In Nour El Sherbini, Anahat Singh on Thursday faced a woman regarded by many as squash’s greatest of all time. Yet, going into the match, India head coach Harinder Pal Sandhu believed the teenager “definitely does have a shot” against the legend. An obvious reason for confidence was the junior world champion’s recent performances and … Read more
In a stunning display of batting, England’s white-ball captain Harry Brook made history by scoring a double century in an ODI match against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Brook’s impressive innings of 202 runs off just 116 balls included 21 fours and 10 sixes, making him the first English player to achieve this feat … Read more
Team India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has opened up on dealing with the outside noise following the Men in Blue’s six-wicket win over New Zealand in the first T20I of the five-match series at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Thursday, October 22. Chasing a record 226-run target, Sanju Samson laid the foundation with a blistering knock … Read more
The second round of the recently concluded Ranji Trophy season witnessed a bit of everything. Chinmay Sutar, 29, became only the second batter in Ranji history to score 400. Uday Saharan grabbed the spotlight with a cracking 161 while all eyes were on Shubman Gill. Young Kartik Yadav, all of 19, picked up 5/37 in … Read more
For India, New Zealand chose to reserve their best. Glenn Phillips turned it on with an unbeaten 40-ball 82, Finn Allen carved 45 off 24 balls, before Bevon Jacobs left India high and dry with 31 off 16. But evidently, even 225 wasn’t enough as India orchestrated a fascinating chase in the first T20I at … Read more
For the first time in men’s T20I cricket, five Indian bowlers conceded 40 or more runs in an innings as New Zealand posted 225/4 in the first T20I in Christchurch on Thursday (Oct 22). Finn Allen scored 45 off 24 balls, while Glenn Phillips remained unbeaten on 82 off 40 deliveries to help the hosts … Read more
The Indian bowlers scripted an unwanted record on Thursday in the first of the five-match T20I series against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Taking advantage of the struggling Indian bowling line-up, New Zealand posted 225/4, thanks to Finn Allen’s 45 and Glenn Phillips’ unbeaten 82 after being sent to bat first. India … Read more
India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the opening match of their five-game T20 International series at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Thursday. The decision set up the hosts to bat first under the floodlights, with India looking to take advantage of the new ball and … Read more
India continued to strengthen their medal tally at the Asian Para Games on October 22, delivering an impressive series of performances across para-athletics, para-swimming and para-badminton in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. A historic podium sweep in the men’s high jump T63, multiple medals on the track and the swimming pool, and two bronze medals in badminton highlighted … Read more
Ningbo: American teenager Iva Jovic made a strong start to her Ningbo Open debut as she defeated two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini in the round of 16 at Centre Court here on Thursday. Jovic, seeded fourth, received a bye in the first round and recovered from 1-3 down in the first set to beat … Read more