The Shivamogga Lions are set to clash against the Bengaluru Blasters in Match 9 of the ongoing Maharaja Trophy 2025. Both teams are in a tough situation as they have lost two consecutive matches. They still have time to change their fate by winning this upcoming match. The Blasters lost their previous match against Hubli Tigers by two wickets. Thanks to Rohan Patil, the Blasters scored 225 runs in the first innings. Patil scored 80 off 43 balls, including eight boundaries and five sixes. However...Read More
Ravichandran Ashwin had IPL teams to pick Tim David before the 2025 auction, but most declined. Ace India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has stated that he advised a few Indian Premier League teams to select Australian batter Tim David before the IPL 2025 mega auction, but most of them declined the suggestion, citing a decline in the big-hitter's game. Released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the auction, David drew little interest when his name came up, permitting Royal Challengers Bengaluru to s...Read More
Wedding bells are ringing in the Tendulkar household! Arjun Tendulkar, the 25-year-old cricketer and son of India's beloved batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, is officially engaged. The lucky bride-to-be is Saaniya Chandok, granddaughter of prominent Mumbai businessman Ravi Ghai, whose family owns the InterContinental hotel and Brooklyn Creamery, as reported by India Today. The news shared by Hello India on X has sent fans into a frenzy, marking the union of two influential Mumbai families in a c...Read More
Vece Paes, a former Indian hockey player and father of tennis star Leander Paes, passed away at 80. He was a member of the 1972 Olympic bronze-winning team. Paes also contributed to sports medicine and rugby. His wife, Jennifer, was a former Indian basketball captain. The family awaits his daughters' arrival for the last rites. Dr. Vece Paes, a member of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games bronze-winning Indian men's hockey team and father of legendary tennis player Leander Paes, died here on Thursda...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Former India batter Yuvraj Singh feels Shubman Gill's performance on the recent England tour was nothing short of unbelievable, especially considering the question marks over his batting in overseas conditions heading into the five Test series. During the Anderson-Tendulkar Test series recently, Gill scored four centuries and finished as the leading run-scorer with 754 runs. The feat made him the first Asian batter to score 700-plus runs in a Test series in a SENA countr...Read More
Mumbai, August 14: Tottenham Hotspur have strongly condemned the racial abuse directed at forward Mathys Tel following their defeat to Paris St-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup, calling the abusers "nothing but cowards". Spurs' first-ever appearance in the UEFA Super Cup ended in a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat to Paris Saint-Germain after letting slip a two-goal lead. Tel, 20, who came on as a substitute in the 79th minute, was one of two Spurs players who failed to convert from the spot i...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh said he was very proud of his mentee Shubman Gill showcasing a rich vein of form while leading the side to a memorable 2-2 drawn Test series against England. Gill silenced doubters over his poor overseas Test record by becoming the leading run scorer in the series against England by amassing a whopping 754 runs in 10 innings at an average of 75.40, including hitting four centuries and was eventually adjudged as India's Pla...Read More
Chennai -- In a landmark development poised to transform India's sports entertainment landscape, Prasar Bharati, the national public broadcaster, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AEx SPORT, the sports innovation vertical of UK-headquartered AdiGroupe, to broadcast Global League Wrestling (GLW) -- the first professional wrestling league of its kind in India and the Asia-Pacific region. This unique collaboration brings together the expansive national reach of Prasar B...Read More
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 14: Ellenox, India's largest venture studio, is accelerating its global push in enterprise AI development. In the past year, the company has grown its headcount by 50% over the last year, bringing in senior AI talent from Amazon and Google to power its next phase of expansion. Already delivering AI transformation for Fortune 50 leaders in fintech, cloud computing, consumer social, and sports-tech, Ellenox has built systems that replace costly call centers with na...Read More
Last season's costliest KKR bid, Venkatesh Iyer, has issued a verdict on probable link-ups between KKR and SRH for trading the INR 23.75 crore batting all-rounder to the Orange Army ahead of the upcoming IPL mini-auction. The Indian Premier League saw one of its biggest mega-auctions in the history of the tournament last season. Just before the IPL 2025, several big and unexpected changes occurred, which included the release of title-winning skipper Shreyas Iyer by KKR, Rishabh Pant's INR 27 cr...Read More
