Auckland: The Indian women’s hockey team booked its place in the semifinals of the FIH Nations Cup with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Japan, courtesy goals from captain Salima Tete and Lalremsiami here on Tuesday. The win was India’s second in Pool A of the tournament, which serves as a qualifier for next year’s FIH…
Lucknow: With the Indian team management keen on testing different combinations ahead of next year’s ODI World Cup, it remains to be seen whether Kuldeep Yadav and Yashasvi Jaiswal get into the playing XI in the second ODI against Afghanistan here on Wednesday. The hosts lead the three-match series 1-0 after their comfortable win in…
Birmingham: The peerless Deepti Sharma strangulated an out-of-sync Pakistan with a five-wicket haul after Smriti Mandhana’s delectable half-century as India thrashed Pakistan by 64 runs to make a winning start to their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign here on Sunday. Courtesy Mandhana’s classy 44-ball-68 and Richa Ghosh’s muscular 34 off 17 balls, India managed a…
Vinay Rao Hyderabad cricket is moving. After years of dysfunction and court battles, there is finally an administration trying to do things differently. That effort is real and deserves acknowledgement. But ambition without accountability creates its own problems. And the questions piling up around HCA right now — unanswered, unacknowledged, carefully avoided — suggest that…
New Delhi: Fitness startup FITTR on Friday said that cricketer Rohit Sharma has joined the company as an investor and equity partner by investing an undisclosed amount. Sharma began his association with FITTR as its first brand ambassador. “…Rohit found strong alignment with his personal values and strategic outlook, making the move from ambassador to…
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wants former India captains Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to play in the 2025-26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The premier domestic one-day tournament is scheduled to take place from December 24 to January 18. According to a report in the Times of India…
Dharamshala: Rohit Sharma’s match fitness will be tested, but India’s team management would also closely monitor Nitish Kumar Reddy’s performance as a back-up for injury-prone Hardik Pandya when they formally begin their 2027 World Cup preparations with the first ever ODI series against Afghanistan here on Saturday. Having nursed a hamstring niggle during the IPL,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the passing away of Asian Games gold medallist shooter Jaspal Rana, and said his demise was a profound loss to the world of Indian sports. Rana, 49, breathed his last at a Delhi hospital on Thursday night. “Deeply saddened by the passing of Shri Jaspal Rana…
New Delhi: Jaspal Rana, the Asian Games gold medallist shooter who later guided Manu Bhaker to her historic double bronze-medal feat at the Paris Olympics as a coach, has died. He was 49. According to National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, Rana breathed his last at a Delhi hospital on…
Online Sports Desk Hosts Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, played in front of a roaring crowd of over 100,000 at the historic Meico City Stadium. South Africa started the tournament looking organized and defensively disciplined, absorbing relentless pressure from the Mexican attack. Both sides traded…
