The Esports Federation of India (ESFI) is set to launch the qualifiers for the inaugural WAVES Esports Championship (WESC 2025) which will run from September to January next year, culminating in a grand finale here in February. The championship, a key feature of the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES), will feature India’s top…
Musheer Khan once again proved his growing reputation as the next big thing in Indian cricket with a century when all seemed lost for India B in their first-round match of the Duleep Trophy against India A in Bengaluru. Put in to bat first, India B found themselves in a hole at 94 for 7…
India’s Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila bowed out of the Taipei Open Super 300 badminton tournament after a hard-fought loss in the mixed doubles quarterfinals here on Friday. The Indian duo lost 20-22, 12-21 to Thailand’s fourth-seeded pair Pakkapon Teeraratsakul and Phataimas Muenwong in a match lasting just over half an hour. Tanisha and Dhruv,…
Musheer Khan is fast emerging as another of those brilliant cricketers from the lineage of talent from the Mumbai nursery, and his 181 for India B in the Duleep Trophy match at Bengaluru has added a major bullet point to his impressive CV.Younger brother of Sarfaraz Khan, who made his India debut in a Test…
Qatar lost 3-1 to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia was held to a 1-1 draw by Indonesia, while six-times qualifier Iran secured a 1-0 win over visitors Kyrgyzstan in a dramatic opening to Asia’s third round of FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying on Thursday. Saudi Arabia playing in Group C, struggled despite playing…
India B’s Musheer Khan and Navdeep Saini recorded highest eighth-wicket partnership in Duleep Trophy history after crossing 197 runs during the first round of the tournament played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. The duo, still unbeaten, broke the 14-year record of Ramesh Powar and Abhishek Nayar, who recorded 197 runs for the…
NEW DELHI: In cricket, a no-ball is an illegal delivery by the bowler, giving the batsman a free hit in the limited-overs matches. Common reasons for a no-ball include the bowler overstepping the popping crease, delivering the ball above waist height in the batsman’s normal stance, or an overextended bowling arm.No-balls can also be called…
An added-time goal from substitute Felicio Milson gave Angola a shock 1-0 victory over Ghana in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Kumasi on Thursday. When the Black Stars failed to clear a low cross, the visitor pounced with Serbia-based Milson pushing the ball past goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi from close range on 93…
Swimming Australia (SA) has sacked coach Michael Palfrey after he triggered a media storm at the Paris 2024 Olympics by saying he hoped a South Korean athlete would beat Australian rivals at the Games. Palfrey, one of the Australian swim team’s Olympic coaches, told media days before the Games that he hoped world champion Kim…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Test matches against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, former India batting coach Vikram Rathour and legendary Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath were added to New Zealand’s coaching team on Friday. Before traveling to Sri Lanka for a two-Test series, New Zealand will play a one-off Test match against Afghanistan. From September…
