The Hindu

The Men in Blue breached the 200-run mark yet again, recording 223 courtesy of opener Abhishek Sharmas blast (69, 30b, 6x4, 5x6)

CRICKET | After the host Andhra picks up early wickets and reduces the visitor to 22 for four, the visiting skipper bats for nearly five-and-a-half hours in trying conditions and stitches together a crucial fifth-wicket stand with Shrijith

Kerala works its way back in to the contest thanks to fine spells of off-spin by Jalaj and Vaisakh as the visitor puts a brake on the hosts march

CRICKET | The skippers unbeaten 80 and a fighting half-century by Musheer negates the visitors decision to bowl first on a pitch with a greenish tinge while Mhatre chips in with a useful contribution

CRICKET | The hosts gamble of playing two pacers and three spinners pays off handsomely, with the spin duo of Tanay and Aniketh ripping through the visitors line-up; offie Sarkar sparks a mini riposte with four wickets

CRICKET | The two medium pacers share nine wickets between themselves as the visitor is skittled out for 196 with only skipper Shubham making a fist of it with a fighting half-century

Premier League returned under a cloud, with Manchester City found guilty by an independent commission of over 100 breaches of the leagues financial rules over nine years

India will begin its World Cup campaign on October 7, 2027, against Australia in Cape Town

Four days after playing his farewell match that ended a 21-year tenure with the Argentine national team, Messi played the entire 90 minutes

Artists Ben Thomason, Shiv Narandas and Jai Pancha have collaborated on the shirt design, New Zealand Cricket said

The cricketer who helped popularise womens cricket in India has stepped down as captain but will continue to play for the national team

Armed groups, including those from across the Myanmar border, carried out the attacks; Kuki, Naga groups blame extremists from the other community for deaths; Kukis also blame IRB, calling for withdrawal of biased State forces

Inaugurating a chess club at Chalapathi University, Bhashyam Rama Krishna says it could serve as a model for other institutions; an All India Open Rapid Chess Tournament attracting 242 players conducted as part of the event

History proves that there has been no dearth of great stories in the countrys premier domestic competition; the opening round will feature stars such as Rahul and Jaiswal in action

The home attack conceding sixes with alarming frequency will be a big worry for the team management; the Caribbean batters have come to the party but the bowlers need to raise their performance

Tripura, on the other hand, looks to shed its underdog tag

The 27-year-olds performances in Mumbais triumphant 2023-24 Ranji Trophy campaign earned him the Player of the Tournament award and, subsequently, a maiden India call-up as a replacement for R. Ashwin during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia

CRICKET | The last years semifinalists will have its international pace trio of Shami, Akash and Mukesh, to call up while the visiting sides first target would be to reach the knockout stage for the first time since 2017-18

Opener Jaiswals availability is a big boost boost for the 42-time champion; Chandigarh has its task cut out against the home team at the Wankhede

CRICKET | The under-achieving two-time champion begins its campaign away to Rajasthan with a new coach in Yo Mahesh, who has promised less of chopping and changing, in charge and an under-cooked pace attack

I like to take challenges. As a batter, I like it when there is pressure. As a captain too, there is pressure. I will try to keep things simple and rely on my instincts to do what is best in that given moment, says Ayush Badoni

Sanjay Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as the returning officer to oversee the IOA elections

The victory put the defending champions level on points behind leader Al-Qadsiah on goal difference in the eighth round.

Mayank Yadav turned out to be a fast learner. He quickly understood he should be quick, and quick he was come the second T20I.

The West Indians batting graph has gone north ever since landing in India. After five outings against the Men in Blue across three ODIs and two T20Is, Hope has added 432 golden runs to his international tally

Shai Hope hits an unbeaten 102 off just 45 deliveries while Sherfane Rutherford smashes a 37-ball 84 as the Men in Maroon pull off their highest chase in the shortest format; Samsons knock goes in vain

Where does the tournament, modelled on golfs Ryder Cup, stand in tennis? What does it bring to the sport? And for how long will its carefully engineered success endure?

The Russian GM recently got a measure of revenge for his 2021 World championship loss, beating Magnus Carlsen to help his side win the Global Chess League. He talks about the upcoming Gukesh-Sindarov clash, the dynamics of title matches and the next generation