Beyond Victory
International sport has always had an unusual ability to redraw the boundaries of possibility.
International sport has always had an unusual ability to redraw the boundaries of possibility.
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate admitted the team’s 0-2 T20I series defeat to Ireland was difficult to digest but said it exposed an important lesson: the need to adapt much quicker to unfamiliar conditions.
Every four years, the World Cup reminds the world that football is not merely a sport.
Snehangshu Dutta from Chinsurah, Hooghly, beat over one million applicants to become an official FIFA World Cup 2026 volunteer in Dallas. It is the second consecutive World Cup with a direct Bengal connection.
As a child, I played a game called 'Saap Seeri' (Snakes and Ladders). It was a simple pursuit: except for an occasion or two - having not mastered the "art of throwing dice" - I climbed the ladders of progress only to be swallowed by a snake that pulled me back to the threshold.
Yet beneath the soaring television promos and breathless studio debates lies a far less dramatic reality.
The victory also confirmed India’s qualification for the Super Eights, while Pakistan slipped to third in the group behind USA on net run-rate.
Ravichandran Ashwin has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to revisit its international calendar, arguing that the increasing frequency…
The duo, members of India’s first-ever Women’s World Cup-winning team, were accorded a rousing welcome by the Punjab government, district administration, and Sports Department amid cheers and drum beats.
Though India went into the match without pacer Kranti Gaud and seasoned spinner Sneh Rana, with Amanjot Kaur and Radha Yadav taking their place in the playing XI, Harmanpreet was satisfied with India's efforts with the ball as they restricted Bangladesh to 119/9 in 27 overs.
