India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur rued a stunning lower-order collapse as world champion Australia chased down a record 331 to seal a three-wicket win in the Women’s World Cup in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. At 294 for four, with more than seven overs remaining, India looked set to cross 350, but lost its last six wickets for…
India suffered its second straight loss in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, losing to Australia by three wickets in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. The loss meant India was stuck on four points after four matches in the showpiece tournament, placed third in the standings. South Africa is placed fourth in the standings level on points…
Jamshedpur FC announced a two-year contract extension for Pronay Halder on Sunday, with the midfielder committing himself to the Men of Steel until the end of the 2026-27 campaign. The experienced midfielder, who first joined Jamshedpur in its Indian Super League Shield-winning season, has been a vital presence in the centre of the park. This…
West Indies piled on 138 runs without losing a wicket in the final session on the third day of the second Test against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The visitor ended the day at 173 for two after following on, just 97 runs short of paring scores. John Campbell and Shai…
Salman Iqbal, the long-serving coach of Pakistan’s top athlete Arshad Nadeem, was on Sunday banned for life by the country’s Athletics Federation for violating the constitution of the Punjab Athletics Association, where he holds the president’s position. Under the life ban, Iqbal can neither take part in any athletics activities nor coach or hold office…
Over the past week at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati, camaraderie, cheerleading, and team spirit were in focus as 32 nations competed for the Suhandinata Cup. From Monday, it is every player and pair for themselves as the individual leg of the BWF World Junior Championships gets underway. Indians are high on confidence…
Bengaluru Bulls was in fine form as it thrashed the Jaipur Pink Panthers 47-26 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in the Delhi leg’s first match. It was an all-round performance led by Alireza Mirzaian’s Super 10 once again, but Yogesh’s joint-career best of eight points, alongside Deepak Sankar’s High Five played an equally important role…
India was awarded five penalty runs during its Women’s ODI World Cup against Australia in Visakhapatnam on Sunday, during the 29th over of the innings. Annabel Sutherland’s slower ball beat the attempted slog sweep by Pratika Rawal before foxing Alyssa Healy behind the stumps. The ball then ricocheted off the helmet before trickling to deep…
SQUASH Seasoned Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa defeated Egyptian Nardine Garas in straight games to storm into the semifinals of the Japan Open PSA Challenger event in Yokohama, Japan. The 39-year-old former women’s world No 10 beat Egyptian second seed Garas 11-8, 15-13, 11-9 in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Joshna will now take on fourth…
Erling Haaland has had a blistering start to his season for both Manchester City and Norway, bagging a hat-trick for the latter in its FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier win against Israel on Saturday. The 25-year-old, however, had a rough start to the game after his early penalty was saved by Israel goalkeeper Daniel Peretz,…