Sports

02 Mar

Dhoni and the CSK team begin their IPL 2026 preparations in Chennai

Banasree SarkarSports

In Chennai, current team captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, former India and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and a number of other team players held their first practice session in anticipation of the 2026 Indian Premier League. Several Indian players reported for duty as the five-time winners set up camp at the team's high-performance center. Ayush Mhatre, Mukesh Choudhary, Rahul Chahar, Urvil Patel, Ramakrishna Ghosh, and Sarfaraz Khan were among those in attendance. As preparations picked up speed, the team posted images from the practice that showed Dhoni and Gaikwad batting in adjacent nets. Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma, two…

19 Jan

Australian Open: Venus Williams suffers first-round defeat

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At the John Cain Arena in Melbourne, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams' remarkable comeback to the Australian Open ended in a first-round loss to Olga Danilovic of Serbia, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. The Melbourne crowd enthusiastically cheered Williams on during her first-round match, making her the oldest player to compete in the Australian Open in the Open Era at 45. Against the 24-year-old Danilovic, the American displayed moments of her signature strength but was unable to maintain momentum over the course of three sets. Danilovic retaliated more consistently from the baseline in the second set after Williams won a close…

08 Jan

Shubman Gill and the New Zealand team arrive in Vadodara before the first ODI: IND vs NZ

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Before the forthcoming ODI series against New Zealand, which is set to start on January 11, Indian ODI skipper Shubman Gill arrived at Vadodara Airport. The New Zealand squad arrived in the town on the same day as the Indian captain, which caused a stir in the city. At the airport, Gill was greeted warmly by fans who had come to see their skipper. The 26-year-old Indian hitter grinned as he greeted the fans. Loud cheers welcomed the Blackcaps as they left the terminal as well. A few players from New Zealand shot videos of the event after appearing taken…

03 Nov

Canadian teen Victoria Mboko clinches Hong Kong Open for second WTA title

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In the Hong Kong Open final, 19-year-old Victoria Mboko defeated the more seasoned Cristina Bucsa to win her second WTA title. Mboko added the Hong Kong title to her historic triumph at her native Canadian Open in August after defeating the Spaniard 7-5, 6-7 (9/11), 6-2 at Victoria Park. In Saturday's semifinal, Mboko, who is now ranked 21st in the world, upset fellow Canadian and 2021 US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez in three sets. Over the course of almost three hours, Mboko's huge serve and hammering ground strokes progressively wore out her opponent, 27-year-old Bucsa, who is rated 68. Anna…

11 Oct

When Power Meets Poise: Richa Ghosh’s Rise in Blue

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During a Senior Women’s T20 Trophy match in October 2019, Bengal found themselves at 35/2 after 10.3 overs when 16-year-old Richa Ghosh came out to bat. At the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium in Rajkot, she would go on to score 67 runs off 36 balls, hitting two sixes and nine fours, which helped Bengal reach a total of 136/7 – with over 100 runs being made after the 10-over mark. Bengal's victory over Delhi by 60 runs that day was more than sufficient. Richa believes that the knock was instrumental in her receiving a call-up to the Indian squad at the…

10 Oct

Maxwell targets comeback for Final India T20s after wrist surgery

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Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has provided an update following surgery on his fractured wrist, stating that he hopes to make a comeback starting on October 29 during the latter stages of the T20I series against India. At Tauranga's Bay Oval, Maxwell lost the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy T20I series last month after breaking his wrist bowling in the nets to fellow all-rounder Mitchell Owen. Last week, in an attempt to hasten his recuperation, he had surgery to repair his shattered right wrist. However, Maxwell was left off of Australia's roster for the first two Twenty20 Internationals against India, but they were able…

24 Sep

Fit and Focused: Bumrah Declares Availability for West Indies Series

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Jasprit Bumrah, the Indian pace bowler, has notified the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of his availability for selection for the two-Test series against the West Indies in Ahmedabad and Delhi beginning on October 2. On Wednesday afternoon, the senior selection committee will convene online to choose a 15-member squad for India. At present, Bumrah is playing in the T20 Asia Cup held in the UAE. If India reaches the final, there will be only a three-day interval before the first Test in Ahmedabad. It will be intriguing to see whether Bumrah is selected for the Test…

18 Sep

Varun Chakravarthy spins a new era in Indian cricket

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Two days before India's final group-stage match against Oman, the International Cricket Council announced that spin wonder Varun Chakravarthy has risen to the top of the ICC T20I bowling rankings. Due to a string of strong and reliable performances in the game's shortest format, the mystery spinner moved up three spots in the world rankings and passed New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy. Following in the footsteps of leg-break expert Ravi Bishnoi and Jasprit Bumrah, Chakravarthy's remarkable achievement makes him just the third Indian bowler to hold the top spot in T20I bowling records. Chakravarthy's quick ascent highlights his growing impact…

12 Sep

Eyes on Gukesh vs Divya: Redemption or Ruin for the Champion?

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Gukesh has been held to a draw at Grand Swiss by 14-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, defeated by 16-year-old American GM Abhimanyu Mishra, and now lost to Ediz Gurel, another 16-year-old from Turkey. In chess circles, there's an informal club whose membership grows somewhat each year. The Mikhail Chigorin Club is named after the Soviet Union player who competed in two World Championship matches against Wilhelm Steinitz but lost both times. To acquire membership in the Mikhail Chigorin Club, defeat a reigning world champion in a classical chess game. Three players have already joined the club in the FIDE Grand Swiss…

08 Sep

How Harmanpreet Singh’s squad took charge, overcame chaos, and won the Asian tournament again to guarantee a ticket in the 2026 World Cup

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In coach Craig Fulton's opinion, "perfect hockey" does not exist. However, considering their recent Asia Cup success, this will be as close to ideal as India can get.In the context of Indian hockey, the following words are rarely used combined in a same sentence: a brutal, unafraid effort in a major championship game. We haven't seen Craig Fulton's side avatar in a long time. It may have been a few years since the Asian Games final when they last delivered this type of faultless performance, or wire-to-wire dominance, as Formula 1 refers to it.India, which stumbled to open their Asia…