A 10-wicket match-haul in one game and a very important half-century in another, both in winning causes, summed up Akash Deep’s performance that has made him an overnight star but he can’t forget what head coach Gautam Gambhir told him after his 66 at the Oval.
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Pakistani cricketer Haider Ali arrested and then later granted bail over rape allegation in UK, PCB suspends him
The Pakistan Cricket Board has suspended young cricketer Haider Ali after he was arrested by the Greater Manchester Police over an alleged complaint of rape.
Mohammed Siraj’s spirited performance helps India beat England by 6 runs, level series 2-2
Mohammed Siraj picked up five wickets and the young team put up a strong show to beat England by six runs in the fifth Test match
Kolkata first stop in Lionel Messi’s planned India tour; football icon to meet PM Modi
The legendary FIFA World Cup-winner Argentina captain — now set on the same pedestal as Diego Maradona by the global legions of soccer fans — is reportedly coming to India at the end of 2025, and his first stop is most likely the city of Kolkata, where people might be said to be certifiably insane about football.
India appoints Khalid Jamil as head coach of men’s team
The All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Executive Committee (EC), on the recommendation of the federation’s Technical Committee (TC), decided to appoint Khalid Jamil as the head coach of the Senior Men’s Indian National Team.
Freestyle Chess tournament: R Praggnanandhaa stuns world number 1 Magnus Carlsen
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa continued his strong run in 2025 and registered a landmark victory against world number one Magnus Carlsen
Jannik Sinner bounces back after French Open defeat to clinch Wimbledon title
Italian Tennis star Jannik Sinner put up a strong show on the green turf to beat Carlos Alcaraz
You know it’s time when you’re colouring your beard every four days: Virat Kohli on Test cricket retirement
Kohli, who now resides in the United Kingdom capital, made a quick dash to the YouWeCan cancer fundraiser after being spotted at Wimbledon, where he looked suave and stylish in a brown suit.
Khelo Bharat Niti opens door for overseas Indians in country’s sports teams
The policy document states that wherever possible, talented and well-known Indian-origin athletes based in other countries may be encouraged to return and compete for India. This would allow sports to play a larger role in cultural diplomacy and in building a stronger global Indian identity.
‘Too much like us’: Steve Waugh praises Virat Kohli after Test retirement
To illustrate Waugh’s point, here’s how good Kohli was. While he made his debut in Tests in 2011 against the West Indies, Kohli scored his first ton in Australia at Adelaide a year later. That same year, he went on to score two more Test centuries and then scripted one of the most talked about career peaks in cricket.