MUMBAI: Dr Vece Paes, a member of the Indian hockey team that won bronze in the 1972 Munich Olympics, father of tennis ace Leander Paes, who passed away in Kolkata on Thursday at the age of 80, enjoyed fruitful stints in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) too.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!For almost a decade, he was heading the two most crucial departments of the BCCI - age verification and anti-doping. He was the...Read More
Hyderabad: After Mohun Bagan SuperGiants, FC Goa have also entered the Champions League two. Mohun Bagan already qualified for the tournament by becoming the ISL Shield champions. Manolo Marquez capitalised on the home conditions on Wednesday. The Super Cup champions reached the main stage of the continental competition, defeating Omani club Al Seeb. Goa win by 2-1 Goa defeated Al Seeb 2-1 at the Fatorda Stadium. Dejan Drazic and Severio Toro scored two goals for Goa in the two halves. Drazic ...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to change the venue for ICC Women's World Cup matches initially allotted to M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru to some other city in the aftermath of the stampede which occurred outside the celebration just a day after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team's maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title win, as per sources. Also Read | Dr Vece Paes Dies: Yusuf Pathan, Viren Rasquinha and Other ...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to change the venue for ICC Women World Cup matches initially allotted to M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru to some other city in the aftermath of the stampede which occurred outside the celebration just a day after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title win, as per sources. As per sources, the final decision on the venue could come during this week...Read More
Mumbai, August 14: The sports fraternity has mourned the passing of Dr. Vece Paes, an Olympic medallist and father of tennis legend Leander Paes, who died on Thursday at the age of 80. A prominent midfielder from the golden era of Indian hockey, Dr. Paes was a member of the Indian team that clinched the bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Dr. Paes, who served Indian sport with distinction both on and off the field, was suffering from an advanced stage of Parkinson's disease. He was admitte...Read More
NEW DELHI: A 50-year-old man died and his daughter was injured on Thursday morning when a tree fell on them while they were riding a motorcycle in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area amid heavy rainfall in the national capital. According to a senior police officer, around 9:50 am, an old roadside Neem tree suddenly fell in front of HDFC Bank near Paras Chowk, Kalkaji. Two people a motorcycle trapped under it. They have been identified as Sudhir Kumar and his daughter Priya (22). Upon recieving info...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh believes the Manchester Test draw stood out for him as the defining moment of India's recent Test tour of England, which ended in a 2-2 draw. On a flat pitch at Old Trafford, India batted out the last five sessions to take the fourth Test against England to a draw. Captain Shubman Gill led the way with a composed 103 while KL Rahul hit 90 off 230 balls. Spin-bowling all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar also ...Read More
Kolkata, Aug 14 (PTI) Dr Vece Paes, a member of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games bronze-winning Indian men's hockey team and father of legendary tennis player Leander Paes, died here on Thursday morning owing to age-related ailments. He was 80. Paes, who was also suffering from Parkinson's disease, was admitted to the Woodlands Hospital here on Tuesday morning. His last rites will be performed either on Monday or Tuesday, as the family will wait for the arrival of his two daughters, who are both ...Read More
Kolkata, Aug 14 (PTI) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said India would not have got Independence if Bengal was not there, as personalities like Rabindranath Tagore and Subhas Chandra Bose, who contributed significantly to shaping the nation's destiny, were born here. Speaking at a function marking the 12th anniversary of the 'Kanyashree' scheme, Banerjee said Bengal is the beacon of hope which stands for unity amid diversity. "If Bengal was not there, India would not have got Indepe...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The sports fraternity has mourned the passing of Dr. Vece Paes, an Olympic medallist and father of tennis legend Leander Paes, who died on Thursday at the age of 80. A prominent midfielder from the golden era of Indian hockey, Dr. Paes was a member of the Indian team that clinched the bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Dr. Paes, who served Indian sport with distinction both on and off the field, was suffering from an advanced stage of Parkinson's diseas...Read More
