December 26, 2025 11:52 AM

Year-Ender 2025: Women, para-athletes and traditional games shape India’s sporting story

Indian sport in 2025 emerged as a powerful story of progress, pride and possibility. From the Indian women’s cricket team conquering the world at last to Neeraj Chopra breaching the elusive 90-metre barrier; from para-athletes delivering record performances on home soil to traditional sports like kho kho reclaiming global attention, the year reflected a sporting ecosystem coming of age. Whether at packed stadiums or frozen lakes, on world championship podiums or grassroots tracks, Indian athl...

August 11, 2025 3:41 PM

Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 will elevate the game globally: Jay Shah

With the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 just 50 days away, ICC chairman Jay Shah on Monday said the tournament arrives at a “defining moment” for the women’s game, offering a chance to push the sport to greater heights. Speaking at an event in Mumbai, Shah joined a panel discussion featuring former India captain Mithali Raj, ex-allrounder Yuvraj Singh, current skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, batter Jemimah Rodrigues and ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta. “The retur...