Sports

Athletes honoured at grand national send-off ceremony

09 Jun 2023 23:35 PM IST

Special Olympics Bharat on Thursday organised a torch run and a national send-off ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, for the Indian contingent that will be travelling for the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023 in Berlin, Germany, which will take place between June 17, 2023, and June

Liverpool signs Alexis Mac Allister for £35 million

09 Jun 2023 23:34 PM IST

Liverpool football club finalized the acquisition of Argentine player Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton & Hove Albion on Friday, in a deal worth 35 million pounds. Although Alexis Mac Allister played an important role in Argentina’s victory in the FIFA World Cup 2022, it should be noted that Argentina did

Muchova set to face top-seeded Swiatek in Grand Slam final

09 Jun 2023 23:33 PM IST

Defending champion and World No. 1 Iga Swiatek reached the French Open 2023 final after beating No. 14 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6(7) in Thursday’s second semifinal on Court Philippe-Chatrier. On Saturday, she will face unseeded Czech Karolina Muchova, who saved a match point in a stirring three-hour, 13-minute

India’s campaign ends early as Srikanth, Priyanshu exit

09 Jun 2023 23:32 PM IST

The Indian challenge at the ongoing Singapore Open 2023 has ended as shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was eliminated after falling to Chia Hao Lee of Chinese Taipei in the round of 16. World No. 23 in men’s singles, Kidambi Srikanth, fell to No. 42 Chia Hao Lee 21-15, 21-19 in a

Indian team beats Argentina 3-0, regains top spot in points table

09 Jun 2023 23:31 PM IST

k with a convincing 3-0 win against Argentina here in the ongoing FIH Hockey Pro League 2022–23 on Thursday. It was India skipper Harmanpreet Singh (33’), Amit Rohidas (39’), and Abhishek (59’) who scored in India’s win, while goalkeepers PR Sreejesh and Krishan Pathak took turns to keep a clean

Sunil Narine completes 500 wickets in T20 cricket

09 Jun 2023 22:29 PM IST

West Indies T20 star Sunil Narine completed 500 wickets in the T20 format on Thursday. Narine accomplished this milestone during his side’s T20 Blast match against Glamorgan while playing for Surrey. In his bowling spell, Narine took 1/34 in his four overs at an economy rate of 8.50. In 460

Opener Johnson Charles included to West Indies team for CWC Qualifier

09 Jun 2023 22:28 PM IST

West Indies on Friday added in-form opener Johnson Charles to their squad for the ICC World Cup Qualifier to be played in Zimbabwe, starting on Sunday, June 18. “Charles has been named as the replacement for Gudakesh Motie in the 15-member squad,” Cricket West Indies (CWI) said in a statement.

Bowlers with most wickets in Ashes series

09 Jun 2023 22:27 PM IST

The Australian cricket team is currently playing in the World Test Championship final match against India. It is a one-off test match. Soon after, Australia will be gearing up to face England on June 16. Let›s look at the top ten bowlers with the most wickets in the Ashes. Shane

Sri Lanka announce 15-man squad for CWC Qualifier

09 Jun 2023 22:25 PM IST

Sri Lanka have announced the 15-man squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe, with a surprise name featuring in the list. Often labelled as the ‘Junior Malinga,” Matheesha Pathirana was one of the breakout stars in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023,

Bazball’ will be difficult for England against our bowlers: Steve Smith

09 Jun 2023 22:24 PM IST

Ahead of the Ashes series beginning in Edgbaston from 16 June, Australian batter Steve Smith has backed their pace attack to demolish the England lineup. “I said it initially when Bazball (England’s attacking play) started that I’m intrigued to see how it goes against our bowlers. I’ve said that all

Ponting heaps praise on Siraj’s performance

09 Jun 2023 22:22 PM IST

Legendary cricketer Ricky Ponting has highlighted the crucial moment in which he believes India made mistakes during the opening two days of the ICC World Test Championship final but is excited by pacer Mohammed Siraj’s attitude and abilities. While Ponting thought India’s tactics were incorrect on the first day, he

India fight back on Day 3, with Australia still in command

09 Jun 2023 22:21 PM IST

Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur’s 108-run partnership on day 3 reignited India’s hope of making a comeback in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) against Australia at the Oval, on Friday. After lunch, Australian bowlers came back strongly and bowled out India on 296. With a first innings lead of