Sindhu, Stokes, Bumrah enthralled fans on Super Sunday

Kolkata (IANS) If Sunday started with P.V. Sindhu decimating Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in the final of the World Championships in Basel, it ended with Jasprit Bumrah destroying a hapless West Indies batting line-up with a fierce spell of fast bowling…

Sindhu becomes first Indian to win World Championships

Basel (Switzerland) (IANS) Ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu on Sunday became the first Indian to win the BWF World Championships, crushing Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in just 36 minutes in a one-sided final.

Sindhu's gold is the second…

Kohli, Rahane put India in driving seat against Windies

North Sound (Antigua) (IANS) Skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane's unbeaten half-centuries put India in the driving seat against West Indies as the visitors were 185/3 at stumps on Day 3 taking a massive 260-run lead.

After…

Ishant's fifer puts India in strong position against Windies

North Sound (Antigua) (IANS) Ishant Sharma came all guns blazing against the West Indies as the hosts could only manage to post 189/8 and trailed by 108 runs when the second day of the first Test ended.

Ishant scalped five wickets for 42 runs…

Sindhu stuns World No. 2 Tai Tzu to stom into semis of World's

Basel (IANS) P.V. Sindhu stunned World No. 2 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei 12-21, 23-21, 21-19 to storm into the semi-finals of the BWF World Championships in a rip-roaring quarter-final clash on Friday.

The ace Indian shuttler came back from…

Sumit Nagal one win away from US Open main draw

New York (IANS) India's Sumit Nagal moved a step closer towards making the main draw of the 2019 US Open. The 22-year-old beat Canada's Peter Polansky 7-5, 7-6 in two hours and five minutes in the second qualifying round to set up a clash…

Hardik Pandya turns showstopper at Lakme Fashion Week

Mumbai (IANS) India all-rounder Hardik Pandya walked the ramp at the Lakme Fashion Week 2019. While the Indian cricket team is in West Indies, Hardik has been rested for the tour with an eye on managing his workload.

Dressed in a maroon attire,…

India men thrash NZ 5-0 to win Olympic Test Event

Tokyo (IANS) The Indian men's hockey team avenged their round robin league-stage loss as they thrashed New Zealand 5-0 in the final to win the Olympic Test Event at the Oi Stadium on Wednesday.

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (7') set the…

Indian eves to face Japan in Olympic Test Event final

Tokyo (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team will on Wednesday face hosts and World No. 14 Japan in the final of the Olympic Test Event at the Oi Hockey Stadium.

After an impressive performance against the World No. 2 Australia, where they…

Kohli feels Test Championship the way forward to keep format alive

North Sound (Antigua) (IANS) India captain Virat Kohli has said that with the inception of the World Test Championship, competition among teams will shoot up and it will bring more purpose to the longest format of the game.

"The games…