FILE PHOTO: Players competing at EWC 2025 (Photo: S8UL Esports) Esports, by most metrics, has already arrived. It is global, capital-heavy, and increasingly central to the modern sports-entertainment economy. Countries are building arenas, investors are underwriting leagues, and international events are beginning to mirror the scale of traditional sport.In India, however, esports still lags significantly…

Heartbroken and beaten, Leo Messi left Russia in 2018 after losing to France in the round of 16. He had just six goals from four campaigns. In danger of being judged as having underwhelmed on the biggest stage, Messi was light years away from Miroslav Klose’s Cup record of 16 goals. Eight years down the…

NEW DELHI: The Sunrisers Hyderabad dugout – led by captain Ishan Kishan, along with match-winners Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain – erupted in celebration, as did the team staff and owner Kavya Maran, after a commanding win over Rajasthan Royals on Monday. Hinge claimed four wickets after Kishan’s blistering 91, as Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Rajasthan…

Virat Kohli is on the brink of another historic milestone in the Indian Premier League (IPL), as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru star inches closer to joining an elite club of power-hitters. Kohli has smashed 297 sixes in IPL history, putting him just three hits away from becoming only the third player to reach the 300-sixes…