Melbourne: Opener Abhishek Sharma has carved out an identity for himself with his aggressive batting and he should stick to his approach, India captain Suryakumar Yadav said on Friday after the visitors lost the second T20I against Australia by four wickets here. The 25-year-old stood out as the lone performer in the top order, smashing…
Bengaluru: Two cavalier shimmies, two well-timed fours and a nothing shot summarised Rishabh Pant’s 29-minute 17, which aptly reflected in India A’s 234 all out against South Africa A on the second day of the four-day match here on Friday. After bowling out SA ‘A’ for 309, overnight 299/9, in the first session, India succumbed…
Kannur/Bengaluru: Manuel Frederick, the first person from Kerala to win an Olympic hockey medal, died in a Bengaluru hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for cancer, on Friday morning, family sources said. He was 78. Frederick, who hailed from Kannur district of Kerala, was the goalkeeper of the Indian team that won the bronze medal…
Navi Mumabi: Jemimah Rodrigues played the innings of her life, slamming a century for the ages as India pulled off a record chase to storm into the Women’s World Cup final with a five-wicket win over defending champions Australia here on Thursday. Chasing a record target of 339, Rodrigues anchored the innings brilliantly with an…
Navi Mumbai: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was at a loss for words after her team stormed into the Women’s ODI World Cup final, but she did make a point to say that the players have already set their sights on the summit clash and are determined to “give their best” against first-timers South Africa. Jemimah…
Navi Mumbai: The Women in Blue have scripted a thrilling victory over defending champions Australia to storm into the final of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. India will now face South Africa, who earlier outclassed England in the first semifinal in Guwahati on Wednesday. It was a match filled with emotions, tension, and…
Vinay Rao, Sports desk Hyderabad: The cricketing season in Hyderabad has begun with renewed energy and expectation as teams across age groups strive to restore the city’s lost dominance in domestic circuits. From the Under-19s to the senior Ranji squad, the early signs point to progress, purpose, and potential. Under-19 Team Sets the Benchmark The…
Manama (Bahrain): Teenage wrestler Yashita dug deep into her reserves of energy to overcome a gritty Kazakh opponent and clinch the girls’ 61kg gold on a day when six Indian boxers sailed into the final to assure the country of half a dozen medals in the Youth Asian Games here on Tuesday. In an extremely…
Mumbai: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are a “generational combo” of talent, and cricket fans should celebrate the remainder of their glorious careers, says AB de Villiers, while terming the critics of the two Indian superstars as “cockroaches”. Facing intense scrutiny since the last few months, which saw both Kohli and Rohit retiring from Test…
New Delhi: India’s ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer, who suffered a ruptured spleen and rib cage injury during the third ODI against Australia, has been shifted out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Sydney hospital and is now in a stable condition, easing concerns over his health. “He has been shifted out of ICU…
