Tashkent: Indian boxers will be highly motivated to better the one bronze medal secured in the previous edition when they step inside the ring for the men’s World Championships, starting here from Monday. There are no Olympic berths on offer but the Worlds will provide the pugilists with good preparation ahead of September’s Asian Games, which…
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians players and coaching staff on Sunday paid glowing tributes to Rohit Sharma after he completed 10 years as captain of the five time IPL champions. Rohit was handed the leadership role for the first time on April 24, 2013. He went on to guide the Mumbai Indians to titles in 2013, 2015,…
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders “do not regret” losing players who are now bringing laurels to other franchises, said team CEO and managing director Venky Mysore on Sunday, adding they made the decisions based on “available information”. Shubman Gill’s loss has been Gujarat Titans’ gain as the India opener played a key role in winning the title…
Kochi: National champion Jyoti Gawate and Arjun Pradhan will lead the women’s and men’s elite field in the inaugural Kochi Marathon here on Monday. The marathon will flag off from Maharaja’s College Ground and will take place in four categories of Marathon (42.195km), Half Marathon (21.097km), 10km Run and 3km Green Run. Over 6000 runners from…
New Delhi: The protesting wrestlers on Saturday claimed that a few people have entered their movement with a motive to lead it to a different direction but did not clarify who they were. Bajrang Punia, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist, said the wrestlers won’t let anyone use their platform for political gains. “A few people…
Kathmandu: An unbeaten 209-run opening partnership between Mankeshi Chaudhary and Binita Pun helped Nepal beat India by 10 wickets to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in a five-match Women’s T20 series for the visually challenged. Nepal had won the first match, while India levelled the series in the next match only for Nepal to take the…
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings will head into the IPL match against Punjab Kings as favourites with spin bowlers expected to play a huge role in the home side’s scheme of things, here on Sunday. Both teams head into the game on the back of defeats in their previous matches. While CSK fell short by 32 runs…
Mumbai: Misfiring Mumbai Indians will have to bring their ‘A-game’ to the show in order to stop Rajasthan Royals’ juggernaut when the two teams meet in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. RR are currently at the top of the table with some incredible performances — for example their one-sided routing of Chennai…
Vallarta: Continuing to divide his time between the PGA TOUR and the PGA Champions Tour, India’s Arjun Atwal opened his campaign with a one-under 70 to lie tied 65th at the Mexico Open. Atwal, who turned 50 last month to become eligible for the PGA Champions Tour, had two birdies, one of them on his closing…
New Delhi: With back-to-back wins giving them some momentum, Delhi Capitals will hope their batters complement the bowling unit as they eye a season double against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a battle of IPL laggards here on Saturday. The two teams are coming into the match following DC’s nail-biting seven-run win on Monday and SRH will…
