Odisha FC secured its place in the group stage of the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League 2024-25 with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Etihad Club of Jordan in its final Group B match. The match was a thrilling encounter from the start, with both teams creating early chances. Odisha’s Jennifer Kankam Yeboah opened the scoring…
British archer Jodie Grinham became the first pregnant Paralympics athlete to win a medal when she took bronze in women’s individual compound, official Paralympics social media accounts said on Saturday. Seven months pregnant, 31-year-old Grinham held her nerves to beat Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist and friend Phoebe Paterson Pine by a razor-thin 142-141 scoreline in…
NEW DELHI: KL Rahul‘s leadership has been praised by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) fielding coach Jonty Rhodes, who acknowledged Rahul’s efforts since taking charge of the franchise in its inaugural season in 2022. Under Rahul’s captaincy, LSG made it to the playoffs in the first two seasons but finished seventh in the 2024 edition, raising…
Hockey India on Sunday announced financial assistance of Rs two lakh to the country’s men’s and women’s senior core group probables, who have not yet got jobs in government institutions or public sector undertakings. The decision was taken during Hockey India’s AGM here. Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey said the decision was taken after it…
While Erling Haaland is back to scoring hat-tricks, Kylian Mbappe awaits his first league goal in the Royal White. Here’s what else unfolded in the beautiful game across the globe. Premier League Manchester City began its Premier League defence with a confident 2-0 win against Chelsea. However, in its following match against newly-promoted Ipswich Town, Pep…
After doing her mixed zone duties, Krittwika Sinha Roy had a brief, almost silent conversation with her husband Harmeet Desai before disappearing into the dressing room. It had been three months, Krittwika says, since both of them had met each other. Initially, her plan was to be in Chennai between August 26 and 28. On…
India haven’t lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since 2014-15, and while many of the Australian players have vowed to change the trend in the upcoming edition, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar has predicted that the trend will continue with a 3-1 victory for India in the five-Test series.India’s much anticipated tour Down Under begins with the…
Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku and Andre Zambo Anguissa scored in stoppage time to snatch a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over promoted Parma in Serie A on Saturday. Napoli moved up to fourth in the standings following its second victory of the campaign. Feisty Parma, who beat Milan last week, looked to be on its way to…
GOLF Bogey-free round sees Diksha rise in 3rd round at Women’s Irish Open India’s Diksha Dagar played a bogey-free 4-under 69 and rose to T-31 from T-55 in the third round of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open. Diksha, who shot 72-74 on the first two days, had four birdies between the sixth and the 12th…
NEW DELHI: Ayush Shukla, a 21-year-old Hong Kong cricketer, made history by becoming the third bowler ever to deliver four consecutive maiden overs in a T20 International (T20I) match. This achievement also marks him as the first bowler from Asia to reach this milestone. Shukla’s impressive performance occurred during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup…
