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Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by 3 wickets in last over thriller to enter IPL final
SHARJAH: Rahul Tripathi struck a stunning six in the penultimate delivery after opener Venkatesh Iyer's brilliant half century to help Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by three wickets in the drama-filled second qualifier and enter…
Delhi Capitals need to optimise Ashwin’s potential
Days after MS Dhoni retired from international white-ball cricket last year, Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin caught up on Facebook to sing paeans of the former India captain. Amidst laughter and banter, anecdotes and nostalgia, Raina…
Hima Das tests positive for COVID on return to camp at Patiala
Star athlete Hima Das, who is in Patiala to resume her training, has tested positive for COVID. After failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, the 2018 U-20 World Champion in 400 metres took a short break to nurse her hamstring injury.…
UEFA looks for host of Euro 2028 with 24 teams, maybe more
UEFA invited bidders on Tuesday to host a 24-team European Championship in 2028, though did not rule out changing the dates and format of the tournament.
The European soccer body has been looking at whether to expand the tournament again…
Gavit pushes the limits to compete with able bodied athletes
Teenager Dalip Gavit has taken part in only one para-athletics tournament in his nascent career. The 18-year-old, whose right arm is amputated from below the elbow, feels the level of competition in para championships isn’t up to his…
Women Cricket: HPCA beat PCA to lift Rama Atray Memorial Trophy
Chandigarh, Oct 12 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) recorded an easy eight-wicket win over Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) to lift the 4th Rama Atray Memorial One Day Cricket Tournament Trophy at the Cricket Stadium Sector…
Kylian Mbappe winner as France beat Spain in Nations League final
World champions France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain at the San Siro stadium on Sunday.
Didier Deschamps side had struggled to get a foothold in the game…
I hope to keep playing and scoring in foreseeable future: Chhetri after equalling Pele
Indian talisman Sunil Chhetri says he hopes to continue playing and scoring goals for the country in the “foreseeable future”, his battle-hardened body getting a booster dose in the form of a landmark 77th international strike that drew him…
IPL 2021 Eliminator, RCB vs KKR Playing XI: Will Andre Russell take the field?
Royals Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are likely to go with an unchanged team, while it waits to be seen if all-rounder Andre Russell, who had suffered a calf injury, will make the Kolkata Knight Riders’ squad for the Eliminator in Sharjah.…
Virat Kohli: The king without a title
Just as the ball was jammed out for the winning run, Virat Kohli trudged from cover, head down, and glum. He snapped out of his reverie to shake hands with the players, slowly walked towards the stumps, and flicked the LED-lit bail off its…
If you think too much while batting then you mess your plans: MS Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks the talk when he speaks about having an uncluttered mind while doing the finishing job for Chennai Super Kings, something he did with elan on Sunday against Delhi Capitals to take his team to the record ninth IPL…
SAFF: Sunil Chhetri’s late goal helps India ease past Nepal
India got a much needed respite in the form of a Sunil Chhetri goal which enabled them to beat Nepal 1-0 and stay alive in the SAFF Championshiops. This was a massive three points for India which got the Blue Tigers back in the reckoning…
Dirty boxing: Fury uses his bigger weight to sap Wilder’s energy to prevail in heavyweight title…
On Sunday, Deontay Wilder felt the weight of the world champion on his shoulders, and crumbled. The American summed up his defeat to Tyson Fury best. “I did my best, but it wasn’t good enough tonight. I’m not sure what happened,” he said…
Sports minister Thakur expresses disappointment over Hockey India’s decision to pull out of CWG
Any federation should refrain from making statements and discuss with the ministry before taking such decision, because the federation team is not going, it is the Country’s team which is going. to attend the Event
Would want team to take more responsibility: Harmanpreet
GOLD COAST: Indian women's T20I team captain Harmanpreet Kaur wants her players to take more responsibility as the side seeks to become a dominant force in the limited overs formats.
India lost to Australia by four wickets in the second…
Shoaib Malik replaces injured Sohaib Maqsood in Pakistan squad
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday named former skipper Shoaib Malik as replacement for Sohaib Maqsood for the ICC men's T20 World Cup 2021.
Maqsood has been ruled out of the showpiece event due to a lower back injury and…
Nothing is certain but want to stay with hockey team till Paris Olympics, says Sreejesh
NEW DELHI: Veteran India goalkeeper P R Sreejesh wants to compete at the Paris Olympics but said on Saturday a lot will depend on his fitness and performance in the run-up to the 2014 Games.
The 33-year-old from Kerala was recently given…
Indian Wells: Bopanna-Shapovalov cruise; Murray marches on
CALIFORNIA: The duo of Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov moved into the second round of the men's doubles event at the ongoing Indian Wells Masters here in California on Friday.
The Indo-Canadian pair defeated the team of Hubert Hurkacz…
MI go for broke but sink: Post 235/9 against SRH but fall well short of margin of victory needed to…
Try they did, and win they did by a margin of 42 runs, but in the end, it was always a bridge too far for Mumbai Indians, even by their penchant for shocks and surprises, to cross. They posted the highest total of an unusually low-scoring…
CSK official hints MS Dhoni not leaving: ‘Last game will be at Chepauk’
The Chennai Super Kings management is confident that the 2021 IPL is not going to be MS Dhoni’s swansong as a cricketer and the team captain would play at least one more season before waving goodbye in front of ‘home’ fans at Chepauk.
“I…