Ahmedabad: Kolkata Knight Riders entered their fourth IPL final with a thumping eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1 here on Tuesday. Mitchell Starc stuck thrice in the powerplay as KKR bowled out Sunrisers Hyderabad for 159. SRH will get one more opportunity to make the final when they face the winner of the…
Kobe (Japan): Reigning Paralympics champion Sumit Antil on Tuesday defended his F64 javelin throw world title while Thangavelu Mariyappan and Ekta Bhyan also grabbed gold medals in their respective high jump and club throw events on a productive day for India in the World Para Athletics Championships here. Antil, who had won gold in the…
Ahmedabad: Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals will face a stern test of character as they look to arrest a shocking slide in a do-or-die IPL Eliminator against an in-form Royal Challengers Bengaluru, here today. The Royals, at one stage, had looked set for a top-place finish in the league stage before a string of four defeats…
New Delhi: The iconic Sunil Chhetri on Thursday announced his decision to retire from international football after the FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait on June 6, bringing the curtains down on a career that is unparalleled in Indian football for its longevity and consistency. The long-serving national team captain announced his decision via…
New Delhi: Skipper Rishabh Pant reckons his one-match suspension probably cost Delhi Capitals a spot in the IPL playoffs as they would have had a better chance of winning the crucial game if he was on the field. Pant had to sit out the must-win clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday after he was…
Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru kept their playoff dreams intact through Rajat Patidar’s blazing fifty and a strong-willed effort from the bowlers, who set up the hosts’ 47-run victory over Delhi Capitals in the IPL here on Sunday. The target of 188 was not insurmountable, but the Capitals’ chase descended into disarray once they lost four…
Mumbai: The exclusion of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the list of centrally-contracted players was a decision that was solely taken by chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has revealed, asserting that “nobody is indispensable”. Kishan and Iyer were left out after failing to show up for domestic engagements despite a…
Bengaluru: Virat Kohli hit a brilliant 92 off 47 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru claimed a 60-run win over Punjab Kings to keep alive their slim hopes of making the Indian Premier League play-offs. Kohli, the IPL’s top run-scorer, smashed six sixes and seven fours, but fell short of a century after he was caught…
Dubai: Shivam Dube’s six-hitting prowess could help India pile up big totals in the upcoming T20 World Cup and he along with Yashasvi Jaiswal will be key to their hopes of winning the title, reckons the team’s former head coach Ravi Shastri. Both Jaiswal and Dube are set to make their World Cup debut at…
Nassau (Bahamas): The Indian men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams qualified for Paris Olympics after finishing second in their respective second-round heats at the World Athletics Relays here on Monday. In the women’s competition, the quartet of Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi and Subha Venkatesan clocked 3 minutes and 29.35 seconds to…
