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Bhavani wins gold, becomes 1st Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics

22 Mar 2021 04:30 AM IST

India’s first fencer to qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, C.A. Bhavani Devi from Tamil Nadu, snapped up her ninth title in the 31st Senior National Fencing Championships at the Delhi Public School here on Saturday. Bhavani easily defeated Jaspreet Kaur (Jammu and Kashmir) 15-2 in her opening pool

ENGLAND ARRIVE IN PUNE TO TAKE ON INDIA FOR ODI SERIES

22 Mar 2021 04:29 AM IST

PUNE: The Virat Kohli-led India on Sunday arrived in Pune for the three-match ODI series against England, beginning Tuesday. The three-match series will be a part of the ODI Super League and Virat Kohli’s side would be on a high after winning the five-match T20I series on Saturday. On Sunday,

JOFRA ARCHER UNFIT FOR ODI SERIES, TO MISS START OF IPL 2021

22 Mar 2021 04:27 AM IST

PUNE: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Sunday named a 14-player squad for the three-match ODI series against India in Pune. Three additional players—Jake Ball, Chris Jordan and Dawid Malan—will travel with the squad as cover. All these players have been in India for the T20I series in Ahmedabad.

SERIES HAS BEEN GOOD FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE STAND: ROHIT

22 Mar 2021 04:25 AM IST

AHMEDABAD: India batsman Rohit Sharma said the recently-concluded five-match T20I series against England was really for the team to understand where they stand but this series in no way hints at the squad they will pick for this year’s T20 World Cup. “There will a few T20Is that we will

KOHLI & BOYS FINED 40% MATCH FEES FOR SLOW OVER-RATE IN FIFTH T20I

22 Mar 2021 04:23 AM IST

DUBAI: Virat Kohli-led India was on Sunday fined 40 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against England in the fifth T20I in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Javagal Srinath of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Kohli’s side was ruled to

INDIA ARE FAVOURITES TO WIN T20 WORLD CUP: VAUGHAN, ATHERTON

22 Mar 2021 04:21 AM IST

Former England skippers Michael Vaughan and Michael Atherton believe that the addition of Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja in the current squad would make India favourites to win the T20 World Cup, to be played later this year.

Road Safety World Series: India Legends defeat Sri Lanka Legends by 14 runs to lift the title

21 Mar 2021 23:42 PM IST

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 21 (ANI): India Legends emerged champions in the first edition of the Road Safety World Series T20 after beating Sri Lanka Legends by 14 runs in the final at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on Sunday night.A repeat of the World Cup 2011 final

Worked on playing grounded shots during lockdown to prepare for ODIs: Shafali

21 Mar 2021 23:31 PM IST

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 21 (ANI): After suffering a six-wicket loss in the second T20I of the three-match series against South Africa, India opening batter Shafali Verma said that she worked on every aspect of batting during the one year off she got due to coronavirus-induced lockdown.Lizelle Lee and

Halliday and Jonas to face Australia as Tahuhu returns

21 Mar 2021 22:43 PM IST

Christchurch [New Zealand], March 21 (ANI): New Zealand Women on Sunday announced the squad for the upcoming T20I and ODI series against Australia.Brooke Halliday and Fran Jonas are set to face Australia for the first time while Lea Tahuhu returns from injury and was named for the ODI side.Halliday scored

Lee Zii Jia wins All England Open men’s title

21 Mar 2021 22:33 PM IST

Birmingham [UK], March 21 (ANI): Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia on Sunday won the All England Open men’s title as he defeated Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen in the summit clash.The 22-year-old defeated Axelsen 30-29, 20-22, 21-9 in the summit clash which lasted for one hour and 14 minutes.With this win, Malaysia’s title

Lee, Wolvaardt star as SA W register first T20I series win over IND W

21 Mar 2021 22:13 PM IST

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 21 (ANI): Lizelle Lee and Laura Wolvaardt played knocks of 70 and 53 respectively as South Africa defeated India by six wickets in the second T20I of the three-match series on Sunday here at the Ekana Cricket Ground.With this win, the Proteas have sealed the

My aim was to qualify for finals: Ganemat Sekhon after winning historic medal

21 Mar 2021 21:38 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): After becoming the first-ever medalist of skeet event in the women’s category, India shooter Ganemat Sekhon on Sunday said that she was targeting the finals of the ISSF Shooting World Cup.She won bronze, finishing with a score of 40 in the final. Earlier, she