From the electrifying victory of the Indian cricket team in the recent T20 series to the rising star power of young badminton sensations, India's sporting landscape is ablaze with action! This week alone saw record-breaking performances in the Pro Kabaddi League, showcasing the nation's unwavering passion for indigenous sports. The upcoming Asian Games are generating immense anticipation, with athletes across disciplines sharpening their skills and aiming for glory on the international stage. We delve into the crucial role of sports sponsorships in nurturing talent and boosting India's sporting infrastructure. Furthermore, debates rage on about the future of cricket's dominance in India's sporting ecosystem, with other sports like hockey and football vying for increased attention and investment. Stay updated on all the latest scores, match analyses, and exclusive interviews with your favorite athletes. Explore the dynamic world of Indian sports—from the bustling stadiums to the quiet dedication of rising stars—right here. Discover the stories that shape the nation’s sporting spirit and witness the unfolding drama of the sporting year.
India (Web Desk): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has once again stirred controversy regarding the hosting of the Asia Cup, demanding a change in the venue for the upcoming Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting. According to reports from Indian media, BCCI has warned of boycotting the 2025 Asia Cup if the scheduled venue for the ACC's annual meeting on July 24 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is not changed. The Indian board has made it clear that they will not attend the meeting unless the venue is altered. BCCI's stance is reportedly supported by other nations such as Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Oman, who have also called for a change in the meeting location. In response to these objections, the President of the Asian Cricket Council, Mohsin Naqvi, proposed that board members who object to the venue could join the meeting via Zoom. The 2025 Asia Cup is expected to take place in September this year, but the ongoing tensions between the cricketing boards could pose challenges for the event's organization.
IMAGE: India are scheduled to tour Bangladesh for a white-ball series in August. Photograph: Screengrab/X The India tour of Bangladesh, which was scheduled to be held in August, is likely to be cancelled because of the situation prevailing in the country over the last few months, sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said. India is supposed to play a three-match ODI series from August 17, which will then be followed by a three-match T20I series, which will begin from August 26. Speaking about the India tour of Bangladesh, a BCCI source told ANI, "India tour of Banglade ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Easing inflation and favourable monsoon boosted rural demand in India in the April-June period this year, outpacing urban consumption once again, according to a new report. According to the report by global research firm NielsenIQ, rural markets and small manufacturers propelled the packaged consumer goods sector in Q2 2025. Rural markets grew twice as fast as cities, as urban areas showed signs of recovery, particularly in smaller towns. According to the report, e-commerce also rose significantly, led by increased shopper penetration and spending, especia ...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 settled abroad. He was married to Jennifer, a former India basketball team captain. Paes, who donn ...Read More >
As India gear up to face Pakistan in their Asia Cup 2025 clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 14, the fixture has sparked controversy. While sections have raised objections to India playing Pakistan over terrorism concerns, IPL franchise Punjab Kings drew attention with a unique move -- omitting Pakistan's name in their social media post announcing the match. Meanwhile, a plea seeking urgent cancellation of the game was turned down by the Supreme Court. Punjab Kings' soc ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the high-voltage India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 clash scheduled for Sunday, political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla on Friday called for a nationwide boycott of the match and the tournament altogether. Tehseen Poonawalla condemned the scheduling of the game, citing recent terror attacks and escalating tensions between the two nations. "The entire nation -- 140 crore Indians -- do not want any relationship with Pakistan and also don't want to play cricket," he told IANS. He raised serious concerns about the involvement of Mohsin Naqvi, the President of t ...Read More >
Guwahati: No, it's not Sachin Tendulkar but one of his former teammates who seems to be a favourite to replace Roger Binny as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). And we are talking about none other than former Indian wicket-keeper Kiran More. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! A veteran of 49 Tests and 94 ODIs, More hailing from Baroda, according to NDTV, is just days away from taking over as the new boss of Indian cricket. As per sources, the BCCI spoke to a couple of big names from the West Zone. A former Sauras ...Read More >
IND vs PAK match is scheduled to held on September 15, now ahead of of the high-octan clash Pahalgam terror attack victim has urged the nation to boycott the match. Read here to know what she said Aishanya Dwivedi, wife of Pahalgam terror attack victim Shubham Dwivedi, called for a boycott of the upcoming cricket match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 scheduled for Sunday. Aishanya Dwivedi urged the people not to watch the match even on television. She told ANI, "I cannot unders ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane on Saturday took a swipe at Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray, mocking him over the row surrounding the upcoming India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match in Dubai. Interacting with the media, Rane alleged that Thackeray would secretly watch the match, hiding in a burqa. "The same Aaditya Thackeray will secretly watch the India-Pakistan match, wearing a burqa. And the advantage will be that the voice will help him," Rane was quoted as saying by IANS. He also mimicked the Shiv Sena UBT leader. Earlier on Friday ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 3 (ANI): People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti has voiced support for the resumption of sporting ties between India and Pakistan, calling it the "best thing" to normalise the situation between the two nations. Speaking to reporters on Saturday on the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 match between India and Pakistan, Mehbooba Mufti said, "There should be sporting events (between India and Pakistan). If you want to live in peace and do not want to spend money on the war, want to overcome unemployment and poverty, and then you have to normalise t ...