File photo of IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals. A consortium of Lakshmi N Mittal, Aditya Mittal and Adar Pooonawala has acquired the IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals and its sister entities (Paarl Royals and Barbados Royals) for approximately $1.65 billion, TOI has learnt. A press release to the effect is expected to follow soon.After regulatory checks including…
Kolkata Knight Riders have had a difficult season so far but come into this game with some confidence after winning their last two matches. They are currently placed eighth in the standings in the 10-team competition, but those wins have given them a chance to rebuild their campaign. KKR had struggled earlier, losing five matches…
MERCEDES: The story of of a team that refused to stay down Most people think of Mercedes-Benz as just a brand for luxury cars and Maybachs you see on the road. But its story in motorsport is very different, and much deeper. It goes all the way back to the 1950s. The journey of the…
Ferguson on Jamieson’s Send-Off to Sooryavanshi Lockie Ferguson has come out in support of his teammate Kyle Jamieson after the Delhi Capitals pacer was cautioned by the IPL for his animated send-off to teenage batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.The incident took place early in Rajasthan Royals’ innings during their clash against Delhi Capitals at the Sawai Mansingh…
Kidambi Srikanth (Image credit: BAI) France are on a roll at the Thomas Cup. After knocking out 14-time champions Indonesia in the group stage, France drubbed 2022 champions India 3-0 by winning all three singles.Christo Popov drubbed Ayush Shetty 21-11, 21-9 to give France an early lead. Alex Lanier also registered a straight-game victory, defeating…
The Mumbai Indians’ dreams of IPL 2026 playoff qualification are hanging by a thread following an emphatic eight-wicket defeat to the Chennai Super Kings. The alarming trend of middle-order collapses, most recently in the battle against CSK, has been the story of MI this IPL 2026, and that has now propelled the 5-time champions into…
MS Dhoni, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma (Image credit: SKY’s X account) NEW DELHI: Just ahead of the IPL 2026 clash between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Suryakumar Yadav shared a picture on social media with Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni. He captioned it, “Group DP mil…
Arvid Lindblad (Image credit: AP) NEW DELHI: When Arvid Lindblad sat in his Racing Bulls car at the Australian Grand Prix earlier this year, there was already buzz about a young driver with Indian roots making his debut alongside stars like Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. But once the chequered flag came down,…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, and Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha stand for the coin toss of the Asia Cup cricket final (AP Photo) Salman Ali Agha has reopened the debate around the Asia Cup 2025 handshake controversy, revisiting an incident that drew widespread attention during last year’s tournament. The episode occurred when India captain Suryakumar…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi etched his name into the record books during the third T20I against Bangladesh national cricket team in Dhaka on Saturday. Sodhi became New Zealand’s highest wicket-taker in T20I cricket after claiming his 165th wicket in the shortest format, surpassing former pacer Tim Southee. Watch Munaf Patel questions appointment…