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Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant apologised for controversial remark, Temba Bavuma reveals

December 25, 2025 10:32 IST

Temba Bavuma also said that India players Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant apologised for using the term 'bauna' referencing his height during the Kolkata Test.

After the KSCA failed to comply, the Vijay Hazare trophy matches have been shifted to the BCCI Centre of Excellence. (PHOTO: PTI)

‘Denied permission to host Vijay Hazare matches at Chinnaswamy as KSCA failed to comply’, says Karnataka home minister

December 24, 2025 17:01 IST

KSCA spokesperson Vinay Mruthyunjaya on Tuesday had said that the Vijay Hazare trophy matches have been shifted to the BCCI Centre of Excellence, on the outskirts of the city, near the Kempegowda International Airport.

Virat Kohli followed Rohit Sharma with a century on his Vijay Hazare Trophy return for Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Virat Kohli follows Rohit Sharma, smashes 58th List A century in Vijay Hazare Trophy return for Delhi after 15 years

December 24, 2025 15:37 IST

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Virat Kohli smashed his third century in four innings in the format during his first VHT match for Delhi in 15 years against Andhra in Bengaluru on Wednesday, joining Rohit Sharma who made a compelling 155 in Jaipur.

Suryavanshi ended being pushed down to fourth on the list of fastest men's List A centuries by Indians even before Bihar's innings ended. (JioHotstar screenshot)

Bihar smash 50-over world record with mind-boggling score of 574/6 in Vijay Hazare Trophy

December 24, 2025 15:07 IST

Vaibhav Suryavanshi missed out on the record for fastest men's List A century by an Indian but his captain broke it just a few minutes later as Bihar smashed the world record for highest team score in the format

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Rohit Sharma cracks his fastest List A century in 62 balls on Vijay Hazare Trophy comeback for Mumbai after 7 years

December 24, 2025 18:05 IST

Interestingly, Rohit Sharma's century is his second List A ton for Mumbai, 17 years since his debut in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which was rebranded from the domestic 50-overs tournament that was earlier called the Ranji Trophy One Day Trophy before 2008.

Virat Kohli completed 16,000 List A runs during his Vijay Hazare Trophy comeback for Delhi in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo)

Virat Kohli reaches 16,000 List A runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy comeback for Delhi after 15 years

December 24, 2025 13:44 IST

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Virat Kohli became only the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to reach 16,000 career List A runs during his first match back for Delhi in the VHT after 15 years in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Ishan Kishan smashed a century in 33 balls against Karnataka on Wednesday. (BCCI Screengrab)

Ishan Kishan records 33-ball hundred with 14 sixes against Karnataka in Vijay Hazare Trophy, misses fastest century by one ball

December 24, 2025 13:21 IST

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Kishan's blazing century is now the second-quickest by an Indian man, with Punjab batter Anmolpreet Singh having recorded a 35-ball century against Arunachal Pradesh last season.

England cricket's managing director Rob Key has said that the board will investigate reports of players' conduct during the break (Reuters Photo)

‘They are running a campaign against them’: England find support in former Australia coach amid excessive drinking accusations during Ashes

December 24, 2025 12:51 IST

Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann said that he was there around the time that England were there and he saw that they were well-behaved and well-liked by the locals.

Jofra Archer is ruled out of the remainder of England's Ashes 2025-26 tour. (AP Photo)

England drop Ollie Pope for Boxing Day Test, Jofra Archer ruled out of Ashes 2025-26

December 24, 2025 12:35 IST

Ashes 2025: Pope's snub doesn't come as a surprise as the number three batter was struggling with form.

It is very well to say that the Spalletti ship has sailed - it sailed straight into an iceberg of Erling Haaland proportions in the sorry 3-0 loss to Norway, after which the professorial tactician was so dismayed he declared his own departure.

2025 reimagined: What if… Luciano Spalletti had stayed back as Italy coach

December 24, 2025 11:28 IST

Luciano Spalletti could've enforced those tactical patterns given the paucity of technical geniuses.

Ben Stokes appeared to be more concerned with the impact of leaked video on social media than more mainstream criticism of England's cricket. (AP Photo)

Ashes 2025-26: Ben Stokes concerned about the well being of his players

December 24, 2025 11:04 IST

Team director Rob Key on Tuesday promised to look into reports of excessive drinking in Noosa and Ben Stokes said it had all left him with a big job to do in his role as the protector of the players.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed the fastest 150 in List A cricket, bettering AB de Villiers. (PTI)

Vaibhav Suryavanshi breaks AB de Villiers’ List A world record with fastest 150 in Vijay Hazare Trophy, misses quickest double century

December 24, 2025 13:06 IST

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: The 36-ball century is also Vaibhav Suryavanshi's maiden hundred in the senior-level List A competition, coming only in his seventh appearance.

