Jannik Sinner of Italy (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LONDON: When Alexander Zverev missed a forehand early in the second-set tie-break of Sunday’s Wimbledon final after Jannik Sinner put a mighty serve back in play, the Italian turned towards his box, fist clenched. Coaches Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi were already on their feet, cheering their player….
LA Knight Riders beat Texas Super Kings (Pic credit: Sportzpics) The Los Angeles Knight Riders surged into the Major League Cricket 2026 Qualifier with a commanding six-wicket victory over the Texas Super Kings in the final league match of the season, sealing second place on the points table with a third successive win.A composed chase…
Gautam Gambhir and Shreyas Iyer (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has criticised India’s approach after the team suffered a 0-4 T20I series defeat against England, saying sacking head coach Gautam Gambhir, captain Shreyas Iyer or a few players would be the “easy thing to do” but would not solve the real…
Yuvraj Singh and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has given teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi a new nickname – “Terminator 6” – and said he would love to mentor the youngster just as he did with India opener Abhishek Sharma.Yuvraj believes the 15-year-old is a “serious player in…
Chennai Super Kings has parted ways with Stephen Fleming NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have parted ways with long-serving head coach Stephen Fleming, ending a long association with the former New Zealand captain. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that the franchise is reviewing its cricket operations, with former India batter Hemang Badani emerging as a contender…
File Pic: Ashleigh Gardner and Monica Wright during their wedding in April 2025. (Pic credit: Womenscriczone Instagram page) Australia women’s cricket vice-captain Ashleigh Gardner has found herself at the centre of a major personal controversy after her estranged wife, Monica Wright, publicly accused her of infidelity and identified a teammate as the person involved in…
Brendon McCullum (AP Photo) English cricket’s fondness for Brendon McCullum’s acumen as a Test coach has ended with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) sacking him on Sunday after four years in the job. ECB, however, has retained his services for the white-ball teams.Sunday’s development is a culmination of a tumultuous eight months which…
Rohit Sharma during a training session at Shivaji Park, Dadar, in Mumbai. (File Photo) TimesofIndia. com in Birmingham: Before he was peppered with ‘Mumbai Cha Raja‘ chants outside the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, former India captain Rohit Sharma had a lengthy stint in the sun on Sunday. As seven members of the ODI squad trained for…
Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev (AP Photo) Alexander Zverev may have finished runner-up at Wimbledon 2026, but he still managed to entertain the Centre Court crowd with a humorous speech after the final.Moments after receiving the runners-up trophy, the German joked about his one-sided rivalry with Jannik Sinner, leaving everyone in attendance laughing. “First of…
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win his second consecutive Wimbledon title at the All England Club. It was Sinner’s fifth Grand Slam title and his first tournament since his painful second-round exit at the French Open, where he suffered a dramatic collapse in…