2nd Test, Day 1: Ashwin, Umesh pick four wickets each as India bowl out Bangladesh for 227

Dhaka (IANS) Fast bowler Umesh Yadav and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked four wickets each as India bowled out Bangladesh for 227 in 73.5 overs on day one of the second Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday. For Bangladesh,…

Nikhat, Manju Rani ease into quarters at 6th Elite Women's National Boxing

Bhopal (IANS) World Championships medallists Nikhat Zareen and Manju Rani registered thumping 5-0 victories to enter the quarter-finals of the 6th Elite Womens National Boxing Championships here on Thursday.

The reigning world champion Nikhat,…

Messi wins Golden Ball, Mbappe gets Golden Boot

Doha (IANS) After a thrilling final saw Argentina beat France on penalties, the awards for the 2022 World Cup were also announced with some of the biggest names in football were recognized, with Lionel Messi from Argentina was confirmed as the best…

India's growth in women's cricket has been phenomenal, particularly in last five years: Shelley Nitschke

Mumbai (IANS) Australia women's team head coach Shelley Nitschke has heaped praise on India's progression in the cricketing circuit, saying that the country's growth has been nothing short of phenomenal, especially in the last five years.

Indian sailors steal the show at 2022 Optimist Asian and Oceanian Championship

Mumbai (IANS) India's young sailors stole the show late on the second day of the 2022 Optimist Asian and Oceanian Championship at the Girgaum Chowpatty.

In the fourth and fifth fleet qualification races, India's sailors shone through…

Hasaranga, Rajapaksa, Adil Rashid, Wade earn PSL 2023 contracts through player draft

Karachi (IANS) Sri Lanka's 2022 T20 Asia Cup winning duo of leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga and left-handed batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa, along with Englands T20 World Cup winning member in leg-spinner Adil Rashid are some of the big names to have earned…

Karman Kaur Thandi wins the 'Most Stylish Sportsperson' Award at IFA 2022

Gurugram (IANS) India's No. 1 women's singles tennis player -- Karman Kaur Thandi -- won the 'Most Stylish Sportsperson' Award at the India Fashion Awards (IFA) 2022.

Karman, who trains at the RoundGlass Tennis Academy, was…

Tennis: Bhambri, Ymer to headline qualifiers at 5th Tata Open Maharashtra

Pune (IANS) Indian star Yuki Bhambri and the last edition's semifinalist Elias Ymer will be the top contenders in a highly-competitive field for the singles qualifiers of the fifth edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra tennis tournament.

The…

MI Emirates, MI Cape Town unveil their official match kits for ILT20, SA20

Mumbai (IANS) The Mumbai Indians (MI) Global on Thursday unveiled the official playing kits that its two new teams - MI Emirates and MI Cape Town -- will be donning in the upcoming inaugural season of ILT20 and SA20 in UAE and South Africa respectively.

IND v BAN, 1st Test: Pujara, Iyer stitch unbeaten 62-run stand, take India to 174/4

Chattogram (IANS) Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer got India back on track against Bangladesh through an unbeaten 62-run stand to take the visitors to 174/4 in 56 overs at tea break.

Though India batted a little slower than in the first session,…