NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli made batting look easy in India’s first ODI against New Zealand in Auckland on Wednesday. The star batter scored 74 runs off 51 balls to help India win the match by five wickets (DLS) and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.India had to chase a revised target of 143…
Virat Kohli (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli added another landmark to his extraordinary ODI career on Wednesday, becoming the first batter in the history of the format to maintain an average of 50 or more in all four SENA countries — South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia.The India batting stalwart achieved the…
FILE – Jodie Burrage of Britain plays a forehand return to Coco Gauff of the U.S. during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File) British tennis player Jodie Burrage has revealed that she received death threats and abusive messages after losing…
PV Sindhu has spent much of her career carrying India’s challenge in women’s singles badminton. Now, as the 31-year-old returns to the world’s top six, she is seeing a group of younger Indian shuttlers begin to make their mark on the international circuit.Tanvi Sharma, Anmol Kharb, Unnati Hooda, Devika Sihag and Ashmita Chaliha have all…
NEW DELHI: PV Sindhu‘s resurgence on the international badminton circuit has received another significant boost, with the two-time Olympic medallist climbing to world No. 6 in the latest women’s singles rankings, her highest position since December 2022.The 31-year-old Indian shuttler has made an impressive return to the top six following a productive season on the…
NEW DELHI: India’s rising badminton star Tanvi Patri scripted history at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar on Wednesday, becoming the first Indian woman to reach the semifinals of the badminton competition.The 15-year-old from Odisha achieved the milestone with an impressive straight-game victory over Thailand’s seventh seed Kakanik Kungkaew in the women’s singles quarterfinals. Third…
Rafael Nadal (Pic credit: Nadal’s X post) Tennis legend Rafael Nadal is set to take his association with his beloved Real Madrid to a new level, with the Spanish football club offering him a place on its Board of Directors on Wednesday.The 22-time Grand Slam champion has accepted the proposal, which will now be submitted…
WPL 2027 schedule announced. (Pic credit: WPL) NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the fifth edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), with Vadodara and Mumbai set to host the tournament from January 14 to February 7, 2027.The 22-match competition will feature five franchises,…
India vs South Korea Hockey Semi Finals: Defending champions India will look to book their place in the final of the 2026 Asian Champions Trophy when they face South Korea in the semi-final at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. India head into the knockout clash in impressive form,…
Virat Kohli throws his bat in the air after he was dismissed during the first ODI vs New Zealand. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy had a rather amusing assessment of Virat Kohli after the India batting great once again proved to be the difference between the two sides in the first…
