Star Indian top-order batter Smriti Mandhana reclaimed her No. 1 spot in the latest ICC ODI ranking for women batters released on Tuesday, following her half-century in a losing cause against Australia. Mandhana struck a 63-ball 58 in the opening game of the three-match series in Mullanpur, but her effort went in vain as Australia…
It has been an impressive start to the season for U Mumba. Looking to build on a fifth place finish in the previous season, the team opted to keep hold of most of its core from the previous season, with Anil Chaprana returning to the coach’s seat at the franchise. The early signs are all…
HOCKEY Legendary Australian hockey player Jay Stacy was on Tuesday appointed head coach of Hockey India League side Vedanta Kalinga Lancers for the upcoming edition of the tournament, which was revived earlier this year. He will take over from German coach Valentin Altenburg, who led the side in the previous campaign. The 57-year-old tactician made…
India concluded its campaign at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool with two gold medals, a silver and a bronze — all won by the women’s team. It is a result that Chief Coach Dr D. Chandralal tells Sportstar he is satisfied with, if only as a stepping stone to bigger things, and for the…
Gurjapneet Singh has had an eventful time over the last year. He made his First-Class debut, bagged his maiden IPL contract (Chennai Super Kings) and got picked for his maiden Duleep Trophy. Now, the 26-year-old left-arm pacer has taken another step in his career after being named in the India ‘A’ squad for the one-day…
Captain Martin Odegaard will miss Arsenal’s opening UEFA Champions League 2025-26 game against Athletic Bilbao after joining the team’s growing injury list. Odegaard was substituted after 17 minutes in the 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday after falling awkwardly on his right shoulder following a challenge. The Norway midfielder took…
The Dubai International Cricket Stadium had transformed from a cauldron to a sparsely filled colosseum in a matter of 24 hours, but there was no reversing Hong Kong’s winless streak in Asia Cups across formats as Sri Lanka consigned it to a four-wicket defeat here on Monday. An error-strewn performance, which saw Hong Kong spill…
Day four of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo will witness four finals, including the women’s 1500m where world record holder Faith Kipyegon of Kenya will be in action. Kipyegon has won three gold medals in the women’s 1500m, including the last two editions. She is also a three-time Olympic champion. The other medal…
High jumper Sarvesh Kushare will be the sole Indian participant in action on the fourth day at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The 30-year-old Kushare, Asian Championships silver medallist, cleared the bar set at the height of 2.25m during the qualification round on Sunday and secured his spot amongst the 13 finalists. He is…
Australia A’s tour of India will commence with the first unofficial Test at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow from Tuesday. Shreyas Iyer will lead India A and hope to put up a case for his comeback into the Indian Test team. He will be joined by Devdutt Padikkal, N. Jagadeesan and Abhimanyu Easwaran among others,…