Ahead of Asia Cup, Dream11 quits sponsoring Team India over online gaming law
Aug 25, 2025, at 12:38 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian fantasy sports platform Dream11 has quit as the sponsor of the Indian cricket team after the Indian parliament passed a law banning real money-based online games, media reports said.
Ex-Indian captain Sourav Ganguly appointed as head coach of a foreign franchise
Aug 24, 2025, at 06:05 pm
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, who led the national side to the World Cup final in 2003, has been appointed as the head coach of the Pretoria Capitals ahead of the upcoming SA20 League.
Cheteshwar Pujara announces retirement from cricket
Aug 24, 2025, at 02:41 pm
Indian Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who will be remembered as one of the finest players to represent India in the longest format of the game after Rahul Dravid, announced his retirement on Sunday.
Lionel Messi's visit to India is now confirmed: Argentina to play friendly in November
Aug 23, 2025, at 01:14 pm
The Argentine Football Association on Friday confirmed that the national side, featuring Lionel Messi, will play an international friendly in Kerala in November.
Litton Das to lead Bangladesh in Asia Cup
Aug 23, 2025, at 12:15 am
Batsman Litton Das will lead the Bangladesh squad in the upcoming Asia Cup, which will be played in the UAE next month.
Suryakumar Yadav to lead India in Asia Cup 2025, Shubman Gill vice-captain
Aug 19, 2025, at 03:25 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: India's T20 batting star Suryakumar Yadav has been announced as the captain of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming Asia Cup.
UK man arrested for 'racially abusing' footballer Antoine Semenyo, later granted conditional bail
Aug 18, 2025, at 05:51 pm
A 47-year-old Liverpool man was arrested and later released on bail after he allegedly racially abused Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo during the opening match of the Premier League season at Anfield.
BCCI mourns demise of Olympic bronze medallist Vece Paes
Aug 18, 2025, at 02:20 pm
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has expressed its grief at the passing of former Indian Olympian and renowned sports medicine expert, Dr. Vece Paes, who breathed his last on Thursday morning. He was 80.
Pakistani selectors ignore Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan in Asia Cup squad
Aug 17, 2025, at 10:53 pm
Pakistani selectors on Sunday named the Asia Cup squad, where senior stars like Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan failed to find a place.
Australian cricket great Bob Simpson, a former captain and coach, dies at 89
Aug 16, 2025, at 10:42 am
Canberra/IBNS: Former Australian cricket captain and coach Bob Simpson has died at the age of 89, Cricket Australia confirmed on Saturday.
Vece Paes, Olympic bronze medallist and Leander Paes' father, dies at 80
Aug 14, 2025, at 04:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Olympic bronze medallist in hockey and tennis icon Leander Paes's father Vece Paes died on Thursday. He was 80.
Aug 14, 2025, at 12:06 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun Tendulkar has got engaged to prominent Mumbai businessman Ravi Ghai's granddaughter Saaniya Chandok, media reports said.
India's Asia Cup selection: Jaiswal to miss out, Gill in consideration for captaincy, says report
Aug 12, 2025, at 11:22 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Despite strong performance in the England Test series, India's young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal is likely to miss out from the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, a report by Hindustan Times said.
Shubman Gill is likely to be named as India's vice captain in Asia Cup squad
Aug 10, 2025, at 11:31 pm
Shubman Gill recently showcased his captaincy capabilities by successfully leading his side in England in the five-match Test series, and now he can get a promotion in the T20 squad.
Aug 09, 2025, at 03:04 pm
The Pakistan Cricket Board has suspended young cricketer Haider Ali after he was arrested by the Greater Manchester Police over an alleged complaint of rape.
Young Pakistani cricketer arrested in UK over rape charges, later released on bail
Aug 08, 2025, at 01:06 am
A young Pakistani player, Haider Ali, who was on a tour of the United Kingdom with the country's 'A' team- Pakistan Shaheen, was arrested by the Greater Manchester Police over an alleged complaint of rape.
