Dharambir smashes Asian record for gold, Pranav takes silver in Paralympic
Dharambir shattered the Asian record to win the gold medal while compatriot Pranav Soorma clinched the silver as Indian club throwers dominated the men’s F51 event at the Paralympics here. After four fouled attempts, the 35-year-old world championships bronze medallist from Sonepat, Dharambir hurled the club to a distance of 34.92m...
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India's focus will be on self-improvement: Rishabh Pant ahead of Bangladesh series
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Jessica Pegula upsets No. 1 Iga Swiatek to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal
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World champion Sachin Khilari wins silver in men's shot put (F46) in Paralympics
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I've worked on my defence against spinners: Gill eyes improvement in Test performance
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Duleep Trophy: Pant in focus on red-ball return; selectors eye backup options
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Tearful Luis Suárez announces Uruguay retirement
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FIFA says $6.5 billion of international spending in transfer window
04 September 2024 | AP
Can’t rest on laurels, time to start afresh and retain ACT title: Harmanpreet
Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh said it’s time to move on from the euphoria of a second successive Olympic bronze medal if the side desires to retain its Asian Champions Trophy title in Hulunbuir, China this month. Under Harmanpreet’s leadership, India won a second successive bronze medal for the...
Purani Dilli 6 beat Central Delhi Kings by 33 run to enter DPL playoffs
Purani Dilli 6 rode on Lalit Yadav’s unbeaten 46 off 29 balls and Prince Yadav’s 3/15 to beat Central Delhi Kings by 33 runs in their final league stage match and qualify for the playoffs of the Delhi Premier League T20 tournament here. Put into bat, Purani Dilli 6 notched 173...
NZ award central contracts to Nathan Smith and Josh Clarkson
Promising all-rounders Nathan Smith and Josh Clarkson have been awarded New Zealand’s central contract for the first time, replacing Devon Conway and Finn Allen in the 20-member list. Clarkson has played three ODIs and six T20Is for the Black Caps since debuting against Bangladesh in Dunedin at the end of last...
WTC Final to be played at Lord’s from June 11-15 next year: ICC
The third World Test Championship (WTC) final will be played at the iconic Lord’s between June 11 and 15 next year, announced the International Cricket Council on Tuesday. The ICC has marked June 16 as the reserve day, if required. “The ICC World Test Championship Final has quickly become one of the...
Bangladesh thump Pakistan by 6 wickets in 2nd Test to complete historic sweep
Bangladesh completed a six-wicket victory over here on Tuesday and achieved an historic sweep of their two-Test series. Needing 143 more runs on the final day with 10 wickets in hand, Bangladesh knocked them off for the loss of four wickets when Shakib Al Hasan hit the winning boundary. Bangladesh recorded only...
It’s time to make amends: Pat Cummins on Test series against India
Australian captain Pat Cummins is looking at the upcoming five-match rubber against India as a chance to “make amends” for the successive Test series defeats at home against their fierce rivals. He said the next Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will start on November 22 in Perth, promises to be a 50-50 affair. India...
Rafael Nadal tells a Spanish TV show he doesn’t think Jannik Sinner intended to dope
Rafael Nadal told a Spanish television show that he doesn’t think Jannik Sinner intended to use a banned substance and that the current No 1-ranked man didn’t receive preferential treatment when he was cleared of doping after testing positive twice in March for trace amounts of an anabolic steroid. “I trust...
