Serbian icon survived left ankle pain, humidity and a tough challenge posed by Jaume Munar to advance to the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters for the 11th time on Tuesday.

2025-10-07T18:06:29.027796+00:00 IST

Cricket

"Touring India never easy": SA skipper Bavuma

Bavuma said on the sidelines of the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards in Mumbai on Tuesday.

2025-10-07T17:55:55.573558+00:00 IST

Cricket

Women's World Cup: Knight comes to England's rescue with 79*

After spinners set the tone of the game for them, England batters had to work hard to churn out a victory. England were left threadbare at 103/6 midway through the 30th over and needed a source of inspiration to pull them out of the dire situation. Knight, the former England skipper, rose to the challenge and dug deep by engineering an unbeaten 79(111).

2025-10-07T17:20:04.506359+00:00 IST

Cricket

WTC winning skipper Bavuma admits SA was "driven by hurt"

History was created at Lord's in London as Aiden Markram's exquisite 136 in 207 balls and Bavuma's gutsy 66 run knock despite a hamstring injury powered South Africa to their first-ever major world title in cricket across any format in June this year as they chased down 282 set by defending champions Australia.

2025-10-07T17:18:57.407240+00:00 IST

Others

Deshwal scores career-best to help Tamil Thalaivas secure win

Tamil Thalaivas signed off from their home leg with a dominant 56-37 win against Patna Pirates at the SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. It was a night to remember for Arjun Deshwal, who registered his career best performance (26 points) while also amassing his 71st Super 10 in the league, climbing to third place on the list of most Super 10s in PKL history.

2025-10-07T17:17:01.008478+00:00 IST

Hockey

Indian junior men's hockey team departs for Sultan of Johor Cup

The Indian junior men's hockey team departed from Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, on Tuesday evening for the 13th edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup in Malaysia, scheduled from October 11 to 18, 2025.

2025-10-07T17:10:16.955825+00:00 IST

Others

Kazakhstan triumphs in Acrobatic Routine

The last day of Artistic Swimming at the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships 2025 saw Kazakhstan claim the top spot at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex today, with 10 medals (6 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) in hand. Meanwhile, India's Men's Water Polo team lost 11-35 to Japan and the Women's Water Polo team were defeated 4-23 by Uzbekistan in the Water Polo Preliminaries.

2025-10-07T17:06:37.225190+00:00 IST

Cricket

"Wouldn't call it a surprise": New Zealand pacer Matt Henry on team's 3-0 Test series win in India

New Zealand pacer Matt Henry expressed his thoughts on his side's historic Test series win against India, saying that he would not call the win a "surprise" and the side was prepared well for the challenge to beat India in their own home conditions.

2025-10-07T16:48:50.046277+00:00 IST

Cricket

Legend of game, great leadership example: Williamson on Rohit

New Zealand's talismanic batter Kane Williamson defined Rohit Sharma as a "legend of the game" and expects Shubman Gill, the new ODI captain, to benefit from the presence of India's veteran swashbuckler in the upcoming tour of Australia.

2025-10-07T15:57:32.760155+00:00 IST

Others

BWF World Junior Championships 2025: India beat Sri Lanka

Hosts India continued their march to the knock-out stages of the mixed team championships with yet another clinical performance in their Group H clash against Sri Lanka, while the Philippines upset Hong Kong in a thrilling Group F clash on the second day of the Yonex Sunrise BWF World Junior Badminton Championships for the Suhandinata Cup at the National Centre of Excellence here on Tuesday.

2025-10-07T15:56:15.783699+00:00 IST

Cricket

Varun Chakravarthy explains Gambhir's "Spartan mentality"

India's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy believes head coach Gautam Gambhir has fostered a "Spartan mentality" within the team, which leaves "no option of losing".

2025-10-07T15:20:11.986807+00:00 IST

Cricket

Delhi pitch expected to be batting friendly for second Test

The pitch for the second Test in the national capital, between India and the West Indies, is expected to be a batting-friendly strip, featuring patches of grass interspersed with bald areas --a complete contrast to the one prepared in Ahmedabad, according to ESPNcricinfo.

2025-10-07T14:55:31.345454+00:00 IST

Cricket

Abhishek, Kuldeep named in ICC Men's POTM nominees for September

The International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled the nominees for the Player of the Month award for September on Tuesday, with two Indian mainstays featured in the three-player list.

2025-10-07T13:36:43.109328+00:00 IST

Cricket

'Captain Cool' MS Dhoni becomes certified drone pilot

India's legendary captain, MS Dhoni, known for his affinity for machinery, announced on Tuesday that he has completed the DGCA Drone Pilot Certification program.

2025-10-07T13:26:57.559630+00:00 IST