India pegged back as Eng take 3 wickets in 1st session

Ahmedabad (IANS) India lost Cheteshwar Pujara, captain Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane to end the first session of Day 2 of the fourth Test against England on 80/4 at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. James Anderson, Ben Stokes and Jack Leach struck…

4th Test: England reduced to 74/3 at lunch

Ahmedabad (IANS) Axar Patel took two wickets while Mohammed Siraj dismissed England captain Joe Root as India reduced the visitors to 74/3 in the first session on Day 1 of the fourth Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.

England had…

WTT Contender: Paddler Sharath loses in pre-quarters

Doha (IANS) The Indian challenge came to an end at World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Doha on Thursday with the defeat of Achanta Sharath Kamal in the men's singles pre-quarterfinals.

World No.32 Sharath lost to world No.7 Lin Yun-Ju of…

'Batsmen, bowlers should adapt to any type of pitch'

Ahmedabad (IANS) Former India left-arm spinner Dhiraj Parsana, who served as curator in Ahmedabad for 36 years (1982-2018), says that an ideal pitch is one where you don't give anything to anyone for free and ensure that batsmen and bowlers have…

Vinesh Phogat enters 53kg final of Ukraine wrestling event

New Delhi (IANS) Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat on Saturday reached the women's 53kg category final of the XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial competition in Kiev, Ukraine, the Sports Authority…

IOC confirms Brisbane as preferred host for 2032 Olympics

Paris (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has narrowed down on Australian city Brisbane as its preferred candidate to host the 2032 Olympic Games.

India was among the many countries that expressed interest in hosting the Olympics…

Indian Grand Prix athletics: Dutee, Hima Das win sprints

Patiala (IANS) Assam's sprint prodigy Hima Das won the women's 200m race while Odisha's Dutee Chand dominated 100m in the second leg of the Indian Grand Prix meet at Patiala's National Institute of Sports here on Thursday.

Hima's…

Sardar Patel (Gujarat) Stadium renamed as Narendra Modi Stadium

Ahmedabad (IANS) The Sardar Patel (Gujarat) Stadium in Motera near Ahmedabad was on Wednesday renamed as the Narendra Modi Stadium. The stadium, popularly known as the Motera Stadium was recently re-opened after extensive renovation which increased…

3rd Test: England reduced to 81/4, India take upper hand (Tea)

Ahmedabad (IANS) Spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin and fast bowler Ishant Sharma struck early as India reduced England to 81/4 at the end of the first session of the day-night third Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday.

Ishant,…

Ankita wins her 1st WTA title with doubles crown at Phillip Island

Melbourne (IANS) India's Ankita Raina and her Russian partner Kamilla Rakhimova on Friday won the Phillip Island Trophy WTA 250 tennis tournament in Melbourne. The pair beat Russia's Anna Blinkova and Anastasia Potapova 2-6, 6-4, 10-7. This…