Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC is thrilled to announce that Roy Krishna has agreed to a one-year contract extension, ensuring the Fiji international remains with the club until 2025. Krishna has had an outstanding season in the Indian Super League (ISL), netting 13 goals and providing 3 assists. His performance was particularly pivotal in Odisha FC’s dramatic…
Paris: Top seed Novak Djokovic continued his quest for a record-extending 25th Grand Slam with another comfortable display even as Alexander Zverev backed up his statement win against Rafael Nadal with a dominant display against David Goffin in the French Open on Thursday. Aiming for his fourth trophy on the clay courts of Paris, the…
Mangaluru: The coastal city of Mangaluru is abuzz with excitement as the 5th edition of the Indian Open of Surfing (IOS), the nation’s premier surfing competition, kicks off tomorrow. Organized by the Surfing Swami Foundation and hosted by the Mantra Surf Club under the aegis of the Surfing Federation of India, this highly anticipated event…
New Delhi: India’s Sachin Siwach (57kg), Sanjeet Kumar (92kg), Amit Panghal (51kg), and Jaismine (women’s 57kg) took another step towards Paris Olympic qualification as they registered convincing wins over their respective opponents to advance to the next round in Boxing World Qualifiers in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday. Siwach started the proceedings for India with a…
Antwerp: In a display of unwavering determination, the Indian men’s hockey team secured a thrilling 5-4 victory against Argentina in their fourth match of the European leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24. Key players for India included Araijeet Singh Hundal (7’), Gurjant Singh (18’), and Captain Harmanpreet Singh, who delivered a hat-trick (29’,…
Chennai: Kolkata Knight Riders outplayed Sunrisers Hyderabad in all departments to clinch their third IPL championship with a comprehensive eight-wicket win in a relatively one-sided IPL 2024 title clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. KKR’s bowlers, led by stellar spells from Andre Russell (3-19), Mitchell Starc (2-14) & Harshit Rana (2-24), bowled out…
Ostrava (Czech Republic): Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has pulled out of the upcoming Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 athletics meet, World Athletics Continental Tour Gold label event, due to an adductor muscle injury sustained during training two weeks ago. However, the 26-year-old is scheduled to attend the event as a guest which starts…
Tashkent (Uzbekistan): Ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar bagged the historic gold medal at the Asian Women’s Artistic Gymnastic Championship here in Tashkent on Sunday to become the first Indian to achieve the feat. In the final of the individual vault, karmakar finished at the top among eight gymnasts with an average score of 13.566. In both…
Kuala Lumpur: India’s ace shuttler PV Sindhu has progressed to the final of the women’s singles in the Malaysia Masters after defeating Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the semi-final match here at Axiata Arena on Saturday. In the hard-fought encounter, Sindhu outclassed the higher-ranked Thai shuttler 13-21, 21-16, 21-12 in the 88-minute-long encounter. She will play…
Chennai: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) emerged victorious in the Qualifier 2 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, clinching a commanding 36-run victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. SRH’s stellar batting performance, coupled with a disciplined bowling effort, propelled them to a well-deserved victory, securing their place in the…
