VVS Laxman was awed by a stunning quality of Sachin Tendulkar’s batting. In 1996-97, on a particularly quick Newlands surface, Tendulkar widened and also slightly opened his stance, tapping his bat between his feet instead of the usual behind the back toe. And he scored a breathtaking century. All he did to prepareRead More →

Aston Martin are evaluating the viability of creating their own Formula 1 power unit for 2026, when revised engine regulations are set to be introduced. Billionaire owner Lawrence Stroll is heavily investing in the Silverstone-based operation, with construction already under way on a new fit-for-purpose factory that will house aRead More →

Rafael Nadal will play at the Barcelona Open in April, the tournament confirmed on Wednesday, as the Spanish tennis legend builds up to the French Open in Paris. Nadal will be looking to win his 13th title on the clay courts in Barcelona after first lifting the trophy in 2005.Read More →

NAGPUR: Maharashtra’s youngest Women Grand Master (WGM) Divya Deshmukh is all set to become Vidarbha’s first senior national women chess champion. In the MPL 47th National Women Chess Championship currently underway at Bhubaneswar, the 16-year-old Divya is on a dream run. Having toppled top seeded Vaishali R in the penultimate round, Divya posted her seventhRead More →

CAIRO: The Indian team of Rudrankkash Balasaheb Patil, Divyansh Singh Panwar and Srinjoy Dutta finished fourth after missing out on the bronze medal contest by a point in the men’s team air rifle event of the ISSF World Cup here on Wednesday. The Indians aggregated 624.1, only a point less then Czech Republic’s Ales Entrichel, Jiri PrivratskyRead More →

Jan Polanc snatched victory for UAE Team Emirates at the Trofeo Laigueglia, catching the leading trio that included teammates Alessandro Covi and Juan Ayuso in the final kilometre and then jumping away to win alone. Lorenzo Rota (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert) looked the strongest in the front trio but as they eased, Polanc gotRead More →

Chelsea Football Club have endured a tumultuous week. The ongoing crisis in Ukraine puts such a statement into context, context that Chelsea’s difficulties pale into insignificance compared to those experiencing unimaginable hardship in Europe, but it has been tumultuous, nonetheless. Thomas Tuchel has had a week like no other inRead More →