Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Manu Bhaker (Photos from PTI and Screengrab) NEW DELHI: An interaction at the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) 75th anniversary event in Delhi has sparked debate online after Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker was asked about teenage cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The exchange, intended as a cross-sport reference between two young Indian…

Ishan Kishan (Image: IPL/BCCI) Ishan Kishan appeared to take a cheeky dig at Punjab Kings after Sunrisers Hyderabad secured a commanding 33-run victory in IPL 2026. Kishan played a crucial knock of 55 off 32 balls, but the innings could have ended much earlier as Punjab Kings handed him three lifelines during the match.Over 7.1:…

Punjab Kings’ Cooper Connolly celebrates his maiden IPL century. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings youngster Cooper Connolly etched his name into IPL history on Wednesday with a sensational unbeaten century against Sunrisers Hyderabad, becoming the youngest overseas batter ever to score a hundred in the tournament.The 22-year-old Australian produced a breathtaking lone-hand effort…

RCB players celebrate the fall of a DC wicket. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: It turned into a nightmare evening for Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacers produced a ruthless display to dismantle the hosts’ batting line-up on Monday. Asked to bat first by RCB skipper Rajat Patidar, DC’s…

Rajasthan Royals’ players (ANI Photo) IPL 2026 schedule this week (April 13–19): The Indian Premier League 2026 is in full swing, with Rajasthan Royals setting the benchmark after 20 matches. The Royals are on a four-match winning streak and sit atop the standings with 8 points and an impressive +2.055 net run rate, which could…

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Kishan (ANI) Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan played a composed yet aggressive hand in their thrilling five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals, as he reflected on leadership, batting freedom and chasing a massive target of 229. Speaking after being named Player of the Match for his 31-ball 74, Kishan made it clear that…

NEW DELHI: There were scary scenes at the Arun Jaitley Stadium ahead of the IPL 2026 clash between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings. A net bowler was seriously injured after being hit during a practice session a day before the DC vs PBKS match.According to a video that has gone viral on social media, the…

NEW DELHI: First time as a captain in IPL 2026 for Yashasvi Jaiswal, and it ended in a crushing defeat. The dejection was pretty evident on the Rajasthan Royals stand-in skipper’s face after Rajasthan Royals suffered a heavy 77-run loss at the hands of Gujarat Titans at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday.“(How tough was…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Krunal Pandya(PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) BENGALURU: Nearly 15 years ago, on matting wickets in Palej, a small town in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, a lanky youngster learnt the value of adaptation. Bowling with coated balls in local village tournaments, he quickly realised there would be little assistance for spin and survival depended on discipline,…

R Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin, and Arjun Erigaisi (Speical Arrangements) NEW DELHI: The memories of 20-year-old Javokhir Sindarov sweeping past his challengers in the Candidates tournament were still raw when 30-year-old Russian Grandmaster Daniil Dubov ended up scoring a 3-0 win over him, remarkably achieved while lying on his bed, last week online at the Chess.com…