Harmanpreet, Pooja, Rajeshwari help India complete 3-0 ODI series sweep of Sri Lanka

Pallekele (Sri Lanka) (IANS) Captain Harmanpreet Kaur slammed 75 while left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad took a three-wicket haul and Pooja Vastrakar shined with her all-round brilliance to help India defeat Sri Lanka by 39 runs in the third ODI…

Chess Olympiad: India to field 3rd team in open section

New Delhi (IANS) India fielded third team in the open section after getting a last-minute entry to register their highest-ever participation in the 44th Chess Olympiad scheduled to be held at Mahabalipuram from July 28 to August 10.

Grandmasters…

ENG v IND, 5th Test: I just try to put the ball in the good area, says Potts on dismissing Kohli

Birmingham (IANS) England's young pacer Matthew Potts on Saturday said that he always aims to put the ball in good areas on the pitch, which was one of the reasons in him fetching the prized scalp of senior India batter Virat Kohli on day one…

Wimbledon 2022: Angelique Kerber advances, Minnen ousts Muguruza for first top-10 win

London (IANS) Former champion Angelique Kerber of Germany reached third round at Wimbledon after registering a comfortable 6-3, 6-3 win against Magda Linette of Poland here on Wednesday.

In another match, Greet Minnen of Belgium shocked former…

All India snooker c'ship: National champion Ishpreet, Malkeet sail into quarters

Mumbai (INAS) National champion Ishpreet Singh Chadha of Maharashtra and National runner-up Malkeet Singh of Railways stormed into the quarterfinals of the National Sports Club of India (NSCI) All India Snooker Open 'Baulkline' 2022.

India…

Babar Azam overtakes Kohli for most number of days as No. 1 in ICC T20I rankings

Dubai (IANS) Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is now officially the top-ranked T20 batter in the world for the longest period of time, surpassing Virat Kohli's tenure, after he maintained his spot at the head of proceedings in the latest ICC T20 batting…

Jharkhand's 'Beauty' shines in 5-nation hockey tourney, father mortgaged field for training

Ranchi (IANS) Beauty Dungdung of Jharkhand gave a 'beautiful performance' in the Uniphar U23 5 Nations Tournament held in Ireland. India's junior women's hockey team finished runner-up in this tournament, but the title of Player of…

Deepak Punia wins bronze in U23 Asian wrestling championships 2022

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (IANS) Tokyo Olympian Deepak Punia won a bronze medal after defeating Maksat Satybaldy in the 86kg freestyle weight category at the U23 Asian wrestling championships 2022 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Despite a win, it was an…

Gaurav Gill retires from Safari Rally Kenya due to engine problems

Nairobi (IANS) The three-time APRC champion Gaurav Gill was forced to retire from the Safari Rally Kenya on Friday due to engine problems.

Seven times INRC title holder and the Arjuna awardee fell victim to the deadly 'Fesh Fesh' dust…

Jehan Daruvala completes over 130 laps around Silverstone in McLaren F1 car

Mumbai (IANS) India's race driver Jehan Daruvala has made a successful Formula One test debut this week with world championship-winning team McLaren, with the 23-year-old driving the Woking-based team's 2021 race-winning challenger -- the…