The top-ranked Indian men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has overtaken the record of Saina Nehwal for spending the most number of weeks at number one in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) world ranking by an Indian. The hard-hitting duo, which has secured several landmark BWF titles and other championship wins/medals since...
In the IPL 2024 match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Delhi Capitals’ captain, Rishabh Pant, won the toss and opted to field first. In today’s IPL match, Jaipur is set to witness a clash between Rajasthan and Delhi at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. This is the second outing for...
Records tumbled as Sunrisers Hyderabad went on a rampage to post the highest ever IPL total of 277 for 3 against Mumbai Indians before sealing a 31-run victory in a power-hitting contest that left bowlers on both sides befuddled. SRH opener Travis Head (62 off 24) and number three Abhishek Sharma (63 off 23) came...
Deepak Chahar, Mustafizur Rahman and Tushar Deshpande took 2 wickets apiece as Chennai Super Kings made it 2 wins out of 2 in the IPL as they defeated Gujarat Titans by 63 runs. Shivam Dube smashed a quickfire fifty to guide Chennai Super Kings to 206/6 against Gujarat Titans at Chepauk on Tuesday. CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra,...
Newly appointed Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad-led squad opened the IPL 2024 tournament on a winning note, as they defeated Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets in the IPL 2024 opener at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday. CSK’s Mustafizur Rahman was announced ‘Player of the Match’ for picking up...
Srinagar hosted the first-ever Formula 4 car racing demonstration event on Sunday on the banks of the world-famous Dal Lake. The event enthralled locals and motorsport fans as they witnessed stunts performed by professional Formula 4 drivers. Sleek racing cars roared along a 1.7 km track from Lalit Ghat on the banks of Dal Lake...
World number one Iga Swiatek powered past Greece’s Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday to claim her second Indian Wells WTA title two years after she beat Sakkari for her first. The rematch of the 2022 championship showdown produced an almost identical outcome, as four-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek dominated the second set to seize...
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were crowned the champions of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 as they beat the Delhi Capitals (DC) by eight wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on March 17, 2023. Ellyse Perry (35*), Smriti Mandhana (31) and Sophie Devine (32) did well with the bat to chase down...
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz fought off swarming bees and Alexander Zverev on Thursday to set up a semi-final clash with Jannik Sinner at Indian Wells. World number two Alcaraz was stung on the forehead and temporarily forced from the court as a “bee invasion” halted his quarter-final against Germany’s Zverev with just two games completed....
In what would come as a massive setback for the Kolkata Knight Riders outfit, captain Shreyas Iyer is likely to miss the initial phase of the cash-rich Indian Premier League. As per a report in the Times of India, Iyer’s old back injury has flared up again for which he had undergone a surgery last...