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All England Open: Sindhu marches into quarters, Praneeth crashes out

18 Mar 2021 21:29 PM IST

Birmingham [UK], March 18 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Thursday progressed to the quarterfinals of the All England Open after registering a comprehensive straight-games win over Denmark’s Line Christophersen.Sindhu, the reigning World Champion, dominated the encounter and moved to the next round with ease as she defeated Christophersen

Ind vs Eng, 4th T20I: Surya’s class and Iyer’s blitz propels hosts to 185/8

18 Mar 2021 21:12 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 18 (ANI): Batting for the first time in international cricket, Suryakumar Yadav hit a classy 31-ball 57 to ensure India posted a competitive 185/8 in the fourth T20I against England here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.If Surya showed nerves of steel as he hit

ISSF World Cup: Top 3 in the world to clash in Men’s 10M Air Rifle on Day 1

18 Mar 2021 20:37 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): The world’s top three shooters in the Men’s 10M Air Rifle are set to clash on competition day one of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun commencing on Friday here at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting range (DKSSR).The host country’s Divyansh

Federation Cup: Dhanalakshmi breaks PT Usha’s meet record, eyes sprint double

18 Mar 2021 20:31 PM IST

Patiala (Punjab) [India], March 18 (ANI): S Dhanalakshmi (Tamil Nadu), who stunned Dutee Chand in the 100m final on Tuesday, emerged as the sprinter to beat in the women’s 200m, clocking a Meet Record time of 23.26 seconds in the women’s 200m semifinals in the 24th National Federation Cup Senior

Rohit becomes second Indian after Kohli to cross 9,000 T20 runs

18 Mar 2021 19:31 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 18 (ANI): Opening batsman Rohit Sharma on Thursday became the second Indian batsman to cross 9,000 runs in T20 cricket. Virat Kohli is the other Indian batsman to have crossed the 9,000-run mark in T20s and he is the leading run-getter for India in the shortest

Seven additional players to join Pakistan camp before SA tour

18 Mar 2021 19:23 PM IST

Lahore [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): The South Africa-bound Pakistan men’s national team will be joined by seven cricketers in the pre-departure camp, which commences at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday, March 19.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced the names of seven cricketers who will be joining the camp

Sharath Kamal qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

18 Mar 2021 19:17 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Ace Indian paddler Sharath Kamal on Thursday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after registering an easy win over Pakistan’s Rameez Muhammad at the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Doha.It will be Kamal’s fourth Olympic Games. Kamal thrashed Rameez 11-4, 11-1, 11-5, 11-4 in just 23

Indian tent pegging team qualifies for ITPF World Cup

18 Mar 2021 19:10 PM IST

Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 18 (ANI): Indian tent pegging team has secured a place in ITPF World Cup after a stupendous show at the World Cup qualifiers. Out of seven competitions held in the qualifiers, India clinched six gold medals and one bronze medal.India finished first in the

Tvesa finds her touch on the greens, takes 3-shot lead in 6th leg of WPGT

18 Mar 2021 18:43 PM IST

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], March 18 (ANI): Tvesa Malik finally found the form she was seeking on the greens and produced a flawless 4-under 66 which carried her to the top of the leaderboard at the end of the second round of the sixth leg of the Women’s Pro Golf Tour

Ind vs Eng, 4th T20I: Visitors opt to field, hosts make two changes (Toss)

18 Mar 2021 18:39 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 18 (ANI): Eoin Morgan-led England won the toss and elected to field in the fourth T20I of the five-match series against India here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.England did not make any change in their lineup from the third T20I and they are playing

We don’t look for easy opponents, can improve only by playing against better sides: Stimac

18 Mar 2021 18:27 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): There are a number of new faces in the 27-man Blue Tigers squad that has travelled to Dubai for their two international friendlies, and head coach Igor Stimac made it known that the selection was based on a number of criteria, including ISL form,

SA vs Pak: Proteas rest senior players for T20I series with eye on IPL

18 Mar 2021 18:00 PM IST

Johannesburg [South Africa], March 18 (ANI): All-rounder Wihan Lubbe and pacer Lizaad Williams, on Thursday received their maiden call-ups to the Proteas men’s squad.Lubbe has been included in the T20 squad while Williams has been named in both the ODI and T20 squads for the upcoming limited-overs series against Pakistan