After entering Leg 1 as the 10th seeds and finishing among the top six teams, the Indian side heads into the Colombo leg with renewed belief and valuable experience gained from facing Asia's best. The team's performances, including wins over the Philippines (24-5) and the UAE (19-12), demonstrated India's growing strength, skill, and composure at the top level.

2025-10-09T14:26:49.338773+00:00 IST

Cricket

"Change can start from now": Chase motivates West Indies

The second Test between India and the West Indies will take place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium from Friday onwards. The West Indies would hope to bounce back after an innings defeat in the first Test against India in Ahmedabad.

2025-10-09T13:46:20.582253+00:00 IST

Cricket

Mandhana breaks 28-year-old record to script elusive feat

India's vice-captain Smriti Mandhana eclipsed former Australia skipper Belinda Clark and shattered the record for most runs in a calendar year in Women's ODIs.

2025-10-09T13:37:36.699514+00:00 IST

Others

SMVDSB honours participants of Para Archery World Championship

On the occasion, Pawan Kumar, the first differently-abled archer from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, who participated in this prestigious international event, was also honoured for his commendable representation.

2025-10-09T12:42:57.029916+00:00 IST

Cricket

I want to help West Indies get back to number one: Jayden Seales

West Indies tearaway Jayden Seales, who relishes the opportunity of being a leader, wants to restore the pride and glory of the Caribbean side by putting them at the top of the chart.

2025-10-09T12:06:55.678222+00:00 IST

Cricket

Starc backs Cummins to play off limited preparation

Australia's left-arm seasoned speedster Mitchell Starc believes Test captain Pat Cummins won't need an extensive amount of preparation for the first Ashes fixture against their oldest rival, England, in Perth.

2025-10-09T11:14:52.594127+00:00 IST

Cricket

Women's World Cup: South Africa win toss, put India to bat

Relentless rain in Visakhapatnam forced the toss to be delayed by an hour. Despite the unprecedented setback, not a single over has been lost to weather. The ground staff put in the hard yards by using a super sopper to ensure the surface doesn't hinder the players.

2025-10-09T10:16:11.636838+00:00 IST

Cricket

Canada Super 60: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver franchises get wins

The opening encounter between Brampton Blitz and Toronto Sixers turned out to be a high-scoring game with the Sixers winning it by 8 wickets while chasing down a target of 137 runs with three balls to spare.

2025-10-09T09:38:42.262997+00:00 IST

Cricket

Marnus Labuschagne scores his third ton for Queensland

During the match against Tasmania, Labuschagne, captaining the Queensland side, smashed a 91-ball 105, with eight fours and two sixes, with a strike rate of over 115. It was his century, and quality knocks from Jack Clayton (64 in 51 balls, with seven fours and a six) and Matt Renshaw (38 in 35 balls, with three fours and two sixes) took his side to 311 runs, which Tasmania chased down due to fiery knocks of Caleb Jewell (79 in 76 balls, with 13 fours), Tim Ward (105 in 96 balls, with five fours and three sixes) and Jordan Silk (85* in 61 balls, with nine fours and a six).

2025-10-09T09:37:41.402095+00:00 IST

Cricket

Skipper Gill speaks on team dinner hosted by coach Gambhir

The second Test between India and the West Indies will take place in Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. India is 1-0 ahead of the second Test. Ahead of the match on Wednesday, Gambhir hosted the players, coaching staff and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla for a dinner at his residence.

2025-10-09T09:13:15.222265+00:00 IST

Cricket

"Want to give Nitish Reddy as much game time...": Gill

The second Test between India and the West Indies will take place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium from Friday onwards. One of the key issues heading into the contest is the game time 22-year-old Nitish will get. In the first Test, Nitish did not get to bat and got only four overs with the ball, conceding 16 runs.

2025-10-09T08:40:57.827443+00:00 IST

Cricket

Leading Team India a "Big responsibility", says Shubman Gill

The second Test between India and the West Indies will take place from Friday onwards at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. India is 1-0 up in the series. After India's first Test win in Ahmedabad, shockwaves were sent to the cricketing world by chief selector Ajit Agarkar, who confirmed that Gill has been appointed as ODI captain from India's tour of Australia onwards, replacing Rohit, who had won India back-to-back ICC titles, the T20 World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy within less than a year while championing a fearless brand of cricket.

2025-10-09T08:23:51.790984+00:00 IST

Football

Premier League deepens commitment to grassroots football in India

Delivered in partnership with the British Council, the three-day programme was led by coaches from the Premier League, including those from Brentford and Newcastle United, who provided expert training to 30 community coaches. This initiative expanded access to football across India, as per a press release from the Premier League.

2025-10-09T07:24:22.980120+00:00 IST

Cricket

Haddin urges people to "go out and watch" Ro-Ko in action in Aus

India's white-ball trip to Aussie land will consist of three ODIs and five T20Is. The main attraction of the ODI series, without a doubt, would be the return of Rohit and Virat after the ICC Champions Trophy win in March. Having retired from T20Is last year after ICC T20 World Cup win, the 'Ro-Ko' announced their Test retirements ahead of India's ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 starting series against England away from home after a run of poor form and failure to take the team to WTC finals this year.

2025-10-09T07:02:32.333036+00:00 IST