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Hasaranga left out in Sri Lanka’s 15 men squad for CWC

27 Sep 2023 11:44 AM IST

Sri Lanka named their 15-player squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup on Tuesday, with star all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga missing out from the squad. Sri Lanka announced their squad just two days before the ICC’s cut-off date (September 28). Dasun Shanaka will continue with his leadership role, and Kusal Mendis

Netherlands unveil their official team kit for Cricket World Cup in Bengaluru

27 Sep 2023 11:43 AM IST

The Netherlands Cricket Team unveiled their official team kit in Bengaluru and set the stage for their participation in the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, scheduled to begin on October 5. Head coach Ryan Cook shared some keen insights ahead of their first 50-over World Cup campaign since

Shraddha Kapoor lauds Indian women’s cricket team triumph in Asian Games

27 Sep 2023 11:42 AM IST

Actor Shraddha Kapoor congratulated the Indian women’s cricket team on Tuesday for clinching the gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Taking to Instagram, Shraddha shared a post on her stories, which she captioned, “Golden Girls. What a proud feeling! Macha Diya!!” The ‘Women in Blue’ outshone their Sri Lankan

Success of cricket at Asian Games creates chance to include it in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

27 Sep 2023 11:41 AM IST

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is expected to take a call on the inclusion of new sports, including cricket, ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics at Los Angeles in October, according to reports. It is expected that more than 100 IOC members will meet in Mumbai in October to vote

Pakistani cricketers get visas less than 48 hours before flying out to India

27 Sep 2023 11:41 AM IST

After a prolonged delay and less than 48 hours before the team is scheduled to depart for Hyderabad through Dubai, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has verified that the Indian government has accepted visas for the Pakistani team flying to the ODI World Cup, as per the report. Several hours

3rd ODI: India eyes rare whitewash against beleaguered Australia

27 Sep 2023 11:40 AM IST

India is on the verge of creating history as the men in blue aim for an impressive clean sweep of Australia in the third and final One Day International (ODI) scheduled for Wednesday. As the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup approaches, Team India intends to wrap up their preparations in

Indian women’s hockey aims for second Asian Games gold

27 Sep 2023 11:22 AM IST

Top-ranked India will look to assert their continental supremacy with a second women’s hockey gold in the Asian Games when they open their campaign against lowly Singapore here on Wednesday. Placed seventh in the world, India are the top-ranked team in the competition ahead of defending champions and world No.10

Nagal, Raina reach quarterfinals; Ramkumar, Bhosale exit singles

27 Sep 2023 11:21 AM IST

Counter-puncher Sumit Nagal blunted the challenge of big-serving Beibit Zhukayev with his perseverance while Ankita Raina outgunned Adithya P Karunaratne without fuss as the two Indians inched closer to singles medals by reaching the quarterfinals at the Asian Games here on Tuesday. Kazakhstan’s Zhukayev served big but Nagal controlled the

Indian golf team gears up for competition with high hopes

27 Sep 2023 11:20 AM IST

The seven-member Indian golf team, comprising the likes of Anirban Lahiri and Aditi Ashok, will be hoping to carry forward its recent superb form when the event commences at the Asian Games here on Thursday. Lahiri will be leading an experienced set of Indian golfers including Shubhankar Sharma, Khalin Joshi

Divyansh and Ramita narrowly miss bronze in 10m mixed air rifle

27 Sep 2023 11:19 AM IST

India’s Divyansh Panwar and Ramita Jindal buckled under pressure as they squandered a big lead to lose to Korea in an engrossing bronze medal match of the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the Asian Games here on Tuesday. Divyansh and Ramita were leading 8-0 initially but the Korean

Indian squash team sweeps aside Singapore and Pakistan

27 Sep 2023 11:18 AM IST

The Indian squash contingent began its Asian Games campaign with comfortable victories over Singapore and Pakistan, in the men’s and women’s team competitions respectively here on Tuesday. The women’s team comprising 15-year-old Anahat Singh, veteran Joshna Chinappa and Tanvi Khanna blanked Pakistan 3-0 in its opening Pool B match. The

Indian sailors shine: Neha bags silver, Ali grabs bronze

27 Sep 2023 11:17 AM IST

Seventeen-year-old Neha Thakur emerged as the star of the show, securing a silver medal, while Eabad Ali added to India’s medal tally with a bronze in the sailing competition at the Asian Games held on Tuesday. Neha’s exceptional performance earned India its first medal of the day as she clinched