T20 World Cup: Dominant Ireland secure famous victory over England by five runs via DLS

Melbourne (IANS) A dominant Ireland sprung a huge upset in the ongoing T20 World Cup with a five-wicket victory over 2010 champions England by five runs via DLS method in a Group 1 match in Super 12 stage at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)…

T20 World Cup: Spinners, Mendis star in Sri Lanka's clinical nine-wicket win over Ireland

Hobart (IANS) Spinners Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana took two wickets each while opener Kusal Mendis smashed an unbeaten 68, his second consecutive fifty on the trot, as Sri Lanka secured a clinical nine-wicket win over Ireland in their…

Pune Open Golf: Veer Ahlawat takes leads after Round 3

Pune (IANS) A confident five-under 61 despite a double bogey on the 17th hole saw Gurugram golfer Veer Ahlawat take lead with an overall score of 15-under 183 after the completion of Round 3 of the Pune Open Golf Championship 2022 here on Friday.

T20 World Cup: Waseem slams 50, Rizwan hits unbeaten 43 as UAE make 148/3 against Namibia

Geelong (Victoria) (IANS) Muhammad Waseem slammed a 41-ball fifty while skipper CP Rizwan hit an unbeaten 43 off 29 deliveries to help UAE make a competitive 148/3 in their last Group A match in the first round of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup against…

Leader Linda Wessberg shows her love for Women's Indian Open; third-placed Amandeep leads strong home challenge

Gurugram (IANS) Linda Wessberg is no stranger to India. The veteran Swede, who has been playing on the Ladies European Tour since 2004, has been to India no less than eight times for the Hero Women's Indian Open and she has never missed the cut.

'Pune Prisoners' wins bronze for India in Inter-continental Online Chess Championship

Chennai (IANS) After the two bronze medals at the 2022 Chess Olympiad, Indian chess players have won one more bronze medal in an international chess tournament.

What is unique this time around is that the players were prisoners housed in the…

BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships: India beat Australia 3-2

Santander (Spain) (IANS) The Indian team came from a match down to beat Australia 3-2 in its Group B tie at the World Junior Mixed Team Badminton Championships 2022, here on Tuesday.

The men's doubles pair of Arsh Mohammad and Abhinav Thakur…

T20 World Cup: Shami stars as India beat Australia by six runs in first warm-up match

Brisbane (IANS) Mohammed Shami made a surprise entry and picked up three wickets in the final over as India beat defending champions Australia by six runs in their first warm-up match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at The Gabba on Monday.

Golfer Aditi Ashok back to lead Indian challenge in Women's Indian Open

Gurugram (IANS) Aditi Ashok, whose name brings about a sense of excitement among Indian golf fans, is back on 'home' turf in India for the Hero Women's Indian Open after a gap that got extended due to the pandemic.

The 24-year-old…

Spinners, Renuka, Smriti help India clinch seventh Women's Asia Cup title, outplay Sri Lanka by eight wickets

Sylhet (Bangladesh) (IANS) Spinners and Renuka Thakur gave a stellar show in restricting Sri Lanka to 65/9, before Smriti Mandhana smashed an unbeaten 25-ball fifty to help India clinch their seventh Women's Asia Cup title, outplaying Sri Lanka…