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"Something Very...": Ex-India Star Recalls Young Virat Kohli's Unforgettable Knock

Former Indian cricket team batter Robin Uthappa recently recalled an emotional and powerful moment from Virat Kohli's early cricketing journey. Speaking on the KimAppa show, Uthappa shared how Kohli turned up and batted in a Ranji Trophy match for Delhi just hours after losing his father. Despite the pain and heartbreak, the young batter showed immense strength, composure and focus at the crease. The incident left a deep impression on Uthappa, who described the moment as both heartbreaking and beautiful. Kohli, just 18 at the time, arrived at the ground in complete silence. No one knew what had happened. He kept to himself, quietly preparing for the match. It wasn't until someone asked why he looked unusually quiet that he shared the news—that his father had died the night before.

"D Gukesh World Champion But Magnus Carlsen Considered Better": Chess Great Garry Kasparov

Russian chess icon Garry Kasparov, whose record of being the youngest world champion was bettered by D Gukesh, feels that the Indian is in a "different situation" compared to him as Norwegian Magnus Carlsen is considered, "by all metrics", a better player than the Chennai teenager. Gukesh was 17 when he defeated China's reigning world champion Ding Liren in a 14-game showdown to claim the coveted title last year. Kasparov was 22 when he clinched the world crown back in 1985, beating compatriot Anatoly Karpov.

Jos Buttler, Will Jacks To Miss Rest Of IPL 2025? England Cricket Board Takes Stunning Decision

England Cricket is ready to usher in a new era under new skipper Harry Brook who assumed duty across all formats after a string of poor performances across ICC tournaments. After hosting Zimbabwe for a one-off Test match starting May 22 at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, England will contest three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three T20I's against the West Indies. The ODI series gets underway with the opening match on Wednesday 29 May at Edgbaston. Across both the T20 and ODI squads, England have selected five players who were supposed to be playing for their respective franchises in the Indian Premier League 2025 which begins on Saturday, May 17.

Indian Campaign Ends In Second Round In World Squash Championships

India's campaign ended in the prestigious World Squash Championships here with all the four players losing their respective singles matches in the second round. Lone Indian in the women's singles, Anahat Singh lost 1-3 to Fayrouz Aboelkheir of Egypt. Anahat was able to level the scores at the end of the second game but eventually lost the match 7-11, 11-8, 4-11, 3-11 in the second round match that lasted 28 minutes Sunday night. The 17-year-old Anahat, ranked 62nd in the world, had earlier beaten world No. 28 American Marina Stefanoni in the opening round.

NBA On Prime Tips-Off In India Later This Year

Prime Video today revealed the official logo for its coverage of the NBA on Prime, which begins in October 2025 as part of a landmark 11-year global media rights agreement. This deal marks a significant expansion of Prime Video's live sports offering, with NBA joining New Zealand Cricket in India at no additional cost to Prime members. As part of this global deal, Prime members in India will receive coverage of 67 regular-season NBA games, including all seven games from the Knockout Rounds of the Emirates NBA Cup, every game of the postseason SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament, first and second round games of the NBA Playoffs, and Conference Finals in six of the 11 years of the deal.

Lakshya Shooting Club Launches High Performance Centre in Navi Mumbai

Lakshya Shooting Club (LSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a private sector bank to establish a state-of-the-art High Performance Centre (HPC) in Navi Mumbai. The name of the facility is 'Axis Bank Lakshya Shooting Club High Performance Centre' as the leading private sector bank is involved in the venture. Under the MoU, Axis Bank will "extend financial and developmental support" to LSC to establish a holistic centre which will include two advanced shooting ranges for air rifle, air pistol, and simulated 50m rifle, an integrated sport science centre with performance analysis, injury prevention, and recovery support, a sports psychology unit to support the emotional and mental well-being of the athletes, and residential accommodation for athletes and coaches, and additional training facilities.

Dawson returns for England's T20 squad, Salt dropped from ODIs against West Indies

All-rounder Liam Dawson has returned to England's T20 squad for the first time since 2022, while Phil Salt was not selected by the England & Wales Cricket Board for the upcoming white-ball home series against West Indies.

R Ashwin Disagrees With Timing Of Rohit Sharma's Retirement: "Should've Played Till..."

Decorated off-spinner R Ashwin has rooted for Jasprit Bumrah to take the captaincy mantle after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's sudden Test retirements left a leadership vacuum in India's red-ball setup. Rohit bid adieu to Test cricket last Wednesday, and a couple of days later, Virat bid his farewell to the format with a heartfelt note on Instagram. Ashwin, who had no clue about India's batting bigwigs' intentions to retire together, feels "testing time" lies ahead for Indian cricket, and their decision "truly" marks the beginning of the 'Gautam Gambhir' era.

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"Something Very...": Ex-India Star Recalls Young Virat Kohli's Unforgettable Knock

"D Gukesh World Champion But Magnus Carlsen Considered Better": Chess Great Garry Kasparov

Jos Buttler, Will Jacks To Miss Rest Of IPL 2025? England Cricket Board Takes Stunning Decision

Indian Campaign Ends In Second Round In World Squash Championships

NBA On Prime Tips-Off In India Later This Year

Lakshya Shooting Club Launches High Performance Centre in Navi Mumbai

Dawson returns for England's T20 squad, Salt dropped from ODIs against West Indies

R Ashwin Disagrees With Timing Of Rohit Sharma's Retirement: "Should've Played Till..."