India vs Netherlands Hockey World Cup Live: India face their biggest challenge of the World Cup when they take on co-hosts and reigning Olympic champions Netherlands in the second-round opener on Saturday. The match will be a major test of India’s semifinal hopes. After a mixed first round, India have little room for mistakes against…
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir (left) giving a pat on Saransh Jain’s chest after the all-rounder completed his practice session at the SSC in Colombo. (Photo Courtesy: Sahil Malhotra) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: Will he, won’t he? Questions surrounding Kuldeep Yadav reached a fever pitch when the chinaman stayed away from the second training session…
Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete was shot dead outside his home in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa, on Friday. He was 38.South African police said Tete was arriving at his residence and was sitting in his car waiting for the gate to open when two armed men wearing balaclavas approached the vehicle and opened…
India’s campaign at the BWF World Championships has reached a defining stage, with Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand becoming the country’s only remaining representatives. The women’s doubles pair enters the semifinals on Saturday after confirming India’s first medal of the tournament with a quarterfinal victory over China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian. They…
Shoriful Islam and Mitchell Starc (Image credit: Agencies) Mitchell Starc made a stunning start to the second Test against Bangladesh, taking a wicket with the first ball of the match before finishing the opening day with six wickets. Bangladesh’s Shoriful Islam later matched Starc’s six-wicket haul as 18 wickets fell on a dramatic day of…
Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill India head coach Gautam Gambhir has dismissed the idea that India are struggling in Test cricket, saying the team’s recent results should be seen as part of a transition after the retirement of several senior players.India go into the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo with a 1-0 lead after…
Rishabh Pant’s return to Delhi Capitals has already sparked debate over the franchise’s captaincy plans, but former India opener Wasim Jaffer believes the wicketkeeper-batter should stay away from the leadership role if it is offered to him.Pant made a high-profile return to DC following the 2026 IPL season after the franchise agreed a trade with…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav, front, and captain Shubman Gill during a practice session (PTI Photo) Mumbai: Kuldeep Yadav is going through one of the toughest phases of his career. The left-arm wrist-spinner was not given a single game during India’s recent white-ball tour of England, comprising five T20Is and three ODIs, despite India losing both series.His…
(From left) Bichu Devi Kharibam with Pirmin Blaak and Savita Bichu Devi Kharibam never planned to play hockey. Goalkeeping was even further from her thoughts. She had gone to SAI Imphal with one ambition — to make it as a footballer. But arriving two days late for the trials meant the selections were complete and…
On Saturday, a sea of orange is expected to fill the stands at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. But these will be home supporters backing the reigning Olympic champions, not Indian fans rallying behind the new saffron jersey.Harmanpreet Singh and his men, who will wear white jerseys for the match, will have to…