI has said that the Indian cricket team won't be travelling to Pakistan, the designated hosts of the 2025 Champions Trophy, after not getting clearance …
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has made a bizarre claim that star India batter Virat Kohli would be dying to play in Pakistan. Notably, India have denied travelling to Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. Ever since then, both BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) …
Uncapped Australian batter Sam Konstas is raring to make his debut in the Test side. Konstas, who scored a blazing hundred in the pink ball warm-up game against India, felt that he was ready to play for the senior team.Konstas has been the talk of the summer in Australia after the 19-year-old kicked off his …
