Sai Sudarshan and Prasidh Krishna The 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League came to a dramatic close with Royal Challengers Bangalore clinching their first-ever title, but the tournament was also a celebration of individual brilliance. From blazing bats to match-turning spells and gravity-defying catches, the season had it all. Here’s a look at the…
The NHL regular season is almost in the books, and every team from the top to the bottom of the standings had individual performances worth highlighting. Before we get set to turn the page to the playoffs for some teams and the offseason for others at the end of next week, The Athletic asked its…
Look, we didn’t want to ruin the baseball season for you, but we’re professionals, so when our bosses asked us collectively to predict the best players and best teams of 2025, we knew you’d take it as the gospel truth with no arguments or complaints. Sure, there might be a few rogue outliers in the…
Mumbai Indians’ Nat Sciver-Brunt plays a shot during the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 final against Delhi Capitals. (PTI) England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt dominated the Women’s Premier League (WPL) season by clinching both the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award and the Orange Cap. She accumulated 523 runs and captured 12 wickets, leading Mumbai Indians to victory.“So…
Nat Sciver-Brunt (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: “Form goes up and down,” says Nat Sciver-Brunt, so she wants to make the most of it as the “feeling when you are not so confident isn’t that nice.”It’s a captain’s delight to have someone like the England allrounder on the roster. The 32-year-old has unlocked her beast mode for…
A few weeks remain in announcing the NBA’s most valuable player, but what Nikola Jokić recently has brought into focus is the hard choice voters will have to make. Jokić’s historic triple-double, 31 points, 22 assists and 21 rebounds, in the Denver Nuggets’ overtime win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday had never been done…
A formerly “puny” man could not find anyone tall enough to guard him. A few years into his professional career, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander needed to add post-up drills to his summer routine. His trainers, far from the typical troop that surrounds an NBA superstar, couldn’t meet the criteria. Gilgeous-Alexander spends his summers in Hamilton, Ontario, near…
Team Shaq dominated the 2025 NBA All-Star Tournament, defeating Team Chuck 41-25 in the final. Jayson Tatum and Stephen Curry led the charge, with Curry earning MVP honours for his stellar performance. Team Shaq’s squad emerged as champions in the 2025 NBA All-Star mini-tournament, defeating Team Chuck’s international All-Stars 41-25 in the final. The victory…
In a major upset, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was named the 2024 NFL MVP in a historically rare victory Thursday night. Allen, 28, received 27 first-place votes to emerge with his first MVP award over first-team All-Pro quarterback Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens. Allen also had 22 second-place votes and one third-place vote,…
NEW ORLEANS: For the past 11 seasons, being named the AP first-team All-Pro quarterback was a prelude to winning the NFL’s MVP award. There was some logic to that with quarterbacks providing the most value to a team and the same panel picking the All-Pro team and all of the awards. There was a rare…