Chennai Super Kings (LSG) registered their third straight win in IPL 2026 after defeating Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by five wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, with Urvil Patel leading the chase through a 23-ball 65.Urvil’s innings included the joint-fastest fifty in IPL history, as he reached the landmark in just…
In a world of high-octane sporting drama, flashy celebrity weddings, and “Gram-worthy” romances that seem to end as fast as they begin, cricketer Ajinkya Rahane’s life feels like a refreshing breath of cool air. We often see him on the pitch—calm, composed, and playing those textbook-perfect cover drives—but his real strength isn’t just in his…
Florian Marliere (Image Via Getty) Rugby fans in France are about to watch the Premiership in a very different way. Instead of a big TV network, this time it is a Twitch streamer stepping in. Florian Marliere, who runs the Janusport channel, has bought the rights to show the rest of the Premiership Rugby season…
GUWAHATI: Suspected militants waylaid at least three vehicles passing by two tribal villages along Manipur’s Ukhrul-Imphal Road Wednesday and abducted 20 Naga men, women and children at gunpoint, potentially igniting a fresh ethnic firestorm in a state already scarred by the Meitei-Kuki conflict. Ukhrul-headquartered organisation Tangkhul Naga Long alleged mass abduction was handiwork of Kuki…
NEW DELHI: In the Stick to Cricket podcast, former England captain Michael Vaughan recently said: “Pound for pound, they (New Zealand) might be the best team.”Vaughan is right.Since the inception of the ODI World Cup in 1975, New Zealand have reached the semi-finals nine times and finished runners-up twice. In the T20 format, the BlackCaps…
Photo: Hardik Pandya/ Instagram The celebrations of India’s consecutive T20 World Cup triumph in 2026 are still fresh in Ahmedabad, and Hardik Pandya stands at the heart of the festivities. His transformation, from the most heavily criticized figure in Indian cricket in 2024 to the “Ice-Man” of the 2026 final, is a remarkable tale of…
The Election Commission on Thursday transferred the probe into the gherao of judicial officers dealing with cases related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal’s Malda to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).A spokesperson for the poll body said an NIA team is expected to arrive in the poll-bound state on Friday to begin…
Glimpse of event in Delhi NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump made a surprise audio call to US ambassador to India Sergio Gor, during the US Embassy’s 250th Independence Day celebrations in Delhi telling “he loves PM Modi” and calling him “great”“I just want to say hello to everybody. I love the Prime Minister. Modi…
Dancer Dharmesh Yelande believes emotional backstories on dance reality shows are effective only when genuine, as fabricated narratives detract from the performance’s core. Dancer and choreographer Dharmesh Yelande believes emotional backstories in dance reality shows work only when they are genuine, saying fabricated narratives take away from the essence of the performance.Sharing his perspective, Dharmesh…
NEW DELHI: England captain Harry Brook says unity, belief and staying calm under pressure have helped his team reach the T20 World Cup semi-finals — and they don’t need to play a “perfect game” to win the title.England, two-time champions, will face fellow two-time winners India in the semi-final for the third straight edition. While…