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 Thursday ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes that right-hander batter Sanju Samson's chances in the playing XI are in 'a bit of danger' after the inclusion of Shubman Gill in the team for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 from next month. Team India for the Asia Cup 2025 was unveiled on Tuesday, with skipper Suryakumar leading the squad and Shubman Gill as his deputy, with several major names missing out. The squad was announced during a press conference attended by T20I skipper Suryakumar and chief selector Ajit Agarkar, which was held after a selection ...Read More >
Kanpur (UP), Sep 13 (PTI) The widow of a Kanpur businessman who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack has called for the boycott of the upcoming cricket match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025, scheduled for this Sunday. Aishanya, the widow of Shubham Dwivedi, criticised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for their decision to proceed with the match after the attack that claimed the lives of 26 civilians, including her husband. Speaking to PTI on Saturday, Aishanya described the decision to hold the match as "deeply insensitive" and accused the BCCI of disregar ...Read More >
New Delhi: Protest at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) against a recently announced fee hike, the long-standing suspension of students' union elections and calls for administrative accountability have entered their sixth day, with students boycotting classes and staging sit-ins at the Bab-e-Syed gate (the iconic entrance of the varsity). The fee structure for different courses has witnessed a sharp revision. Students say the hike ranges from 25% to over 60% across various programmes. Many claim they first learned of the revised fees only while trying to pay through the university's online ...Read More >
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 13 (ANI): Aishanya Dwivedi, wife of Pahalgam terror attack victim Shubham Dwivedi, called for a boycott of the upcoming cricket match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 scheduled for Sunday. Aishanya Dwivedi urged the people not to watch the match even on television. She told ANI, "I cannot understand this. I urge people to boycott this. Do not go to watch this and do not switch on your TV for this." Slamming the Board of Control for Cricket in India, she said that the board is not sentimental towards the families of the 26 people who w ...Read More >
New Delhi: Despite the strained relations between India and Pakistan, the Pakistan men's hockey team has been given permission to travel to India to participate in the upcoming Asia Cup. The tournament is scheduled to be held in Rajgir, Bihar from August 27 to September 7, 2025. A Sports Ministry source on Thursday confirmed that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Sports Ministry have all given the nod to the Pakistan team. The news assumes significance as the relations between India and Pakistan deteriorated significantly after the recent incide ...Read More >
The India tour of Bangladesh is effectively off. While no official announcement has been made, preparations for the short white-ball series scheduled for next month have been put on ice by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Understandably, the deteriorating diplomatic relations between the countries appear to be taking their toll. The first clear sign of the tour's cancellation, or rather its postponement, came when the BCB paused the sale of its media rights. The technical bidding was originally slated for Monday (July 7), with the financial bidding to follow on Thursday (July 10). The BCB ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 3: Pakistan's hockey teams will not be stopped from competing in next month's Asia Cup and the subsequent junior World Cup in India as any move to block the arch-foes from multi-lateral competitions in the country would be a violation of the Olympic Charter, a sports ministry source said on Thursday. While the Asia Cup is scheduled to be held in Rajgir, Bihar from August 27 to September 7, the junior World Cup will be organised in Chennai and Madurai from November 28 to December 10. "We are not against any team competing in India in a multi-national competition. If we try to ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 12 (PTI) Opposition parties in Maharashtra on Friday slammed the BJP and the BCCI over the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match scheduled for September 14, with Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray asking if "blood and cricket can flow together." The Maharashtra Congress called it an insult to the kin of those killed in the Pahalgam terror attack and soldiers who have been martyred in the line of duty. The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) said the government's dual standards had been exposed after it allowed the match to proceed. Responding to the criticism, Maharashtra minister an ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 13 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday questioned India's participation in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 match against Pakistan, alleging that the government was mixing politics and business with patriotism. Addressing reporters, Thackeray said, "... Our Prime Minister said blood and water cannot flow together, then how can blood and cricket flow together. How can war and cricket be at the same time?... They have done business in patriotism. The business of patriotism is only for money. They are going to play the match tomorrow also b ...Read More >
