Indian archers produced an impressive performance, grabbing three gold, four silver and two bronze medals at the Asian Championships in Dhaka on Thursday. Two Indian boys and girls also booked quota places for the 2018 Youth Olympics. Fifteen-year-old Haryana girl Himani Kumari defeated her Mongolian opponent Bayasgalan Badamjuani 7-1 in the recurve cadet bronze play-off to bag the quota. Earlier […]
» Read moreOn the eve of the opening Test against the West Indies at Basin Reserve, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Thursday picked paceman Matt Henry as a replacement for veteran Tim Southee in the playing XI. Southee, who is expecting the birth of his child, will miss the first Test against the Caribbean side. “Henry has been playing well for […]
» Read moreIndia captain Virat Kohli was given a much-needed rest from the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka while spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja continued to be ignored in the 50-over format. While Kohli will play in the third Test in New Delhi starting December 2, his limited overs deputy Rohit Sharma will be leading the squad in three-match ODI […]
» Read morePankaj Advani dished out another superb performance to outclass Iran’s Amir Sarkhosh in the final and claim the IBSF World snooker championship here on Monday. Advani’s deadly attacking game coupled with a phenomenally tight safety play helped him secure his 18th World championship title with a 8-2 win over Sarkhosh at the Al-Arabi Sports Club. Pankaj Advani bt Amir Sarkhosh […]
» Read moreP V Sindhu’s gallant fight ended in agony as she suffered a second successive loss to world no. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei at the summit clash of the USD 400,000 Hong Kong Super Series here today. Playing her fifth straight tournament, Sindhu, who had a 3-7 head-to-head record against Tai before the match, never lacked in fitness […]
» Read moreNagpur: Indian Virat Kohli recorded the most number of international cricket centuries in a year by a captain — after notching his 19th Test ton against Sri Lanka during their second match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday. Kohli, who now has 10 centuries across the three formats, surpassed former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (9) and former […]
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