The JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi was treated to a Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli masterclass in the first ODI against South Africa on Sunday, a spectacle that carried India to a narrow 17-run win and a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Now, with the action shifting to the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium…
Tanmay Agarwal’s fine knock (43, 26b, 4×4, 3×6) and Rakshan Readdi and Tanay Thyagarajan’s three-wicket hauls proved crucial for Hyderabad, which survived a scare to beat Uttar Pradesh by three wickets and record its third win in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday. Electing to field, Hyderabad, boosted by…
The Vancouver Whitecaps’ German sporting director, Axel Schuster, is “still processing” the completion of Thomas Muller’s move to the MLS club – and has explained why footballing luminaries such as the Germany legend, Lionel Messi and Son Heung-min have moved to the US. “The last meters felt like forever,” said Schuster, providing the inside story…
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are on the brink of winning the MLS Cup after surging to the 2025 showpiece. The most high-profile team in the division beat New York City 5-1 at home in the Eastern Conference final, helped by Tadeo Allende’s hat-trick. In his first season in senior management, head coach Javier Mascherano…
Manisankar Murasingh said that Tripura’s 12-run win over Delhi in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Tuesday was big for his State’s cricket. “In red-ball cricket (2025-26 Ranji Trophy), we took the first-innings lead against Bengal. That gave us a big momentum. And now in T20 cricket, we’ve won against Delhi, which is a…
There was palpable tension for Baroda’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy clash with Punjab, for it was billed as the big-ticket event of the series. It was Hardik Pandya vs Abhishek Sharma, the wily veteran vs the hot-blooded youngster. Fans turned up in larger numbers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday, and…
Venkatesh Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi — two of the most expensive Indian players released ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League season — have entered the forthcoming player auction with the highest base price bracket of Rs. 2 crore. The pair are the only Indian names listed in the top category among the 1,355 registered…
Liverpool manager Arne Slot praised Mohamed Salah’s professionalism after leaving the forward out of the starting lineup for Sunday’s 2-0 win over West Ham. It was the first time Salah had been dropped for a Premier League match since April 2024, and it followed a run of nine defeats in 12 games in all competitions….
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma appeared unfazed by the growing chatter around their futures, focusing instead on a demanding net session under the floodlights ahead of India’s second ODI against South Africa on Wednesday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Speculation has intensified over…
Amidst the din of his non-selection, Sarfaraz Khan (100 n.o., 47b, 8×4, 7×6) emerged from the wilderness to slam his maiden hundred in his first T20 outing in more than two years and powered Mumbai to a thumping 98-run win over Assam in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The 28-year-old raised his 47-ball hundred with a gentle dab in the third-man area and broke into animated celebrations, letting…
