New York: Experienced Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalov failed to progress to the semi-finals in the men’s doubles event at the ongoing US Open after losing their third-round match against the Dutch-Romanian duo of Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau. The Indian-Canadian pair suffered a 5-7, 5-7 defeat against Rojer […]
Southampton: Australia have reclaimed the top spot in the ICC T20I team rankings after briefly conceding it to England during the recently concluded three-match series at the Ageas Bowl, which the visiting side lost 1-2. The Aaron Finch-led side had started the series at 278 points, 10 ahead of second-placed England, but were overtaken by […]
New Delhi: Olympic-bound boxer Vikas Krishan’s request to train in the United States as part of his preparations for Tokyo Games has been approved by the Sports Authority of India (SAI). Vikas will be travelling to the US later this week along with his coach Ron Simms Jr. and they will train at the Alexandria […]
Dubai: Skipper Virat Kohli feels the current Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team is the ‘most balanced’ since IPL 2016 when they reached the final, only to lose to SunRisers Hyderabad. “We’ve got a great balance of experience, the skill required for T20 cricket and the youngsters in the team who are eager to take up the […]
New Delhi: Former India captain MS Dhoni on Thursday said that with the final induction ceremony of the Rafale jets into the Indian Air Force (IAF), the world’s best combat proven 4.5 generation fighter plane has got the world’s best fighter pilots. “With the final induction ceremony, the world’s best combat proven 4.5 generation fighter plane […]
Dubai: Back into the thick of things after five months of coronavirus-forced break, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli is happy with the fitness level of his team members, saying “everyone is looking in great shape” ahead of the IPL beginning on September 19. Kohli, a fitness freak, also said that he himself felt good […]
Melbourne: The onsite hotel at the Adelaide Oval is set to serve as biosecure bubble for the Australian men’s squad ahead of the four-match Test series against India scheduled to be played towards the end of the year. According to a report in cricket.com.au, the Aaron Finch-led squad, currently involved in a limited-overs series in […]
New York: Fourth seed Naomi Osaka outlasted an inspired Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final to win the women’s singles title of the US Open on Saturday. It’s Osaka’s second US Open title and third Grand Slam title after her victories at the 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open. “In the end […]
New York: Austria’s Dominic Thiem claimed his first Grand Slam title with a jaw-dropping comeback to edge past Germany’s Alexander Zverev 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(6) in Sunday’s US Open final here. From being two sets down, the 27-year-old world number three was in all sorts of trouble before hitting back from a break down […]
New Delhi:The Sports Ministry has announced that sports facilities in eight states will be upgraded to Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) at a cost of Rs 95.19 crore. In the first leg, the eight states that have been approved for setting up of KISCEs are Odisha, Mizoram, Telangana, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka […]
Manchester: Australia have picked 20 points from their first series of the ongoing ICC World Cup Super League, completing a 2-1 series win over England. On Wednesday, Glenn Maxwell and Alex Carey scored brilliant centuries as Australia chased down 303 in the final ODI against England with two balls to spare at the Old Trafford. […]
Manchester: Star Indian batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have maintained their top two positions in the latest ICC rankings for ODI batters which got updated following the completion of the three-match series between England and Australia. While Kohli is at the numero uno spot with 871 rating points, Rohit has 855 rating points and […]
Bhubaneswar: After a period of uncertainty and suspense due to the Covid-19 pandemic the favourite pastime of the country, IPL 2020, is all set for a bugle in the desert kingdom of United Arab Emirates (UAE) from tomorrow. The whole tournament will be played in three stadiums-Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sheikh […]
New Delhi: After months of uncertainty, the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to get underway on Saturday, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Like in previous editions, the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians and MS Dhoni-captained CSK would enter the tournament as clear favourites. However, considering the unpredictability that the T20 […]
Abu Dhabi: His sabbatical from the game has done Mahendra Singh Dhoni a world of good, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said on Friday, asserting that the enigmatic skipper is “mentally engaged and determined” to encounter the challenges of a “tactically different” IPL. Dhoni‘s CSK will take on Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians in the […]
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