Sports

BCCI Secretary looks back on Tendulkar’s first international hundred

15 Aug 2023 10:19 AM IST

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah reminisced on legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s first-ever international cricket century in 1990. On this day in 1990 during the second Test between India and England at Old Trafford, Sachin scored his first-ever international ton, scoring 119 in 189

First and foremost Tricolour in Foreign Land

15 Aug 2023 10:04 AM IST

76th Indian independence is indeed joyous and cheerful occasion, we Indian pay gigantic and grateful homage to all those who suffered and made sacrifices for India’s freedom. The rule Of law and democracy has succeeded. The idea of sport as tool to side by side peace and harmony in the

Wrestlers of Hanuman Akhada take part in ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign

15 Aug 2023 09:59 AM IST

Ahead of the Independence Day on Tuesday, wrestlers of Hanuman Akhada in Delhi took part in ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign on Monday. Wrestlers were seen exercising, practising wrestling and raising the Indian flag and slogans of patriotism and devotion to Lord Hanuman. Rajiv Tomar, the coach at Akhada said to,

Diksha build best ever-show in Majors in Women’s Open

15 Aug 2023 09:58 AM IST

Diksha Dagar produced the best-ever show by an Indian woman golfer at a Major as she ended the Women’s Open at Tied-21st while compatriot Aditi Ashok signed off at T-40 position. Diksha, a two-time LET winner, who produced a fine effort on the back nine of the second round to

Pegula overpowers Samsonova to win title

15 Aug 2023 09:57 AM IST

The World No.3 Jessica Pegula claimed her third career title and second WTA 1000 crown after overpowering No.18 Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 in the final of the Canadian Open. Pegula defeated Samsonova in the final to capture her third career title and first of the season.”We’re out on tour to

No wrestler gets exemption, trials in Patiala

15 Aug 2023 09:56 AM IST

The trials for the wrestling World Championships will be held on August 25-26 in Patiala, the ad-hoc panel announced on Monday, ending weeks of uncertainty around the selection competition. The exemption given to Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat from the Asian Games trials had created a huge furore with majority

Lahiri earn second place at New Jersey

15 Aug 2023 09:55 AM IST

India’s Anirban Lahiri earned a big pay-cheque with a second-place finish at LIV Golf Bedminster, firing an aggregate of 5-under at the event. Lahiri, the only Indian playing in the Liv Series, shot rounds of 74-64-70, totalling 5-under and finishing behind Australia’s Cameron Smith (66-67-68), who aggregated 12-under. Smith’s team

Tour Championship Prediction and Where to Bet

15 Aug 2023 03:45 AM IST

The 2022-23 PGA Tour is quickly coming to its conclusion. The Tour Championship will be decided on August 24-27 with the last 30 golfers standing. The FedEx St. Jude Championship already whittled the field from 70 to 50 with the BMW Championship from August 17-20 helping to narrow down the

Virat Kohli laud about Pakistan skipper Babar Azam

14 Aug 2023 11:01 AM IST

India’s stalwart batter Virat Kohli heaped praise on Pakistan skipper Babar Azam calling him probably the top batter across formats in the entire world. Kohli and Babar have been setting new batting standards in the world of cricket. While they compete on the field against each other, off the field

India gets new head coach for Ireland T20Is

14 Aug 2023 11:00 AM IST

The Indian cricket team is set to embark upon a new adventure on the tour of Ireland in the T20I series. While head coach Rahul Dravid has been given a rest for the assignment, even VVS Laxman, who usually steps into Dravid’s shoes in such cases, will not be touring

Shoaib Akhtar turns 48: A look at career

14 Aug 2023 10:59 AM IST

Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar, considered as one of the best and fastest bowlers to have played the game, turned 48 on Sunday. From his international debut in 1997 till 2011, Akhtar went on to terrify batters all over the world with his lethal pace, accuracy and pin-point yorkers. Shoaib

Jaiswal bright start to international career

14 Aug 2023 10:58 AM IST

Indian batter Yashasvi Jaiswal thanked the support staff and skipper Hardik Pandya for showing faith in him and added that for him, the intent is always to score quick runs for his team, especially in the powerplay. Jaiswal can do no wrong at the moment. After a successful initiation to