Hockey India names Amir Ali-led 20-man team for Junior Asia Cup

New Delhi (IANS) Hockey India on Monday announced the 20-member squad for the Men's Junior Asia Cup, a qualifying event for the FIH Hockey Junior World Cup 2025, to be held in Muscat, Oman from November 26 to December 4. 

India has won…

Lucy Hamilton becomes youngest bowler to take fifer in WBBL

New Delhi (IANS) Fast-bowler Lucy Hamilton has become the youngest player to take a five-wicket haul in the history of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL). Lucy has achieved this feat at 18 years and 193 days while picking 5-8 for Brisbane Heat in…

Goa Aces clinch Indian Racing League title

Coimbatore (IANS) Raoul Hyman and Gabriela Jilkova not only delivered a 1-2 finish for Goa Aces JA Racing but also helped the team clinch the Indian Racing League Championship as the curtains came down on the 2024 edition at the Kari Motor Speedway,…

National Racing C'ship: Tijil Rao dominates in Formula LGB4 title race

Coimbatore (IANS) Top driver Tijil Rao moved one step closer to clinching the overall drivers’ championship in the Formula LGB4 category in the grand finals of the 27th National Racing Championship here on Saturday. On an action-filled day at the…

FIFA unveils Club World Cup trophy ahead of tournament in 2025

Zurich (IANS) FIFA has unveiled the official Club World Cup Trophy that will be lifted for the first time at next year’s tournament. FIFA Club World Cup set to be staged at 12 world-class venues across 11 Host Cities in the United States June 15 to…

ICC halts PCB's plan to conduct Champions Trophy tour in PoK territory: Reports

New Delhi (IANS) After the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a trophy tour of the ICC Champions Trophy, covering the three cities of 'Pakistan occupied Kashmir', the International Cricket Council (ICC) has told the hosts not to go ahead…

ATP Finals: Zverev tops Ruud to continue impressive run

Turin (IANS) Alexander Zverev maintained his red-hot late-season form at the ATP Finals as the German downed Casper Ruud 7-6(3), 6-3 to notch his second victory of the week at the season finale. 

Although Ruud appeared full of confidence after…

Divyang Indian Cricket League kickstarts in Jalandhar

Jalandhar (IANS) Divyang Indian Cricket League 2024 kicked off on Thursday. A total of 120 hearing and visually impaired players from across the country are competing for the trophy in the league, organised in partnership with the Deaf Cricket Federation. 

ATP Finals: Sinner fends off Fritz; Koolhof-Mektic pair down second seed Granollers-Zeballos

Turin (IANS) World No.1 Jannik Sinner's quest to conclude his outstanding season with a ATP Finals trophy continued as the top sealed a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Taylor Fritz, moving to 2-0 in the Ilie Nastase Group. 

Fritz put Sinner through…

PM Modi hails Pankaj Advani's 'phenomenal accomplishment' in World Billiards Championships

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Indian ace queist Pankaj Advani for becoming the world billiards champion for the 20th time.

Advani clinched his 28th World Championship title (his 20th in Billiards) at the IBSF…