Month: March 2025

WPL: Shafali Verma stars as Delhi Capitals thrash RCB by 9 wickets, seal playoff spot | Cricket News

(Photo credit: Delhi Capitals) NEW DELHI: Shafali Verma‘s sizzling 80 not out on Saturday powered Delhi Capitals to a dominant nine-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Women’s Premier League match in Bengaluru.RCB posted 147 for 5, featuring Ellyse…

‘Time for everyone to go away’: Jos Buttler as England exit Champions Trophy winless | Cricket News

Image credit: England Cricket NEW DELHI: A visibly dejected Jos Buttler was at a loss for words after his team collapsed to a seven-wicket defeat against South Africa on Saturday. Describing their underwhelming batting as “the story of our side,”…

Champions Trophy: South Africa enter semis, top Group B with commanding win over England | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: South Africa clinched a dominant victory over England by seven wickets at the National Stadium on Saturday, topping Group B in the 2025 Champions Trophy. Rassie van der Dussen and Heinrich Klaasen both scored fifties, sharing a 127-run…

Sweep, reverse & grind: India’s middle-over mantra for Champions Trophy

TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: For a large part of their final practice session before the game against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy, India batters Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul deployed the sweep, reverse-sweeps and tried to explore different…

Watch: Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev chooses ‘Namaste’ over handshake in greeting Divya Deshmukh

Nodirbek Yakubboev chooses ‘Namaste’ over handshake in greeting Divya Deshmukh (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Uzbek grandmaster (GM) Nodirbek Yakubboev greeted India’s Divya Deshmukh with a traditional ‘Namaste’ before the start of their third-round clash in what appeared to be a heartwarming…

Hardik Pandya and the relentless pursuit of an all-rounder | Cricket News

Hardik Pandya (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Nearly an hour after putting in the hard yards, Arshdeep Singh put his hoodie on and sipped a hot beverage while strolling around the change room at the ICC Academy in Dubai. He…

D Gukesh achieves career-high ranking, Praggnanandhaa returns to top 10 in latest FIDE ratings | Chess News

R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh (Tata Steel Chess Tournament Photo) NEW DELHI: The latest FIDE ratings for March 2025 have brought significant shifts in the chess world, with GM Gukesh Dommaraju reaching a career-high world number-three ranking. His remarkable performance…

Shreyas Iyer surprises net bowler Jaskiran by gifting him a pair of shoes | Cricket News

Net bowler Jaskiran Singh was in for a surprise during India’s net session at the ICC Academy when batter Shreyas Iyer asked him “what’s yours shoe size?” and then gifted him a pair of shoes. “Paaji kya haal-chaal, sab badiya?”…

Champions Trophy: India may test bench strength against New Zealand, winner to top Group A | Cricket News

With a chance to top Group A and stay unbeaten before entering the semifinals, both India and New Zealand will look to oil their machinery when they meet in the concluding game of the group-stage in the Champions Trophy on…