Ranji Trophy | Malhotra’s gritty hundred keeps Punjab in the game

Wicketkeeper-batter Anmol Malhotra’s gritty unbeaten century helped Punjab avert disaster on the opening day of its Ranji Trophy Group-C match against Bengal at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday. Asked to bat, Punjab rode on Malhotra’s defiant knock (106 n.o., 114b, 11×4, 2×6) to recover from 73 for six to post 191 in its first … Read more

Vishnu Saravanan, Nethra Kumanan clinch titles

Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra Kumanan secured 12 and 15 Nett to become the ILCA 7 and ILCA 6 champions in the SBI Sail India Senior Nationals at Girgaum Chowpatty in Mumbai. The winners: ILCA 7: Vishnu Saravanan (AYN, 12 Nett); ILCA 6: Nethra Kumanan (TNSA, 15). iQFOIL: Men: Aditya Sangwan (AYN, 14); Women: Ishwariya Ganesh … Read more

Over 9500 athletes to be in action as all set for National Games

The Kerala women’s basketball team in discussion after a training session on Monday. | Photo Credit: Stan Rayan For someone from the warm South, it’s very cold out here in Dehradun. With such weather, one wondered how the swimmers would manage life during their competition in the 38th National Games which Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more

HIL | Dockier’s day out as Tigers book semifinal spot

Dockier  exults with teammates after netting the winner. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers pulled off a last-gasp 2-1 win over Delhi SG Pipers to become the first team to qualify for the Hockey India League (HIL) semifinal here at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium on Monday. Pipers, out of the semifinal … Read more

Ranji Trophy, Delhi team – The Hindu

Virat Kohli during the practice session. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Virat Kohli was named on Monday in Delhi’s 20-member squad for its final Group D fixture of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season against Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here from Thursday. On January 20, the 36-year-old had communicated his availability for the match … Read more

England tour of India: India vs England third Twenty20 international in Rajkot on January 27, 2025.

England’s team players during the practice session ahead of the third T20 international against India in Rajkot on January 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Different strokes work for different folks and Tuesday’s (January 28, 2025) third T20I will reveal who among India and England got their tactics right as a high-scoring encounter beckons … Read more

TABLE TENNIS | Smooth sailing for favourites on opening day of Nationals

The 86th senior National table tennis championship started off on an expected note, with the favourites sailing through most of the team championship league stage proceedings at the Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium here. Men’s defending champion Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) hardly sweated before crushing Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh with an identical margin of 3-0 … Read more

India vs England third Twenty20 International in Rajkot: Indian batting coach Sitanshu Kotak talks about pacer Mohammed Shami’s fitness

India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak addresses the media ahead of the third T20 match between India and England, in Rajkot, on January 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Mohammed Shami’s non-inclusion in India’s Playing XI for the first two T20Is against England had created doubts about his fitness. India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak put an … Read more

HIL | Yibbi’s twin strikes take Odisha Warriors to top of the table

Odisha Warriors’ Yibbi Jansen (No. 8) leads the celebration after scoring her second goal. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Yibbi Jansen’s double penalty corner conversion propelled Odisha Warriors to a 4-1 win over Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers in the women’s competition of the Hockey India League at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here on Sunday. … Read more

England tour of India: India vs England third T20 international in Rajkot on January 28, 2024. Indian batting coach Sitanshu Kotak press conference

Indian players are seen during a practice session ahead of the third Twenty20 international in Rajkot on January 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Sitanshu Kotak was SoSed into the Indian dugout as batting coach ahead of the England T20Is after the team’s dismal show with the willow in Australia. The inability of the … Read more

Kho Kho World Cup: Indian women’s team crowned champion

Indian players after winning the Kho Kho World Cup (Women) over Nepal, in New Delhi on Sunday, January 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian women’s team emerged as champion in the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup with a dominant 78-40 victory in the summit clash against Nepal here on Sunday (January 19, 2025). … Read more

New Zealand star Melie Kerr named ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year

New Zealand all-rounder Melie Kerr | Photo Credit: X@ICC New Zealand all-rounder Melie Kerr made history on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) by becoming the first Kiwi recipient of the prestigious Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, earning the title of ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year for her exceptional performances in 2024. The 24-year-old stood out among … Read more

Neeraj Chopra- Himani Mor Wedding Ceremony: Double Olympic medallist ties knot with tennis player

Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra announced his wedding to tennis player Himani Mor in an intimate ceremony on January 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Javelin superstar Neeraj Chopra tied the knot with tennis player Himani Mor couple of days back in an intimate ceremony that has taken everyone by surprise. The 27-year-old Chopra announced the … Read more

Chennai to host WTT Star Contender TT in March

Sharath Kamal. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM The WTT Star Contender table tennis event will be held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai for the first time from March 25 to 30. The previous two editions (2023 & 2024) were held in Goa. The qualifying rounds will be held on March … Read more

Satwik-Chirag sail into Indonesia Masters second round; Ayush, Tanya make main draw

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty shake hands with Chinese Taipei’s Chen Zhi Ray and Lin Yu Chieh after winning 21-16, 21-15 their opening match of the Indonesia Masters, on January 21, 2025. Photo: YouTube/@bwftv India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the second round of the $475,000 Indonesia Masters super 500 badminton with a … Read more

ICC Women’s Under-19 Twenty20 World Cup: India under-19 women vs Scotland under-19 women; Trisha Gongadi scores first-ever century in women’s U-19 T20 World Cup history

Opener Trisha Gongadi celebrates after etching her name in the record books scoring the first-ever century in Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup history. Photo: X/@icc Opener Trisha Gongadi etched her name in the record books scoring the first-ever century in women’s U-19 T20 World Cup history to power India to 150-run victory over Scotland in … Read more

NSF, Exposure – The Hindu

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya emphasised the need for greater transparency and accountability in the functioning of National Sports Federations (NSF) as he addressed the representatives in a meeting here on Tuesday. “The government is very clear that all the federations have to adopt good governance in their functioning. The elections need to be transparent. … Read more

For ‘master-class in relentless consistency’, Jasprit Bumrah named ICC men’s Cricketer of the Year

Apart from winning ICC Test cricketer of the year, Jasprit Bumrah was named ICC men’s cricketer of 2024 and won the Sir Garifield Sobers Award. | Photo Credit: PTI India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) won the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC men’s Cricketer of the Year after delivering … Read more

TABLE TENNIS | Petroleum and Railways set up title clashes

Yashaswini Ghorpade of PSPB in action during the women’s team semifinal against Gujarat at Surat on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Petroleum Sports Promotion Board’s (PSPB) bid to lift the men’s team championship crown for the 23rd edition in succession hit a minor bump against Delhi before they set up a … Read more