India Women skipper Harmanpreet Kaur with other skippers of participating nations poses for photographs ahead of the Women’s Asia Cup T20 tournament, in Dambulla, Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: PTI After Deepti & Co. restrict Nida’s side to a meagre 108, openers Smriti and Shafali put on an aggressive partnership of 85 as the Women…
Supernatural, who is fine fettle, as evidenced by his track movements, may score an encore in the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Cup (1,400m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday (July 20). False rails (width about 4m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position. 1. BEAUTIFUL BABE PLATE (1,400m),…
In the Nagpur Test of 2000, Zimbabwe followed on despite making 382 in the first innings. Andy Flower made 232 not out in the second innings, despite India trying out 10 bowlers, and the match was drawn. That remains the highest score by a wicketkeeper in Test cricket, in which he averaged 51.54. He led…
India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in Women’s T20 Asia Cup match in Dambulla, Sri Lanka on Friday, July 19. Opting to bat first, Pakistan were bowled out for 108 with experienced spinner Deepti Sharma (3/20) emerging as the most successful bowler. India, bowling in the second innings, lost three wickets to make 109 runs…
File photo of Neeraj Chopra. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra’s propensity to live in the moment and the remarkable consistency in his throws make him stand out among some of the best javelin exponents in the world, feels Athletics Federation of India chief Adille Sumariwalla. Rumours have swirled around the…
Tussles between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir appear to be a thing of the past as the duo work together for the upcoming six-match white-ball series against Sri Lanka. Both players have reportedly assured the BCCI that there would be no recurrence of their earlier on-field tussles after Gambhir took over as Head Coach last…
Greatest of all time. Undisputed. Inevitable. A force of nature. These descriptions offer just a peek at the abundance of wreaths accumulated across a career that has embodied excellence like no other. But what best encapsulates the little boy from Rosario, Santa Fe — if at all possible to summarise his galactic glory — is…
An obvious way to recount JĂĽrgen Klopp’s time as manager of Liverpool, one of the grandest clubs in the world’s most popular sport, is in titles and accolades. Between his first match in 2015 and his last on May 19th, he won seven major trophies. But a neater encapsulation of the German coach’s impact lies…
File photo of Amit Panghal. | Photo Credit: PTI Former Commonwealth Games champion boxer Akhil Kumar believes a battle-hardened Amit Panghal, who persevered through the setback of being dropped from the national team before roaring back to qualify for the Olympics, will be among the most mentally strong Indian athletes competing in the Paris Games….
Sukhjeet Singh | Photo Credit: The Hindu Six years ago, a back injury had left his right leg temporarily paralysed but Sukhjeet Singh overcame the “toughest” phase of his life to earn a spot in the Olympic-bound Indian men’s hockey squad and is determined to prove his worth in the Games beginning July 26. The…
