National Games round-up: Maharashtra surge ahead of Haryana on medals table with Mallakhamb gold

Ahmedabad (IANS) Maharashtra's Rupali Sunil Gangawane dished out a clinical performance to claim her second gold medal in the 36th National Games Mallakhamb competition at the Sanskardham Sports Academy here on Monday.

The Mumbaikar secured…

Washington Sundar replaces Deepak Chahar in India's squad for rest of ODIs against South Africa

Ranchi (IANS) Off-spin all-rounder Washington Sundar on Saturday was named as the replacement for fast-bowling all-rounder Deepak Chahar in the remainder of India's ODI series against South Africa, said the Board of Control for Cricket in India…

Indian National Car Racing Championship 2022 set to begin

Chennai (IANS) MRF Formula 2000, among the quickest racing cars in the country, will return to the MRF MMSC-Fmsci Indian National Car Racing Championship after a two-season break as the first round of the 2022 season gets underway at the Madras International…

West Indies opener Rahkeem Cornwall hammers 205 not out off 77 balls in US T20 tourney

Atlanta (IANS) West Indies allrounder Rahkeem Cornwall blasted a 77-ball 205 in a T20 tournament in the United States, hitting 22 sixes and 117 fours in a brilliant display of power-hitting in the Atlanta Open T20 Cricket Tournament here.

Playing…

IND v SA, 1st ODI: Kuldeep castles Markram with ripper of delivery, recreates famous 2019 World Cup dismissal

Lucknow (IANS) India left-arm wrists-spinner Kuldeep Yadav bowled an absolute ripper of a delivery to dismiss South Africa's Aiden Markram during the first ODI at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.

Swapna Barman, proud daughter of Bengal, wins double gold for Madhya Pradesh

Gandhinagar (IANS) She is as practical as they get. And that is the reason Swapna Barman says that while her two-gold effort in the National Games Athletics competition at the IIT Gandhinagar campus gives her happiness, she is not satisfied with her…

National Games badminton: Telangana survive Maharashtra scare, Gujarat bag bronze after losing to Kerala in semis

Surat (IANS) Top seeds Telangana had to dig their heels in to edge out Maharashtra 3-2 in the semifinals of the badminton mixed team championship in the 36th National Games here at the PDDU Stadium on Sunday.

They will now face the H.S Prannoy-led…

Vietnam Open 2022: India's N. Sikki-Rohan reach mixed doubles semis

Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) (IANS) Indian shuttlers N. Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor advanced to the Vietnam Open 2022 mixed doubles semi-finals after beating Malaysia's Cheah Yee See and Chan Peng Soon, here on Friday.

The Indian pair, which…

Grant Thornton Invitational: Varun Parikh shares lead with Kartik Sharma after round three

Gurugram (IANS) Ahmedabad's Varun Parikh shot the day's best score of five-under 67 to join Gurugram's Kartik Sharma in the lead after round three of the Grant Thornton Invitational 2022 golf tournament here on Thursday.

Kartik…

FIFA honours India football captain Sunil Chhetri, releases three-episode series on his career

New Delhi (IANS) FIFA, the governing body of world football, has honoured Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri with releasing a three-part series on his life and career.

One of the most prolific footballers in India, Chhetri is the country's…