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Hardik Pandya's IPL future hangs in balance, but one franchise offers the clearest road to redemption

India, Aug. 2 -- Hardik Pandya is not officially on his way out of the Mumbai Indians. That distinction matters amid a trade story that has gathered momentum faster than the franchises themselves appe... Read More


Why 'Clicky Ponting' cuts so deep: Ricky Ponting's infamous reputation of win-at-all-costs makes a savage return

India, July 29 -- The finger movement lasts barely a second. As the ball passes the outside edge, the fielder at first slip appears to click his fingers, manufacturing the sound the umpire is waiting ... Read More


Twelve years on, Mirabai Chanu is still lifting more, winning more and standing apart from Indian weightlifting's rest

India, July 27 -- Mirabai Chanu returned to Glasgow 12 years after the city first introduced her to the Commonwealth Games and left with a medal of a different colour - and a career that now looks inc... Read More


INR 20 crore for Hardik Pandya? CSK's reported Dube-Brevis-cash package could become a massive Mumbai Indians windfall

India, July 26 -- The possibility of Hardik Pandya moving from the Mumbai Indians to the Chennai Super Kings has opened the door to what could become one of the IPL's most consequential trades. The l... Read More


Messi and Ronaldo near the end: Comparing goals, trophies, and the international legacies they leave behind

India, July 25 -- For more than two decades, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have existed almost inseparably in football's biggest individual debate. Now, for perhaps the first time, the end of bot... Read More


Argentina could be hit with bans and fines as FIFA investigates ugly scenes after the World Cup final defeat to Spain

India, July 21 -- Argentina's unsuccessful World Cup title defence did not end when Ferran Torres scored Spain's winning goal in the 106th minute of the final. The defeat was followed by an even more ... Read More


How the World Cup transformed 2026 Ballon d'Or race, creating new contenders and sinking established favourites

India, July 21 -- Spain's World Cup triumph has not merely added another trophy to the resumes of its leading players. It has rewritten the entire 2026 Ballon d'Or conversation, elevating previously u... Read More


Real Madrid's World Cup numbers embarrassed Europe's giants as Manchester City's huge contingent failed to match them

India, July 21 -- Spain lifted the FIFA World Cup after defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time, but the international standings told only one part of the tournament's story. Beneath the national shirts... Read More


Why Rodri deserved the Golden Ball over Messi after the World Cup final settled the only debate that mattered

India, July 20 -- Spain did not merely defeat Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final. They dismantled the conditions Lionel Messi required to influence it. Ferran Torres eventually supplied the d... Read More


Pele and Maradona would've argued over his greatness, but Lionel Messi's final World Cup has left no room for doubt

India, July 20 -- Lionel Messi's final image from the 2026 World Cup was not another coronation. It was the sight of him in tears, a silver medal around his neck, after Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in... Read More