St. Louis (USA): Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa remained on course for a podium finish following a draw with tournament leader Wesley So of the United States in the fifth round of the Sinquefield Cup, which is a part of the Grand Chess Tour. The draw as black meant that Praggnanandhaa remained in the joint second…
Galle: A gruelling trial by spin awaits Indian batters in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka beginning here on Saturday with head coach Gautam Gambhir’s standing as the country’s red-ball in-charge relying heavily on its outcome. Under Gambhir, India have been a near-infallible white-ball unit as revealed by their rampaging title-winning runs in the Champions…
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Cricket Association will soon come out with a comprehensive road map to give a fresh fillip to cricket across all the 33 districts of Telangana, according to T. Seshnarayan, Chairman, Constitution of the District Cricket Infrastructure Development Committee (Hyderabad Cricket Association). Seshnarayan, who briefed media on Wednesday in the presence of some of…
New Delhi: Indian golfing stalwart Jeev Milkha Singh has urged the Kapil Dev-led PGTI not to bar players from participating in the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) as they have every right to earn a “good livelihood” and build their game through such events. The 54-year-old owner of four European Tour and six Asian Tour…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) has stepped up its opposition to the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) proposed expansion of cricket administration into Telangana districts, warning that any unilateral appointments, trials, infrastructure programmes or commercial arrangements undertaken before the legal and administrative issues are settled could amount to an attempt to create a “fait accompli”…
New Delhi: Starting from the Sri Lanka Test series that begins later this week, the Indian cricket team will be back in action after a brief break. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) will host India for a three-match T20I series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on September 13, 15 and 17, according to a report….
Belfast: Afghanistan secured a direct qualification for the 2027 ODI World Cup after beating Ireland by three wickets in the third ODI here on Monday. After producing a fine bowling performance to bowl Ireland out for a mere 206 in 46.3 overs, Afghanistan slipped from 97 for two to 176 for seven at one stage…
New Delhi: India secured 17 medals, including four gold at the U-23 Commonwealth Fencing Championship, dominating both the men’s and women’s individual events currently underway in Lagos, Nigeria. Team India captured four gold, four silver, and nine bronze medals after the opening day of the event which began on Sunday and will run till August…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded Commonwealth Games gold-winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain for objecting to a distorted map of India at a restaurant in Glasgow during his light-hearted interaction with the CWG medal-winners here. The PM cracked jokes and heard from the medallists about their experiences building up to the Games and during their…
Eugene (USA): National senior record holder high jumper Pooja Singh failed to live up to the expectations, finishing seventh in the final, as India ended their World Athletics U20 Championships campaign with three medals here. The 19-year-old Pooja could only clear 1.84m, way below her national senior record height of 1.93m. She failed to sail…
