Month: January 2025

Head coach Gautam Gambhir with captain Suryakumar Yadav during a practice session ahead of the Twenty20 international against England in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: ANI Captain Suryakumar Yadav thinks the Indian team is moving in the right direction under coach Gautam Gambhir. Remembering his days when he donned the Kolkata Knight Riders colours and played … Read more

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty shake hands with Chinese Taipei’s Chen Zhi Ray and Lin Yu Chieh after winning 21-16, 21-15 their opening match of the Indonesia Masters, on January 21, 2025. Photo: YouTube/@bwftv India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the second round of the $475,000 Indonesia Masters super 500 badminton with a … Read more

Laura Mueller, left, is appointed as the sport’s first female race engineer by Haas | Photo Credit: F1 official website Haas claimed a Formula One milestone on Tuesday (January 21, 2025) with Laura Mueller appointed as the sport’s first female race engineer, working with experienced French driver Esteban Ocon. Race engineers are the immediate point … Read more

England captain Jos Buttler addresses the media on the eve of the first T20 cricket match of the series against India, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on January 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI England captain Jos Buttler looked forward to working with new white ball coach Brendon McCullum. On the eve of the five-match … Read more

Gunsmoke, Miss American Pie, Stormy Sea and Ataturk caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday (Jan. 21) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Tyrannus (Likith Appu) 38. Moved freely. 800m: Midnight Express (Parmar) 52, 600/39. Moved well. Surfrider/Light (Likith Appu), Sparkling Dew (Merchant) 54, 600/40. Former finished well clear. Golden Heart (S.J. Sunil), … Read more

Elfin Knight, Magnetor, Ranquelino, Sweet Redemption, Mandarino and Redouble excelled when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Jan. 21). Inner sand: 1000m: Hayagriva (Shareef), Bharat (Robert) 1-10.5, 600/40. They are in fine trim. Beauty Star (M. Naveen), Double Your Money (Asbar) 1-8.5, 600/40. They finished level. Einaudi (Shreyas) 1-7.5, 600/40.5. Shaped well. Perfect … Read more

Sharath Kamal. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM The WTT Star Contender table tennis event will be held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai for the first time from March 25 to 30. The previous two editions (2023 & 2024) were held in Goa. The qualifying rounds will be held on March … Read more

Defeat on Monday was England’s fourth from four games in Australia, meaning they surrendered the Ashes at the earliest opportunity. England again dropped catches, as they did in being knocked out of last year’s T20 World Cup at the hands of West Indies. Following that exit, Hartley said: “About 80% of the England team are … Read more

Star batter Virat Kohli will play for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy fixture against Railways from January 30 to February 2 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Star batter Virat Kohli will play for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy fixture against Railways from January 30 to February 2 at the Arun … Read more

Fit-again pacer Mohammed Shami’s comeback would be keenly watched when the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian T20 team takes on an evenly-matched England in a five-match series starting in Kolkata on Wednesday (January 22, 2025), aiming to make up for the recent Test disasters that have caused considerable turmoil and heartbreak. The white-ball rubber, comprising five T20Is … Read more