Cyber Police have issued a formal warning to cricket fans about fake India-West Indies ODI ticket scams circulating on social media platforms ahead of the first ODI scheduled for September 27, 2026, at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. The warning was issued on September 25, 2026, as demand for match tickets intensified in the days leading … Read more
In a major upset, India’s defending champions in men’s doubles badminton, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, crashed out of the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Friday. The fourth-seeded Indian duo was stunned by Thailand’s Pakkapon Teeraratsakul and Peeratchai Sukphun in the opening round. The match lasted for one hour and eight minutes with scores … Read more
Nagoya, Sep 25 (PTI) History-making long-distance runner Seema did not want her septuagenarian mother to fret over her whereabouts when she headed to Japan for the Asian Games. So, she figured a simply solution — fly away without telling her about the biggest assignment of her career. Seema, who fetched a surprise bronze in the … Read more
Max Verstappen served notice heading into qualifying, topping final practice in Baku with a 1:43.921 to edge out George Russell’s early pacesetting from Friday. Russell couldn’t quite match his own benchmark from the day before but still slotted into second at 1:44.021, with Lewis Hamilton right on his tail in third at 1:44.033, giving Ferrari … Read more
Ahead of the three-match ODI series against West Indies, starting September 27, Virat Kohli’s remarkable ODI statistics against the Caribbean side are worth noting. In 41 innings, he has amassed an incredible 2,261 runs at an average of 66.50 and a strike rate of nearly 97. Kohli was particularly brilliant in the 2018 ODI series, … Read more
Nagoya, Sep 25: In an unfortunate turn of events, defending Asian Games gold medalists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have crashed out of the opening round of the men’s doubles here on Friday. The fourth-seeded Indian pair were among the top medal contenders for India in the continental championships, having already won the medal at … Read more
Iker Lecuona opened the Italian round in style, topping first practice at the Cremona circuit with a 2:08.278 to lead an Aruba.it Racing Ducati front-runner as the WorldSBK field hit the track. His teammate Nicolo Bulega wasn’t far behind, going second quickest at 2:08.397 to make it a strong opening session for the factory Ducati … Read more
In a remarkable display of talent, India A triumphed over Australia A by 162 runs in their first four-day match held at Cap-Siechem Stadium on Friday. Key contributions from Kumar Kushagra and Shams Mulani were instrumental in this victory. Starting their second innings at 55/2 and needing 308 runs to win, Australia A was dismissed … Read more
ODI batting has been caught in a silent paradox since the Covid-19 pandemic: it has become faster but less productive. In 2023, teams scored 102,185 runs across 218 men’s ODIs, the first calendar year to cross 100,000. The scoring rate rose to 5.54 runs per over. Run rates have remained above 5 since, but batting … Read more
PANAJI: Arnav Saraf, Atharv Sadaye, Niharika Parwar and Dimple Revankar advanced to the semifinals of the Radiant State Ranking Badminton Tournament, being held at the Multipurpose Stadium in Ponda. The tournament is organised by Radiant Sports Club in association with the Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa. In the Boys’ U17 singles, … Read more