After a blitz from Nadine de Klerk stole a win from under India’s feet against South Africa at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam a few days ago, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur sat quietly, processing the downward spiral. It was a game India’s famed batting lineup should have put to bed before the fielding effort began. But…
Cristiano Ronaldo took a big step towards playing in a record sixth World Cup after Portugal beat Ireland 1-0 in their Group F qualifier match on Sunday. However, the 40-year-old was far from his best as he missed from the spot late in the game, but was saved from his blushes after Ruben Neves netted…
India and Australia play each other in a Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 league stage fixture at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. The last time the sides met in a women’s ODI match was on September 20 — it was the third of a three-match series being played in India. It was a…
The Israel Gymnastics Federation said it was appealing Indonesia’s decision to block the country’s gymnasts from competing in a world championship, calling the move by the world’s largest Muslim-majority country “outrageous”. The Southeast Asian nation said on Friday it had denied visas to Israeli gymnasts amid an outcry over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, costing…
In 2014, China’s bid for a sixth straight Thomas Cup title was spoiled with a shock 0-3 loss to Japan in the semifinals in New Delhi. The procession had started with Kenichi Tago beating Chen Long in straight sets in the opening singles. Chen went on to win two World Championship title, an Olympic gold…
India will look to bounce back from a damning defeat when it takes on unbeaten Australia in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 match in Visakhapatnam. India failed to capitalise on early breakthroughs against the Proteas, conceding the match by three wickets in the same venue. The Women in Blue have had a scratchy start…
Hello, and welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between India and West Indies in New Delhi! India once again finds itself in a thoroughly commanding position after two days of dominant Test cricket. Powered by centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, India posted 518/5 before declaring yesterday, before Ravindra…
Bengaluru Torpedoes continued its winning run in the Prime Volleyball League at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday, defeating Kochi Blue Spikers 13-15, 17-15, 15-9, 15-12. Matt West was named the Player of the Match. Abhishek CK provided the early flair to Kochi’s attacks, but the Torpedoes matched up its intensity with…
The 11th Asian Aquatic Championship concluded as China dominated the final day of water polo, winning gold in both the men’s and women’s categories on Saturday at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Ahmedabad. The Chinese women’s team powered past Japan 22-17 in the final, while the men’s side edged Iran 16-15 (5-4) in sudden death…
A day after securing the 100m title, Chinese Taipei-based Parth Singh, representing Jharkhand, leaped to 7.82m to break the six-year-old men’s under-20 long jump meet record in the National junior athletics championships at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. He jumped more than the World under-20 championships qualifying mark (7.58m). Javelin thrower Himanshu Jakhar, who…