Indian shooters Naamya Kapoor, Payal Khatri and Tejaswani swept the Junior Women’s Sports Pistol medals in the Asian Shooting Championship (PTI Photo) India achieved a historic milestone at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, securing 50 gold medals to lead the medal tally for the first time in the championship’s history.In the Olympic…
Neeraj Chopra in action in the Zurich Diamond League (via Getty Images) World Athletics vice president Adille Sumariwalla has backed Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra to perform well at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, despite his recent second-place finish at the Diamond League Finals in Zurich.Neeraj Chopra, the 27-year-old two-time Olympic medalist, secured…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have progressed to the semifinals of the BWF World Championships in Paris. (Image: X) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty secured a medal at the World Championships in Paris by defeating Malaysian duo and their nemesis Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the men’s doubles quarterfinals on Friday. The world…
Arshdeep Singh (PTI Photo) BENGALURU: Before Thursday, Arshdeep Singh’s last competitive match was the final of the Indian Premier League, for Punjab Kings against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on June 3. During the recent England series, the left-arm pacer must have fancied his chances of a Test debut, but a left thumb injury sustained during a…
Taylor Townsend booked her place in the fourth round of the US Open for the first time since 2019. (AP) Taylor Townsend had been in the spotlight in the first week of the US Open for her heated exchange with Jelena Ostapenko. Things were said at the net, racial undertones were attached, the locker room…
Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Shardul Thakur reach CoE in Bengaluru (Image credit: Manuja Veerappa/TOI) NEW DELHI: India’s Test captain and T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill was among the senior players who reported to BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru for fitness analysis tests on Saturday (August 30).Gill, named deputy to Suryakumar Yadav…
Abhishesk Sharma, Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill (Agency Image) As India prepares for the 2026 T20 World Cup, the team is in the middle of a generational shift. With senior players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma no longer in the picture, the focus has turned to the next crop of young match-winners. Former India…
Pakistan team with Rashid Khan (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan has been grieving a personal tragedy after the death of his elder brother, Haji Abdul Halim Shinwari, last week. The 26-year-old star cricketer, who is currently leading Afghanistan in the ongoing tri-series in Sharjah, received an outpouring of support from across the…
India will play three ODIs and five T20Is against Australia in October-November. Cricket Australia has announced that Indian fan zones at all eight venues for the upcoming white-ball series against India have sold out, with public tickets for Sydney and Canberra matches also fully booked for the series starting October 19 in Perth.The series includes…
Kieron Pollard (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) West Indies cricket legend Kieron Pollard achieved a historic milestone on Saturday, August 30, becoming only the second player in history to reach 14,000 runs in T20 cricket. Playing for Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League 2025, Pollard scored an unbeaten 19 runs against Barbados Royals…
