Sports

Shubham Todkar impresses in debut with third place finish

06 Sep 2023 12:12 PM IST

Making his debut at the World Championships, Indian weightlifter Shubham Todkar finished third in Group D of the men’s 61kg event. The 26-year-old national champion from Maharashtra lifted a total of 269kg (119kg+150kg), which was six kilograms better than his Asian Championships effort (263kg) in May and 10kg heavier than

Akhil Rabindra finishes with P8, P12 in Round-5

06 Sep 2023 12:11 PM IST

Bengaluru-born Akhil Rabindra, the only Asian on the European GT4 Series Grid, finished the fifth round of the European GT4 series with a P8 and P12 finish at the Circuit Hockenheimring, Germany in the Pro-AM category. This is the second season that Akhil is representing the Racing Spirit of Léman

Indian Women’s team clinch sixth position, mixed pairs bow out

06 Sep 2023 12:10 PM IST

The Indian women’s team finished sixth in the Asian Table Tennis Championships after being blanked 0-3 by Thailand on Tuesday. The Indians beat Singapore 3-2 in a 5-8 positions match before going down to Thailand in the fifth-position showdown. Against Singapore, Manika Batra began well against Jingyi Zhou (11-9, 11-3,

The Evolution of Women’s Sports Films: Empowering Stories on and off the Field

06 Sep 2023 12:08 PM IST

Empowering the females means creating such system in which can take independent decision for their personal development and development of society. 21st century gender discrimination is considered no less than crime. The many empowering girl is start at home, in the neighbourhood, at school, college and in University. The theme

Who Are the Favourites to Win Premier League 2024/25?

06 Sep 2023 06:44 AM IST

Manchester City have been dominating the Premier League standings for a while. Since the 2017/18 season, they have only missed one championship trophy. Led by Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool managed to win in 2019/20 and take the number one spot at the end of the season. For the past couple of

KL Rahul thanks NCA & BCCI after clearing all fitness tests

05 Sep 2023 16:29 PM IST

KL Rahul, an Indian batter, thanked the National Cricket Academy (NCA) staff for their care before returning to the Indian team for the Asia Cup 2023. KL Rahul has passed every fitness test and is qualified to compete in the Asia Cup’s Super Four round. After passing all the fitness

India announces 15-member squad for Cricket World Cup 2023

05 Sep 2023 13:56 PM IST

On Tuesday in Kandy, Indian captain Rohit Sharma and BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar unveiled the 15-person squad for the ICC men’s Cricket World Cup. Tilak Varma and Prasidh Krishna are not included in the team, but the roster is nearly identical to that for the Asia Cup. India is

Maxwell’s World cup commitment: India series participation in doubt

05 Sep 2023 11:48 AM IST

Star Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has admitted that he could miss his side’s upcoming ODI series against India and may enter this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup with very little cricket under his belt. Maxwell is still battling ankle soreness from the leg injury he suffered at a friend’s

England outclassed as NZ triumphs by 74 runs in third t20i

05 Sep 2023 11:47 AM IST

Half-centuries from Finn Allen and Glenn Phillips coupled with bowling spells from Kyle Jamieson and Ish Sodhi helped New Zealand secure a 74-run win over England in the third T20I at Birmingham. With this, England is leading the series 2-1, with one game to go. Electing to bat first, New

Javagal Srinath: Officiating 250th ODI as match-referee

05 Sep 2023 11:46 AM IST

Former Indian pacer Javagal Srinath, currently a part of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees is officiating in his 250th men’s One Day International in the Asia Cup match between India and Nepal in Pallekele on Monday. A former India fast bowler who finished with 236 wickets in 67

Visit to Pakistan purely for Cricket’: BCCI VP Rajeev Shukla

05 Sep 2023 11:45 AM IST

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Roger Binny and Vice-President Rajeev Shukla arrived at Punjab’s Amritsar airport as they embark on a visit to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023 on Monday. They are likely to be present in the Gadaffi stadium for Tuesday’s match. Binny and

Bumrah welcomes a new innings in life as a proud father

05 Sep 2023 11:44 AM IST

Star India pacer Jasprit Bumrah and his wife Sanjana Ganesan are blessed with a baby boy. “Our little family has grown & our hearts are fuller than we could ever imagine! This morning we welcomed our little boy, Angad Jasprit Bumrah into the world. We are over the moon and