Ankush Panghal and Parveen Hooda (IANS/PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: India’s boxing campaign at the Asian Games 2026 received a major boost on Sunday as Ankush Panghal and Parveen Hooda stormed into the semifinals of their respective weight categories, assuring the country of two medals.Ankush became the first Indian boxer to secure a medal at the…
ENG VS SL LIVE SCORE: England have won the toss and elected to bat first. The hosts have made three changes to their playing XI from the previous game, with Jordan Cox replacing the injured Jos Buttler, while Liam Dawson and Sonny Baker have come in for Rehan Ahmed and Josh Tongue. Sri Lanka, meanwhile,…
Naman Dhir debuts for India (Image: BCCI) Naman Dhir makes his ODI debut for India after captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first against West Indies in the opening ODI of the series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.Dhir has been handed his maiden ODI cap as India…
India’s recent ICC success may have brought an end to their long-standing trophy drought, but some World Cup defeats continue to remain difficult memories for Virat Kohli.India won back-to-back T20 World Cup titles before adding the Champions Trophy, but the heartbreak of November 19, 2023 still remains fresh in the minds of ardent cricket followers….
In 2018, Ahvar Rizvi missed India’s Asian Games selection by one point. He was competing in Double Trap then, an event in which he had established himself as one of India’s promising young shooters. At the World Championships in Changwon that year, Rizvi won the junior Double Trap title. The Asian Games place, though, went…
India’s Murali Sreeshankar (PTI Photo) Nagoya: Murali Sreeshankar and David Patturaj Solomon advanced to the men’s long jump final at the ongoing Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday, giving India a double representation in the medal event.Sreeshankar finished second in Group B with a best effort of 7.84m. Solomon, meanwhile, secured third place in Group…
D Gukesh and Koneru Humpy (FIDE Photos) NEW DELHI: The decision hour is upon us. The countdown has begun. The winners of both the open and women’s sections of the 46th Chess Olympiad will be decided later today. Do India have a chance to retain their gold medals? Certainly, perhaps more so for the open…
Virat Kohli is once again on the cusp of an ODI milestone that would add another remarkable chapter to his extraordinary career. The former India captain needs just 59 runs in the opening ODI against West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday to become only the second batter in men’s ODI history to reach the 15,000-run…
NEW DELHI: If not a shooter, Shapath Bharadwaj could have been seen dealing with deadlines, just like his journalist father, S Raju. In a house where books and newspapers were always around, there were expectations that Raju‘s son would follow the same path.Shapath did well in studies too. He was a class topper from childhood…
Mayank Yadav bowls against Zimbabwe. (AP) NEW DELHI: A video of Mayank Yadav training with Team India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill in Mohali went viral recently on social media. It comes on the heels of the tearaway quick shifting his training base to Chandigarh, where he is working with Gaurav Sharma, the city-based…