Hyderabad: Contrary to widespread and distressing reports circulating on social media and some unofficial sources earlier today, Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has not passed away. He remains critically ill but is showing signs of recovery after being rushed to AIG Hospital in Gachibowli on Thursday with heart-related issues. BRS MLC Dasoju Shravan provided a crucial update, stating, "Maganti Gopinath is recovering." Shravan clarified that Gopinath is res...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) officially unveiled the logo for the highly anticipated Shooting League of India (SLI) at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on Thursday afternoon, as per a release from NRAI. Several Indian athletes at the Indian camp, gearing up for the 2025 ISSF World Cup in Munich, attended the unveiling and expressed their excitement for the inaugural edition of the league. Along with Paris Olympic medallists Swapn...Read More
BENGALURU: Bengaluru police on Thursday registered an FIR against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), and event management company DNA in connection with a stampede that occurred outside Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday, leading to the deaths of 11 people and injuries to around 50 others. The victims had gathered outside the stadium to attend a felicitation programme for RCB players following their Indian Premier League 2025 victory. The stampede ...Read More
June 5 (Reuters) - India's new test captain Shubman Gill knows he has big shoes to fill after the retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli but he wants to develop his own style of leadership, he said on Thursday. Rohit and Kohli, former skippers and batting mainstays of the team, both quit test cricket weeks before the start of India's five-test series in England. Gill, 25, impressed as captain of Indian Premier League (IPL) side Gujarat Titans, leading them to the playoffs. "The pressure ...Read More
Mumbai, June 5: As India get ready for a tough tour of England in which they will play five Test matches without many senior players, the skipper Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir will have to make some very tough calls on the batting and bowling front. Gautam Gambhir Reacts On Bengaluru Stampede During RCB's IPL 2025 Victory Celebrations During IND vs ENG Pre-Departure Press Conference, Says 'Was Never a Believer in Road Shows'. First of all, there will have to be a call on who will t...Read More
Bengaluru: As many as 11 cricket fans were killed and 47 others were left injured in stampede at the Karnataka government's felicitation of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for their IPL 2025 win Wednesday June 04, 2025. The incident occurred as thousands of fans gathered outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in the state capital, Bengaluru to celebrate RCB victory in the world's most popular Twenty20 cricket tournament Tuesday. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah while expressing grief over th...Read More
Bengaluru Stampede: From FIR Against RCB To CID Probe Order, Major Developments In Tragedy That Killed 11 Cricket Fans | Five Points Bengaluru Stampede: A day after the deadly stampede in front of Chinnaswamy stadium, Bengaluru, which left 11 Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans dead and 56 injured, the shocking tragedy witnessed bitter political slugfest as well as legal actions. The IPL franchise, RCB, which won the trophy for the first time in 18 years of Indian Premier League history, brok...Read More
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 has come to an end after a season filled with both excitement and disappointments. Just 48 hours after its conclusion, franchises are already eager to make changes as they plan for future endeavours. The Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) disappointing campaign in IPL 2025 has left fans and stakeholders searching for answers. Despite boasting a promising lineup filled with match-winners, the team failed to live up to expectations and missed out on playoff qualificat...Read More
India's head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday (June 5) confirmed that star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will miss a couple of Test matches in England during the five-match series starting June 20 in Leeds as part of workload management. While speaking to reporters during the pre-departure press conference at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai, Gambhir said the team management will decide in the coming days which matches Bumrah will miss but insisted that India's bowling unit has enough quality to handle ...Read More
MUMBAI: India's head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday questioned the necessity of holding road shows to celebrate sporting triumphs after a stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL victory celebrations led to the death of 11 fans near the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Gambhir, who has been part of two IPL title-winning celebrations in Kolkata and India's 2007 T20 World Cup-winning campaign, urged everyone to be "responsible citizens" and not conduct functions when people are not ready for it. ...Read More