Kanpur: Aishanya Dwivedi, wife of Pahalgam terror attack victim Shubham Dwivedi, called for a boycott of the upcoming cricket match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 scheduled for Sunday. Aishanya Dwivedi urged the people not to watch the match even on television. She told ANI, "I cannot understand this. I urge people to boycott this. Do not go to watch this and do not switch on your TV for this." Slamming the Board of Control for Cricket in India, she said that the board is not sentimental towards the families of the 26 people who were killed in the terror attack. "BCCI should ...Read More >
Bhavnagar (Gujarat), Sept 14: As India's cricket team gears up to face Pakistan in the Asia Cup, the grieving families of those killed in the horrific Pahalgam terror attack have voiced their anguish, calling on the players to boycott the game. The pain of the Bhavnagar family, which lost two of its members in the April 22 attack, came out strongly against the scheduled match. "The tears of our eyes have not even dried, and the match with Pakistan?" questioned Kiranben, who lost her husband, Yatish Sudhirbhai Parmar and 17-year-old son, Smit Yatishbhai Parmar, in the massacre. The family st ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Former India cricketer and JioStar expert Sanjay Bangar heaped praise on Sai Sudharsan following the left-hander's match-winning century against Delhi Capitals (DC), lauding his composure and intelligent shot selection in the shortest format. Sudharsan remained unbeaten on 108 off just 61 deliveries, an innings laced with twelve boundaries and four sixes, as he guided Gujarat Titans (GT) to a dominant 10-wicket win. Chasing a daunting 200-run target, GT got home with an over to spare at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, thanks largely to the southpaw's masterclass. A ...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 discussions within the board about the Asia Cup," a top official of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) t ...Read More >
KOLKATA: 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. He was 80 years old. Paes, who was suffering from advanced stage of Parkinson's disease, was admitted to the Woodlands Hospital here on Tuesday morning. Paes was married to Jennifer, a former Indian basketball player who also served as the national team captain. Paes' last rites will be performed either on Monday or Tuesday, as the family will wait for the arrival of his daughters, who are both settled ab ...Read More >
Kanpur: The family of Pahalgam terror attack victim Shubham Dwivedi Saturday said India's scheduled Asia Cup match against Pakistan on Sunday is an insult to those killed in the Baisaran Valley on April 22.Shubham's wife, Aishanya, said, "BCCI has forgotten my husband's sacrifice in just a few months. The board seems to lack empathy for the 26 Pahalgam victims and the soldiers martyred during Operation Sindoor. Perhaps it's because no one from their own families was affected."She added, "Where are our cricketers? It's often said that cricketers have a sense of nationality. However, except for ...Read More >
New Delhi: The 2025 Women's Emerging Teams Asia Cup, originally set to begin from June 6 in Sri Lanka, has been postponed due to adverse weather and health concerns in the country, said the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Monday. In its statement, ACC said the decision to postpone the tournament, which was to be held in 20-over format, comes after consultations were held in the organisation after a letter was received from Shammi Silva, the current President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Silva, who previously served as the ACC President, wrote to his successor Mohsin Naqvi about postponing the ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday slammed the Centre for allegedly granting a nod to Pakistan to play the Hockey Asia Cup in India. Speaking to reporters, Thackeray said, "Hockey Asia Cup is going to be held in Bihar. The Union Ministry of Sports has given an NOC to Pakistan's team to participate in it. If no one objects, BCCI will soon grant permission to Pakistan to participate in the Cricket Asia Cup as well. Now, when we are fighting a country's terror ideology, the central government wants our players to play hockey against the ...Read More >
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 12 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming India vs Pakistan match in the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai on September 14, Sanjay Dwivedi, father of Pahalgam terror attack victim Shubham Dwivedi, on Friday said there should be no political or sports ties with Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. He also urged the government to cancel the match. Speaking to ANI, Sanjay Dwivedi said, "On 22nd April 2025, Pakistan killed 26 innocent people of our country. The government of India had said that it would have no relations with Pakistan ...Read More >
Pune: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Former Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur has defended the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) against recently sparked criticisms over India playing against Pakistan in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 match. The match will take place on Sunday at 8 PM IST. Watch Video: Speaking to the media in Pune, Anurag Thakur said, "When multinational tournaments are organised by ACC or ICC, it becomes a compulsion, a necessity for nations to participate. If they don't do that, they will be eliminated from the tournament, they will have to ...Read More >
Mumbai: The upcoming India-Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 match, scheduled for September 14 at the Dubai International Stadium, has sparked a storm of anger across India. In Mumbai, the Thackeray group has taken a strong stand, warning hotels and restaurants against showing the match on their premises. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sharad Koli addressed the issue directly, urging hoteliers in Maharashtra to respect the nation's grief after the Pahalgam terror attack. "Terrorists in Pakistan killed Indians by shooting them in the head. Still, a match is being played with Pakistan." Koli further warned, "No ...Read More >