~ Third seeded Indian duo SD Prajwal Dev and Nitin Kumar Sinha advance to doubles quarter-finals and also qualify for singles main draw ~ Chennai, February 9, 2026: Three Indian players will make their ATP Challenger Tour main draw debuts after coming through the final round of qualifying on Monday at the Coromandel Chennai Open…
“Past is history, future is a mystery” is a phrase often used to keep oneself anchored in the present—something players from both the USA and Pakistan will be keen to follow on Tuesday during their T20 World Cup Group ‘A’ fixture at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo. The Monank Patel-led side will start…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the annual player contracts for India’s senior men’s and women’s teams for the 2025–26 season on Monday. Interestingly, senior stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who retired from T20Is and Tests over the last couple…
Chelsea v Leeds United preview Liam Rosenior has called Leeds United’s performance in their win over Nottingham Forest “magnificent” before the new Chelsea boss faces them for the first time as a Premier League manager on Tuesday. The Blues have won all four of their league matches under Rosenior but face opponents who are also…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the Annual Player Contracts for the senior men’s and women’s teams for the 2025-26 season. Thirty senior men cricketers were awarded central contracts, while the BCCI did away with the A-plus category. Moreover, former India skippers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were downgraded…
Nepal’s Sher Malla, second right, celebrates with teammates (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Mumbai: After Bangladesh and Afghanistan, Nepal seems to be the latest South Asian country bitten by the cricket bug. Matching two-time world champions England shot for shot and ball for ball, Nepal came just four runs short while chasing 185 on Sunday in their…
West Ham v Manchester United preview West Ham were three games into a 10-match winless run when the Hammers drew 1-1 at Manchester United on December 4, but a 2-0 victory at Burnley on Saturday means Nuno Espirito Santo’s team are now three points behind fourth-bottom Nottingham Forest after three wins in four matches. A…
Zimbabwe’s Brian Bennett (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Zimbabwe cruised to an easy eight-wicket win over Oman in their T20 World Cup match, thanks to a strong bowling performance and a calm chase led by Brian Bennett.After winning the toss, Zimbabwe chose to bowl, and their fast bowlers quickly took control. Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava tore…
Sudip Gharami’s off-season work paid dividends with the gifted batter finally realising his potential with his career-best knock of 299 and virtually putting Bengal in the Ranji Trophy semifinals. Gharami always had the shots in his armoury but could prove his talent only occasionally. Even as he fell short of a triple ton by just…
It’s matchweek 26 in the Premier League and there are some intriguing midweek fixtures Manchester City’s late show at Liverpool yesterday just about kept the title race alive while at the bottom of the table it is starting to become very interesting. The Premier League action shows no sign of slowing down and there is…
