Determined Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets to win maiden IPL title

Ahmedabad (IANS) A determined Gujarat Titans made their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) season an unforgettable one by lifting the 2022 title with a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in front of a roaring home crowd of 1,04,859 at the Narendra…

BCCI announces Rs 1.25 crore prize money for ground staff at six venues for IPL 2022 work

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian cricket board has announced a "prize money" of Rs 1.25 crore for curators and groundsmen across the six venues that hosted the Indian Premier League's (IPL) 2022 edition.

The announcement of the bonus payment to…

French Open: Fernandez beats Anisimova, to face Trevisan in quarters

Paris (IANS) Canada's Leylah Fernandez defeated Amanda Anisimova of US 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the fourth-round clash to reach the quarterfinal of the French Open, here on Sunday.

The US Open finalist Fernandez will next meet Martina Trevisan,…

2022 ARRC: Rajiv, Senthil earn points for India team in race 1

Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia) (IANS) Saturday turned out to be a day of gaining points for the Honda Racing India team's rider duo of Rajiv Sethu and Senthil Kumar in the first race of Round 2 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC),…

Asia Cup hockey: India thrash hosts Indonesia 16-0, qualify for Super 4s

Jakarta (IANS) Indian men's hockey team picked up a stunning 16-0 win over the hosts Indonesia in their final match of the Asia Cup 2022 Pool A at the GBK Sports Complex Hockey Stadium here on Thursday and qualified for the second round of the…

Rajiv Sethu, Senthil Kumar set to participate in Asia Road Racing Championship 2022

Sepang, (Malaysia) (IANS) India's Rajiv Sethu and Senthil Kumar will compete against 16 Asian riders from 6 countries -- Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam -- in Asia Production 250cc (AP250) class at the Asia Road Racing…

I look forward to further strengthening Olympic Movement in India: Nita Ambani on launch of OVEP in Odisha

Mumbai (IANS) Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Nita Ambani has lauded the launch of India's first 'Olympic Values Education Programme' (OVEP) in Odisha on Tuesday, emphasising that the programme combines the twin powers…

Football World Cup in Qatar will have another first -- women referees

Doha (IANS) The decision of world football body FIFA to appoint women referees for the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Doha has added another feather in the cap of the tournament to be held in Qatar.

The tournament to be held in the Middle East…

Parents proud as Nikhat Zareen braves all odds to attain glory

Hyderabad (IANS) Nikhat Zareen, who on Thursday became the fifth Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal in the world championship, attained glory in a 13-year-long journey with sheer hard work and determination.

Hailing from a middle-class…

Archery World Cup: Indian women's recurve team wins bronze

Gwangju (S Korea) (IANS) The Indian women's recurve team of Ridhi, Komalika Bari and Ankita Bhakat outscored the Chinese Taipei team to win a bronze medal at the ongoing Archery World Cup 2022 stage 2, here on Thursday.

The young Indian…