Can Unnati (L) and Tanvi make the jump from Top 25 to Top 10, without the natural strength and power that Sindhu possessed? (Badminton Photo)

2025: Her Year – Unnati, Tanvi may not have natural gifts of PV Sindhu, but are silently plotting their journeys in badminton’s upper echelons

December 24, 2025 15:20 IST

Can Unnati and Tanvi really get into the Saina-Sindhu stratosphere without guidance of coach Pullela Gopichand?

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Vijay Hazare Trophy Highlights: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma tons guide Delhi and Mumbai to victory

December 25, 2025 00:20 IST

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, Delhi vs Andhra, Mumbai vs Sikkim Today VHT Matches: Rohit Sharma was eventually dismissed on 155 off 94 balls while Virat Kohli departed after making 131 in 101.

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New Zealand Tour of India: Spinner Lennox earns maiden call-up, Kane Williamson to skip ODI series

December 24, 2025 00:14 IST

Kyle Jamieson and Mitchell Santner are back with the former coming back in both the white ball sides. Santner has been named in the T20 side only, as part of his return-to-play plan as he recovers from his groin injury. He will lead the Black Caps in T20Is.

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Global Chess League: Card games, camaraderie and champagne, as Pragg and Co win title with SG Pipers

December 23, 2025 23:12 IST

All the top three players of the side – Caruana, Giri, and Pragg – shared jokes during the presentations, a camaraderie that will soon turn into rivalry

Shafali Verma vs Sri Lanka

‘It’s important to accept weaknesses. That’s the only way you can improve’: Shafali Verma after match-winning 69* vs Sri Lanka in 2nd T20I

December 23, 2025 22:49 IST

Shafali hasn't looked back since she was drafted as an injury replacement for Pratika Rawal ahead of the ODI World Cup around one and a half months ago. She played a match-winning knock of 87 in the final against South Africa and helped India win their maiden ICC title.

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Shafali Verma’s stroke-filled 69*, spinners’ guile power India to 2–0 lead over Sri Lanka

December 24, 2025 05:54 IST

Shafali's exploits, combined with Jemimah Rodrigues’ cameo, powered India to a commanding seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam.

South Africa's Kagiso Rabada during a practice session ahead of their first test cricket match between India and South Africa, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo)

SA20 is a fantastic opportunity to get used to flow of T20s ahead of WC: Kagiso Rabada

December 23, 2025 22:19 IST

Rabada missed the action during SA's recent tour to India because of a rib injury, but the MI Cape Town player now wants to sharpen his skills in the fourth edition of SA20.

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Delhi HC protects Sunil Gavaskar’s personality rights, orders takedown of objectionable content

December 23, 2025 22:10 IST

Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora also restrained several defendants from using Gavaskar's personality traits through artificial intelligence and deepfake technology, and ordered that certain obscene content uploaded on the Internet are taken down.

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‘This was, for me, a reckless challenge’: Arne Slot on Micky van de Ven’s tackle on Alexander Isak resulting in Liverpool striker’s broken ankle

December 23, 2025 21:12 IST

Following the tackle that injured him, Isak will be laid up for two months with a broken ankle and fibula.

Pope has been on slippery ground since before the start of the series, being replaced as vice captain by Harry Brook. (AP Photo)

‘Ollie Pope is a lost cause’: Geoffrey Boycott tears into England batter after Ashes flop show

December 23, 2025 20:46 IST

Ollie Pope has scored a mere 125 runs in six innings in this year's Ashes at an average of 20.83

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‘He doesn’t need to do some of the stuff that he’s doing’: Ricky Ponting on Harry Brook

December 23, 2025 20:27 IST

Brook has been dismissed at critical junctures during England's batting which has led to the Three Lions collapsing and eventually surrendering the Ashes series to Australia with 2 matches in hand.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Live Streaming: (BCCI Photo)

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Live Streaming: When and where to watch Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli in VHT 2025

December 24, 2025 08:59 IST

Delhi vs Andhra, Mumbai vs Sikkim Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Match Date, Time, Live Streaming: The Indian Express brings you live streaming and telecast details as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return to the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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2025 reimagined: What if… Novak Djokovic wasn’t injured at Australian Open

December 23, 2025 19:18 IST

A turn of fortune, a stroke of luck or a quirk of fate which could have altered the sporting path of teams and individuals this year.

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