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Caxias Do Sul: India’s Diksha Dagar moved a step closer to the coveted gold medal at the Deaflympics golf competition here. The 21-year-old, who last played at the previous Deaflympics in 2017, now has a chance to add a gold medal to the silver she won in Samsun, Turkey five years ago. In the semi-final […]

Rome: At 37, John Isner is just happy to be back on tour in Europe with his wife and three kids. No longer dreaming of a Grand Slam title, he’s trying to make the back end of his tennis career not seem “like such a job” and make it “fun.” Yet there’s serious business coming […]

New Delhi: A month after her national record effort was not counted due to wind assistance beyond legal limit, 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji on Tuesday smashed the NR while winning an event in Cyprus with a timing of 13.23 seconds. The 22-year-old Andhra athlete won the gold in Cyprus International Meet at Limassol under a […]

Naihati: There was no shortage of drama at the Naihati Stadium as Sreenidi Deccan shocked I-League leaders Gokulam Kerala 3-1 here on Tuesday. The Malabarians needed a point to clinch the title but a stunning first half hat-trick by Lalromawia was enough to hand the defending champions their first loss of the season, right before […]

Pune: Gujarat Titans returned to winning ways after back-to-back losses and became the first team to seal their place in the play-offs by defeating Lucknow Super Giants by 62 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday. Even though LSG did a decent job with the ball to restrict GT to 144 for […]

Sulaymaniyah: Indian archers were all on target, bagging three gold and a bronze to open their account at the Asia Cup Leg 2 here on Tuesday. It all began with Parneet Kaur, Aditi Swami and Saskhi Chaudhary clinching India’s first gold medal of the continental meet, defeating Kazakhstan 204-201. The men’s team of Prathamesh Fuge, […]

Melbourne: India will gear up for the ICC T20 World Cup with a home series against Australia featuring three T20 internationals in September later this year. According to a report in foxsports.com.au, “Australia will play a number of white ball series with home games against Zimbabwe, New Zealand, West Indies and England coming either side […]

Hyderabad: Computer Science Engineering (CSC) clinched overall championship in the boys category while Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE) emerged champions in the girls category of the Osmania University College of Engineering Annual Sports Day held in the Osmania University, Hyderabad on Tuesday. Results: Overall Championship: Winners: Boys: CSC; Girls: ECE; Cricket: Boys: Winners: CSC; Runner-up: […]

Navi Mumbai: After crushing Mumbai Indians with a 52-run win, Kolkata Knight Riders Shreyas Iyer said he is not totally satisfied with the victory and would want to maintain this form in the upcoming games. Jasprit Bumrah’s five-wicket haul was undone by clinical Kolkata Knight Riders as they defeated Mumbai Indians by 52 runs in […]

Hyderabad: Akhila of Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) clinched gold in the category A of the ASC South Zone Armature and Junior National Championship held at the ASC Golf Course, Bengaluru. Meanwhile, Amulya and Anusha bagged silver medals in category B. In total, TSWREIS students returned with three medals from the tournament. […]

Mumbai: Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar reckons IPL 2022 newbies Gujarat Titans are doing well in the 15th edition of IPL because they are playing a fearless brand of cricket but at the same time they are not thinking too much about the result. Gujarat Titans are second in the IPL 2022 points table with […]

Navi Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders finally found the team balance they were looking for to outclass Mumbai Indians by 52 runs here on Monday and keep their slim IPL play-off hopes alive. Lead Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in IPL history to restrict KKR to 165 for nine after […]

Malmo: Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi secured four points from seven rounds to finish second in the Tepe Sigeman round-robin chess tournament, here on Monday. The 18-year old Erigaisi drew his final round game against higher-rated Czech opponent David Navara in 59 moves to end up with four points. He was tied with two others — […]

Charlotte: India’s Anirban Lahiri settled for a share of sixth place at the Wells Fargo Championship as two late bogeys dented his hopes of a maiden PGA Tour victory. Lahiri, who began the day in tied-third place at TPC Potomac on Sunday, signed off with a 1-over 71 to finish the week on 3-under 277, […]

Miami Gardens: His first day racing around the new Formula One circuit in Miami was absolutely horrible. Then he made a mistake in qualifying that cost him a spot on the front row. By the time race day rolled around, Max Verstappen had knocked it all out of his system. Verstappen was explosive at the […]

New Delhi: Telangana paddlers Sreeja Akula and S Fidel R Snehit were on Monday named in the 16-member probables list for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held in July-August. Sreeja, the reigning India No.1, won the senior national title in Shillong. Meanwhile, Snehit, who entered the fray as one of the favourites, suffered […]

Bangkok: The Indian men’s badminton team notched its second successive win with a 5-0 thrashing of Canada in a group tie to qualify for the knock-out round of the Thomas Cup here on Monday. With its second impressive result, the Indian team, which defeated Germany 5-0 on Sunday, is certain to finish in the top-2 […]

Madrid: When Carlos Alcaraz played in his first Madrid Open as an 18-year-old, his goal was to gain experience and learn from the top players. Only a year later, Alcaraz already feels he belongs among the best. The Spanish teenage sensation capped another impressive week with a straight-set victory over Alexander Zverev on Sunday to […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League 2022. MI star got ruled out of the 15th edition owing to a left forearm muscle injury. Yadav sustained the injury during the team’s fixture against Gujarat Titans on May 6. Suryakumar played 8 matches this season for the Mumbai […]

Pune: On a slippery slope after back-to-back losses, Gujarat Titans will need their batters to fire when they take on high-flying Lucknow Super Giants as both teams look to seal IPL play-offs berth here on Tuesday. The two new entrants are having a dream run in their maiden season.While Gujarat led the points table for […]

New Delhi: Experienced drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh will captain the India team while seasoned Birendra Lakra will be his deputy during the Men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament scheduled to be held in Jakarta from May 23 to June 1 this year. Hockey India on Monday named a 20-member squad for the tournament, which is a […]

Mumbai: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting admitted that his side’s massive 91-run defeat to Chennai Super Kings at the DY Patil Stadium on Sunday will put a huge dent on their net run rate with the race to playoffs in IPL 2022 heating up. Chasing 208, Delhi were skittled out for just 117, crashing […]

Mumbai: Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh reckons that 19-year-old left-handed batsman Tilak Varma is a bright investment from Mumbai Indians and the talented cricketer will serve them for the next 10 years in the IPL. Mumbai Indians have lost eight games in 10 outings and are out of playoff contention in IPL 2022, but the […]

Dubai: Australia opener Alyssa Healy has been named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for April following her exploits at the ICC World Cup in New Zealand last month. The 32-year-old wicketkeeper-batter stood out by scoring 170 from just 138 deliveries in the World Cup final to guide Australia to the title and in […]