3rd ODI: India hang on to win by 7 runs, clinch series 2-1

Pune (IANS) India survived a scare from England all-rounder Sam Curran (95 not out off 83 balls) as they managed to beat England by a slender 7-run margin in the third and final One-day International here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium…

Shooting WC: India win gold in men's, women's team trap

New Delhi (IANS) India won gold in both the men's and women's trap events at the shooting World Cup here on Sunday.

Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer and Shreyasi Singh won the women's title while Kynan Chenai, Prithviraj Tondaiman…

Tendulkar tests positive for Covid, family negative

Mumbai (IANS) Former India batsman and captain Sachin Tendulkar has tested positive for Covid-19.

The world's highest run-getter in Test cricket and ODI cricket shared the information on his twitter handle on Saturday.

"I have been…

England offer BCCI, IPL franchises share in The Hundred pie

New Delhi (IANS) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is reportedly luring Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises by offering them stakes in The Hundred, an innovative league starting this July in England.

According to a report published…

Junior women academies' hockey: MP side storms into semis

Bhubaneswar (IANS) Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre, Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy, Sports Authority of India (SAI) Academy, and Amritsar's Khalsa Hockey Academy won their respective quarter-final matches on Tuesday to advance…

All England Open badminton: Sindhu, Sen sail into quarter-finals

Birmingham (IANS) World champion and fifth seed P.V. Sindhu on Thursday sailed into the women's singles quarter-finals of the All England Open badminton with a quick 21-8, 21-8 win against Line Christophersen of Denmark in a Round of 16 match…

Kamal, Sathiyan, Manika, Sutirtha qualify for Tokyo Olympics

Doha (IANS) Veteran table tennis player Sharath Kamal, Gnanasekaran Sathiyan, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Manika Batra have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics that starts from July 23 this year. Sathiyan qualified by finishing top of the South Asia group…

Nikhat beats world champ at Bosphorous Boxing tournament

Istanbul (IANS) Boxer Nikhat Zareen beat reigning world champion Paltceva Ekaterina to enter women's 51kg quarter-finals at the Bosphorus Boxing Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.

Asian Championships bronze medallist Nikhat caused a major…

Sania, Ankita to lead India in Billie Jean King Cup World Group playoff

New Delhi (IANS) Veteran tennis star Sania Mirza and the country's top-ranked women's singles and doubles player Ankita Raina will lead India in the Billie Jean King Cup World Group playoff tie against Latvia. The tie is set to be held on…

Yoga gave India unique recognition before world: Rijiju

New Delhi (IANS) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that Yoga is the soft power and has given India a unique recognition before the international fraternity.

Launching 100 days' countdown to 7th International Day of Yoga (IDY)…