Rajmata Jijabai Trophy: Manipur march into semis with emphatic win over Jharkhand

Narainpur (IANS) Defending champions Manipur routed Jharkhand by five second-half goals in Group A to become the first team to reach the semifinals of the 29th Senior Women’s National Football Championship for the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy at the Ramakrishna…

3rd Test: Head, Smith put Australia in command against India

Brisbane (IANS) Left-handed batter Travis Head continued to be a thorn in India's flesh as he hit his second straight Test century, while Steve Smith found his groove through an unbeaten fifty to put Australia in total command against India on…

WPL 2025 Auction: When and where to watch, date, time, live streaming, venue

New Delhi (IANS) The WPL 2025 Auction is scheduled to be held on Sunday in Bengaluru, with 120 players set to go under the hammer for selection by the five franchises.

The auction pool includes 91 Indian players and 29 international stars,…

CLOSE-IN: Even-Steven now, India needs to win the Test match desperately

(IANS Column) It turned out to be a black Sunday for Indian cricket. The Indian Men’s Test team and the Women’s side both lost to Australia, whereas the Indian U19 side lost the final of the Asia Cup to Bangladesh. The disappointment of these defeats…

Vishwa Samudra Open 2024: Ajeetesh Sandhu registers a thumping five-shot win

New Delhi (IANS) Chandigarh’s Ajeetesh Sandhu registered a thumping five-shot win after returning a confident one-under 71 in the last round of the INR 2 crore Vishwa Samudra Open 2024 played at the historic Delhi Golf Club (DGC). Sandhu (69-67-69-71)…

BWF World Tour Finals: Treesa-Gayatri defeat Malaysian pair to keep semis hopes alive

Hangzhou (IANS) Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand outclassed Mayalsia's Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan 21-19, 21-19 in their second Group A clash of the BWF World Tour Finals here on Thursday.   

The…

Indian men's, women's teams advance in World Squash Team C'ship in contrasting styles

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian men's and women's teams continued their impressive run as both reached the knockout stage of the World Squash Team Championships 2024, reaching the pre-quarterfinals in contrasting style in Hong Kong-China on Tuesday. 

Women's Jr Asia Cup: India romp to dominant 5-0 win over Malaysia

Muscat (IANS) Penalty-corner expert Deepika netted a hat-trick as the Indian junior women’s hockey team continued its winning momentum with a commanding 5-0 victory over Malaysia in its second match in Pool A of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup here on…

India's Kush Maini wins historic Formula 2 Constructors’ Championship at Abu Dhabi GP

Abu Dhabi (IANS) Kush Maini scripts history again in the Formula 2 2024 season. The Invicta Racing team clinched the F2 Constructor’s Championship, making the 24-year-old the first and only Indian to win a FIA Constructors’ World Championship at the…

Host India begins month-long training-cum-selection camp for Kho Kho World Cup

New Delhi (IANS) Hosts India will begin its training camp at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in the national capital from December 10 to fine-tune their preparations ahead of the Kho Kho World Cup 2025.

The training camp marks the beginning of…