Four: Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hit centuries to power India to a total of 356/2, Kuldeep Yadav picked up a five wicket haul in reply to restrict Pakistan to a total of 128 runs. India thus won by 228 runs to register their highest ever win by margin over Pakistan. Kuldeep Yadav struck twice...
Novak Djokovic clinched his fourth US Open men’s singles title, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final, at the Flushing Meadows in New York on Monday. The Serbian ace cruised to a easy win in the first set, claiming it 6-3. In the next set, Medvedev tried to stage a comeback, but lost in the tie-breaker...
Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden, on Thursday, September 7, advanced to the final of the US Open 2023 men’s doubles. The Indo-Australian pair defeated the French duo of Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 at the Louis Armstrong Stadium. Bopanna and Ebden found themselves in early trouble as Mahut and Herbert earned an...
Two of the finest footballers in the world, Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr. brought an end to their journey at Paris Saint-Germain, securing moves to Inter Miami and Al-Hilal respectively. Both star forwards had joined PSG from Barcelona, hoping to help the Ligue 1 club with the Champions League. But, little went right since the time they secured a...
India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden reached the semi-final of the men’s doubles event at the US Open on Wednesday in New York. The duo overcame the all-American challenge of Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow 7-6 (10), 6-1 to make it through to the final four. The Americans had beaten top seeds...
All-rounder Hardik Pandya has been appointed as Rohit Sharma’s deputy as India announced their 15-member squad for the ODI World Cup 2023 on Tuesday. While India have gone ahead with KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, who have just returned from injuries, Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma were left out. India have gone with three left-arm spinners...
Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first against Nepal in Pallekele. Both teams have made one change in their playing XI from their last respective matches against Pakistan. Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath is officiating in his 250th ODI as match referee. For India Jasprit Bumrah, who has gone home for...
Gabriel Jesus and Declan Rice scored in the stoppage time as Arsenal came from a goal down to beat Manchester United 3-1 in their Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium. Martin Odegaard had equalised for Arsenal in the first-half after Marcus Rashford’s opener for United. Arsenal had a penalty waved off after Kai Havertz...
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell renewed their contracts with Mercedes until 2025, the Formula One team announced on Thursday. The Silver Arrows confirmed ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix that the pair would continue driving together in the next two seasons. Seven-time world champion Hamilton currently sits fourth in the drivers’ standings, 183 points...
Lionel Messi will lead Argentina for their initial matches in the World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Bolivia. This comes as Messi’s first international match after moving to Inter Miami. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has built a 32-man team that includes not just the stalwarts but also some promising fresh talents. Among the veteran players...