Achanta Sharath Kamal elected ITTF Athletes' Commission chairs

Beijing (IANS) India's Achanta Sharath Kamal and China's Liu Shiwen were elected as joint International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Athletes' Commission chairs ahead of the ITTF Summit in Amman, Jordan on Friday.

It is the first…

National Rally C'ship: Karna Kadur, Gaurav Gill to face-off in Karnataka-1000 Rally

Tumakuru (IANS) Championship leader Karna Kadur of Bengaluru and second-placed Gaurav Gill face off in another battle for the lead in the 46th Karnataka-1000 rally, the third round of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship, which was flagged…

Hockey India announces Trophy Tour ahead of Men's World Cup

Bhubaneswar (IANS) With less than 50 days left for the start of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, Hockey India announced a Trophy Tour, during which the World Cup trophy will be taken across various parts of the…

Hockey: India beat Australia 4-3, end 12-match winless streak to keep Test series alive

Adelaide (IANS) The Indian men's hockey team broke its 12-match winless streak against world No. 1 Australia with a 4-3 victory in the third game to stay alive in the five-match Test series at the Mate Stadium, here on Wednesday.

This was…

IND v NZ, 3rd ODI: Rain stops play in Christchurch, New Zealand at 104/1 in 18 overs

Christchurch (IANS) Finn Allen and Devon Conway had a 97-run opening stand as New Zealand began their chase of 220 against India on a bright note. Pacer Umran Malik broke it by taking out Allen, but rain soon arrived to stop play in third and final…

Unnati Hooda to lead India's challenge as 36-member squad leave for Asia junior badminton championships

New Delhi (IANS) Rising shuttler Unnati Hooda will be among country's youngsters to battle it out for the titles as a 36-member Indian contingent left for Nonthaburi, Thailand to compete in the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships 2022,…

FIFA WC: Four things to look out for at World Cup today

Doha (Qatar) (IANS) The Group H clash between Portugal and Uruguay promises to be the headline act on Day 9 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Monday. Here are four things to look out for:

1. Serbia changes against Cameroon

Serbia manager…

IND v NZ, 2nd ODI: Hooda came in for Samson as wanted a sixth bowler, says Shikhar Dhawan

Hamilton (IANS) Despite a decent 36 in the ODI series opener against New Zealand in Auckland on Friday, right-handed batter Sanju Samson was dropped from the playing eleven for the second match at Hamilton on Sunday.

In place of him, all-rounder…

Thailand, Netherlands added to ICC Women's ODI Team Rankings

Dubai (IANS) Thailand and Netherlands were on Saturday added to the ICC Women's ODI Team Rankings for the very first time after the end of the four-match series between the two teams in Chiang Mai.

Hosts Thailand registered a 4-0 ODI series…

We have to all pull our weight in vital Spain match: German striker Havertz

Doha (IANS) German striker Kai Havertz has said that everyone has to "pull their weight" if their country is to avoid another shock exit from the World Cup finals.

Germany's shock defeat to Japan on Tuesday means that defeat to Spain on…