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 14 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed grief over the loss of hockey legend and Olympic bronze medalist Vece Paes, saying that "his contribution to hockey and sports medicine will be remembered". Indian hockey legend and Olympic bronze medalist Vece Paes, also the father of tennis legend Leander Paes, passed away on Thursday morning. The official X of Hockey India (HI) announced his unfortunate demise at the age of 80.Taking to X, Wes...Read More
Mumbai, August 14: Veteran all-rounder Glenn Maxwell said he is fine-tuning his bowling in the powerplay, with an aim to take up new ball bowling duties for Australia at next year's T20 World Cup, set to be held in India and Sri Lanka. Maxwell, 36, has bowled two overs inside the powerplay in both T20Is against South Africa in Darwin and even dismissed skipper Aiden Markram in Tuesday's game. Maxwell is no stranger to bowling in powerplay, especially after famously removing Rohit Sharma in the 2...Read More
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 14 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed grief over the loss of hockey legend and Olympic bronze medalist Vece Paes, saying that "his contribution to hockey and sports medicine will be remembered". Indian hockey legend and Olympic bronze medalist Vece Paes, also the father of tennis legend Leander Paes, passed away on Thursday morning. The official X of Hockey India (HI) announced his unfortunate demise at the age of 80. Also Read | G...Read More
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 14 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed grief over the loss of hockey legend and Olympic bronze medalist Vece Paes, saying that his contribution to hockey and sports medicine will be remembered. Indian hockey legend and Olympic bronze medalist Vece Paes, also the father of tennis legend Leander Paes, passed away on Thursday morning. The official X of Hockey India (HI) announced his unfortunate demise at the age of 80. Taking to X, We...Read More
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has officially decided to bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, aiming to host the event in India after a 20-year gap. The decision was unanimously approved during the IOA's Special General Meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday. A senior IOA official, speaking anonymously, confirmed that the bid proposal, moved by IOA President PT Usha, received full support from all members. India had already submitted an expression of interest in March and will now ...Read More
Bengaluru - The Indian Supercross Racing League (ISRL) is proud to announce its latest international collaboration with GUTS Racing USA, one of the most renowned brands in global motocross, as its Official Performance Seat Partner for Season 2. Founded in Hangtown, Northern California, known for its motocross heritage GUTS Racing has grown into a global symbol of high-performance innovation in off-road racing over the past three decades. Led by former racer and sprint car enthusiast Andy Gregg,...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 14 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tore into the Congress on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, calling the 1947 Partition a dark chapter born out of appeasement politics that shattered Sanatan Bharat unity and inflicted deep wounds on the nation, a press release said. He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with reviving this forgotten history by declaring the day in 2021. Today, the entire country mourns, remembering the horrors of August 14, 194...Read More
Hyderabad: Venus Williams is all set to make a historic return to the US Open 2025 later this month after receiving a wild-card invitation for the tournament at the age of 45. Thus, she is set to become the oldest singles entrant in the competition since 1981. The last player older than Venus to compete in a major was Renee Richards, who was 47 in 1981, according to the information by the International Tennis Federation. Away from court due to surgery The seven-time Grand Slam winner won the U...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) A hockey great whose influence extended well beyond the field, the multi-faceted Dr Vece Paes was a rare combination of sporting and academic excellence that healed and helped athletes across disciplines. Paes, 80, breathed his last in Kolkata early this morning after battling multiple age-related ailments, including the debilitating Parkinson's disease. To those who knew him closely Paes was a mild-mannered, and highly intelligent man, who did the country proud on the ...Read More
Chennai: Vincent Keymer has been an unstoppable force in Chennai and is showing no signs of slowing down. At the end of the seventh round, he remains untouchable, and that flawless run propelled him to the World No. 10 spot in live ratings for the first time. The German youngster (5.5 points) converted his opening advantage into a win against Awonder Liang and stretched his lead to 1.5 points, inching closer to the masters title. A better result than Arjun Erigaisi and Karthikeyan Murali -- join...Read More