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…
Iga Swiatek said she was happy and fortunate to have enjoyed a dream run at the French Open, even though world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka ended her 26-match winning streak on clay in the women’s singles semi-final. Sabalenka overpowered Swiatek 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-0 on Court Philippe Chatrier to halt the Pole’s title defense in a…
Novak Djokovic showed no signs of slowing down at Roland Garros, booking his place in the fourth round of the French Open for a remarkable 16th consecutive year. The sixth seed was in cruise control on June 1 after easing past Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 under the lights at Court Philippe-Chatrier. Though…
Virat Kohli (Pic credit: IPL) TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur:Virat Kohli wears his heart on his sleeve.After Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) thumping eight-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Qualifier 1, Virat Kohli was seen gesturing as if to say, “Just one more to go.”Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Could 2025 finally be…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Sanju Samson (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: For a moment, it seemed like a familiar script was unfolding for Rajasthan Royals (RR). At the end of 13 overs, they were cruising at 134 for 1, needing just 54 runs off 42 balls. However, Ravichandran Ashwin turned the tide with a double-wicket over, first…
Mitchell Starc (BCCI/IPL Photo) Left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc delivered a sensational spell of 5-35, while vice-captain Faf du Plessis smashed a rapid 27-ball half-century as Delhi Capitals registered a commanding seven-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The win keeps DC unbeaten in IPL 2025.On a…
Rohit Sharma with the ICC Champions Trophy (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s dominance in world cricket over the past two years, particularly in limited-overs formats, has been nothing short of remarkable. The Rohit Sharma-led side has played in all three major ICC tournament finals in this period, winning two of them and establishing themselves as…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin announced Saturday he would take a pledge on his birthday to resist the “imposition of a dominant language” – indirectly referring to Hindi. He launched a sharp attack on the Centre over its three-language policy under NEP, alleging it was a ploy to impose Hindi in non-Hindi-speaking states…
NEW DELHI: Will Young and Tom Latham delivered outstanding centuries as New Zealand secured a convincing 60-run victory against hosts Pakistan in the Champions Trophy opening match on Wednesday. Young scored a crucial 107 from 113 deliveries, whilst Latham remained not out with 118 from 104 balls, guiding the Black Caps to 320 for five…
AHMEDABAD: Kerala and Gujarat made the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy, which will begin here from Monday, in contrasting ways. While Kerala barely managed to squeeze through based on a one-run first-innings lead in the quarter-final against Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat were supremely dominant, pulling off a triumph by an innings and 98 runs against…