Roger Federer receives his Hall of Fame ring at the U.S. Open. (AP Photo) Roger Federer’s career was built on numbers that seem almost impossible to comprehend.Twenty Grand Slam titles. One hundred and three tour-level trophies. Three hundred and ten weeks as the world No. 1, including 237 consecutive weeks at the top. Five successive…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (Image credit: BAI) NEW DELHI: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have built a reputation for doing things the hard way. They fall behind, regroup, and more often than not, find a way back.On Sunday in Shenzhen, that familiar script delivered one of their most important victories of the season. The…
Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill is still learning the art of captaincy and will improve with experience, Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra said on Monday.Gill took over as Gujarat Titans captain after Hardik Pandya left the franchise. He led the team to the IPL final in 2026, after…
Stefanos Tsitsipas in action during the US Open. (AP) NEW DELHI: “I’ve got a 150-year streak to save,” Stefanos Tsitsipas wrote in an X post on Saturday. The Greek tennis player tends to post hyperbole, veering from the philosophical to the absurd. But here, for a change, he was spot on. As he faced Ben…
Ishan Kishan (Image credit: BCCI Domestic) Ishan Kishan produced a superb batting performance in difficult humid conditions as East Zone posted a huge 708 against South Zone on the second day of the Duleep Trophy final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday. Kishan scored a massive 270, once again showing the selectors…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (BCCI Photo) New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner is expecting a tough challenge when India’s ODI specialists Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma return to New Zealand later this year. Kohli and Rohit now play only ODI cricket and will be back in action when India tour New Zealand for five ODIs,…
Fatima Sana (Image credit: ACC) Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined 10 per cent of her match fee and given one demerit point for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the Women’s Asia Cup match against India.Pakistan lost the Group A match by seven wickets at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday.The International…
Kevin Pietersen (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former England batter Kevin Pietersen has made a surprise return to the England set-up after being named the team’s specialist mentor for white-ball cricket.Pietersen’s international career ended controversially in 2014. Twelve years later, he is set to return to the England set-up as part of Brendon McCullum‘s coaching…
Wimbledon appears to be taking note of the controversy surrounding influencers and content creators at the US Open, with the All England Club planning a far more restrictive approach when the Grand Slam returns next summer.According to the Press Association, Wimbledon does not plan to introduce a dedicated accreditation category for influencers or content creators…
Ishan Kishan (Image credit: BCCI Domestic) Ishan Kishan produced a brilliant batting display in the Duleep Trophy final between East Zone and South Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday.After ending the opening day with a century, Kishan continued his attacking batting on Day 2 against Tilak Varma‘s South Zone. He went…