File Pic: Jos Buttler with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during the IPL 2026. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Fresh from becoming the highest run-scorer in men’s T20 cricket, England star Jos Buttler has already named the player he believes could eventually take the record away from him — 15-year-old Indian batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.Buttler scripted history on Wednesday…
NEW DELHI: England star Jos Buttler etched his name into cricket history on Wednesday, overtaking West Indies great Kieron Pollard to become the highest run-scorer in men’s T20 cricket during Manchester Super Giants’ emphatic nine-wicket victory over Welsh Fire in The Hundred at Old Trafford.Buttler’s explosive unbeaten 51 off just 20 balls not only powered…
Lionel Messi scored his first two goals since the FIFA World Cup as Inter Miami came from behind to beat Atlético San Luis 4-2 in the Leagues Cup on Wednesday. The Argentine superstar also became the tournament’s all-time leading scorer with the victory.Argentina finished runners-up at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after losing 1-0 to…
Savita training with Pirmin Blaak With ten days to go before India’s opening match against China at FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup at Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, the Indian women’s team is fine-tuning every aspect of its preparation. For goalkeepers Savita Punia and Bichu Devi Kharibam, that has meant learning from one of…
Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana NEW DELHI: Flustered by the frequent injury breakdowns of players in the Indian team, the medical team at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru is looking to resurrect its fitness programme. TOI understands that the CoE is finally working on standardising base fitness parameters after it emerged that…
Dipa Karmakar (TOI Photo) KOLKATA: “Didi, my best friend is not talking with me,” a budding gymnast ran up to her coach seeking intervention. The coach was all ears and promised to look into the matter.This has been a new journey for coach Dipa Karmakar, who almost single-handedly put Indian gymnastics on the world map….
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan. (AP) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is reportedly unhappy with Cricket Ireland for hosting Afghanistan in a five-match ODI series, even though England continue to play Afghanistan in ICC tournaments.The five-match ODI series between Ireland and Afghanistan began on Wednesday in Bready. According to a report in The Guardian, Ireland’s…
India’s star badminton duo India’s men’s doubles coach Tan Kim Her believes Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have the ability to challenge for the BWF World Championships title, but Satwik’s recurring shoulder injury remains a major concern.The Indian pair, bronze medallists at the 2022 and 2025 World Championships, missed some tournaments because of Satwik’s injury….
Luis Figo launches brutal attack on Infantino and demands he leaves FIFA/Image: AP, EFE Luis Figo has called on Gianni Infantino to step down as FIFA president, delivering one of the strongest public attacks yet on the embattled football chief as the fallout from the collapsed FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal continues to deepen.The former…
FILE – FIFA President Gianni Infantino looks on during the women’s Premier League match between Al Ahli FC and Al Ittihad FC at the Al- Ahli Club stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Dec 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File) Gianni Infantino’s efforts to contain the growing crisis surrounding his FIFA presidency have reportedly taken…
