Kolkata/IBNS: Over 700 bridge players from across the country, including several top-ranking men and women competitors, will participate in the 67th Ashok Ruia Memorial National Bridge Championship, scheduled to be held at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town from December 1 to 11.
Ranchi/IBNS: India cricket superstar Virat Kohli slammed his 52nd One Day International (ODI) century on Sunday, sending fans at the JSCA International Stadium Complex and viewers across the nation into celebrations.
Mumbai/IBNS: Brisbane Heat have announced that Indian batting star Jemimah Rodrigues will not rejoin the squad for the rest of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) season, after she requested to remain in India following the postponement of teammate Smriti Mandhana’s wedding.
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana’s fiancé Palash Muchhal was discharged from hospital on Wednesday, while uncertainty over the couple’s rescheduled wedding date continues.
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana’s father, Srinivas, who was recently hospitalised following a heart attack, has been discharged, media reports said.
Guwahati/IBNS: Team India suffered a major setback on Wednesday as South Africa completed a dominant 2–0 clean sweep on Indian soil, winning the second Test convincingly.
Guwahati/IBNS: India’s struggles in the Test arena continued in Guwahati on Monday, with South Africa putting the hosts on the brink of another defeat on Day 3 of the second Test.
The selectors of the Board of Control for Cricket in India have named KL Rahul as the stand-in captain of the ODI squad that will face South Africa in the absence of injured Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer.
Indian cricket star Smriti Mandhana is gearing up to marry music director Palash Muchhal on November 23, and the internet cannot keep up with the whirlwind of celebrations.
The Big Bash League has spent the last few seasons growing its online presence outside Australia, and India has become a major focus. It makes sense because Indian cricket fans are among the most active social media users in the world.
India suffered a major setback ahead of the second Test against South Africa as captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out due to a neck injury sustained during the first Test in Kolkata.
Kolkata/IBNS: Procam International, promoters of the Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata (TSW 25K), has announced Double Olympic Silver Medallist and World Championships Gold & Silver Medallist Kenny Bednarek as the International Event Ambassador for the milestone 10th edition, scheduled for Sunday, 21 December 2025.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police on Tuesday announced that the sixth edition of the Kolkata Police Safe Drive Save Life Half Marathon (KPSDSL) will now serve as an official qualifier for the World Masters Athletics Championships 2026, to be held in Daegu, South Korea, from August 22 to September 3, 2026.
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian cricket head coach Gautam Gambhir and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly have contradicted over the pitch at the Eden Gardens where the first Test was wrapped up within three days in favour of South Africa.
Off-spinner Simon Harmer led the carnage as South Africa beat Shubman Gill's India by 30 runs in the opening Test match of the series here on Sunday, taking a 1-0 lead.
Kolkata/IBNS: Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav ripped apart the South African batting line-up on a spin-friendly wicket, which is threatening the first Test to not go beyond three days at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Kolkata/IBNS: South Africa bowled out India for 189 in the first innings of the maiden Test against India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.
Ahead of the IPL 2026 Retention deadline, the franchises of the tournament have agreed to several player trades.
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian cricket captain Shubman Gill was on Saturday retired hurt in the first innings of the inaugural Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Ahmedabad/IBNS: Birla Estates, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aditya Birla Real Estate Limited (ABREL), has announced its partnership with the Gujarat Titans as the team’s Principal Sponsor for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season.
South African all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy’s outstanding performances with bat and ball in Test cricket and captain Laura Wolvaardt’s superb efforts as opening bat in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 have helped them win the ICC Player of the Month awards for October 2025.
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian Women's World Cup winning cricketer Richa Ghosh, who is from West Bengal's Siliguri, was on Saturday felicitated by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) at a gala event at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The Women’s World Cup will be expanded to 10 teams from the current eight for its next edition in 2029, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday. The decision comes less than a week after India defeated South Africa in the final of the latest tournament.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the victorious Indian women’s cricket team at his residence following their historic World Cup win, the interaction took a light-hearted turn when batter Harleen Deol cheekily asked him about his skincare routine.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 11.14 crore belonging to former Indian cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan as part of its probe into illegal offshore betting networks.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hosted the victorious Indian women’s cricket team at his residence in New Delhi, celebrating their historic Women’s World Cup triumph.
It was a moment rich in symbolism and emotion when the World Cup-winning Indian women’s cricket team presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a special jersey, one that carried the signatures of every player and a single, bold word on the back: ‘NAMO’.
Indian women's cricket team left enthusiasts happy with their World Cup-winning performance on Sunday, and their victory also caught the attention of Indian-origin tech giants- Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai- who shared their greetings with the mighty eves.
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar hailed the Indian women’s team’s World Cup triumph as “spectacular”, drawing parallels with Kapil Dev’s iconic 1983 victory that first put India on the global cricket map.
Indian eves, led by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, put up a spirited performance to beat South Africa by 52 runs to lift the 50-over World Cup for the first time in the history of the tournament.
