India batter Abhishek Sharma returned to form in style, smashing 233 off just 91 balls in a local match for Amritsar Men Senior against Tarn Taran in the Punjab State Inter District Senior One Day Limited Overs Tournament 2026-27 on Sunday (August 2).The 25-year-old left-handed opener struck 15 fours and 25 sixes during his innings,…
Lovlina Borgohain (AP Photo) Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain said she felt hurt after noticing that India’s Northeast was missing from a map used by a popular Indian restaurant in Glasgow. The Assam boxer spotted the issue during a celebratory dinner for India’s record-breaking Commonwealth Games boxing campaign and raised it with the restaurant management.The Indian…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Bhuvneshwar Kumar says returning to the Indian team is no longer something he is chasing. The 36-year-old pacer, who last plays for India in 2022, says he is now focused on enjoying cricket and maintaining a healthy balance in his life.He has represented India in 21 Tests,…
India’s Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss the two Test series against Sri Lanka, starting in Galle on August 15. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that the seamer continues to feel discomfort in his left knee after an initial assessment at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE). The stakeholders have decided that it’s…
Former India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh Former India goalkeeper P R Sreejesh has urged the Indian men’s hockey team to put the jersey controversy behind them and concentrate on ending the country’s 50-year wait for a World Cup medal. The two-time Olympic bronze medallist said changing jersey colours is not new, pointing out that India had…
Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 11 Live: Saturday proved to be India’s defining day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as the contingent produced one of its finest all-round performances in the history of the event. A record-breaking display by the boxing team, historic success in judo, milestone achievements in para sports and multiple medals…
NEW DELHI: India’s warm-up match against a Sri Lanka XI ahead of the two-Test series has been shortened from four days to three days, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed. The practice match will now be played from August 7 to August 9 at the Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC) Ground in Colombo.In a statement, SLC…
Joe Root and Stephen Fleming (Agency Image) Joe Root has hailed incoming England Test coach Stephen Fleming as a major reason behind his enthusiasm for leading the side again, saying the former New Zealand captain’s vision has left him excited about the team’s future.England confirmed Fleming as their new Test coach earlier this week after…
NEW DELHI: As Asmita Dey walked into SEC Hall 4 for the women’s 48kg judo final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, she looked around for one familiar face. Standing there was her coach, Yashapal Solanki.Minutes later, Asmita defeated Canada’s Heidi Quach by yuko to become the first Indian judoka to win a Commonwealth Games…
(From left) Soman Rana with coach Rakesh Singh Rawat and Shubham Juyal in Glasgow on Saturday Soman Rana had spent nearly a decade believing his sporting career was over.On Saturday, the Army para-athlete completed one of Indian sport’s most remarkable comebacks by winning India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games gold in the men’s F57 shot put in…
