80-year-old Bangladeshi chess legend Rani Hamid NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s renowned 80-year-old chess player Sayeda Jasimunnessa Khatun, better known as Rani Hamid, arrived in India earlier this month to participate in the 21st edition of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament (June 7-14).The journey that began in high spirits took a troubling turn when her…
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, ICC WTC Final 2025: The 2025 World Test Championship final between South Africa and Australia at Lord’s brings together two sides at very different points in their cricketing narratives. South Africa are desperate to end a 27-year ICC trophy drought and shed their long-standing image as cricket’s great underachievers….
Virat Kohli’s gloves and Sachin Tendulkar’s jersey on display at The Oval’s museum in London. (Image: Instagram/Surrey Cricket) Two iconic pieces of cricket memorabilia have been showcased at The Oval’s museum. Surrey Cricket Club, who play their home matches at the venue in London, shared photos on Instagram.In the Instagram post, Surrey Cricket wrote, Explore…
Temba Bavuma will put his unbeaten record as South Africa Test captain on the line in the WTC Final against Australia. (Getty Images) When South Africa face Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s, one unbeaten streak will have to end.It is another opportunity for South Africa to banish their reputation as serial…
Carlos Alcaraz (Pic credit: Roland Garros) Popular Alcaraz’s personality is gregarious, his style electric. In contrast, the quieter Sinner is all cold steel to his audienceThe Times of India at Roland Garros: Carlos Alcaraz was bathed in the brassy cheering of Court Philippe-Chatrier, some 15,000 spectators singing, ‘Let’s go Carlos, let’s go…’ When the 22-year-old…
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma and Australia skipper Pat Cummins. (Pic credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the much-anticipated World Test Championship (WTC) Final as Australia take on South Africa at the iconic Lord’s from June 11–15. While all eyes are on the cricketing contest between two top-class teams, questions have arisen…
Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: As Team India kicks off its new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle against England, all eyes are on how the team manages Jasprit Bumrah‘s workload. With legends like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin retiring, head coach Gautam Gambhir and new captain Shubman Gill begin their tenure under…
Temba Bavuma of South Africa during a nets session at Lord’s Cricket Ground. (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images) South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has pinpointed Australia’s makeshift opening pair as a key vulnerability his side intends to exploit when the ICC World Test Championship Final begins at Lord’s on Wednesday.Australia surprised many by promoting Marnus…
NEW DELHI: India batter Shreyas Iyer‘s uncanny knack for taking his teams to finals continues to script a love story unlike any other in Indian cricket. On Tuesday, the in-form batter and captain steered SoBo Mumbai Falcons into the T20 Mumbai League 2025 final, adding yet another chapter to his golden run as skipper across…
Jamie Smith (R) of England raises his bat after reaching his fifty as Ben Duckett looks on. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Ben Duckett‘s explosive 84 off 46 balls propelled England to a dominant 37-run win over the West Indies, completing a 3-0 sweep in the T20I series on Tuesday in Southampton. Duckett,…