Magnus Carlsen (L) beat D Gukesh (R) at the Norway Chess tournament. (Image: X/ChessCom) Magnus Carlsen defeated World Champion D Gukesh in the opening round of Norway Chess on Monday, securing three full points in a Classical format game that lasted over four hours and 56 moves. Carlsen employed the rarely-used Jobava London opening move…
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has a chat with Mumbai Indians owner Akash Chopra during the match between the two teams in IPL 2025. (Image: Screenshots) Punjab Kings secured a top-two finish in IPL 2025 by defeating Mumbai Indians by seven wickets, marking their first playoff appearance in 11 years. The victory was powered by…
Shreyas Iyer and Preity Zinta Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta says she doesn’t have enough words to praise their “captain fantastic” Shreyas Iyer, who has led the Mohali-based franchise by example. Punjab Kings have qualified for the IPL playoffs for the first time in eleven years.“We are lucky that we have Shreyas Iyer,” Preity Zinta…
Jaipur: Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer reacts during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings, in Jaipur. (PTI Photo) Punjab Kings batter Shashank Singh said the team is not “top of the world” as qualifying for the playoffs is only half the job done. Shreyas Iyer‘s deputy also…
JAIPUR, INDIA – MAY 26: Vijaykumar Vyshak of Punjab Kings celebrates the wicket of N. Tilak Varma of Mumbai Indians during the 2025 IPL match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on May 26, 2025, in Jaipur, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Punjab Kings batter Shashank Singh revealed…
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer celebrates after the win with Nehal Wadhera. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings booked their place in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025 after a commanding seven-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in their final league match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday. With this win, PBKS climbed…
NEW DELHI: Emotions ran high at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Monday as Punjab Kings co-owner and Bollywood actress Preity Zinta stole the spotlight with an ecstatic celebration following skipper Shreyas Iyer’s match-winning six against Mumbai Indians.In the penultimate over of the run chase, Iyer sealed the game — and a top-two finish — by…
Shubman Gill (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: All eyes will be on a young Indian side as they begin a new era under 25-year-old captain Shubman Gill when they take on England in the opening Test of the five-match series starting June 20 at Headingley in Leeds. The tour signals a fresh chapter for Indian…
Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head There would have been few better contenders than Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) if a spot in the IPL 2025 playoffs were to be decided based on how well a team starts and finishes the campaign. While SRH slammed 286 in their league opener against Rajasthan Royals (RR), they smashed 231 and…
Former Indian cricket captain Anil Kumble expressed confidence in Shubman Gill‘s ability to lead the Indian Test team during a chat at an Australian Summer of Cricket 2025-26 event in Mumbai on Monday. The 25-year-old Gill is set to captain India in the upcoming five-match England tour, marking a transition phase following the Test retirements…
