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Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey Hails Indian Armed Forces Amid Operation Sindoor

Hockey India president and former captain Dilip Tirkey lauded the Indian Armed Forces for their execution of the Operation Sindoor in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, saying that it should continue and the country is with its security forces. Speaking to ANI, Tirkey said, "Our forces are successfully carrying out Operation Sindoor... Terror camps have been destroyed successfully. Pakistan's drone attacks were also destroyed successfully by our forces. The Operation Sindoor should continue, and we are with our security forces."

PSL Star Exposes PCB: "There Were 2 Drone Attacks, They Tried To Hide From Us"

Bangladesh all-rounder Rishad Hossain has blasted the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), following the postponement of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Amid escalating political tensions between Pakistan and India, the PCB decided to indefinitely postpone the PSL on Friday. The PCB initially tried to relocate the games to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but there request was rejected by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB). Rishad, who was playing for Lahore Qalandars, has blasted the PCB for how they handled the evacuation of overseas players.

Fresh Details Of Kagiso Rabada's Recreational Drug Use Emerge: "Cocaine..."

South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada recently served a provisional ban for recreational drug use. The 29-year-old left the IPL, after playing just two matches for Gujarat Titans (GT), to return home last month, where he served the month ban and had also completed an education and awareness programme to prevent further substance abuse. According to a report in South African newspaper Rapport, traces of benzoylecgonine (BZE), a metabolite of cocaine was found on his urine sample during the SA20 earlier this year.

BCB Involved In "Active Discussions" With PCB On Upcoming Pakistan Tour

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is involved in "active and ongoing discussions" with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) regarding their scheduled white-ball tour to the country this month. This comes amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan. Bangladesh is scheduled to compete in a five T20 series against Pakistan in Lahore from May 21 onwards at Lahore and Faisalabad, but the Indo-Pak tensions have raised doubts over the series, as per ESPNCricinfo. In a statement, BCB said, "The BCB wishes to reiterate that the safety and security of its players and support staff remain the Board's highest priority," an official statement on Saturday said, as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.

Deepika Kumari, Parth Salunkhe Win Bronze As India Finish With 7 Medals At Archery World Cup Stage 2

India's most decorated archer, Deepika Kumari, salvaged her pride with a hard-earned bronze medal after a semifinal heartbreak, while Parth Salunkhe also finished on the podium for the first time as India wrapped up their campaign at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 with seven medals in Shanghai Sunday. A day after compound archers put up a dominating show with five medals, Deepika and Salunkhe added two more from the recurve section to end India's campaign on a high. Exactly a year after the 21-year-old reigning Olympic champion Lim Sihyeon had knocked Deepika out at the same stage of the Yecheon World Cup, the Indian was undone again by the Korean in the semifinal, losing 1-7 in a largely one-sided women's recurve individual contest.

Taipei Open: Unnati Hooda, Ayush Shetty To Feature In Semifinals

Indian shuttlers Unnati Hooda and Ayush Shetty will be in action during the semifinals of the Taipei Open on Saturday. Both these young stars will be aiming to go one step further in their chase for a first Badminton World Federation (BWF) Tour title. Ayush, competing in the men's singles, got the better of seventh-seeded Brian Yang of Canada 16-21, 21-19, 21-14 in the quarter-finals. The match lasted one hour and 11 minutes, as per Olympics.com. The 20-year-old shuttler defeated former world number one Kidambi Srikanth in the round of 16 after getting the better of third-seeded Lee Chia-hao of Chinese Taipei in his opener.

Virat Kohli Keen To Quit Tests: Mental, Physical Fatigue Or Form?

The upcoming five-match Test series against England is becoming nothing but a big headache for the Indian selectors. The biggest bomb came in the form of skipper Rohit Sharma's sudden Test retirement, who called time on his career in the longest format after playing 67 matches.

"Virat Kohli, Don't...": Ex-India Star's Heartfelt Plea Following Test Cricket Retirement Talks

Former India batter Ambati Rayudu penned an emotional note, and requested Virat Kohli not to retire from the Test format after the recent reports suggested that the modern-day legend had made his intentions of calling it a day to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The reports flooded on Saturday, just two days after his long-time teammate Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Tests, just over a month before India kickstarts its ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 campaign with five high-stakes Tests against England, at Headingley from June 20 onwards.

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Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey Hails Indian Armed Forces Amid Operation Sindoor

PSL Star Exposes PCB: "There Were 2 Drone Attacks, They Tried To Hide From Us"

Fresh Details Of Kagiso Rabada's Recreational Drug Use Emerge: "Cocaine..."

BCB Involved In "Active Discussions" With PCB On Upcoming Pakistan Tour

Deepika Kumari, Parth Salunkhe Win Bronze As India Finish With 7 Medals At Archery World Cup Stage 2

Taipei Open: Unnati Hooda, Ayush Shetty To Feature In Semifinals

Virat Kohli Keen To Quit Tests: Mental, Physical Fatigue Or Form?

"Virat Kohli, Don't...": Ex-India Star's Heartfelt Plea Following Test Cricket Retirement Talks