NEW DELHI: India’s cricketing stars Smriti Mandhana and Renuka Singh Thakur have made significant strides in the latest ICC T20I rankings, with Mandhana moving up to fourth place among batters and Thakur ascending to fifth among bowlers. These advancements reflect their exceptional performances in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup.Smriti Mandhana, India’s opener and vice-captain, now…
Following the Indian men’s hockey team’s historic bronze medal win at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh’s unique celebration became an iconic moment amid the exhilarating celebrations at the Oi Hockey Stadium. Now, three years later, such cherished moments are preserved as picture galleries in phones and on digital platforms. Eleven members of…
It is not often that siblings qualify for Olympic badminton together — and even less common that two pairs of siblings play each other in a women’s doubles match. Twins Annie and Kerry Xu of the United States battled it out with Bulgarian sisters Stefani and Gabriela Stoeva on Tuesday at the Porte de La…
Chennaiyin FC announced on Tuesday a 22-member squad for the 133rd edition of the Durand Cup, scheduled from July 27 to August 31. The Marina Machans will begin their charge against the Indian Army on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/d1R4N96Cvc — Chennaiyin F.C. (@ChennaiyinFC) July 30, 2024 “It’s a very good team because it’s a mixture of senior team players…
Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win multiple medals at a single Olympic game on Tuesday when she landed bronze with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m pistol mixed team event, beating South Korea 16-10 at the Paris Olympics. She had earlier opened India’s account at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a bronze in…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics began in Paris on July 26 and concludes on August 11. On Tuesday, a total of 11 medal events will be held across shooting, table tennis, judo, artistic gymnastics, rugby sevens, fencing and swimming. Here are the medal events for Day Four of Paris 2024 Olympics (timings in…
Canada appealed against being docked six points by FIFA in a drone-spying scandal at the Paris 2024 Olympics women’s football tournament, and a verdict is expected hours before the team plays its last group-stage game Wednesday. FIFA punished Olympic defending champion Canada on Saturday — and banned coach Bev Priestman and two assistant coaches for…
Rohan Bopanna has announced that he is retiring from Indian tennis after bowing out of the Paris 2024 Olympics in the men’s doubles first round alongside N. Sriram Balaji on Monday. The Indian duo lost 7-5, 6-2 to French duo of Gael Monfils and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Bopanna represented India in the Asian Games in Hangzhou,…
NEW DELHI: Batsmen hitting bowlers for long and big sixes is a common occurrence these days. Sometimes the ball lands in the crowd, sometimes out of the stadium.Invariably, the ball is most of the times thrown back if it lands amongst the spectators. The ball, deemed to be lost, is most of the times replaced…
BILLIARDS Advani, Sitwala to feature in Western India Billiards and Snooker Championship Multiple-time world champion Pankaj Advani and the current Asian and national billiards champion Dhruv Sitwala will be among the competitors at the Western India Billiards and Snooker Championship starting here on August 3. The competitions will feature three categories: senior billiards, senior snooker…
