Sports
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India beat Japan by 2 runs in historic T20I
Sano: India beat Japan by two runs in their rain-truncated historic one-off T20I here on Tuesday, September 22. After posting 32 for 4 against a disciplined bowling effort by Japanese spinners, India…
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Dina Mustafa becomes first Saudi woman to win Asian Games medal
Riyadh: Saudi karate athlete Dina Mustafa has become the first Saudi woman to win a medal at the Asian Games, securing bronze in the women’s 68kg category at the 20th Asian Games…
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Suchika Tariyal wins India’s first MMA medal at Asian Games
Nagoya: India’s Suchika Tariyal signed off with a bronze medal in the women’s traditional 60kg mixed martial arts event after losing 0-2 to Singapore’s Hui Hoon Teo in the extra round of…
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India clinch silver in men’s 10m air rifle at Asian Games
Nagoya: India clinched a silver medal in the men’s 10m air rifle team event at the Asian Games here on Monday, September 21, with shooters Rudrankksh Patil and Himanshu Dhillon also qualifying…
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Smriti Mandhana becomes leading run-scorer in women’s T20Is
Nisshin: India opener Smriti Mandhana became the leading run-scorer in women’s T20Is, surpassing New Zealand great Suzie Bates’ tally of 4,758 runs during India’s Asian Games semifinal against Bangladesh, here on Sunday,…
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India opt to bat against Bangladesh in Asian Games semifinal
Nisshin: Defending champions India won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in the semifinal of Asian Games women’s T20 cricket competition, here on Sunday, September 20. India have fielded an…
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Mohammed Siraj to lead Hyderabad in two Ranji Trophy matches
Hyderabad: India pacer Mohammed Siraj will lead Hyderabad in their first two Ranji Trophy matches of the upcoming season, with C V Milind named his deputy, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) announced…
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Gambhir calls dropping Samson his toughest coaching decision
New Delhi: India head coach Gautam Gambhir said dropping Sanju Samson, the player of the tournament in India’s triumphant T20 World Cup run at home, during the recent tour to England was…
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Gambhir says Hardik and Reddy can be in same XI, praises Nitish
New Delhi: India head coach Gautam Gambhir is delighted with the progression of Nitish Reddy as a fast bowling all-rounder and said there is a strong possibility of him playing alongside Hardik…
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Indo-Pak rivalry on track that captured the imagination of Asia
The Asian Games, sometimes referred to as the Olympic Games of Asia, are scheduled to begin in Japan from September 19. The stage is set for intense competitions and for old rivalries…
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Abhishek Sharma breaks Rohit Sharma’s record, slams fastest 100
New Delhi: Abhishek Sharma on Thursday, September 17, went past former skipper Rohit Sharma, slamming the fastest T20 International century by an Indian batter off only 30 balls during the third and…
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Pakistan asks AHF to move ACT hockey matches from India
Lahore: Refusing to travel to India, citing “sensitive bilateral situation”, Pakistan on Wednesday, September 16, asked the Asian Hockey Federation to shift its Asian Champions Trophy matches to a neutral venue to…
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7 ex-Australia captains urge humanitarian support for Imran Khan
New Delhi: Seven former Australian captains have reached out to the foreign minister Penny Wong in a humanitarian appeal for former Pakistan captain and ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan over his imprisonment. The…
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India clinch 8th Asia Cup, decline trophy; BCCI explains
India’s women cricketers beat Sri Lanka by 72 runs to win a record-extending eighth Women’s Asia Cup title in Dubai on Sunday, September 13, but the champions never picked up the trophy,…
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Former Indian cricketer Sreesanth’s father dies at 89
V Santhakumaran Nair, father of former Indian cricketer S Sreesanth, died at a private hospital here, family sources said on Saturday. He was 89. He was undergoing treatment at Lisie Hospital here…
