Randhir Singh becomes first Indian to be elected as OCA president
New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) Veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh on Sunday became the first Indian to be elected as the president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) during the 44th General Assembly...
View ArticleUS Open champion Aryna Sabalenka is as good as it gets on hard courts but...
New York, Sep 8 (AP) Even after winning her first U.S. Open championship for a third Grand Slam title, Aryna Sabalenka made clear she doesn’t consider herself a finished product. “Hopefully one day...
View ArticleWhen I bat at Nos 7 and 8, I consider myself tailender: Iftikhar
Faisalabad, 9 Sep: Pakistan’s white ball specialist Iftikhar Ahmed at times has “felt like a tailender” when the team management has asked him to bat as low as number 7 and 8 in limited over games for...
View ArticleSyria win maiden Intercontinental Cup title after beating India 3-0
Hyderabad, 9 Sep: Indian football team’s hopes of winning the Intercontinental Cup title for the third time was dashed as it lost to Syria 0-3 in the last league match of the three-nation tournament...
View ArticleIndia thrash Japan 5-1 for their second consecutive win in Asian Champions...
Hulunbuir, 9 Sep: Sukhjeet Singh struck a brace as defending champions India thrashed Japan 5-1 in a league match to notch up their second consecutive win in the men’s Hero Asian Champions Trophy...
View ArticleRohit, Kohli, Pant are probably going to be really big ones: Lyon ahead of...
Mumbai, 11 Sep: Veteran Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has identified Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Rishabh Pant as the three “big ones” to watch out for in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test...
View ArticleParalympic star Kumar Nitesh cites BAI apathy, wants badminton to be placed...
New Delhi, 11 Sep: Frustrated with the lack of recognition and administrative wrangling within the Badminton Association of India (BAI), Paralympic champion Kumar Nitesh has called for para badminton...
View ArticleSearching for a hat-trick, Vidhatri takes 3-shot lead in Leg 11 of Hero WPGT
New Delhi, 11 Sep: Vidhatri Urs began her quest for a hat-trick of wins on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour with a flourish, firing a sizzling five-under 67 at the Delhi Golf Club here on Wednesday....
View ArticleIt will be harder to face SG balls: B’desh batter Litton on India Tests
Dhaka, 11 Sep: He was Bangladesh’s batting star during their historic 2-0 away Test series win in Pakistan but Litton Das believes that facing the red ‘SG Test’ in India would present an entirely...
View ArticleHope GCL makes big impact on chess like IPL did on cricket: Arjun Erigaisi
London, 11 Sep: Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi hopes the Global Chess League will have a transformative effect on the sport similar to the revolutionary impact IPL had on cricket. The GCL is the...
View ArticleHockey: Raj Kumar’s hat-trick helps India thrash Malaysia 8-1; enter ACT semis
Hulunbuir, 11 Sep: Young striker Raj Kumar Pal struck a hat-trick as title-holders India sealed a semifinal spot after thrashing Malaysia 8-1 for their third consecutive win in the Hero Asian Champions...
View ArticleBeen out there enough times to trust my judgement and that’s what matters: Rohit
New Delhi, 2 Oct: Rohit Sharma believes that he has played enough cricket to trust his own judgements, like he did in what will be seen as a potentially grammar changing Test match against Bangladesh,...
View ArticleTim Southee quits New Zealand captaincy ahead of India tour, Latham to take over
Auckland, 2 Oct: Tim Southee has stepped down from New Zealand captaincy ahead of the three-Test series against India and Tom Latham has been appointed in the veteran pacer’s place. Southee captained...
View ArticleISL: Bengaluru FC play out goal-less draw with Mumbai City FC; hold on to top...
Mumbai, 2 Oct: Bengaluru FC held Mumbai City FC to a goalless draw to continue their unbeaten run and hold on to the top spot in their Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 here on Wednesday. Bengaluru FC...
View ArticleWith Australia, you can’t afford to make mistakes: Mandhana
Dubai, 2 Oct: There are no shortcuts to beating Australia and every team has to give its best if it aspires to overcome the six-time world champions, said India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana ahead of...
View ArticleNagal crashes out in first round of Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, 2 Oct: Indian tennis ace Sumit Nagal’s campaign in the Shanghai Masters ended in a first-round exit after he suffered a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to China’s Wu Yibing here on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleAlcaraz rallies past Sinner to win China Open and make it 3-for-3 against his...
BEIJING, 2 Oct: Carlos Alcaraz won seven straight points in the decisive tiebreaker to beat top-ranked Jannik Sinner 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (3) and win the China Open on Wednesday, extending his recent...
View Article22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal is set to retire
MADRID, 10 Oct: Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38, he announced in a video message Thursday, after winning 22 Grand Slam titles — 14 at the French Open — during an...
View ArticleIndia clinch three medals, including historic women’s doubles bronze at Asian...
Astana, 13 Oct: India wrapped up their campaign at the Asian Table Tennis Championships with three medals, including a historic bronze in the women’s doubles, after Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha...
View ArticleHarmanpreet’s unbeaten fifty in vain as Australia dent India’s T20 WC...
Sharjah, 13 Oct: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur struck an unbeaten 54 but India’s nine-run loss to six-time champions Australia took her side’s fate for a semifinal spot out of their hands in the women’s T20...
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