Nitesh seals semifinal spot; Manasi, Manoj out
India’s Nitesh Kumar dished out a superlative performance, thrashing China’s Yang Jianyuan in straight games in his second men’s singles SL3 group A match to qualify for the semifinals in para badminton competition at Paris Paralympics on Friday. A 29-year-old IIT Mandi graduate, Nitesh, who had suffered a permanent damage to...
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Ronaldo included in Portugal’s first squad after scoreless Euro 2024
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Jurgen Klopp joins the crowd at the Paralympics
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Abhinav Bindra says training Indian athletes on mental health issues a ‘work in progress’
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Persistent rain in Rawalpindi washes out Day 1 of 2nd test between Pakistan and Bangladesh
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Bopanna-Ebden move to second round of US Open
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Jacob Oram appointed New Zealand bowling coach for Test series in India
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Mandaviya, Zafar Iqbal pay tribute to Dhyan Chand on National Sports Day
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West Indies beat South Africa by 8 wickets in 3rd T20, sweep series 3-0
Nicholas Pooran blasted 35 runs from 13 balls to lead the West Indies to an eight-wicket win over South Africa in the rain-shortened third Twenty20 cricket international, securing a 3-0 series sweep. Rain delayed the start of play by an hour and returned in the fifth over of the South Africa...
Will ensure Test cricket remains priority as it forms bedrock of game: ICC chairman Jay Shah
ewly-elected ICC Chairman Jay Shah says he will look to ensure that Test cricket forms the “bedrock” of the game in his tenure during which he will also try to “dismantle barriers that have hindered cricket’s progress”. The 35-year-old will relinquish his current position of BCCI secretary to succeed incumbent Greg...
Zaheer Khan set to join LSG as team mentor
Lucknow Super Giants are set to appoint former India speedster Zaheer Khan as their mentor ahead of the IPL mega auction. The appointment marks the return of the 45-year-old left-arm pacer to the IPL fold after two years, having been associated with five-time champions Mumbai Indians from 2018-2022. A formal unveiling is...
Five-wicket burst from Aayush secures Purani Dilli 6’s win over North Delhi Strikers
Pacer Aayush Thakur’s five-wicket haul powered Purani Dilli 6 to a 20-run win over North Delhi Strikers at the Delhi Premier League here. Aayush (5/27) wreaked havoc, blowing away NDS’s top-order as they were restricted for 172/7 in their chase of 193. Aayush struck in his first over dismissing opener Sarthak Ranjan...
Impact Player rule gives little more value for strategy and makes game fairer: Ashwin
Seasoned India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels that the IPL’s ‘Impact Player’ rule has made the game fairer and added “value for strategy” in the event. Senior India players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been critical of the rule as they feel it holds back development of Indian all-rounders and...
Dawid Malan, former top-ranked T20 batter, retires from England cricket
Dawid Malan, the former top-ranked T20 batter who scored centuries for England in all formats, has announced his retirement from the international arena. The 36-year-old Malan told British newspaper The Times of London that he exceeded expectations with his success in the white-ball game but was disappointed that he couldn’t handle...
LLC returns with Season 3
The Legends League Cricket, featuring retired swashbucklers like Shikhar Dawan and Dinesh Karthik among others, will return for a third season on September 20, criss-crossing Jodhpur, Surat, and Jammu before finally bringing the high-profile cricketers to Srinagar after close to 40 years. The league will kick off at the Barkatullah Khan...
