On the second day of England's ongoing Test against the West Indies at Lord's, Stokes caught West Indies batsman Kirk McKenzie lbw to become just the third player after Sobers and Kallis to do the double of taking 200 wickets and amass 6,000 runs in Test cricket."Some of those who played...
New Delhi: A frustrating doping ban rocked Jarmanpreet Singh's career in 2016, but that bitter episode has long been forgotten and the defender is all set for his Olympic debut in Paris later this month.Jarmanpreet, a regular member of the Indian hockey team in recent years, was chosen among...
The previous longest Wimbledon semi-final was Serena Williams' 6-7(4), 7-5, 8-6 defeat of Elena Dementieva in 2009, a match that lasted 2 hours and 49 minutes.Some 15 years later, Paolini held her first match point at 5-4 in the third set and her second at 6-5 before overcoming Vekic in the...
The previous longest Wimbledon semi-final was Serena Williams' 6–7(4), 7–5, 8–6 loss to Elena Dementieva in 2009, a contest that lasted 2 hours and 49 minutes.Nearly 15 years later, Paolini held her first match point at 5–4 in the third set and her second at 6–5 before defeating Vekic in a...
His last captaincy assignment resulted in Sri Lanka's exit from the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup in the group stage. In a statement issued by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Hasaranga said that it was in the best interests of the team that he decided to step down from the captaincy responsibilities and...
Colombo, Wanindu Hasaranga on Thursday stepped down as Sri Lanka captain in T20 Internationals ahead of the upcoming three-match series against India.India will tour Sri Lanka for a limited-overs series, starting with three T20 matches to be played at the Pallekele International Stadium on...
Bengaluru, Manpreet Singh's life has never been easy. He had to play hockey through devastating life experiences, such as a poverty-stricken childhood, a family struggling to make ends meet, and an accusation that burns his soul to this day.Manpreet, whose resume includes an Olympic bronze...
Mumbai, Mumbai City FC on Thursday announced the signing of Greek striker Nikolaos Karelis ahead of the upcoming Indian Super League season.The 32-year-old, also known as Nicos Karelis, is set for his first stint in India. He began his youth career with Ergotelis and made his senior...
Bengaluru has no plans to retire anytime soon but former Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh knows very well that the Paris Games will be his fourth and final Olympics and he wants to give his best one last time in the greatest sporting spectacle in the world.Manpreet, 32...
Bengaluru has no plans to retire anytime soon but former Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh knows very well that the Paris Games will be his fourth and final Olympics and he wants to give his best one last time in the greatest sporting spectacle in the world.Manpreet, 32...
Zimbabwe Cricket said the player draft and fixture dates would be announced soon.The T10 tournament, the first of its kind in Africa, will see all its games played at the prestigious Harare Sports Club, just like the inaugural season. In its first year, the Zim Afro T10 rewrote the history...
The scoring pass to Jefferson Lerma was his sixth assist of the tournament, making him the player with the most assists in an edition since 2011, when statistics began counting.The previous mark belonged to Messi, who recorded 5 assists in the Copa America 2021.With this sixth assist...
New Delhi: India's top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal was defeated by Argentina's Pedro Cachin in the pre-quarterfinals of the Braunschweig ATP Challenger on Wednesday.World number 117 Catchin entered the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 7-5 win over world number 73 Nagal, who was seeded second in...
Mumbai, After careful selection through the Player Draft, the Ultimate Table Tennis franchises on Wednesday picked 48 players, including 16 foreigners, who will be seen in action at the UTT 2024 to be held in Chennai from August 22 to August 7. September.The eight teams will have six players...
On Tuesday, the BCCI announced the appointment of 2011 ODI World Cup winner Gambhir as the new head coach of the senior men's team."As a player, he has won two World Cups and as a leader, he will lead India to another World Cup glory. A true leader brings out the best in his players," Bhardwaj...
At 42, Gambhir becomes the youngest head coach of the Indian team, replacing Rahul Dravid, who ended his tenure with victory in the T20 World Cup last month. His three-year tenure at the top job begins on July 27 with the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka.A brave former left-handed opener, Gambhir...
With this win, India completed their dominance in the series, winning the ODI series 3–0 and the only Test by 10 wickets, winning the multi-format series.Vaskarkar, who was named Player of the Match and Player of the Series, produced a brilliant display of pace bowling, claiming 4-13 while...
New Delhi: Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar has picked the legendary Roger Federer as a tennis player he would have loved to bat with given the latter's "connection with cricket" and his interest in the sport.Tendulkar, a Wimbledon regular over the years, met Federer when he visited Center Court...
New Delhi: The Indian gaming industry is set to register 20 per cent growth to reach Rs 23.1 billion by FY25, according to a report on Tuesday, citing industry estimates that the number of online players in India it has reached 442 million, surpassing China.The Grant Thornton Bharat and...
Braunschweig (Germany): India's top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal advanced to the second round with an easy win over Brazil's Felipe Meligeni Alves at the Braunschweig ATP Challenger here on Tuesday.Second seed Nagal, who has qualified for the Olympics, won 6-1, 6-4 over Alves in the clay...