Sports

Chhagan Bombale retains men’s title, Bharti wins women’s event

21 Aug 2023 09:25 AM IST

Chhagan Bombale of Maharashtra won the 7th edition of the Mumbai Half Marathon men’s event for the second year in succession, on Sunday. The 22-year-old, a third-year BA student, completed the 21 km distance in a time of 1:12.14 an improvement of more than four minutes over his winning effort

Anahat dominates, wins Gold at Asian Championships

21 Aug 2023 09:24 AM IST

India’s Anahat Singh clinched the gold medal in the U-17 category of the Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships, held in Dalian, China from August 16-20. The 15-year-old Anahat defeated Hong Kong’s Ena Kwong 3-1 in the final on Sunday to win the gold medal. She had beaten Malaysian players Doyce

Seven Years of Excellence: Sindhu’s Olympic Glory and Beyond

21 Aug 2023 09:22 AM IST

Going through one of the toughest phase of her career, star India shuttler PV Sindhu on Sunday reflected on her life-changing past seven years, which included winning a maiden Olympic medal in Rio, ahead of the World Championships beginning on Monday. It was on August 20 in 2016 that she

Lionel Messi continues golden streak, guides Inter Miami to Leagues Cup title

20 Aug 2023 11:22 AM IST

Lionel Messi continued to shine for Inter Miami after leading his nation to its third FIFA World Cup victory the previous year. He scored in a nail-biting penalty shootout against Nashville SC to help his team win their first Leagues Cup title. Messi extended his stellar run in American football

Smith and Starc absent for Australia squad for SA tour

19 Aug 2023 09:55 AM IST

Mitchell Marsh will take over Australia’s captaincy for the white-ball tour of South Africa after Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc were ruled out due to injuries. Australia is also without the services of Pat Cummins, who is recovering from a fractured wrist that he sustained during the Ashes. Smith is

Rising cricket stars eye on team selection

19 Aug 2023 09:54 AM IST

Tilak Varma and Dewald Brevis, two breakout stars from previous U19 World Cups, are among the few young players hoping to compete in the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Tilak Varma’s second ball in international cricket was despatched calmly over Deep Square for a maximum. The fearless teenager did

KL Rahul underlines return to International cricket

19 Aug 2023 09:54 AM IST

India received a boost ahead of the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup as KL Rahul on Friday underlined his readiness to return to international cricket while batting and wicket-keeping for an extended period during the match simulation at the NCA. In this scenario, Rahul will, in all probability,

Bumrah shines on return as India Beat Ireland via DLS method

19 Aug 2023 09:53 AM IST

With Indian skipper Jasprit Bumrah’s sensational comeback spell and Indian bowlers’ combined efforts, India restricted Ireland to 139/7 in the opening match of the three-match T20I series against Ireland in Durbin on Friday. Jasprit Bumrah plucked Ireland’s batting unit by dismissing two batters in his first over. Prasidh Krishna also

Indian men’s blind cricket team visits British Parliament

19 Aug 2023 09:52 AM IST

The Indian men’s blind cricket team and the officials of the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) paid a special visit to the British Parliament ahead of their start of the campaign in the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023 in Birmingham. Blind cricket has been

Kohli’s glorious 15-year ride in International cricket

19 Aug 2023 09:51 AM IST

On this day in 2008, young Virat Kohli first entered the international arena, making his debut against Sri Lanka in an ODI match. Just a few months prior to the Sri Lanka series, Virat had just etched his name in history books by leading India to the ICC U19 Cricket

India outshines Spain, 6-2 win in four nation tournament

19 Aug 2023 09:48 AM IST

The Indian junior men’s hockey team began its campaign at the 4-Nations Tournament with a thrilling 6-2 win over Spain on Friday. Rohit (28th, 45th minutes) and Sudeep Chirmako (35th, 58th) scored a brace each, while Amandeep Lakra (25th), and Boby Singh Dhami (53th) were the other goal getters for

Priya Malik clinches gold in U20 championship

19 Aug 2023 09:48 AM IST

Indian wrestler Priya Malik secured a gold medal at the ongoing U20 World Wrestling Championships being held in Jordan, Priya became only the second Indian woman wrestler to become U20 world champion. She won the gold in the 76 kg category, defeating Germany’s Laura Kuehn 5-0 in the gold medal