Rawalpindi is known for speed and pace in the cricketing world. The fastest bowler ever to play the game was born in this Pakistani city, but on Thursday, Harry Brook brought a batting storm to Rawalpindi, scoring the fastest double century in ODIs against Sri Lanka in the ongoing tri-series, which also includes Pakistan.Brook reached…
Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar (Image credit: PCI) NEW DELHI: India enjoyed its best day at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Thursday, winning 26 medals, including seven golds, to reclaim fourth place in the standings. The haul took India’s overall tally to 88 medals — 21 gold, 26 silver and 41 bronze — with…
India enjoyed a podium sweep in the high jump T63 event. Shailesh Kumar led the way with a Games-record effort of 1.89m. (Pic credit: PCI) NEW DELHI: India enjoyed its best day at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Thursday, winning 26 medals, including seven golds, as a remarkable medal rush across athletics, archery, swimming,…
Teenage Indian para swimmer Ravi Budigina won his third medal at the Asian Para Games 2026, claiming bronze in the men’s 50m freestyle S13 event in Nagoya on Thursday. Kapil Kumar and Swatik Patil also finished on the podium in their respective events, taking India’s medal tally in swimming to nine.The 18-year-old visually impaired swimmer…
India swept all three medals in the men’s high jump T63 final at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Thursday, with Shailesh Kumar winning gold ahead of Varun Bhati and Rahul Saroha at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Japan.Shailesh cleared 1.89m to set a new Asian Para Games record, breaking the previous…
Glenn Phillips runs past Nitish Kumar Reddy during the T20 cricket international between New Zealand and India in Christchurch, New Zealand. For the first time in men’s T20I cricket, five Indian bowlers conceded 40 or more runs in an innings as New Zealand piled up 225/8 in the first T20I in Christchurch on Thursday. The…
Daniil Medvedev (AP Photo) ALMATY: After slipping to No. 18 last September — his lowest ranking in seven years — former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev has mounted a determined resurgence in 2026, climbing back to No. 5. The top seed at the Almaty Open, the 30-year-old is making a late-season push to secure his…
Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi wins three Asian Para Games medals again. NEW DELHI: Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi once again proved her mettle on the biggest continental stage, winning two gold medals at the Asian Para Games for the second consecutive edition after clinching the women’s individual compound title on Thursday.The 19-year-old armless archer from Jammu…
India’s Preeti Pal dedicated her second silver medal at the Asian Para Games to her training partner Chirag Tyagi, who was shot dead in May. The sprinter remembered Chirag as a younger brother who dreamed of winning medals for India. She believes he would have reached the podium in Nagoya, Japan, had he been alive.Preeti…
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne, left, and Travis Head, left, right, on day four of the second cricket test match between South Africa and Australia, in Gqeberha, South Africa. AP/PTI Australia are under pressure in the second Test against South Africa, with former batter Simon Katich warning that several players could be fighting to save their places…