New Delhi: For Jyothi Surekha Vennam, the mantra ahead of the Asian Games is deceptively simple: perfect the process and let the scoreboard take care of itself. India’s No. 1 women’s compound archer and a major medal hope, Jyothi will arrive in Aichi-Nagoya for her remarkable fourth Asian Games appearance. At Hangzhou in 2023, she…
Elena Rybakina (left), and Aryna Sabalenka Elena Rybakina ended Zheng Qinwen’s US Open campaign with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win in the quarterfinals on Wednesday and became the new world No. 1 for the first time in her career.Rybakina confirmed she will replace Aryna Sabalenka at the top of the world rankings on Monday with…
India’s Varun Chakaravarthy (Image: IANS) NEW DELHI: For a cricketer who made his international debut at 29, Varun Chakravarthy measures time differently.Now, at 35, he has just lived through a rollercoaster year: a T20 World Cup title on home soil where he finished as India’s joint-highest wicket-taker with 14 wickets, an IPL campaign played through…
Pakistan great Wasim Akram believes the crisis engulfing the country’s cricket system has become so deep-rooted that even he cannot fix it on his own, pointing to problems that extend from the national team to the domestic structure.The former Pakistan captain said the team’s struggles cannot be blamed on a single person or department, with…
Nihal Sarin in GCL (Photo by GCL) BENGALURU: The ITC Windsor hotel, home to the six teams competing in the 2026 Global Chess League (GCL), sits at the heart of the city. Walk in after the security check at the gate, past doormen greeting you with folded hands, and a left turn down the hallway…
Pakistan U-19 cricket team A group of masked protesters gathered outside a four-star hotel in Portsmouth after wrongly believing that a group of asylum seekers had been taken there. They later discovered that the people staying at the hotel were members of Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team.Around 40 people gathered outside the Marriott hotel on Tuesday…
Brazil’s Vinicius Junior (AP Photo) Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has begun reshaping the national team after their disappointing 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign, naming a 26-man squad for the upcoming friendlies against Australia and India.The squad includes some of Brazil’s biggest names, with Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior, Barcelona winger Raphinha and Paris Saint-Germain…
Rashid Khan (Image credit: ACB) NEW DELHI: From a war-torn nation to making a mark on the world stage, Afghanistan cricket has come a long way. The team has produced stunning performances, challenged some of the best sides in the world and pulled off big wins against top teams. Once seen as minnows, Afghanistan have…
NEW DELHI: Harshit Rana’s return to international cricket will take some more time as the speedster has injured himself during the match simulation, which was part of the Return to Play (RTP) protocol, on Tuesday. It is understood that the injury does not look good at the moment and has put a major question mark…
Pratika Rawal replaces Jemimah (Image: IANS) Top-order batter Pratika Rawal has been included in India’s women’s cricket squad for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, as a replacement for injured Jemimah Rodrigues.Jemimah continues to recover from a hamstring injury she suffered while playing for Southern Brave in The Hundred on August 3. The injury…