Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s rich vein of form is set to headline India’s ODI campaign as the hosts, at full strength, face a revamped New Zealand side in the opening match of the three-ODI series on Sunday.Even with the T20 World Cup less than a…
Barcelona face Real Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa final on Sunday. Read our in-depth preview here. Barcelona and Real Madrid will lock horns in the final of the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday evening, with both sides coming through their respective semi-final ties earlier this week. Los Blancos edged past capital rivals Atletico Madrid with…
If you turned off your television or stream at the halfway mark of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) chase against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 2026 WPL season opener, one could hardly blame you for assuming an RCB loss. Pursuing 155, RCB openers Smriti Mandhana and Grace Harris got the side off to a flying start,…
Portsmouth v Arsenal FA Cup preview Portsmouth centre-back Regan Poole says the second-tier club will “have a right good go” at extending their unbeaten home run to four matches when Premier League leaders Arsenal arrive in the FA Cup third round. Pompey are a point above the relegation zone but have two matches in hand…
Commencing their quest for a third FA Cup final in four seasons, managerless Manchester United welcome Brighton to Old Trafford on Sunday for their third-round tie. The Red Devils opened the post-Ruben Amorim era with a 2-2 Premier League draw at Burnley in midweek, while Brighton followed up an impressive 1-1 draw away at Manchester…
JAIPUR: Sikkim didn’t win a match in the Vijay Hazare Trophy this season, but their three-week stint in Jaipur may still prove a turning point. Up against seven stronger sides in Elite Group C, the northeast team finished last, as expected. Yet, armed with the experience, they will go back with a clearer roadmap of…
Khawlhring Lalremruata (Image credit: X) Former Mizoram Ranji Trophy cricketer K. Lalremruata passed away on Thursday, hours after collapsing during a local cricket match, officials confirmed. He was 38.A resident of Maubawk near Aizawl, Lalremruata was playing for Venghnuai Raiders Cricket Club (VRCC) in the second division screening tournament of the Khaled Memorial at the…
VADODARA: When New Zealand stunned India 3-0 in a Test series in Nov 2024, Will Young emerged the unlikely hero. Standing in for Kane Williamson , the 33-year-old scored 244 runs in three Tests at 48.8, including two fifties on turning tracks in Pune and Mumbai against the likes of R Ashwin, Jadeja and Washington…
Bangladesh Test skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto says the uncertainty surrounding his team’s participation in next month’s T20 World Cup in India is affecting the players’ psychological well-being but they are “acting” as if “everything is ok”. Shanto also lambasted Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Director M Najmul Islam for calling former captain Tamim Iqbal an agent…
Axar Patel is now a member of India’s T20I leadership group after the selectors named him vice-captain for next month’s T20 World Cup. The all-rounder spoke to TOI on a range of topics ahead of the big ICC tournament. Excerpts:With the T20 World Cup around the corner, the next two months will be big for…
