Arshdeep Singh in death overs has worked for Team India
IPL can be truly said to have come of age. It is now more Indian than ever before. Teams often fielded fewer than the four allowed foreign players. Indian batters and bowlers were simply better in performance, consistency and reliability, points out Shreekant Sambrani.
'Hindus have never been polarised across Maharashtra in any state election.'
India's HS Prannoy showed nerves of steel, advancing to his third successive quarterfinals at the World Championships.
Erling Haaland set another scoring record as Manchester City beat Bayern Munich
Wimbledon debutant Eubanks ends Tsitsipas's challenge in fourth round.
IMAGES from Day 1 of all the action from the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.
'Almost magically, we suddenly saw the magnificent beast come from around the corner.'
'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen.'
Sri Lanka bid to sweep New Zealand and reach WTC final
'As a cricketer, in the last few years, we lost out on a few games which we could have potentially played. Yes, if we could sneak in a few matches, it would be great.'
China's Zhu Lin, who outlasted Venus Williams 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 in a rain-hit match that ran two hours and 23 minutes.
Why did Chennai go under in the recent rains? R Ramasubramanian paints a familiar picture of dismal urban town planning, civic short-sightedness, and rampant development that caused the recent nightmare.
'It's so easy to get a little typecast and also the kinds of emotions you are dealing with become a little similar.'
Playing IPL 2023's last league stage match, Royal Challengers Bangalore would know what exactly is required of them to qualify for the play-offs, when they face table-toppers Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Shubman Gill was unlucky to miss out on a maiden century but India rode on his sublime 98 to outclass West Indies by 119 runs and complete a 3-0 rout in the ODI series at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Wednesday.
Root helped kick off England's sparkling run under Stokes by scoring a mountain of runs against New Zealand and India in the home summer.
Roundup of Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
Images from Day 9 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in London on Tuesday.
'He (Kohli) was always there, it was a matter of a few innings here and there'
Vignettes from an important chapter in the life of a man who left his kingdom to bring compassion to the world.
At stumps on Day Four, New Zealand's second innings score read 62/2 and the visitors have extended their lead to 165 runs. For the Kiwis, Tom Latham (30*) and Neil Wagner (2*) are unbeaten at the crease.
MSK Prasad advised the team to take the final call depending on the conditions at that time.
In the ongoing Monte Carlo Masters, Jannik Sinner clinched a hard-fought win as Casper Ruud crashed out.
A summary of the UEFA Champions League Group Stage action, on Wednesday.
'I hope more shows highlight the unsung heroes of our rich history.' 'As for bringing the trophy home, a man can hope, but truly I am just excited to be there.'
Victory for England would see them take the series, which is poised at 1-1.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar caught glimpses of the stars over the weekend.
Manchester United's miserable season continued with a 3-2 home defeat by Galatasaray.
In Jammu and Kashmir, Eid prayers passed off peacefully and there was no report of any untoward incident, the police said.
'Given that they are playing at home and will have full crowd support, India, who are in peak form and whose morale is high, will be the favourites.'
'Badlapur,' says Sreehari Nair, 'proves that sometimes there are more personal truths to be discovered in our trash cans than in our neatly arranged book-shelves.'
If rain leads to a shortened game, Babar and his boys are ready.
The Australian Open champion never faced a break point and used her hard and accurate serve to dispatch Gauff.
The intelligently conceptualized show does more for nationalistic pride than a dozen jingoistic series, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
He also reclaims the number one world ranking from defending champion Scottie Scheffler.
'I am proud of the boys, the way they played in the series. The way they carried the responsibility and showed maturity.'
IMAGES from the soccer matches played across European leagues over the weekend.
The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and have more boots on the ground. Just offering freebies is not the answer anymore. Leadership matters, asserts Ramesh Menon.
