Sydney: Australia leg-spinner for limited-overs formats Adam Zampa says an exhausting run in 2023 left him “completely drained” which led to him missing the Indian Premier League this year for Rajasthan Royals. Zampa, who was a part of Australia’s 50-over World Cup winning campaign in India last year, pulled out of IPL-17 citing tiredness and…
New Delhi: Rutuja Bhosale won the singles rubber while the duo of Prarthana Thombare and Ankita Raina prevailed in the doubles contest as the Indian women’s team defeated Chinese Taipei 2-1 in a Billie Jean King Cup Asia-Oceania Group-1 tie in Changsha, China, on Thursday. India are currently placed third in Pool A following two…
Perth: The series already lost, India would look to work on their weak links ahead of the Paris Olympics when they take on the mighty Australia in the fourth men’s hockey Test here on Friday. The Indians started the tour on a disastrous note losing 1-5 and 2-4 against the hosts but produced a stellar…
New Delhi: Olympic gold-medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is aiming to breach the 90m mark before the Paris Olympics and says the way his preparations are going, it could happen anytime soon. Chopra’s best throw in competition came during the 2022 Stockholm Diamond League, where he hurled the spear to a distance of 89.94m. While…
Ningbo (China): Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu fought valiantly but was outperformed by sixth seed Han Yue of China in a gruelling pre-quarterfinal of the Badminton Asia Championships here on Thursday. Sindhu, who is desperately seeking to rediscover her form ahead of the Paris Olympics, fought hard for an hour and nine minutes before losing…
Jaipur: Gujarat Titans pulled off a thrilling three-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the IPL here on Wednesday. Riyan Parag (76) and Sanju Samson (68 not out) slammed cracking fifties and shared a 130-run partnership to power RR to a challenging 196 for three. In reply, GT looked down and out at 157 for six…
Chennai: Ravindra Jadeja made optimum use of a tacky Chepauk surface as Chennai Super Kings were back to winning ways after they comfortably outclassed Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in an IPL match here on Monday. It was CSK’s third win in five games, all of which have come at Chepauk, having lost the…
Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants pulled off their third successive target-defence on Sunday, and skipper KL Rahul lauded his bowlers for their ability to read the pitch and adapt to the given roles. LSG made 163 for five on a gripping pitch here, and then bundled out GT for 130 to celebrate a 33-run victory, their…
Mumbai: Hardik Pandya finally got his first win as Mumbai Indians skipper as the five-team champions logged home their first points in this year’s IPL with a 29-run victory over Delhi Capitals here on Sunday. It was Romario Shepherd’s 39 not out off 10 balls that became the difference with 32 coming in the 20th…
Jaipur: Virat Kohli may be leading the IPL charts with 316 runs as an opener, but Rajasthan Royals’ head coach Kumar Sangakkara feels that Jos Buttler is, by far, the best white ball opener in world cricket. Buttler was back in form with a 58-ball-100 not out as Rajasthan easily beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by…
