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Verstappen’s F1 milestone: Eyes set on ‘Temple of Speed’ triumph

29 Aug 2023 10:36 AM IST

What better place than the “The Temple of Speed” for Max Verstappen to set a new Formula One record with 10 straight wins. A victory at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza next weekend would break the mark he shares with Sebastian Vettel. Perhaps fittingly, it would be on the

Gandas finishes T-60 with a strong 68 on final day

29 Aug 2023 10:35 AM IST

Indian golfer Manu Gandas produced a bogey free 4-under 68 on the final day of the D+D REAL Czech Masters, a DP World Tour event, to finish T-60. The 27-year-old, who made the DP World Tour by winning the Indian PGTI Tour Order of Merit last season, had rounds of

Indian Men’s Hockey team hopes for a stellar start in WC qualifier

29 Aug 2023 10:33 AM IST

The Indian Men’s Hockey Team will begin their campaign at the Men’s Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier against Bangladesh in Salalah, Oman on Monday, August 29. The tournament is scheduled to take place from August 29 to September 2. India is placed in the Elite Pool along with Malaysia,

I wanted to throw more than 90m, says Golden boy Neeraj Chopra on World Athletics Championship win

28 Aug 2023 14:41 PM IST

While Neeraj Chopra made history by being the first Indian to win gold at the World Athletics Championships, the javelin thrower admits that his true goal in the final was to break the 90m barrier. However, things did not go as planned, and Neeraj made his best throw of 88.17

BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy shares picture of his bronze medal win

28 Aug 2023 12:55 PM IST

HS Prannoy, an Indian shuttler, posted a photo of his bronze medal from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships 2023. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Media shared a photo of Prannoy carrying his bronze medal on their X (previously Twitter) handle. Thank you so much for all the

Afghanistan’s ODI selection surprise: Karim Janat returns in team

28 Aug 2023 10:10 AM IST

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Sunday announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 which will be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 30. The fast bowling duo of Mohammad Saleem Safi and Wafadar Momand, who were part of Afghanistan’s recent ODI tour to Bangladesh,

Asia cup blow for Sri Lanka: Key players likely to miss tournament

28 Aug 2023 10:10 AM IST

What could be a huge blow to Sri Lanka team ahead of their Asia Cup 2023 matches, as they will be without their star bowler Dushmantha Chameera for the entirety of the Asia Cup, and seem doubtful to have all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga in their XI for the initial stage either.

Pakistan skipper seeks inspiration from Afghanistan clean sweep

28 Aug 2023 10:09 AM IST

Pakistan captain Babar Azam believes the recent thumping 3-0 ODI series win over Afghanistan will “inspire” his side and provide much-needed momentum heading into the Asia Cup, starting Wednesday. Babar also believes that his team’s ascension to the Number 1 spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings was a

A look back at cricket’s immortal hero

28 Aug 2023 10:08 AM IST

In 1908, in the Cootamundra region of New South Wales in Australia a child was born arguably the greatest and most entertaining batter of all time, Donald George Bradman. Nicknamed ‘The Don’, Bradman was one of those few batters in the sport during the 1920s to 1940s who instilled fear

Golden glory for Indian women’s in blind cricket

28 Aug 2023 10:07 AM IST

The Indian women’s blind cricket team scripted history as they won a gold medal after defeating Australia in the rain-curtailed finals of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023 on the back of their scintillating show in Birmingham. The Indian women’s blind cricket team has won everyone’s hearts

Shreyas Iyer reveals his road to recovery after injury

28 Aug 2023 10:07 AM IST

Indian middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer on Sunday detailed his rehabilitation process from a tough injury that kept him out of action for a large part of this year, saying that he is happy to return from the injury and did not expect to recover this fast from it. In an

Former chief and wrestler Vinesh point fingers at each other for WFI suspension

28 Aug 2023 10:06 AM IST

Outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, currently fighting sexual harassment charges levelled by women wrestlers, and celebrated grappler Vinesh Phogat blamed each other for the national federation’s suspension by UWW on account of not holding elections within 45 days. The WFI elections were supposed to be held on August