Hasaranga, Rajapaksa, Adil Rashid, Wade earn PSL 2023 contracts through player draft

Karachi (IANS) Sri Lanka's 2022 T20 Asia Cup winning duo of leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga and left-handed batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa, along with Englands T20 World Cup winning member in leg-spinner Adil Rashid are some of the big names to have earned…

Karman Kaur Thandi wins the 'Most Stylish Sportsperson' Award at IFA 2022

Gurugram (IANS) India's No. 1 women's singles tennis player -- Karman Kaur Thandi -- won the 'Most Stylish Sportsperson' Award at the India Fashion Awards (IFA) 2022.

Karman, who trains at the RoundGlass Tennis Academy, was…

Tennis: Bhambri, Ymer to headline qualifiers at 5th Tata Open Maharashtra

Pune (IANS) Indian star Yuki Bhambri and the last edition's semifinalist Elias Ymer will be the top contenders in a highly-competitive field for the singles qualifiers of the fifth edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra tennis tournament.

The…

MI Emirates, MI Cape Town unveil their official match kits for ILT20, SA20

Mumbai (IANS) The Mumbai Indians (MI) Global on Thursday unveiled the official playing kits that its two new teams - MI Emirates and MI Cape Town -- will be donning in the upcoming inaugural season of ILT20 and SA20 in UAE and South Africa respectively.

IND v BAN, 1st Test: Pujara, Iyer stitch unbeaten 62-run stand, take India to 174/4

Chattogram (IANS) Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer got India back on track against Bangladesh through an unbeaten 62-run stand to take the visitors to 174/4 in 56 overs at tea break.

Though India batted a little slower than in the first session,…

FIFA World Cup: French record breakers set for semifinal with Morocco

Doha (Qatar) (IANS) France go into their World Cup semifinals against Morocco as the favourites to repeat their place in the final from 2018, when they also won the title.

The French also reached the final of the 2016 European Championship,…

J&K's Ayeera Chishti creates history by winning medal at World Junior Wushu Medal

Srinagar (IANS) Ayeera Chishti, a world-class Wushu athlete from Jammu and Kashmir, has made the name of the country and the union territory famous by winning a bronze medal at the 8th World Junior Wushu Championship.

She has become the first…

Australia complete West Indies sweep to close in on World Test Championship final

Adelaide (IANS) Australia have moved one step closer to cementing their spot at next year's ICC World Test Championship final with a dominant 419-run victory over the West Indies in the second Test here on Sunday.

The World Test Championship…

IOC to look to allow Russian, Belarus athletes to participate internationally

Luasanne (IANS) The 11th Olympic Summit saw all representatives supporting the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to follow up on an initiative of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in international…

PT Usha becomes first woman IOA president

New Delhi (IANS) Legendary athlete PT Usha was on Saturday officially elected as the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) during the governing body's polls.

Usha -- a multiple Asian Games gold medallist -- was declared…