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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 […]

Mumbai: After facing a 67-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson said that his side need to come up with ways to reverse pressure and turn things around. Faf du Plessis’ unbeaten knock of 73 and Wanindu Hasaranga’s five-wicket haul helped Royal Challengers Bangalore beat SunRisers Hyderabad by 67 runs here […]

New Delhi: Coming from a small village in Uttar Pradesh and setting a record in long jump for Delhi, the story of Shivani Soam has drama, emotion and the determination to overcome all odds, including the barriers erected by the male chauvinistic society. Hailing from a village in Moradabad district, choosing sports was not easy […]

Navi Mumbai: Delhi Capitals (DC) were bowled out for 117 against Chennai Super Kings losing the match by 91 runs here at the Dr DY Patil Stadium on Sunday. The Delhi team skipper Rishabh Pant admitted that they were no match to their opponents and said they will have to perform out of their skins […]

Sulaymaniyah (Iraq): Indian junior archers on Sunday had a dream run in the Asia Cup Stage 2, making it to six finals in recurve and compound team events here. Indian men’s recurve team of Parth Salunkhe, Mrinal Chauhan and Juyel Sarkar, who got top billing in the qualification, downed their counterparts from Uzbekistan 6-0 in […]

Bangkok: India thrashed Canada by a margin of 4-1 in their first Uber Cup Finals 2022 tie in Bangkok. Both the teams, part of Group D, had an intensely fought battle which saw India dominating most of the proceedings. World No. 7 PV Sindhu started off things against Michelle LI. The first game of tie […]

Mumbai: An all-round display by Chennai Super Kings, led by Devon Conway’s 87 and Moeen Ali’s 3/13 helped them seal a 91-run win over Delhi Capitals here at DY Patil Stadium on Sunday. It was a terrible day for the Capitals as the clinical performance by CSK swept them away from the match completely. Chasing […]

New Delhi: Telangana’s Dhanush Srikanth teamed up with Priyesha Deshmukh to win the 10m air rifle mixed team competition and extend Indian shooters’ gold rush at the 24th Deaflympics in Caxais do Sul, Brazil. Shooting on competition day six, Dhanush and Priyesha beat Germany’s Sebastian Herrmany and Sabrina Eckert 16-10 in the gold medal match. […]

New Delhi: Indian women boxers were on Sunday handed a mixed draw in the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships to be held in Istanbul from May 8 to 20. Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (70kg) will kickstart India’s campaign on Monday but she got a tough draw as she will […]

Pune: Kolkata Knight Riders were found wanting on more than one front, but head coach Brendon McCullum singled out their struggles in the power play, as a disappointing IPL campaign neared its end. Former champions KKR suffered their seventh defeat on Saturday night, a 75-run drubbing by Lucknow Super Giants here. “We struggled in the […]

Pune: Avesh Khan, who was adjudged as the ‘Player of the Match’ for his brilliant performance against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday, said that the idea was to go as fast as he could on hard length against the star KKR batsman. A superb show by the Lucknow Super Giants pace attack led by […]

Mumbai: Faf du Plessis’ unbeaten knock of 73 and Wanindu Hasaranga’s five-wicket haul helped Royal Challengers Bangalore beat SunRisers Hyderabad by 67 runs here at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a challenging 193 SunRisers Hyderabad got off to the worst possible start as skipper Kane Williamson for a golden duck as he was run […]

Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals’ 25-year-old middle-order batter Shimron Hetmyer has left the Indian Premier League bio-bubble for the birth of his child, but the left-hand batter has indicated that he will return to again be part of the team’s campaign in IPL 2022. In an early-morning tweet on Sunday, the Royals said that, “Shimron Hetmyer has […]

Pune: Despite a massive 75-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul wants his side to keep improving to deliver a complete performance in IPL 2022. A superb show by the Lucknow Super Giants pace attack led by superb efforts from Avesh Khan (3/19) and Jason Holder […]

Miami Gardens: Ferrari stormed to the front of the grid for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix as Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc and teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. locked up the front row in qualifying. It’s the first time Ferrari will lead the field to green in the United States since Michael Schumacher won the […]

Madrid: Alexander Zverev on Saturday defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to enter the summit clash of the Madrid Open 2022. The second-seeded German player converted three of his five break opportunities to clinch the victory in nearly two hours in match. Zverev is now 19-2 in Madrid, where he also won the title in […]

Bangkok: The Indian team on Sunday defeated Germany by 5-0 in their opening tie of the BWF Thomas Cup Finals 2022 here in Bangkok. The Group C fixture saw all Indians winning thier contests against the German men’s team. Starting the tie was India’s star shuttler Lakshya Sen. After recovering from the early jitters in […]

Navi Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders resemble a sinking ship ahead of a rather inconsequential IPL-15 match against bottom-placed Mumbai Indians who, even if already out of reckoning, will have their tails up here on Monday. Panned for trying out too many combinations at the top, a part of their constant chopping and changing strategy this […]