Cheteshwar Pujara and Michael Vaughan NEW DELHI: Out-of-favour India batter Cheteshwar Pujara took a light-hearted dig at former England captain Michael Vaughan by asking him to autograph a framed copy of his incorrect prediction from the 2020–21 India-Australia Test series. The cheeky moment unfolded in the studio ahead of the first Test between India and…
Chelsea’s hopes of reaching the Club World Cup knockouts were dashed by a rampant Flamengo side, who came from behind to secure a 3-1 win in Philadelphia. Despite taking the lead through Pedro Neto in the first half, Enzo Maresca’s team suffered a second-half implosion, conceding three times and finishing the game with ten men….
Trainer Karl Burke turned around a frustrating week as the highly regarded Venetian Sun burst home to land the June 20 Albany Stakes (G3) at Royal Ascot under Clifford Lee. The 2-year-old Starman filly had been “kicking group horses out of the way” on Burke’s gallops in recent weeks and brought that class to the…
Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrating his ton against England (Image via X/@BCCI) 23-year-old India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his prolific Test form, notching up his fifth Test century on Day 1 of the first Test against England at Headingley on Friday. Jaiswal brought up his hundred in 144 balls, blending maturity with his trademark flair as he…
There was no doubting Joe Murphy’s popularity after the 70-year-old from Tipperary realized his lifetime ambition thanks to Cercene ‘s tenacious success in the June 20 Coronation Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot. By his own reckoning, Murphy has been training horses for half a century, but he waited for the biggest stage of all before hitting…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s young batting star Yashasvi Jaiswal produced a fighting, memorable hundred in the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds, on Friday. Battling intense hand cramps and visible discomfort, the 23-year-old showed remarkable grit and composure to reach his fifth century in Test cricket.Despite the physical struggle, Jaiswal stood…
Shubman Gill celebrates after reaching his hundred. (Pic credit: BCCI) A new era of Indian Test cricket began with poise and purpose on Friday as Shubman Gill’s India stamped their authority on the opening day of the first Test against England at Headingley in the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy. Sent in to bat after England captain Ben…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Leeds: A comfortable single to reach the three-figure mark, the arms went up and the helmet came off before the leap of faith. Punches in the air followed as Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrated the hundred in his maiden Test innings on English soil. There was relief, there was happiness and…
Cleveland Browns fifth-round rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders fell from a projected first-round pick all the way to the 144th pick largely due to behind-the-scenes concerns about his character. His two recent speeding tickets aren’t doing anything to dispel those notions, but one former player recently called out the media for making such a big…
India’s Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the 1st test match against England, at Headingley in Leeds on Friday (Image via X/@BCCI, ANI Photo) Rishabh Pant added another feather to his cap on Friday, becoming the second-fastest wicketkeeper in Test history to reach the 3000-run milestone. The milestone came during the third session on Day…