Mumbai, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir are embarking on their first tour of England on Thursday night -- Gill on his maiden tour as Test captain, while Gambhir will be going there for the first time as head coach. And to make matters worse for both of them, Team India is taking up the big challenge of a five-Test tour without players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, both of whom have announced their retirement from Test cricket just before the tour. So, the first ques...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 5 (PTI) India head coach Gautam Gambhir didn't specify which three of the five Tests will Jasprit Bumrah be available but insisted that the bowling unit has enough quality to handle the workload in absence of its the pace spearhead during the upcoming series against England. "We have not already taken that call that which three games we want (him) to play," Gambhir said, though it is not certain if Bumrah would play only three Tests. India's chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar had i...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 5 (PTI) India's head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday questioned the necessity of holding road shows to celebrate sporting triumphs after a stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL victory celebrations led to the death of 11 fans near the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Gambhir, who has been part of two IPL title-winning celebrations in Kolkata and India's 2007 T20 World Cup-winning campaign, urged everyone to be "responsible citizens" and not conduct functions when people are not rea...Read More
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) unveiled the vibrant logo for the Shooting League of India (SLI) at an event in New Delhi. Top athletes expressed enthusiasm, noting it elevates morale ahead of the 2025 ISSF World Cup in Munich. The league aims to boost interest in shooting sports across India. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) officially launched the logo for the inaugural Shooting League of India (SLI) at New Delhi's Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. The event, attende...Read More
NEW DELHI: Indian men's national team head coach Manolo Marquez has trimmed his squad to 25 players for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Hong Kong on June 10. Initially, the Indian team travelled to Thailand with a 28-member squad for a FIFA international friendly, which ended in a 2-0 defeat on Wednesday. Goalkeeper Hrithik Tiwari, along with defenders Mehtab Singh and Subhasish Bose, have been released from the squad and will return to India directly from Thailand. The remaining ...Read More
Mumbai: Newly appointed Test captain Shubman Gill on Thursday said India's batting order will be finalised once the team reaches England for the gruelling five-Test match series set to begin later this month. "There will be pressure in every tour. It will be difficult to fill their space (the one left by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli). We are used to playing in a pressure situation," Gill told reporters here. "Our batting order will be decided after an intra-squad practice game along with a 10-...Read More
New Delhi: In the final of IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Punjab Kings and won the trophy for the first time. After winning the first title in 18 years, Virat Kohli was in the news the most. He was with the franchise all the time and in all its ups and downs, so after RCB won, he became very emotional and could not control his emotions. Tears rolled down his eyes, the video and picture of which went viral on social media. However, another video of him went viral, in which he is ...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 5 (PTI) Riding on an all-round display from Sairaj Patil, Eagle Thane Strikers continued their dominant run in the T20 Mumbai League 2025 with a commanding 97-run victory over Bandra Blasters here on Thursday. After powering Thane Strikers to a formidable 205/6 with a brisk unbeaten half-century, Patil returned to make an impact with the ball, picking up two key wickets in a superb all-round display. Bandra Blasters were stopped at 108. Patil's efforts proved decisive as the Strik...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) As many as 15 Indians, including world champion D Gukesh, R Praggnanandha, Vaishali R and Koneru Humpy, have qualified for the 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss, to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 3-16. Besides Gukesh and Praggnanandha, the other nine Indians taking part in FIDE Grand Swiss (Open) are: Arjun Erigaisi, Chithambaram Aravindh, Vidit Gujrathi, Pentala Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin, Raunak Sadhwani, Murali Karthikeyan, Abhimanyu Puranik...Read More
