Marnus Labuschagne (Screen Grab) The Pakistan Super League (PSL) had a controversial start on their opening day after an incident saw the regular white ball turn pink during the first match of the season due to colour transfer from the Hyderabad Kingsmen’s jerseys. The issue, noted as a first-time occurrence by Marnus Labuschagne which quickly…
KOCHI: The Indian men’s football team faced fresh embarrassment on Thursday, this time even before they could take the field. National head coach Khalid Jamil and the team were denied entry to Kochi’s Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, the venue for India’s Asian Cup qualifier against Hong Kong on March 31. Jamil had reached the stadium…
Amelia Valverde Villalobos, Head Coach of India looks on during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 match between Vietnam and India at Perth Rectangular Stadium on March 04, 2026 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Janelle St Pierre/Getty Images) New Delhi: Thomas Dennerby stepped down as head coach of the Indian women’s team after the…
Rajasthan Royals’ captain Riyan Parag during the toss. NEW DELHI: Riyan Parag is only 24. The Rajasthan Royals captain has played just a handful of games for India and still finds himself on the fringes of national selection. Yet, he remains one of the most trolled cricketers in the country, enduring relentless scrutiny every IPL…
The BCCI has announced the full schedule for IPL 2026. The 19th edition of the tournament will begin on March 28, with the final scheduled to be played on May 31. The last league match will take place on May 24. A total of 74 matches will be played this season, with each team playing…
Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma (ANI Photo) Not long ago, the first six overs in a T20, the Powerplay, merely set the tone of the game. Now, they deliver the verdict.What was once the phase when batters “got their eye in” has mutated into something far more decisive: a window where games are won, lost,…
File Pic: Punjab Kings players (ANI Photo) Punjab Kings (PBKS), the last season’s runners-up, have built a high-ceiling, high variance squad, stacked with allrounders. They, however, have a noticeable gap in the middle-order that could potentially upend their balance and expose vulnerabilities in high scoring games. Under captain Shreyas Iyer, they will be eyeing their…
There’s a particular kind of quiet that surrounds teams that are on the threshold of something big. Not the silence of absence but of anticipation. Punjab Kings walk into the new IPL season carrying exactly that.Last year, Punjab lost a gut wrenching final, by just six runs, to Royal Challengers Bengaluru after topping the league…
The ball turns pink during the PSL 2026 opener in Lahore. (Video grabs) The Pakistan Super League 2026 began on an unusual note at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Thursday, as defending champions Lahore Qalandars registered a commanding 69-run win over Marnus Labuschagne-led Hyderabad Kingsmen. Lahore piled up 199/6 in their 20 overs, with…
Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is not perturbed about not being allotted a Test match during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy early next year. On Thursday, the BCCI announced that Nagpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi, and Ahmedabad will host the high-profile five-Test series between India and Australia in January-February next year. The MCA will instead host the…