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A Mumbai moment to cherish

As former Ravi Shastri’s six-sixes-in-an-over feat off Baroda’s Tilak Raj turns 40 tomorrow, there is a lesson for today’s domestic cricket shirkers—Ranji cricket can make you accomplished too

09 January,2025 09:21 AM IST | Clayton Murzello
Cricket

Drama Down Under

As the 3-1 scoreline in favour of the hosts does not do justice to how competitive the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was, here are some heated on-field moments to prove that both teams did not give an inch

09 January,2025 06:39 AM IST | Anuj Prabhu
Cricket

Jasprit continues to remain No. 1 in Test rankings

However, a back spasm ruled him out of bowling in the second innings, restricting his role to just batting

09 January,2025 06:32 AM IST | PTI
Cricket

Shastri urges Rohit, Virat to refine their game against spin

The repeated failures of the star Indian duo in the Border-Gavaskar trophy contributed to the visitors’ series loss

09 January,2025 06:33 AM IST | PTI
Cricket

A leader to look up to

Sunil Gavaskar says he won’t be surprised if speedster Jasprit Bumrah takes over India’s Test captaincy, considering his ability to lead from the front

09 January,2025 06:43 AM IST | IANS
Cricket

Rahul wants break, will skip Vijay Hazare knockout rounds

India head coach Gautam Gambhir had recently expressed his desire to see frontline Indian players making themselves available for the remainder of the premier domestic red-ball tournament.

09 January,2025 06:43 AM IST | PTI
Cricket

Atherton backs ‘two-division’ Test plan

“Tiers and divisions are two different things. Divisions imply a chance of promotion and relegation. I’d be fine with that. 

09 January,2025 06:44 AM IST | IANS
Cricket

ICC rates SCG track ‘satisfactory’, other pitches ‘very good’

The five-match series ended 3-1 in favour of the hosts, who regained the trophy after a decade while also qualifying for the World Test Championship final in June against South Africa

09 January,2025 06:45 AM IST | Agencies
Other Sports

Malaysia Open: Prannoy, Malvika enter pre-quarters

Overcoming a delay caused by water leaking from the roof, Prannoy eliminated his Canadian rival Brian Yang 21-12, 17-21, 21-15.

09 January,2025 06:45 AM IST | PTI
Other Sports

Bhambri prevails in Auckland; Balaji exits from Adelaide Int’l

Bhambri and Olivetti edged past the pair of Sander Arends and Luke Johnson 6-4, 6-4 in the round of 16, winning in 71 minutes

09 January,2025 06:46 AM IST | PTI
Football

Gunners will reload!

Despite 0-2 semi-final first-leg defeat to Newcastle, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes his boys played a good game and will bounce back in return clash

09 January,2025 06:47 AM IST | AFP
Other Sports

Kyrgios’ Grand Slam return in doubt due to abdominal injury

He said he’d be resting and doing everything possible to be ready for the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday at Melbourne Park.

09 January,2025 06:47 AM IST | AP | PTI

"Virat Kohli is always super motivated, he'll know what to do": Faf du Plessis

Faf Du Plessis backed Virat Kohli to bounce back strongly and said that retirement is a very personal choice. "As long as we can look at Test cricket as (being) important, you just look at all the Test matches that took place over the last few weeks, some incredible matches have been played", Du Plessis noted

08 January,2025 06:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
PCB shifts ODI tri-series to Karachi, Lahore; dismisses delay

PCB shifts ODI tri-series to Karachi, Lahore; dismisses delay

The PCB said preparations for the Champions Trophy are in full swing with the renovation work at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and the National Bank Stadium in Karachi set to be completed before or around the deadlines

08 January,2025 05:44 PM IST | Lahore | PTI
Michael Clarke terms 'freak' to this Indian player

Michael Clarke terms 'freak' to this Indian player

Michael Clarke further believes that India could have won the Sydney Test if they had Japrit Bumrah bowling in the hosts' second essay and some more runs under their belt. Jasprit Bumrah was in a league of his own as his 32 wickets came at an incredible average of 13.06 and a strike rate of 28.3

