Tashkent: Tokyo Olympian Ashish Chaudhary advanced to the 80kg pre-quarterfinals with a split decision win over Meysam Gheshlaghi of Iran at the Men’s World Boxing Championships here on Tuesday. Ashish secured a hard-fought 4-1 victory against the former Asian Championships silver medalist. The 28-year-old from Himachal Pradesh displayed his attacking intent from the word go…
Mumbai: Talented youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal’s maiden century (124) went in vain as Tim David struck three successive sixes in the final over as Mumbai Indians pulled off a stunning six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League here on Sunday. The 21-year-old Jaiswal smashed 124 off just 62 balls, which was studded with…
Lucknow: Royal Challengers Bangalore will aim to shed ᨊthe over reliance on their celebrated top-order when they face a belligerent Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL here on Monday. RCB have struggled to maintain momentum provided by Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell, who have done all the scoring in the eight games so…
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…
