The pitch at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru– venue for the second and final Test match between India and Sri Lanka last week – has been rated ‘below average’.
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22nd Sep 2026 | Updated at 02:00pm 22nd Sep 2026
Breaking barriers inside and outside the ring
Balraj Singh Khara is a British professional super-middleweight boxer who was born with a hearing impairment. Raised in Feltham, West London, he turned professional in 2022 and has built a reputation for resilience, determination and focus,...
Glasgow passes Commonwealth Games baton to Amdavad
- 06 Aug 2026
As the Glasgow Commonwealth Games concluded, India officially began the countdown to the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad with a vibrant handover ceremony celebrating the country's culture, heritage and modern identity through music, dance...
HCI London celebrates women in blue at India House
The High Commission of India in the UK hosted a special reception for the Indian women’s cricket team at India House, attended by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal.During the event, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Head Coach Amol...
Dementia affected football fans' gesture
Football fans living with dementia made history at Wembley Stadium when they joined England and Wales players as mascots for their international friendly. As part of the official charity partnership between Alzheimer's Society and The Football...
Double gold for India at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest
- 25 Sep 2024
India made history by achieving a double gold in the Chess Olympiad, winning outright in both the open and women's sections. Both Indian teams dominated in the final round, securing convincing 3½-½ victories. In the open section, Dommaraju Gukesh...
Neeraj finishes second in Diamond League, misses crown by 1 cm
- 18 Sep 2024
Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra agonisingly missed the Diamond League crown by just one centimeter as he finished second for the second consecutive year with a throw of 87.86m in the season finale Diamond League series at Brussels.
- 23 Mar 2022
The 15th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will start on March 27 and the final of the cash-rich tournament will be played by the end of May. The...
After yet another splendid outing against Sri Lanka, India's premier seamer Jasprit Bumrah saw a massive rise in his ICC rankings. Bumrah, who was at the 10th position, jumped six spots and is now placed fourth.
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After back-to-back losses to the defending champions England and Australia, the Indian women's cricket team's campaign got back on track on Tuesday, March...
India's Ravindra Jadeja has jumped to the top spot of the ICC's Test rankings for all-rounders after his stellar show in the Mohali Test against Sri Lanka. Jadeja scored an unbeaten 175 and then took nine wickets to lead India to victory. This...
Jhulan Goswami broke the record for most wickets at the Women's World Cups, going past Australia's Lynn Fullston for the incredible feat. Goswami picked her 40th wicket of the tournament against the West Indies when she dismissed Anisa Mohammed...
Riding on centuries by Smriti Mandhana (119) and Harmanpreet Kaur (109) India crushed West Indies by 155 runs in their Women’s ODI World Cup match, at...
As part of the reforms, the MCC is changing the laws of the cricket to clear the so-called Mankad dismissals, where a bowler runs out the non-striker if...
India defeated Sri Lanka by 238 runs in the second Test match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru to clinch the series 2-0. Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth...