08 January,2025 05:12 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
New Zealand crush Sri Lanka by 113 runs in 2nd ODI to win series

New Zealand crush Sri Lanka by 113 runs in 2nd ODI to win series

Janith Liyanage's 22 was the next-best score in a Sri Lanka chase marred by two run-outs and a series of risky shots that didn't pay off. Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka said their run target should have been achievable

08 January,2025 04:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

"There comes time to forge your own identity and for SA20 that moment will come"

"As for learnings from the IPL, the biggest takeaway is to keep going. It’s funny because everyone doubted the IPL in its early years. In 2008, 2009, and maybe even 2010, people were sceptical. It only started gaining serious momentum after that. For SA20, the key is to innovate and improve every season, just like the IPL did", AB de Villiers

08 January,2025 01:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Pak fined and docked five points for slow over-rate

Pak fined and docked five points for slow over-rate

The ICC said in a statement that match referee Richie Richardson of the West Indies imposed the sanction

08 January,2025 07:36 AM IST | Dubai | AP | PTI
Former WI captain Clive Lloyd disgusted at 2-tier Test plan

Former WI captain Clive Lloyd disgusted at 2-tier Test plan

The West Indian legend, who captained his region from 1974-75 to 1984-85, appealed to the establishment for financial help

08 January,2025 07:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Debasish Datta
Shastri, Ponting questions Mohammed Shami's injury management

Shastri, Ponting questions Mohammed Shami's injury management

Echoing Shastri’s views, Australian World Cup-winning captain Ponting said: “I was really surprised when he wasn’t flown out even halfway through the series, two Test matches in

08 January,2025 07:30 AM IST | Sydney | PTI
‘Tactically, we were found wanting’

‘Tactically, we were found wanting’

Former India fielding coach R Sridhar says team lost series to Australia since they hadn’t prepared as well as the 2018-19, 2020-21 tours; feels pace attack this time wasn’t as vicious, barring Bumrah

08 January,2025 07:24 AM IST | Hyderabad | N Jagannath Das
Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra’s mom celebrates Silver, praises Nadeem

    Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra’s mom celebrates Silver, praises Nadeem

    Neeraj Chopra's mother, Saroj Devi, celebrated her son's silver medal win at the Paris Olympics, equating it to gold due to his impressive performance despite an injury. She also praised Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who won gold, acknowledging the hard work of all athletes. Meanwhile, Adille Sumariwalla, President of the Athletics Federation of India, lauded Chopra for his resilience, calling him a "tiger" for his remarkable effort and season’s best throw, highlighting his champion spirit in overcoming adversity.

    18 December,2024 01:43 PM IST
    'Elon Musk interested in buying Liverpool': Dad

    'Elon Musk interested in buying Liverpool': Dad

    Errol Musk, in an interview with Times Radio, acknowledged that the Tesla CEO has shown an interest in the six-time European Cup champions.

    09 January,2025 06:48 AM IST | Los Angeles | AP | PTI

    Forest tame Wolves 3-0; close gap with leaders Liverpool

    Wolves pressed and probed for a way back into the game after the break but were toothless in the absence of talisman Matheus Cunha through suspension

    08 January,2025 07:50 AM IST | Wolverhampton | AFP

    Aubameyang suffered sleepless nights after burglary

    Auba revealed the robber broke his jaw and the incident left him and his family scarred. It was shortly after that he left the club and went back to England to play for Chelsea

    08 January,2025 07:47 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
    07 January,2025 08:01 AM IST | Liverpool | AFP
    07 January,2025 07:50 AM IST | Doha | AFP
    06 January,2025 07:54 AM IST | Brighton | AFP
    Irish Gold for Madras Race Club Trophy

    Irish Gold for Madras Race Club Trophy

    The Dallas Todywalla-trained Irish Gold, who has had a decent lung opener on this track on the opening day of the season, has a slender edge over Baby Bazooka and Dexa

    09 January,2025 06:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Prakash Gosavi
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