ROHIT SHARMA, VIRAT KOHLI India’s preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup have already brought one major question into focus: what will their squad look like when the tournament gets underway in October?The World Cup will be staged in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, with India aiming to win the title for the third time…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 final T20 cricket match against Delhi Capitals, at Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Kotambi in Vadodara, Gujarat. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) MUMBAI: The Women’s Premier League-2027 auction is likely to be conducted on October 29 in Kochi, TOI has learnt.The option…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sanju Samson (Agency Image) Sanju Samson has offered a candid take on the outside noise and his competition with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s omission from India’s playing XI against Afghanistan, insisting that competition between players cannot come at the expense of the team’s larger objective.Samson and Abhishek Sharma opened in India’s first two T20Is…
KOLKATA: With the Indian men’s hockey team preparing to defend its Asian Games title, former captain and goalkeeper PR Sreejesh believes the next two years will be crucial not just for winning in Asia but for building a team capable of challenging the world’s best at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.Sreejesh said the period following…
England skipper Harry Brook Ben Stokes has heaped praise on Harry Brook after the England white-ball captain produced another breathtaking T20I innings against Sri Lanka, even suggesting that the young batter’s talent surpasses that of Kevin Pietersen.Brook smashed an unbeaten 114 off just 49 balls in the first T20I in Southampton, striking 10 fours and…
England’s Harry Brook (AP photo) Harry Brook has added another milestone to his remarkable run in 2026, becoming the only captain from a Full Member team to score two T20I centuries in a calendar year.The England captain reached the landmark during his unbeaten 114 against Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series…
India beat Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday, but the team did not accept the trophy from Naqvi Former Pakistan batter Mohammad Yousuf has come out in support of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi after the trophy controversy following…
Sydney Sweeney An advertising campaign starring American actor Sydney Sweeney has drawn sharp criticism from female athletes, who have accused the campaign of sexualising women and undermining the way female athletes are represented in sport.The controversy centres on an ad for sports prediction market platform Novig, in which Sweeney appears wearing little or no clothing….
FILE – Colombia’s James Rodriguez celebrates after defeating Costa Rica at the end of a friendly soccer match in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File) For 15 years, James Rodríguez was one of the first names that came to mind whenever Colombia walked onto a football pitch. The No. 10 shirt…
Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne Australia captain Pat Cummins expects the Test team could encounter some hostility when it returns to South Africa for its first red-ball tour there since the infamous Sandpaper Gate scandal of 2018.Australia are scheduled to play three ODIs and three Tests in South Africa. Although the Australians have…
