Bangladesh cricket team. (File photo) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has stopped preparations for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 amid uncertainty over Bangladesh’s participation in the tournament, scheduled to be held next month in India and Sri Lanka. The move follows Pakistan’s support for Bangladesh’s demand that its matches be shifted out of…
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has offered a stinging assessment of India’s shock ODI series loss to New Zealand, blaming the batters’ repeated failure to provide solid starts and urging them to learn how to pace an innings from Virat Kohli.Go…
Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) The Times of India in Melbourne: At the end of the three-hour 20-minute exchange, Stan Wawrinka spread out his arms and soaked in the love from a packed KIA Arena. Playing his final Australian Open, the 40-year-old arrived in Melbourne Park with a wing and a…
Saina Nehwal of India (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s star badminton player Saina Nehwal has confirmed her retirement from competitive badminton as she revealed on Monday that a chronic knee condition had left her unable to cope with the physical demands of elite sport. The 2012 London Olympic bronze medallist last appeared…
Pakistan’s Ramiz Raja embarrasses himself in front of Bangladesh crowd (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain and well-known commentator Ramiz Raja had an awkward moment during a Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2025–26 match when the crowd did not respond to him.The incident happened at the toss, before the match began. Raja was on the ground…
South African allrounder Jaques Kallis (R) and teammate Herschelle Gibbs (C) celebrate the dismissal of West Indies batsman Ridley Jacobs (L) for 78 runs at the Centurion cricket oval in Pretoria, 18 January, 1999. (Photo/Getty Images) By the late 1990s, West Indies were no longer the dominant force they had been through the 1970s and…
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic equaled two all-time tennis records by starting his 21st Australian Open, and he added another milestone Monday night with his 100th win at Melbourne Park. He liked the sound of it. “I mean, what can I say? I like the sound of it – centurion is pretty nice,” the 24-time major winner…
Niki Poonacha (Photo by KSLTA) The Times of India in Melbourne: Niki Poonacha is a late bloomer in tennis. Although he picked up a racket at the age of five, his exposure to tournament play came much later. He played his first ITF event at 17, and at 30, he is set to make his…
PSL (File photo/Agencies) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will shift to a player auction system from its 11th season, moving away from the draft format that has been used since the league began in 2016. The change follows a model similar to the Indian Premier League (IPL).The…
Drama unfolded in the Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday as Senegal survived chaos to win the title. With Senegalese players walking off the pitch, fans clashed with security. However, a missed Panenka penalty changed everything.The final was played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Senegal and Morocco were locked at 0-0…
