Mullanpur: In a thrilling encounter at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Gujarat Titans held their nerve to secure a vital win over Punjab Kings in Match 37 of the TATA IPL 2024. An exceptional bowling display by Gujarat Titans’ spinners, led by R Sai Kishore’s impressive figures of 4/33, restricted Punjab Kings to…
Kolkata: In a nail-biting encounter at the Eden Gardens on Sunday, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) emerged victorious by a slender margin of one run against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) clash. Captain Shreyas Iyer’s explosive 36-ball fifty, supported by Phil Salt’s blitzkrieg and Ramandeep Singh’s late fireworks, propelled KKR to…
Bhubaneswar: Sattwik Swain, a promising young chess talent from Bhubaneswar, has been provisionally selected to represent India at the inaugural FIDE World Cup for youngsters, slated to take place in Georgia from June 22. The prestigious tournament will feature competitions across three age categories – under-8, under-10, and under-12 – in addition to separate Open…
London: Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir made history at the London Marathon on Sunday, smashing the women-only world record by an astonishing 45 seconds. The Kenyan athlete crossed the finish line in 2:16:16, securing victory in the World Athletics Platinum Label Road Race. Jepchirchir’s remarkable performance marks her third victory in a World Marathon Majors race,…
Barcelona: The stage is set for an exciting showdown as Norway’s Casper Ruud is poised to take on Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Barcelona Open tennis tournament following their impressive semifinal victories. Ruud secured his spot in the final after a hard-fought battle against Tomas Etcheverry. Despite facing a tough challenge, Ruud…
New Delhi: Olympians Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala displayed remarkable consistency as they maintained their strong performances in the ongoing Olympic Selection Trials 1&2, securing top spots in their respective qualification rounds held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range near New Delhi on Sunday. In the Women’s 25M Pistol OST T2 qualification, Manu Bhaker…
New Delhi: Hockey India has unveiled the 28-member core probable group for the senior men’s national coaching camp, set to take place from April 21 to May 31 at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru. The camp holds significant importance as India gears up to fine-tune their preparations ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The announcement…
Shanghai: Max Verstappen added to his tally of wins by claiming a victory in the Chinese Grand Prix, marking his fourth win from five races so far this season. Verstappen of Red Bull Racing had led off the line at the race start, while Fernando Alonso swept past Sergio Perez to take P2 into Turn…
Chungju (S Korea): National champion Balraj Panwar secured a Paris 2024 Olympic Games quota place for India after finishing third in the men’s single scull final at the World Rowing Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualifying Regatta on Sunday. With quotas on offer to the top five finishers, the 25-year-old Indian clocked 7:01.27 to finish third in 2000m…
Toronto: India’s 17-year-old chess prodigy D Gukesh defeated Alireza Firouzja in Round 13 of the Candidates 2024 to take the sole lead with one round to go. Two-time Candidates winner Ian Nepomniachtchi, World No 2 Fabiano Caruana and World No 3 Hikaru Nakamura are trailing the Indian by half a point. In the last round,…
