Spinners, Renuka, Smriti help India clinch seventh Women's Asia Cup title, outplay Sri Lanka by eight wickets

Sylhet (Bangladesh) (IANS) Spinners and Renuka Thakur gave a stellar show in restricting Sri Lanka to 65/9, before Smriti Mandhana smashed an unbeaten 25-ball fifty to help India clinch their seventh Women's Asia Cup title, outplaying Sri Lanka…

Army to meet Bombay Gymkhana in All India rugby final

Mumbai (IANS) Army Sports Control Board and hosts Bombay Gymkhana scored convincing victories over their respective rivals in the Cup semifinals to set up an exciting title clash in the 87th edition of the All India & South Asia Rugby 15s Championship…

Indian-American star Theegala falls in love with Japan, but also wants to come to India for golf

Tokyo (IANS) Sahith Theegala, the Indian-American, who took the PGA Tour by storm last season with a series of superb performances in his rookie year 2021-22, is ready for the new challenge. He makes his first appearance in Japan, which is closer…

IND v SA, 3rd ODI: Start of series decider delayed due to wet outfield; inspection at 1:30pm

New Delhi (IANS) The start of the ODI series decider between India and South Africa at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Tuesday has been delayed due to wet outfield, thus delaying the toss which was scheduled for 1pm.

The official inspection…

Harmanpreet Kaur becomes India's first winner of the ICC Women's Player of the Month award

Dubai (IANS) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday was named as the recipient of the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for September 2022.

She also becomes India's first winner of the ICC Women's Player of the Month, thanks…

National Games round-up: Maharashtra surge ahead of Haryana on medals table with Mallakhamb gold

Ahmedabad (IANS) Maharashtra's Rupali Sunil Gangawane dished out a clinical performance to claim her second gold medal in the 36th National Games Mallakhamb competition at the Sanskardham Sports Academy here on Monday.

The Mumbaikar secured…

Washington Sundar replaces Deepak Chahar in India's squad for rest of ODIs against South Africa

Ranchi (IANS) Off-spin all-rounder Washington Sundar on Saturday was named as the replacement for fast-bowling all-rounder Deepak Chahar in the remainder of India's ODI series against South Africa, said the Board of Control for Cricket in India…

Indian National Car Racing Championship 2022 set to begin

Chennai (IANS) MRF Formula 2000, among the quickest racing cars in the country, will return to the MRF MMSC-Fmsci Indian National Car Racing Championship after a two-season break as the first round of the 2022 season gets underway at the Madras International…

West Indies opener Rahkeem Cornwall hammers 205 not out off 77 balls in US T20 tourney

Atlanta (IANS) West Indies allrounder Rahkeem Cornwall blasted a 77-ball 205 in a T20 tournament in the United States, hitting 22 sixes and 117 fours in a brilliant display of power-hitting in the Atlanta Open T20 Cricket Tournament here.

Playing…

IND v SA, 1st ODI: Kuldeep castles Markram with ripper of delivery, recreates famous 2019 World Cup dismissal

Lucknow (IANS) India left-arm wrists-spinner Kuldeep Yadav bowled an absolute ripper of a delivery to dismiss South Africa's Aiden Markram during the first ODI at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.