MS Dhoni and Digvesh Rathi (BCCI Photos) NEW DELHI: As the Indian Premier League 2025 crosses its halfway mark, it’s not just the superstars who have made headlines.This season has witnessed an exciting surge of uncapped players stepping into the spotlight, proving their mettle in high-pressure situations.While legends like MS Dhoni, who entered the league…
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 WNBA Draft. As Sarah Strong dominated the South Carolina frontcourt during UConn’s national championship victory, gobbling up rebounds, protecting the rim and scoring from everywhere on the court, it was easy to imagine her also doing so at the next level. WNBA executives had to be drooling…
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…
Mitchell Marsh (Photo: Video grab) KOLKATA: Mitchell Marsh hasn’t been able to bowl in the current Indian Premier League (IPL) due to a back injury but has more than made up for that with his form with the bat. The Lucknow Super Giants‘ (LSG) opener has accumulated 184 runs in four innings so far, with…
NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has strongly criticised the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) decision to retire the Pataudi Trophy, calling it a move that lacks sensitivity and historical respect. The Pataudi Trophy, instituted in 2007 to mark 75 years of India-England Test cricket, has been awarded to the winner of bilateral…
File photo – Piyush Goyal NEW DELHI: A significant part of the Rs 10,000 crore second fund of funds for startups is proposed to be reserved for seed funding of smaller players to support deep-tech innovation, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Saturday.The fund is to be set up by Sidbi, the govt-owned financial…
By Patrick Mooney, Ken Rosenthal and Sahadev Sharma CHICAGO — At first glance, the post from an X user named @Brooks_Gate seemed like something a multibillion-dollar company would ignore. It consisted of a chart that used estimated data to illustrate the percentage of revenue spent on player payroll. Rather than sitting at the top with…
In 2009, Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke went viral after telling Yahoo Sports he was boycotting Chipotle’s guacamole. “I mean, $1.50 is already pretty darn high. So they changed it to $1.80, and I’ll never again get guacamole,” Greinke said. “It’s not about the guacamole itself. I just don’t want to let them win.”…
Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya, right, with Lucknow Super Giants’ player Abdul Samad during a practice session ahead of an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants, in Lucknow. (PTI Photo) Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will lock horns with Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match…
Rishabh Pant (L) and LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka engage in a conversation after their loss to PBKS in IPL 2025. (Image: X) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka offered words of encouragement to his players after their eight-wicket loss to Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday….