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Abhinav Bindra pained by Lionel Messi's India tour: Are we building sport culture or just celebrating icons from afar?

India, Dec. 15 -- Indian sporting icon Abhinav Bindra struck a reflective chord on Sunday as the nation remained gripped by 'Messi mania'. The Argentine football legend is currently on a four-city tou... Read More


IPL vs PSL again in 2026; Mohsin Naqvi announces PSL 11 window overlapping with IPL 19

India, Dec. 15 -- IPL and PSL are set to clash again in 2026, with Pakistan's franchise season scheduled to run right through the heart of the Indian league window - setting up a second straight year ... Read More


Unlocking PBKS' IPL 2026 auction strategy: How Ricky Ponting and Shreyas Iyer plan to go one better this time

India, Dec. 15 -- Punjab Kings enter the IPL 2026 mini-auction on the edge of not making a big enough blunder yet plug their holes. With only four spots to fill and a purse that is big enough to act, ... Read More


IPL 2026 auction: Purse size, sets, slots left, venue and time - everything you need to know

India, Dec. 15 -- The IPL 2026 min-auction is a squad fixing auction, not a squad building one. With limited slots available, franchises aren't shopping for nice players, they are hunting specific rol... Read More


Police expose lapses in Kolkata event after Lionel Messi tour organiser's arrest: 'It was cut from 1h 40m to 20 minutes'

India, Dec. 15 -- Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Mukesh Kumar, who accompanied the Governor and the members of the inquiry committee set up by the state government to investigate the fiasco surroundi... Read More


BCCI urged to consider Vaibhav Suryavanshi for India T20Is after six centuries in 2025 alone: 'He's absolutely ready'

India, Dec. 15 -- With the T20 World Cup just two months away, the BCCI has received a request from Vaibhav Suryavanshi's childhood coach. Manish Ojha, who guided Suryavanshi in his early years, says ... Read More


BCCI defies ICC 'no politics in U19 cricket' request, continues no-handshake policy in Asia Cup vs Pakistan

India, Dec. 14 -- The International Cricket Council's (ICC) request to keep politics out of junior-level cricket was ignored by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), as the India U-19 team... Read More


BCCI denies ICC 'no politics in U19 cricket' request, continues no-handshake policy in Asia Cup vs Pakistan

India, Dec. 14 -- The International Cricket Council's (ICC) request to keep politics out of junior-level cricket was ignored by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), as the India U-19 team... Read More


Lionel Messi's India tour turns a corner as Hyderabad gets it right after Kolkata chaos on Day 1

India, Dec. 14 -- Lionel Messi's Day 1 in India was a tale of two halves. While his brief appearance in Kolkata descended into chaos, with fans failing to catch a glimpse of him during a 22-minute vis... Read More


'Handled through appropriate channels': TV network calls it 'serious' after England security staffer confronts cameraman

India, Dec. 14 -- England's Ashes tour has taken an awkward turn off the field after a member of the team's security detail appeared to push a TV cameraman during filming at an airport in Brisbane. T... Read More