Bengaluru: A day after 11 people died and several injured in a stampede at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, an FIR has been filed against the managements of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and a private event management company - DNA Entertaiment Private Limited - at the jurisdictional Cubbon Park Police Station here. According to the Karnataka Police, an FIR has been filed under Sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 118 (causing grievous hurt by dange...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 5 (ANI): The Karnataka Police has filed an FIR against the Karnataka Cricket Board Administrative Committee, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), among others, in the Bengaluru stampede incident that claimed the lives of 11 people. According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Bengaluru, Shekar H Tekkannanavar, an FIR has been filed against RCB, DNA (event manager), Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Administrative Committee and others at Cubb...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 5 (ANI): The Prime Volleyball League just celebrated its expansion with the addition of the Goa Guardians as the 10th franchise. Based in the state of Goa, the franchise will make its debut in the fourth season, which is set to begin on October 2nd, 2025. According to a release from Prime Volleyball League, this reaffirms the league's position as one of India's fastest-growing sports leagues, with a new team joining every season since its inception. Also Read...Read More
BENGALURU, India (AP) -- A sea of cricket crazy fans were packed inside the Indian stadium, celebrating a long-awaited victory of their favorite team. Outside, more crowds were pushing at the gates, hoping to catch a glimpse of their cherished cricket stars. The turnout of the crowd was far more than expected. Tens of thousands tried to force their way inside. Then tragedy struck. Panic and a chaotic run toward the stadium gates turned into a deadly crowd crush in India's southern Bengaluru c...Read More
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 4: Former Indian cricketer Yograj Singh took a dig at the Punjab Kings' skipper Shreyas Iyer for the way he got dismissed in the IPL 2025 final and classified it as a "criminal offence". Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) finally ended an 18-year wait for the coveted IPL trophy, defeating Punjab Kings by six wickets in the finals of IPL 2025, held on Tuesday at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Iyer's wicket was the game-changing moment for Punjab. He was caugh...Read More
New Delhi: The Indian men's football team announced a 25-member squad for the AFC Asian Cup Final Round qualifier match against Hong Kong on Thursday, June 5. The Blue Tigers will look to secure a big win against Hong Kong on June 10. The match is important for India's qualification campaign, with all the teams in Group C level on the same points after the initial round of matches. The Indian team travelled to Thailand with a 28-member squad for the FIFA international friendly, but head coach M...Read More
BENGALURU, India (AP) -- A sea of cricket crazy fans were packed inside the Indian stadium, celebrating a long-awaited victory of their favorite team. Outside, more crowds were pushing at the gates, hoping to catch a glimpse of their cherished cricket stars. The turnout of the crowd was far more than expected. Tens of thousands tried to force their way inside. Then tragedy struck. Panic and a chaotic run toward the stadium gates turned into a deadly crowd crush in India's southern Bengaluru c...Read More
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -This year's Asia Cup hangs in the balance following the recent clashes between tournament hosts India and arch-rivals Pakistan. Already-soured relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours further worsened after four days of intense fighting before a ceasefire was announced last month. India are scheduled to host the Asia Cup, a flagship event of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), in September but uncertainty lingers over the T20 tournament. "To be honest, we have had no d...Read More
Bengaluru, June 3 (UNI) Former India captain and legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble offered a dual-toned message ahead of the IPL 2025 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings, backing RCB when speaking to Kannada media, while maintaining a more neutral stance in his English-language interaction with reporters. In a heartfelt message to Kannada channels, Kumble said, "Let me say this, please, I've been part of both teams. I was with RCB, and I was with Punjab too. So, one...Read More
New Delhi, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) South African spinner Keshav Maharaj reacted to his long-time teammate Heinrich Klaasen's decision to bid adieu to international cricket, saying the Proteas batter's retirement leaves huge boots to fill within the South African lineup. One of the most destructive batters of the modern era, Klaasen called time on his international career that spanned just seven years, having debuted in 2018. The 33-year-old played a pivotal role in South Africa's white-ball res...Read More
NEW DELHI : Shreyas Iyer's off-field value is rising in tandem with his on-field success. Punjab Kings' second appearance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final after an eleven-year wait will likely boost Iyer's brand value by 20-25%, according to talent consultants. With his unbeaten 87-run captain's knock in the qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians on 1 June, Iyer achieved the rare feat of leading three different IPL teams into the final -- a first in the history of the world's second-riches...Read More