Tilottama Sen: Gunning for the prize
[ad_1] Tilottama Sen | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a sporting career in shooting for Bengaluru girl Tilottama Sen who took up the sport to break the monotony of online classes and being cooped up indoors. A volleyball and throwball player, Tilottama was also a karateka, and the inability to engage in […]
ICC T20 World Cup: 11th hour entrants Scotland announces squad, pick uncapped Afghan-born pacer
[ad_1] Richie Berrington was named captain for the Scotland cricket team which is scheduled to take part in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 replacing Bangladesh at the last minute. | Photo Credit: AFP Last minute T20 World Cup entrants Scotland have included Afghan-born uncapped pacer Zainullah Ihsan in their 15-member squad for the ICC […]
Ex-Red Bull boss Christian Horner eyeing F1 return as Alpine investor
[ad_1] Christian Horner led Red Bull for 20 years but was officially terminated on Aug. 13, 2025 . | Photo Credit: AP Christian Horner’s absence from Formula One may be short-lived. Horner, the famed former Red Bull boss who was fired by the company in July, is among a group eyeing a possible investment into […]
Bradman cap fetches record price at auction
[ad_1] The cricket cap worn by Australian batsman Don Bradman during a test match against India in 1947-48, the last test match he played on Australian soil, is pictured in this undated handout photograph at a Melbourne auction house. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A baggy green cap worn by Donald Bradman fetched A$460,000 (U.S.$319,000) […]
Mel Hussain takes strike again at ‘home away from home’
[ad_1] Going strong: Mel Hussain is part of the England Lions 60s team that will play six matches in Chennai and Puducherry. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Chennai was home to the Hussain siblings in the 1960s and 70s, a place where the brothers built the initial blocks for their future. It is why a […]
Australian Open 2026: Jannik Sinner takes heat out of the equation, advances to quarterfinals
[ad_1] Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates after defeating Luciano Darderi at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne on January 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Jannik Sinner may have felt lucky to survive the Australian Open third round but he rebounded quickly in a straight-sets win Monday (January 26, 2026) over fellow Italian Luciano Darderi […]
Tata Steel Masters: Gukesh slumps to another defeat against Giri
[ad_1] D Gukesh at Tata Steel Masters. Photo Credit: X@tatasteelchess World Champion D Gukesh suffered his second defeat in a row and third in the event, going down to local star Anish Giri in the seventh round of Tata Steel Masters in Wijk Aan Zee. On what turned out to be a tough day for […]
Relentless Saina pushes limits, shows the way for Gen Next
[ad_1] Some athletes enchant. Others enable. Saina Nehwal belongs firmly to the latter. She did not decorate the sport; she made it survivable for the next generation. Watching Nehwal was never about aesthetics. It was about her conviction and the stubborn belief that she would hold a little longer even when the lungs burned, muscles […]
IND vs NZ 3rd T20I: India beat New Zealand by eight wickets, clinch series
[ad_1] Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after taking a wicket during the third T20 international cricket match against New Zealand at the ACA Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on January 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: Rituraj Konwar Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav slammed strong fifties to power India to an eight-wicket win over New Zealand in the […]
ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan drops Haris Rauf from the squad
[ad_1] File photo of Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf. | Photo Credit: ANI Pakistan left out express pacer Haris Rauf from the 15-man squad named on Sunday (January 25, 2026) for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The 32-year-old finished with 20 wickets in the Big Bash League in […]