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NEW DELHI: The English vocabulary sometimes feels the loss for words while describing what Viswanathan Anand is to India and its chess legacy. There is a particular kind of stillness that follows the Chennai-born Grandmaster into a room, the stillness of a man who solved most of what chess could throw at him decades ago … Read more

Percy Fender (Pic credit: PA Images/Alamy) The fastest century in first-class cricket by time spent at the crease was scored more than a century ago, yet the record remains intact. Percy Fender smashed his hundred in just 35 minutes for Surrey against Northamptonshire at Northampton on August 26, 1920 — and despite several later centuries … Read more

Lamine Yamal says Julian Alvarez is a great player but that he’s happy with the squad Hansi Flick has at Barcelona for the 2026-27 season. Yamal has been asked about the saga, and whether he’d have liked to have seen Alvarez at Barcelona, at the 5th AFE Awards Gala on Tuesday and says that Barca … Read more

Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought an explanation from its national selection committee over the inclusion of Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq in the Test squad for the ongoing England series, adding another layer to the turmoil surrounding the side.According to a report by Geo News, the PCB issued a notice … Read more

Getty LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 15: Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea reacts during the pre-season friendly match between Chelsea and Real Sociedad at Stamford Bridge on August 15, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) Chelsea has made no shortage of moves ahead of the transfer window closing on Tuesday, September 1, but the … Read more

India have announced their squad for the Afghanistan T20Is, naming a near full-strength unit for the three-match series. Led by Shreyas Iyer, the squad includes Jasprit Bumrah, whose last fixture in the format was the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand in March. Sanju Samson has also been included: not part of the Zimbabwe … Read more

Hardik Pandya (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya‘s return to international cricket is poised to face another roadblock, as a late leg niggle derailed his plans at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) and puts the all-rounder on the back foot for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.TimesofIndia.com reliably learnt that he was ticking the … Read more

Struggling for form across formats, Marnus Labuschagne has been dropped from the Australian ODI side for the upcoming twin tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa. Labuschagne had a poor tour of Pakistan, scoring just 24 runs across three ODIs. He managed only a solitary fifty in the three one-dayers against Bangladesh in Mirpur in June, … Read more

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Pakistan have dropped seven players and two coaches from their touring squad following their series defeat to England and ahead of the final Test at Edgbaston. Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq – injured during the second Test defeat at Lord’s – Salman Ali Agha, Ali Usman, Aamir Jamal, Muhammad Awais Zafar and Khurram Shahzad have all been … Read more