New Delhi: Lakshya Sen continued his domination of Asian Games gold medalist Li Shi Feng and the rest of the Indian squad pushed overwhelming favourites and hosts China in all the matches but ended up on the wrong side of the 1-3 score line in the quarterfinals of the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 in Chengdu on Thursday. The loss meant that India’s challenge in the competition came to an end as the women had lost to Japan by identical margin earlier in the day. With India’s top men’s singles player HS Prannoy making a comeback following some health issues and doubles star Satwiksairaj Rankired ..read more

Australia, who defeated India in the ICC World Test Championship final at The Oval last year, have reclaimed No. 1 position in the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings following the annual update that drops results from the 2020-21 season and reflects all series completed since May 2021. Australia now lead the table with 124 rating points, but India, who ceded top position to them, are just four points behind and 15 points clear of third-placed England. South Africa are the fourth team above the 100-point mark with 103 points. India slipped mainly because their 2-1 series win in Australia in 2020-21 ..read more

New Delhi: The young Indian women’s team, showed enough promise and prowess for the future as they finished their campaign against the former champions, Japan 0-3 despite a splendid effort by the singles players at the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 campaign in Chengdu, China, at the quarterfinal stage on Thursday. In the absence of all the experienced campaigners, yet making it to the last eight stage with two convincing wins over Canada and Singapore is a huge shot in the arm for this young girls contingent. In the opening singles, Ashmita Chaliha saved a match point against World no. 11 Aya ..read more

New Delhi: India’s top ranked singles player HS Prannoy hit the strides and showed that he was now ready for the big battles after overcoming health concerns with a come from behind win over Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting as the defending champions finished second in Group C at the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 in Chengdu, China, on Wednesday. With the quarterfinal spot already assured, Indians took on multiple-time champions Indonesia in the last group clash, looking to find the right balance ahead of the knock-out stage. Indian women’s team has also reached the quarterfinals and will face Japan ..read more

Mumbai: The Senior Selection Committee on Tuesday picked India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be hosted in the West Indies and USA. All-rounder Hardik Pandya will serve as the vice-captain of the team, which will be led by veteran Rohit Sharma. Yuzvendra Chahal, the seasoned spinner often overlooked by selectors, has secured a spot in the squad. Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson will handle wicketkeeping duties, while KL Rahul has missed the cut Yashasvi Jaiswal and Axar Patel have also made the cut. Pacer Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj are also par ..read more

New Delhi: Having already sealed their quarterfinal berth in the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2024, the young Indian women’s team gave a good account of themselves against formidable and host China in their last Group A encounter and warmed up for the knock-out stage. The Indian contingent with an average age of of below 25 was always going to be the underdogs against an outfit which had all the world top-10 ranked players. And though the team lost 0-5 and finished second in the group, they would take a lot of positives ahead of their quarterfinals. In the opening singles, Isharani Baruah took on ..read more

Kolkata: After back-to-back wins at home, the JSW and GMR co-owned franchise Delhi Capitals went down by seven wickets in their away match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Monday. Kuldeep Yadav's resilient unbeaten 35 off 26 helped Delhi Capitals to post 153/9 in 20 overs. However, the home side chased down the target in 16.3 overs, courtesy of Phil Salt's 68 off 33. Speaking about the decision of opting to bat first, the Delhi Capitals' Bowling Coach James Hopes explained, "The thought process behind it was, we're having some success trying to put a big score on the board and ..read more

Chennai: Chennaiyin FC are delighted to announce that Ryan Edwards has extended his contract in a new deal that will keep the skipper at the club till 2025. The Liverpool-born defender becomes only the second foreigner to be retained by the club in 4 years after Rafael Crivellaro. Edwards was named club captain for the 2023/24 season and made 25 appearances in all competitions including two goals and an assist. He quickly became adored amongst the Chennaiyin faithful for his leadership, passion, resilience and impact on the younger Indian players who play alongside him. The Englishman has als ..read more

Ahmedabad: From a nervy start to slamming eight boundaries in his last ten balls, centurion Will Jacks powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the fastest successful chase of a 200-plus target in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Speaking after his 41-ball hundred, Jacks revealed how his senior partner Virat Kohli helped him through the initial phase of his innings, taking on Rashid Khan in the powerplay and providing tips on tackling spin. “Virat kind of helped me through my first 15 balls where I was struggling and he showed good intent which is what we had spoken about. That w ..read more

Bengaluru: In yet another resounding victory for Kenyan runners, Peter Mwaniki clinched the men’s title while Lilian Kasait bagged the women’s title in the 16th edition of the Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru on Sunday. The contest between the Indian elite athletes saw a stellar performance from Kiran Matre who ran a gritty race to clinch the first position and break the event record with a timing of 29:32. Testament to the run's aggressive nature, all the top four runners finished ahead of the event record of 29.49 which was previously held by Suresh Kumar created in 2015. Meanw ..read more