Kim Cotton becomes first female on-field umpire in men's international cricket

Dunedin (New Zealand) (IANS) Kim Cotton of New Zealand made history on Wednesday, becoming the first female on-field umpire to stand in a men's international match between two ICC full-member countries.

Cotton officiated the second T20I…

MCA to create a memorial of Dhoni's World Cup winning six at Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai (IANS) The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to immortalise the winning six by Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the 2011 World Cup final by creating a memorial of the title-winning shot by the former India captain, who sealed the World Cup…

Despite retirement from int'l cricket, Dhoni highest taxpayer in J'khand

Ranchi (IANS) According to the Income-Tax Department, former captain of the Indian cricket team MS Dhoni has consistently been the highest individual taxpayer in the state, ever since he started his career in international cricket.

The I-T…

CCI billiards: Gilchrist, Hall top stars; Pankaj Advani to lead Indian challenge

Mumbai (IANS) Peter Gilchrist of Singapore, winner of multiple world billiards titles, and Rob Hall of England will be the star attractions during the Rs 10 lakh prize-money CCI Classic Invitation Billiards (time format) Championship here from April…

World Boxing glory not enough to power Indian women to Paris 2024

New Delhi (IANS) India might have won four gold medals at the just-concluded IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, but the road ahead for the pugilists is tough amid the uncertainties of the qualification scenario for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Spain Masters 2023: Sindhu loses to Gregoria Tunjung in final

Madrid (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu fell short of the Madrid Spain Masters badminton 2023 women's singles title following an 8-21, 8-21 loss to Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the final, here on Sunday.

For Sindhu, the…

Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup kicks off in Sofia

Sofia (IANS) The second leg of this year's FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series kicked off here in the Arena Sofia Hall.

"For the 12th time, Sofia hosts this real feast," city deputy mayor Miroslav Borshosh said at the opening ceremony…

Khelo India WHL: HAR Hockey Academy beat HIM Hockey Academy 7-3

Lucknow (IANS) HAR Hockey Academy and SAI BAL Team registered victories in their respective games on the fourth day of the Khelo India Women's Hockey League (U-21 -Phase 2), here.

In the first game of the day, HAR Hockey Academy defeated…

Hockey India names 39-member men's core group for national coaching camp

Mumbai (IANS) Actress Pooja Dey, who made her debut with reality show 'Dating in the Dark', was further seen in the erotic web series 'Gandii Baat Season 5', in which she played the character of Nandini, a lesbian. The actress has…

Formula 2: India's Jehan Daruvala eyes double-podium repeat in Melbourne

Mumbai (IANS) Indian racer Jehan Daruvala will be hoping to conjure up some Melbourne magic and score a repeat of his Jeddah double podium as the Formula 2 championship heads to Australia for some weekend action.

The 24-year-old, who races…