Mohammed Siraj attains career-best ranking after match-winning haul at The Oval
Aug 06, 2025, at 02:20 pm
Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has surged ahead to reach a career-best 15th position after helping India win the fifth match of their ICC World Test Championship series against England in dramatic fashion at The Oval to draw the series 2-2.
We will never surrender: Gautam Gambhir celebrates India's Test victory against England
Aug 05, 2025, at 09:52 am
Indian coach Gautam Gambhir expressed his confidence and happiness over the national side's performance in the five-match Test series against England and said his young team will never surrender in a clash.
Mohammed Siraj picks five wickets, Krishna scalps four to help India beat England, level series 2-2
Aug 04, 2025, at 04:45 pm
Mohammed Siraj picked up five wickets and the young team put up a strong show to beat England by six runs in the fifth Test match of the series to level it 2-2 on Monday.
England need only 35 runs to win Oval Test on day five, India aim to choke tail-enders
Aug 04, 2025, at 11:18 am
London/IBNS: The fifth Test between England and India entered the final day after rain interrupted the hosts' run-chase at Kennington Oval in London on Sunday.
Lionel Messi to begin four-city India tour from Kolkata, expected to Meet PM Modi in New Delhi
Aug 03, 2025, at 05:39 pm
Kolkata: World Cup-winning Argentina skipper Lionel Messi had left Kolkata feverish in 2011 when he played an exhibition match against Venezuela, and now, fourteen years after that grand tour, he is scheduled to visit the eastern Indian city with the promise to charm his football crazy fans here.
Aug 02, 2025, at 11:31 pm
Just two weeks after announcing her divorce with Kashyap Parupalli on social media, badminton star Saina Nehwal on Saturday hinted at giving her relationship another chance.
Jaiswal look to capitalise on England's missed chances after Krishna, Siraj shine in Oval
Aug 02, 2025, at 10:53 am
Oval/IBNS: Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj bowled out England for 247 taming the hosts who were displaying their brand of aggressive cricket on day two of the fifth and final Test at Kennington Oval in London on Friday.
Khalid Jamil: Indian's men's team to be mentored by homegrown coach after 13 years
Aug 01, 2025, at 02:52 pm
The All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Executive Committee (EC), on the recommendation of the federation’s Technical Committee (TC), decided to appoint Khalid Jamil as the head coach of the Senior Men’s Indian National Team during its virtual meeting on Friday, August 1, 2025.
Oval Test: Karun Nair slams half-century to help India score 204-6 at stumps on day 1
Aug 01, 2025, at 10:48 am
London/IBNS: Karun Nair slammed his first half-century since his triple ton years ago to help India go past 200 in the rain-interrupted first day's play in the fifth and final Test against England at Kennington Oval in London on Thursday.
Jul 31, 2025, at 03:43 pm
London/IBNS: England's stand-in captain Ollie Pope won the toss and elected to bowl first in the fifth and final Test against India at Kennington Oval in London on Thursday.
India to miss Pant, likely Bumrah in Oval; England to play without Stokes and 3 others
Jul 31, 2025, at 11:29 am
London/IBNS: India will take the field in the fifth and final Test against England at The Oval in London without vice-captain and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who fractured his toe in the previous game.
Stokes and Jadeja prosper in ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings
Jul 30, 2025, at 03:13 pm
All-rounders Ben Stokes and Ravindra Jadeja have made substantial gains in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after their fine performances with both bat and ball in the drawn fourth Test of the ICC World Test Championship series between England and India.
Gautam Gambhir's fight with pitch curator at The Oval: All you need to know
Jul 30, 2025, at 12:02 pm
London/IBNS: The Oval on Tuesday witnessed an extension of the "handshake drama" that unfolded in the last hour of the fourth Test between England and India in Manchester a couple of days ago.
Sciver-Brunt reclaims number one spot in ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings
Jul 29, 2025, at 03:32 pm
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt returned to the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings after scoring 98 runs in the decider of the three-match series against India in Durham.