'Just because of my background and poor academic qualifications, most people disbelieve what I have done.'

India's centrally contracted players will have to play domestic red-ball cricket: Jay Shah

His dream of being inside the global top-100 has been realised but Sumit Nagal is nowhere close to being a content man as the Indian tennis ace says he now faces the challenge of improving or holding on to his standing for direct entry into Grand Slams and the Paris Olympics.

Akash was standing near the boundary ropes having finished his spell during Bengal's Ranji Trophy match against Kerala in Thumba. Applause from his Bengal team-mates gave him the news he had been waiting for -- his maiden Test call-up.

Steyn expressed his full support for Kohli's decision, emphasising the importance of family.

Set to return after an injury-induced break, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is aware the road to Paris will be "challenging" and she needs to be "smarter" in her pursuit of coveted gold medal in the French capital.

Accused of rape under the stringent POCSO act, Arjuna award-winning Indian hockey player Varun Kumar has withdrawn from the FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar to explore his legal options against the allegation, which he described as a "calculated attempt to extort money" from him.

Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir, and Irfan Pathan took to social media to shower their congratulatory messages

Claiming taxes collected from the south were being distributed to north India and that the former were not getting their due share, Congress MP D K Suresh on Thursday said the southern states will be forced to demand for a separate nation if the 'injustice' was not rectified.

I'm relentlessly trying to learn from Kohli's batting: Rajat Patidar

Rajat Patidar, who made his ODI debut in South Africa last year, has emerged as the front-runner over Sarfaraz Khan for a spot in India's middle-order for the second Test.

'It's all about people who will perform at the right time, and that's going to happen in April and May during the IPL.'

Former South Africa skipper Dean Elgar has claimed that star India batter Virat Kohli "spat at him" during a Test match and apologised two years later after being confronted by his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate AB de Villiers.

'Now that we are a pure-play India business, many investors are open to investing.'

'We look at the opportunities that are going to come in various fields in the next 5 to 10 years, do some research and come up with business plans.' 'Then, we go and seek out founders who will run the actual business.'

Manushi daydreams... Pooja visits Udupi... Karishma enjoys water sports...

Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on last year's finalists Delhi Capitals in the opening match of the second edition of the Women's Premier League at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on February 23.

Satwik has been working with sport & performance psychologist Shree Advani

Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen will have a new coach after the Paris Olympics, said his mentor and former India coach Vimal Kumar, who has taken over the duties till the Summer Games.

'I feel she has some mental disorder. Or, it was an act of pure revenge.'

'In New York or the West Indies, the pitches will be such that there will be more chances of runs getting scored in the first six overs.'

AB de Villiers isn't one bit surprised at the possibility of his good mate Virat Kohli playing in this year's T20 World Cup.

'There was one senior player who wanted to spoil my name.'

Mohammed Shami said his prime focus is to achieve optimum fitness keeping in mind the upcoming five-match Test series against England.

Creating an LLM trained on Indian languages is not easy. Experts say each language in India has a nuance of its own, so creating a ChatGPT-like product is an ambitious challenge.

'There is no reason why we should break this business up.'

The Save Sharda Committee (SSC) in Bengaluru on Friday sought the help of the Indian government to remove the 'encroachment by the Pakistan Army' on the Sharda temple premises in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), in order to pave way for its restoration.

'All the venues are high-scoring venues. So what you need is pace.' 'You really want someone to come there and control the flow of runs in the death overs, whether you are setting a target or setting a target.' 'It is going to be the fast bowlers because at how many venues have you seen spinners bowling the death overs?'

Starc's last outing in the IPL was with Royal Challengers Bangalore, the only he has represented in the competition till date.

K L Rahul might be asked to keep wickets to bolster the batting.

Mohammed Siraj took to Instagram and posted a story with a series of broken heart emojis. But what does his post mean?

Former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie has questioned Pat Cummins' massive IPL price tag.

The process of discovering and developing a new drug can take decades and costs hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. However, technological advances like artificial intelligence can help speed up and transform the time-consuming and labor-intensive exercise. In India, Peptris Technologies, a Bangalore-based AI drug discovery company, has announced $1 million in pre-seed round investment led by Speciale Invest.

10 costliest buys that stirred the cash-rich league.

When New Zealander Daryl Mitchell was bought for a whopping Rs 14 crore by Chennai Super Kings during the IPL auction, he was wrapping presents for his daughter's birthday at his home and his heartbeat increased when his name popped up on the screen.

With so many releases in 2023, not all got their due. Subhash K Jha picks his underrated films of the year.

RCB head coach Andy Flower too was happy with the acquisitions.

RCB head coach Andy Flower pinned his hopes on experienced Mohammed Siraj to lead the side's pace battery in the next IPL.

In the IPL 2024 auction, some notable players went unsold, facing unexpected outcomes despite their credentials.

How the IPL teams have shaped up after the auction.