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Saurabh targets gold in Cairo in 10m Air Pistol
Cairo, March 1 (UNI) Indian shooting prodigy Saurabh Chaudhary on Tuesday clinched a gold medal in the Men's 10M Air Pistol beating Michael Schwald of Germany 16-6 here. In the medal final, Saurabh finished on top with 42.5 and the…
Soccer legend Pele discharged from hospital
Rio de Janeiro, Mar 1 (UNI/Xinhua) Brazilian football great Pele has been discharged from hospital after recovering from a urinary tract infection, the medical staff treating him said on Monday. The 81-year-old suffered the infection after…
India whitewash SL in T20Is with 3-0 wins
Dharamsala, Feb 27 (UNI) India whitewashed Sri Lanka in the T20I series, with Shreyas Iyer playing a match-winning unbeaten knock of 73 to hand the visitors a 6-wicket defeat in the third and final game here on Sunday. Chasing the…
Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja help India recover from early setbacks
Dharamsala, Feb 26 (UNI) Shreyas Iyer's unbeaten knock of 74 off 44 balls sealed India's T20I series-clinching victory by seven wickets against Sri Lanka at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (HPCA) here on Saturday. Along…
FIH Pro League: India stage great comeback
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (UNI) India enjoyed a magnificent comeback after they went 1-4 down to Spain with 15 minutes left of their match. But somehow the host nation drew on every reserve of energy to score four goals, including a dramatic…
Koustav holds top seed Grandmaster Adhiban
Kanpur, Feb 26 (UNI) International Master Koustav Chatterjee of West Bengal held top seed Grandmaster B Adhiban of PSPB to a creditable draw in the third round of the 58th Senior National Chess Championship at Ganges Club here on…
Majority Intl. sports events relocated or cancelled, amid Ukraine-Russia crisis
St. Petersburg, Feb. 26: Owing to the Russia-Ukraine crisis at its peak, several international sports bodies have cancelled their events in Russia that were to be held in Putin’s territory. St Petersburg lost its Champions League final…
India beat SL by 62 runs in First T’20 International
Lucknow, Feb 24 (UNI) India took a 1-0 lead with a thumping 62-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first of the three-match T20 International series at the Ekana Stadium here on Thursday. Sri Lanka suffered an early blow while chasing a…
Indian Cricket team reaches Lucknow for First T’20 International
LUCKNOW, FEB 21: Rahul Dravid Coach of Indian Cricket Team arrives Chowdhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow on Monday for the first T20 match between India and Sri Lanka, scheduled on Thursday at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana…
Looking to groom younger keeper: Dravid on Saha’s exclusion
Kolkata, Feb 20 (UNI) After being dropped from India Test squad for the upcoming two-game series against Sri Lanka, Wriddhiman Saha stated that he was told he wouldn't be considered and the head coach Rahul Dravid suggested him to…
Cricket returns to Dharamshala on Feb. 26
Dharamshala, Feb 19 (UNI) Cricket lovers will experience the thrill of international games at Dharamshala, with India and Sri Lanka scheduled to play two T20Is on February 26 and 27. Online sale of tickets for matches began through…
BCCI announces squad for Sri Lanka Tests
Mumbai, Feb 19: Rohit Sharma has formally been named as Team India's new Test skipper as BCCI introduced the squad for the upcoming Tests versus Sri Lanka.
Rohit Sharma will lead Team India in the upcoming Test collection in…
India beat WI by 8 runs, lead series 2-0
Kolkata, Feb 18 (UNI) Bhuvneshwar Kumar's excellent penultimate over handed India an eight-run victory over West Indies in second T20I thriller at the Eden Gardens here on Friday. With the win, India also take an unassailable lead 2-0…
India beat WI by 6 wickets in First T20’I
Kolkata, Feb 16 (UNI) An all-round India defeated West Indies by 6 wickets in the first T20I here at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday. India got off to a flying start while chasing a moderate 158-run target. Skipper Rohit Sharma smashed…
India thrash Windies 3-0 in ODIs
Ahmedabad, Feb 11 (UNI) Shreyas Iyer's responsible 80 off 111 balls coupled with bowlers' brilliance helped India beat West Indies by 96 runs in the inconsequential third ODI here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. With the…
India beat WI by 44 runs, take 2-0 lead in series
Ahmedabad, Feb 9 (UNI) Pacer Prasidh Krishna's four-wicket haul for 12 runs, after a brilliant knock of 64 from Suryakumar Yadav helped India beat West Indies by 44 runs in the second ODI here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday.…
Mohali to host Kohli’s 100th Test
Mohali (Punjab), Feb 8 (UNI) Virat Kohli is set to play his 100th Test match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium instead of M. Chinnasamy Stadium in Bengaluru as earlier planned. The upcoming two Tests and three T20 International…
FIH set to announce Women’s WC draw on 17th
Lausanne, (Switzerland) Feb 7 (UNI) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Monday announced that the draw ceremony of the FIH Hockey women's world cup will be held on February 17 in Terrassa, Spain. The draw will define the pools…
BCCI Pats India U-19, announces cash rewards to all players, staff
Mumbai, Feb 6 (UNI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday congratulated team India for the title triumph at the U-19 Men's World Cup. The BCCI has announced cash rewards for the victorious India U19 team- Rs 40…
India is ICC Men’s U-19 WC Champs for 5th time
Antigua, Feb 5 (UNI) India won the ICC Men's U19 World Champions for the fifth time after they defeated England by four wickets with the help of splendid fifties by Shaik Rasheed and Nishant Sindhu in the finals of the tournament at Sir…