Bloemfontein: Having already sealed a Super Six berth, record five-time champions India will be expected to breeze past the USA in their final group game of the U-19 World Cup here on Sunday. India beat Bangladesh and Ireland in their first two games and will top the group if they win against a struggling USA,…
New Delhi: Olympic bronze-medallist and six-time boxing world champion M C Mary Kom on Thursday refuted reports that she has announced retirement. The 41-year-old, who is already past the age eligibility to compete on the amateur circuit, said she still hasn’t made any formal announcement of calling it quits. “I haven’t announced retirement yet and…
Hong Kong: Man Singh became only the second Indian man to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Marathon Championships as he won the race with a personal best time here on Sunday. The 34-year-old Man Singh clocked two hours, 14 minutes and 19 seconds (2:14:19) to win the competition. His earlier best was 2:16:58,…
Ranchi: The Indian women’s hockey team is focussing on sharpening skills and synchronizing movements of its forwards to form a potent attacking force in its bid to clinch an Olympic berth in the qualifying tournament beginning here Saturday, striker Lalremsiami Hmarzote said on Thursday. The top three teams in the eight-country tournament, to be played…
Kolkata: Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday backed stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to feature in India’s squad for the T20I World Cup in June. The duo, who have not featured in any T20I for about 14 months, have made themselves available for the sport’s shortest format, and it remains to be seen if…
Cape Town: India eased to a seven-wicket win in the second Test against South Africa here on Thursday to level the two-match series. Set a target of just 79, India raced to victory in 12 overs as the Test ended after lunch on the second day. Earlier, Aiden Markram scored the most combative hundred of…
Sydney: Batting stalwart David Warner on Monday announced his retirement from ODI cricket alongside the end of his Test career here this week but will be continue to play T20 cricket for Australia. The 37-year-old swashbuckling opener, however, kept the door open for himself to be available for the 2025 Champions Trophy if the Australian…
Mumbai: A fine 82 from Jemimah Rodrigues and a brisk unbeaten 62 from Pooja Vastrakar propelled India Women to their highest ODI total of 282/8 against Australia in their opening match here on Thursday. India’s previous best against Australia in ODIs was 281/4 at Derby in 2017. With several top-order batters failing to convert starts,…
Centurion: South Africa were all out for 408 in their first innings in reply to India’s 245 on day 3 of the opening Test here on Thursday. South Africa added 152 runs to their overnight score of 256 for 5 to take their overall lead to 163 runs. Marco Jansen was unbeaten on 84, while…
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday constituted a three-member ad hoc committee to run the day-to-day affairs of the WFI after the sports ministry suspended the wrestling national body for not following the provisions of its own constitution while taking decisions. Wushu Association of India president Bhupinder Singh Bajwa will be the chairman…
