Yash Thakur (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: The Nagpur airport was buzzing with passengers rushing to collect their luggage and catch their connecting flights. Amid the chaos, Yash Thakur‘s phone rang with the call he had been dreaming of all his life – his maiden India call-up.The 27-year-old fast bowler had just landed in Nagpur…
Virat Kohli is set to begin what could be his final ODI tour of England as India take on the hosts in the first ODI at Edgbaston on Tuesday. The match also marks a significant personal milestone for the batting great, who is set to play his 300th ODI for India.Ahead of the series opener,…
Lamine Yamal (Image: ANI) Spain’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal insists he is feeling no pressure ahead of the biggest match of his young career as La Roja prepare to take on France in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinal.Spain and France will face off on Tuesday, July 14, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with…
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir (left) in an intense discussion with captain Shubman Gill ahead of the first ODI against England. (Photo Courtesy: Tanuj Lakhina) TimesofIndia. com in Birmingham: It has been a challenging three weeks for the Indian team in the United Kingdom. First came a 2-0 loss to Ireland, followed by a…
Brendon McCullum (AFP Photo) Brendon McCullum has apologised to England fans after being removed as the team’s Test coach, admitting the side did not deliver the results expected under his leadership. The former New Zealand captain will continue as England’s white-ball coach but was sacked from the Test role he had held since 2022. Speaking…
Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill (PTI Photo) India captain Shubman Gill has thrown his weight behind the future of One-day Internationals, insisting the 50-over format should remain untouched while suggesting the return of triangular or quadrangular series to make bilateral cricket more engaging.Speaking on the eve of the first ODI against England at Edgbaston, Gill…
L-R: Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal, and Harry Kane The FIFA World Cup 2026 has produced a semifinal lineup worthy of the tournament’s biggest stage, with the world’s top four-ranked teams — France, Argentina, Spain and England — all reaching the last four for the first time since the rankings were introduced in 1992.It…
France team at FIFA World Cup (AP Photo) Spain’s former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has come under fire after claiming that France’s national football team has “no French players” ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final between the two countries.The remark, made in an opinion piece for Spanish news website El Debate, sparked widespread criticism from…
FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 Divya Deshmukh and FIDE World Cup 2025 winner Javokhir Sindarov (PTI Photos) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a major overhaul of the World Cup and Women’s World Cup formats from 2027, aiming to make the tournaments shorter, more inclusive and more rewarding for players.The biggest change is that…
India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Opener Ben Duckett believes England will not hesitate to test India’s senior batters with the short ball if they feel it is the right tactic, even though the visitors know the challenge will be very different from the one they encountered during their 4-0 T20I…