In-form Ridhima breaks another national record in swimming

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka swimmer Ridhima Veerendrakumar came up with yet another record-breaking performance at the 37th Sub Junior and 47th Junior National Championships as she bagged the gold medal in 50m backstroke for group II girls, here on…

T20 World Cup: India thrash Australia by 9 wickets in warm-up game

Dubai (IANS) Team India produced a clinical performance with both bat and ball as they thrashed Australia by 9 wickets in their second warm-up game, ahead of the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021, here on Wednesday.

Indian…

Norrie sets up Indian Wells final against Basilashvili

Indian Wells (IANS) Great Britain's Cameron Norrie dismissed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-2, 6-4 to make his maiden ATP Masters 1000 final at the BNP Paribas Open here on Sunday (IST).

The 26-year-old Londoner broke Dimitrov at the beginning…

Firmino, Salah and Mane star in Liverpool's 5-0 over Watford

Watford (IANS) Roberto Firmino's hat-trick and stunning goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane led Liverpool to a comprehensive 5-0 match over Watford in the Premier League, here on Saturday.

With this win, Liverpool reclaimed top spot…

Ace cueist Advani leads elite field in World snooker qualifiers

Mumbai (IANS) India's best cueist Pankaj Advani, the recent winner of the Asian Snooker Championship and World 6-Red Snooker crowns, will be the star attraction in the World Snooker Qualifiers, a National Selection Tournament, to be held here…

India to begin AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification campaign vs Oman

New Delhi (IANS) The India U-23 national football team is set to embark on their qualification campaign for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022, after being drawn in Group E of the Qualifiers.

India have been drawn alongside Oman, Kyrgyz…

Ibha revealed as mascot of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India

New Delhi (IANS) The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on Monday unveiled Ibha as the official mascot of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 in India. Ibha, an Asiatic lioness, was unveiled on the day coinciding with the International…

Medvedev sails into third round with commanding win at Indian Wells

Indian Wells (IANS) Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev arrived in Indian Wells with a 3-3 record at the BNP Paribas Open. But the world No. 2 consolidated his status as tournament favourite with a resounding 6-4, 6-2 win against American Mackenzie…

Soha bags fourth title of the season at AITA women

Bengaluru (IANS) Soha Sadiq came back from a set down to beat Akanksha Nitture of Maharashtra in the final as she bagged her third singles crown of the season at the AITA women's tennis tournament played under the aegis of KSLTA here on Saturday.

Neutral umpires are back as ICC announces officials for T20 World Cup

Dubai (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the appointments for Round One matches and the Super 12 phase of the upcoming 2021 mens T20 World Cup, comprising 20 of the best match officials from around the world. Nitin…