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Wout van Aert overcomes appendicitis to win Stage 11
Malaucene, July 7 Belgium's Wout van Aert won Stage 11 as Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar managed to stick to his overall lead and stay with the yellow jersey at the Tour de France on Wednesday.
This was van Aert's first mountain stage…
Dhoni turns 40 but set to remain driving force at CSK
"He can continue for another one or two years with CSK. He is fully fit, trains a lot. Don't see any reason why he should stop," said CSK Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kasi Viswanathan to IANS on Wednesday.
Dhoni will lead the franchise in…
Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh to be India’s flag bearers at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
New Delhi, Jul 5 (UNI) Six-time world boxing champion MC Mary Kom and men’s hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be India’s flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced on…
England clinch series 2-0 as rain wipes out third ODI against Sri Lanka
Bristol , July 4 The third and final ODI between England and Sri Lanka was abandoned due to rain here on Sunday.
England had already won the ODI series 2-0 but missed the chance of sweeping the series as the third ODI was called off due to…
Steve Smith willing to skip T20 World Cup to be fit for Ashes
The Ashes trophy (an Urn containing ashes of a burnt cricket ball), has a history of Aussies defeat by England, in 1882 at Oval ground in Lords. In earlier season when some lady fans presented it to losing captain Ivo Bligh of…
Indian Women beat England by 4 wickets in 3rd ODI
Worcester, Jul 3 (UNI) India defeated England by 4 wickets in the third and final rain-curtailed women's ODI of the three-match series, here on Saturday.
With this win, India has now made it 4-6 in the multi-format series. Mithali Raj-led…
J&K Youth Services wing coming up with I’ntl level sports infra: DG Sports
Jammu, Jul 4 (UNI) Asserting that sports scenario in coming years will completely change and will be a result oriented, the Director General, Jammu and Kashmir Department of Youth Services and Sports, Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman has claimed that…
India beat England by 4 wickets in 3rd Women’s ODI
Worcester, Jul 3 (UNI) India defeated England by 4 wickets in the third and final rain-curtailed women's ODI of the three-match series, here on Saturday.
With this win, India has now made it 4-6 in the multi-format series. Mithali Raj-led…
Spain beat 10-man Switzerland on penalties to reach Euro 2020 semis
Saint Petersburg , July 3 Mikel Oyarzabal held his nerves to score the crucial penalty as Spain entered the semi-finals of the ongoing Euro Cup after beating Switzerland 3-1 on penalties on Friday.
The match had gone to penalties after…
World Sports Journalists Day: Tendulkar, Jay Shah extend wishes
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah led the way to wish media personnel on the occasion of World Sports Journalist Day on Friday.
Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Sumit Malik banned
With just 21 days to go for the Tokyo Olympics, Indian wrestler Sumit Malik has been handed a two-year ban by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
Smriti and Harmanpreet world-class batters, need just one innings
India women's team all-rounder Shikha Pandey has backed batters Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur to regain form in the upcoming games against England.
Sania-Bethanie stun sixth seed in Wimbledon doubles opener
London, July 1 India's Sania Mirza on Thursday started her latest campaign in Wimbledon women's doubles by stunning the sixth seeded pair with a comprehensive win.
On Thursday, Sania and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeated…
Wimbledon: Nishikori, Dimitrov sent packing in second round (Ld)
London, July 1 The Wimbledon campaign of unseeded Japanese Kei Nishikori came to a premature end on Thursday with his defeat to Jordan Thompson of Australia in the second round.
World No. 53 Nishikori, a two-time quarter-finalist here in…
Wimbledon: Sania Mirza, Bopanna to lock horns with Ankita, Ramanathan in 1st round of Mixed Doubles
London , July 1 Indian tennis stars Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina will compete against each other in the first round of the Mixed Doubles in the ongoing Wimbledon Championships on Friday.
Sania will pair up with Rohan Bopanna while Ankita…
BWF expresses confidence for top-quality badminton at Olympics
Kuala Lumpur, July 1 Badminton fans can expect top quality matches during the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Thursday.
Various bodies responsible for the preparations including the world…
Wimbledon: Mixed day for India as Sania advances, Bopanna-Sharan lose
London, July 1 It was a mixed day for India at the Wimbledon as Sania Mirza and her partner advanced in women's doubles while Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan crashed out of the grass court Grand Slam competition in the first round on…
Pant drops in at Wembley to watch England play Germany in Euro 2020
London: India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant dropped in at the Wembley Stadium for the England versus Germany Round of 16 match at the Euro 2020 on Tuesday night.
The young star said he enjoyed the experience of watching top-flight…
Kate Cross’s fifer helps England bundle out India for 221 in 2nd ODI
Taunton , June 30 Mithali Raj played a knock of 59 runs but Kate Cross's spell of 5-34 helped England bundle out India for 221 in the second ODI of the three-match series here at the County Ground, Taunton on Wednesday.
Sent into bat…
CAS finds Salwa Eid Naser guilty of whereabout failures
Lausanne , June 30 The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeals filed by World Athletics (WA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the decision issued by the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal on 14…
