New Delhi: The dramatic detention of protesting wrestlers by Delhi Police on Sunday was condemned by several politicians and former sportspersons who termed the act as “shame on the government”. Top wrestlers, including the likes of Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, were detained for violation of law and order after they breached the…
Salalah (Oman): India played out a thrilling 1-1 draw against arch-rivals Pakistan in their third Pool A game to continue their unbeaten run in the men’s Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament in Salalah here. Sharda Nand Tiwari (24th minute) gave India the lead in the high-stake match on late Saturday night but it was nullified by…
Frisco: Arjun Atwal, playing his first senior Major and only his second event on the Champions Tour, got off to a modest start at one-over 73 that gave him a good chance of making the weekend cut at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. Atwal, the only Indian to have won on the PGA TOUR, was tied…
Dubai: The winners of next month’s World Test Championship Final between India and Australia at The Oval will take home USD 1.6 million in prize money, while runners-up will get richer by USD 800,000, the ICC announced here on Friday. The championship decider will be played at The Oval, London from June 7-11 with June 12…
Las Vegas: India’s Aditi Ashok recovered from the opening day reversal to claim a win over USA’s Caroline Inglis in the second match and stay in the hunt for a spot in the knockout stage of LPGA Match-Play here. Aditi, who lost her first match on the 18th hole, won her second match against Inglis as…
New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a “magician” who can turn someone else’s “trash into treasure” says the great Matthew Hayden, who also reckons that the former India captain’s unmatched contribution to the CSK success story makes his playing future with the franchise “almost irrelevant”. Dhoni’s tactical genius has played a big part in CSK reaching…
New Delhi: A 12-member team from the MotoGP commercial rights holder, Dorna Sports, has concluded a recce of the Buddh International Circuit ahead of its inaugural race here on September 22-24. The team, led by Dorna events director Norma Luna, meticulously surveyed the circuit to evaluate various technical aspects as well as inspect the broadcast setup…
Kuala Lumpur: Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth booked their places in the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament with contrasting wins over their respective rivals here on Thursday. While double Olympic medallist and sixth seed Sindhu disposed of Aya Ohori of Japan in straight games in women’s singles, Prannoy…
New Delhi: India have been drawn alongside United Arab Emirates, Maldives and China in Group G of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 Qualifiers. The official draw of the tournament was held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday. Group G of the Qualifiers will be hosted by China between September 6…
New Delhi: A decision on Asia Cup’s fate will be taken on the sidelines of the IPL final, which will be attended by a host of top Asian Cricket Council (ACC) dignitaries, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said on Thursday. Pakistan have the hosting rights for this year’s Asia Cup but with BCCI deciding against sending…
