RCB pacer Harshal Patel on Wednesday bagged his 28th wicket in IPL 2021 and surpassed Jasprit Bumrah to set a new record for most wickets taken in a single season. The moment arrived in the 18th over of the Sunrisers Hyderabad innings when he dismissed their wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha on 10. He bowled a slower […]
India on Tuesday pulled out of next year’s Birmingham Commonwealth Games” hockey competition, citing COVID-19 concerns. Hockey India President Gyanandro Ningombam communicated the federation’s decision to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra. Hockey India reasoned that there is only a 32-day window available between Birmingham Games (July 28-August 8) and the Hangzhou Asian Games […]
Indian athletes and 2020 Olympic medallists PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu have featured on the cover of Vogue. While weightlifter Mirabai Chanu bagged silver, badminton star PV Sindhu and boxing legend Lovlina won bronze in the Tokyo Olympics. The trio graced the cover of the latest edition of the leading fashion magazine. […]
Indian men’s table tennis team signed off with a bronze medal in the Asian Championships after losing to formidable South Korea 0-3 in the semifinals in Doha on Friday. The Indian team was on Wednesday assured of a medal after beating Iran 3-1 in the quarterfinals. Both the semifinalists secure a bronze. In the semifinals, […]
The BCCI has invited the Presidents and the secretaries of its affiliated units to watch the Qualifier 2 and the summit clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE. The second phase of the IPL is approaching the business end with teams involved in a tight race for the Play-offs. The Qualifier is […]
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza bagged women’s doubles title of Ostrava Open 2021 with her Chinese partner Zhang Shuai in the Czech Republic on Sunday. Sania Mirza and Zhang Shuai defeated USA’s Kaitlyn Christian and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand 6-3, 6-2 in the final to claim the title. This was Mirza’s first WTA title […]
CSK captain MS Dhoni on Sunday added another feather to his cap as he achieved a huge IPL record during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders. With two catch dismissals, Dhoni surpassed KKR batter Karthik to become the keeper with most catch dismissals in the IPL. While Dhoni has 116 catch dismissals in the IPL […]
Indian women’s and mixed compound teams have managed to win silver medals at the ongoing Archery World Championships in Yankton. The Indian Women’s Compound Team and the Mixed Team had reached the gold medal match and were up against Colombia in both finals. But both fell short in difficult windy conditions against opponents that were […]
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma became the first batter in the history of the league to complete 1000 runs against a single opposition. Rohit achieved the feat during Match 34 of IPL 2021 against his familiar foes, Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi. Rohit Sharma missed Mumbai Indians’ first game of the UAE leg against […]
Indian cueist Pankaj Advani grabbed his 24th world title at the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup with a victory over Pakistan’s Babar Masih in the final on Tuesday. Advani, who won his 11th Asian title last week, started the final with a comfortable 42-13 win in the opening frame. Babar drew parity by winning the […]