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Ranchi gears up to welcome Asian Champions trophy

23 Aug 2023 11:05 AM IST

Hockey India and the Government of Jharkhand on Tuesday announced Ranchi, Jharkhand as the venue for the prestigious Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023 to be staged in Ranchi 2023. This will be the seventh edition of the coveted tournament which is scheduled to be held from 27th October to 5th

Is Dravid’s influence evident in Asia cup team selection

22 Aug 2023 10:48 AM IST

Is this Rahul Dravid’s team? Considering the presence of several powerful left-handed batsmen in the big teams, should an off-spinner have been included in the squad? Was Yuzvendra Chahal, who has delivered some outstanding performances in the last two years after Kuldeep Yadav, left out because he cannot bat? Is

Mathew’s shines bright: Kandy clinches Championship

22 Aug 2023 10:46 AM IST

B-Love Kandy’s stand-in captain and Player of the Match, Angelo Mathews guided his team to their maiden Lanka Premier League 2023 title with a thrilling five-wicket final-over win over Dambulla Aura in front of a packed house at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium. Chasing the target of 148, B-Love

India captain Harmanpreet unapologetic about Dhaka umpiring controversy

22 Aug 2023 10:46 AM IST

Despite receiving a two-match ban for her antics in the third ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka last month, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has no remorse. “I will not say that I regret anything because at the end of the day as a player you want to see that fair things

PM Modi receives heartfelt welcome from South African cricket stars

22 Aug 2023 10:45 AM IST

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to South Africa for the 15th BRICS Summit, Proteas’ cricketing legends Gary Kirsten and Jonty Rhodes released video messages welcoming PM Modi to the country. PM Modi will visit South Africa’s Johannesburg from August 22 to 24 to attend the 15th BRICS Summit

Ireland’s captain believes in a comeback against India

22 Aug 2023 10:44 AM IST

Ireland captain Paul Stirling said that they didn’t have positives in second the T20I match against India, however, the right-handed batter is hopeful of avoiding a clean sweep in the third and last game of the series. India clinched a three-match T20I series against Ireland with an impressive 33-run victory

Rinku performance earns him first Player of the Match

22 Aug 2023 10:43 AM IST

India batter Rinku Singh, who bagged his first player of the match award in his second international game, said he is happy that his hard work of many years has paid dividends as the aggressive southpaw played a vital knock of 21-ball 38 runs. Rinku’s cameo gave India’s innings a

Chahal cryptic response after missed out from Asia Cup squad

22 Aug 2023 10:42 AM IST

After India announced the squad of the Asia Cup on Monday, Yuzvendra Chahal has a cryptic response on not being selected for the team. Chahal took his X (formerly Twitter) and shared a tweet of the “Sunrise” emoji. In the year so far, Chahal has taken nine wickets in nine

Indian junior hockey team wins over England

22 Aug 2023 10:41 AM IST

The Indian junior men’s hockey team scored a fluent 4-0 victory over England at the 4-Nations Tournament on Monday. Rajinder Singh (13th), Amir Ali (33th), Amandeep Lakra (41st) and Araijeet Singh Hundal (58th) were the goal scorers for India. After a cagey start to the match, India went ahead 1-0

SAI urges Bajrang to attend World trials or provide fitness certificate

22 Aug 2023 10:40 AM IST

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) wants Olympic-medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia to attend the trials for the World championships or provide fitness certificate if he wants exemption from this week’s exercise in Patiala. Punia is planning to skip the trials for the World Championships on August 25 and 26 and

Prannoy advances to second round

22 Aug 2023 10:39 AM IST

Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy progressed to the men’s singles second round of the World Championships with a straight-game win over Finland’s Kalle Koljonen on Monday. The world number 9 Indian, who reached the quarterfinals in the last two editions, saw off the left-handed Koljonen 24-22, 21-10 to extend his

Djokovic outlasts Alcaraz, Gauff wins women’s title

22 Aug 2023 10:38 AM IST

Novak Djokovic outlasted Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling rematch of their Wimbledon final, winning 5-7, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4) to take the Western & Southern Open. In a match that lasted 3 hours, 49 minutes, the longest best-of-three sets final in ATP Tour history (since 1990), the No. 2-seeded Djokovic