Sports

India poised to become No. 1 side in CWC after victory over Australia

26 Sep 2023 11:46 AM IST

Courtesy of their resounding win over Australia in the second ODI at Indore, India will go into the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 with momentum on their side. India’s win in Indore has ensured that they go into the Cricket World Cup as the No. 1 side in the

Thongchai triumphs, Atwal takes third in PGA tour champions

26 Sep 2023 11:36 AM IST

Indian golfer Arjun Atwal registered his best finish, a 3-under 69, to secure sole third place at the PURE Insurance Championship. This achievement also marked his first top-10 finish while playing among the seniors, as he became eligible for the Tour after turning 50 in March. For the first since

Indian men’s hockey targets PC improvement vs. Singapore

26 Sep 2023 11:35 AM IST

Indian men’s hockey team will be aiming to improve its penalty corner conversion rate when it squares off with lowly Singapore in a second pool a match of the Asian Games here on Tuesday. Firm favourites India blanked lowly Uzbekistan 16-0 in their tournament opener on Sunday but the Harmanpreet

Indian men’s 3×3 basketball team starts strong at Asian Games

26 Sep 2023 11:34 AM IST

It was a bittersweet day for Indian basketball at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday as the men’s team won their Group-C clash against Malaysia, while the women’s team went down to Uzbekistan in their Group-A game. Taking on the favored Uzbeks in the 3×3 basketball match, the Indian women

Tennis: Bopanna-Bhambri suffer shock exit; Ankita, Rutuja advance pre-quarterfinals

26 Sep 2023 11:32 AM IST

In a huge upset, gold medal favourites and top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri were knocked out of the Asian Games after being stunned by lower-ranked Sergey Fomin and Khumoyun Sultanov from Uzbekistan, here on Monday. Bhambri struggled with his serve and strokes in the latter part of the

Indian rowers earns 2 bronze, wraps up campaign with 5 medals

26 Sep 2023 11:32 AM IST

Indian rowers achieved two remarkable comebacks, securing two bronze medals to conclude their Asian Games campaign with five medals in total. This was an improvement from the previous edition where they managed three podium finishes. However, despite their strong performance, they were unable to secure a gold medal this time,

Indian 10m air rifle team clinches gold, Aishwary secures bronze

26 Sep 2023 11:31 AM IST

Indian shooters made a telling statement at the Asian Games, winning three medals, including a team gold, as the country’s marksmen asserted their class by grabbing five podium finishes in just two days of competition here. A confident Indian 10m air rifle team led by teenage world champion Rudrankksh Patil

Women cricketers clinch maiden Asian Games Gold

26 Sep 2023 08:36 AM IST

Indian women cricketers Titas Sadhu and Shafali Verma were elated after their team’s clinching of Gold at the Asian Games. India women (116/7) beat Sri Lanka women (97/8) in the final by 19 runs to win the Gold. A fiery spell by Titas Sandhu and tight spin bowling from Deepti

Asian Games: India secures 5th shooting medal, Anish-Vijayveer-Adarsh bag bronze in 25 m rapid fire pistol event

25 Sep 2023 12:18 PM IST

The Indian rapid-fire pistol shooting trio of Anish, Vijayveer Sidhu and Adarsh Singh secured a bronze medal in the 25m rapid-fire pistol team men’s event at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday. With a score of 1718, the Indian trio managed to get its hands on a bronze

‘Can’t take out the cricketer’: Anurag Thakur shows his skill with bat

25 Sep 2023 11:30 AM IST

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur once again relived his early days when he took a cricket bat in his hands. Anurag played a single game for Himachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy back in the year 2000. Thakur on Sunday shared a video on X (formerly Twitter) of him playing

Hasaranga likely to miss ICC Cricket World Cup due to a hamstring injury

25 Sep 2023 11:16 AM IST

After sustaining a grade 3 hamstring strain, Sri Lanka spin bowling all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga is likely to miss out on the ICC Cricket World Cup in India starting from October 5 onwards. As per ESPNCricinfo, he may even need surgery to fully heal from the injury. Meanwhile, fast bowler Dushmantha

My ancestors are from India: Muttiah Muralitharan ahead of his upcoming biopic ‘800’

25 Sep 2023 11:15 AM IST

Ahead of Muttiah Muralitharan’s upcoming biopic ‘800’, the legendary Sri Lankan spinner said that his biopic will get a good response in the northern cities of India since he has more fans there. Muralitharan is confident that the biopic will attract more audiences in India since his ancestors are from