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Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has once again opened up on Virat Kohli’s decision to step away from Test cricket, this time after watching Joe Root register his 41st hundred in the format. The milestone reignited the long-running comparison between the modern greats, with Root, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Kohli once grouped together as…

Kolkata ready to embrace the warmth of chess (Photo by Timothy Neesam and Tata Steel Chess India) NEW DELHI: On a winter evening in Kolkata, when the fog hangs low over the Maidan and the city’s iconic hand-pulled rickshaws creak their way home, the clatter inside a chess hall, mostly the slamming of pieces, ticking…

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman is unlikely to receive any financial compensation following his release from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), despite having no role in the circumstances that led to the termination of his Indian Premier League contract.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Mustafizur was bought by KKR for a hefty…

NEW DELHI: The National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) on Monday provisionally suspended Indian women’s national team footballer Ratanbala Devi Nongmaithem after she returned positive for the prohibited substance metandienone. Uttarakhand cricketer Rajan Kumar, too, was suspended after his urine sample showed traces of anabolic steroids drostanolone, metenolone and clomifene.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel….

JAIPUR: Mumbai have been boosted by the arrival of Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube ahead of the business end of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Iyer, appointed vice-captain of the ODI side for the upcoming New Zealand series subject to medical clearance, will captain Mumbai in…

JAIPUR: By now, Shubman Gill has likely made peace with his absence from the T20 World Cup squad. His signature brand of classical aggression, the very template that has been a big success for him and his IPL team Gujarat Titans, seemingly fell out of favour, with the selectors’ opting instead for a high-octane T20…

An IPL match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Lucknow Super Giants. (File photo) Bangladesh on Monday banned the broadcast of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, citing the removal of pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the tournament. The decision followed instructions from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to IPL franchise…

Manchester United on Monday sacked head coach Ruben Amorim, hours after the Portuguese spoke about tensions within the club following Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Leeds United. Amorim had said the club hierarchy needed to “do their job” and that he should be allowed to work without interference.The 1-1 draw at Elland Road was Amorim’s final…

India’s Suryakumar Yadav(PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has expressed his confidence in out-of-form India skipper Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the T20 World Cup, which is set to begin on February 7. Despite a rough run in 2025, where Yadav has scored just 218 runs in 19 innings at a strike rate of…

NEW DELHI: In what seems to be a last-moment decision, star batter Virat Kohli will not play Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Railways on Tuesday, January 6, in Bengaluru.As per BCCI guidelines, Kohli had played two matches for Delhi earlier in the tournament, against Andhra and Gujarat. He scored 131 and 77 in those…