Christchurch, Dec 7 (IANS) New Zealand have added uncapped fast bowler Michael Rae to the Test squad for the second match against the West Indies, starting on December 10 in Wellington.
Madrid, Dec 7 (IANS) Ferran Torres scored a first-half hat-trick as FC Barcelona roared back from conceding an early goal to beat Real Betis 5-3 in La Liga.
Fort Lauderdale, Dec 7 (IANS) Inter Miami CF secured a historic 3-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC to clinch the Club’s fourth trophy and first-ever MLS Cup title.
Visakhapatnam, Dec 7 (IANS) Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir, under scrutiny following the recent Test series defeat to South Africa, delivered a fiery rebuttal to critics after India clinched the ODI series 2–1 with a dominant nine-wicket victory over the Proteas in the third and final match of the series in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Olympian wrestler and Haryana MLA Vinesh Phogat has taken the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to task for treating seasoned grappler Nirmala Boora "extremely unfairly" during the recent national trials. She claimed that Nirmala was not allowed to participate in the trials, and no reason was given for denying her the opportunity.
Visakhapatnam, Dec 6 (IANS) As India thrashed South Africa by nine wickets in the series-deciding third and final ODI match to win the series 2-1, India's stand-in skipper K.L. Rahul said he and his teammates were happier with him for winning the toss after 20-odd games.
Visakhapatnam, Dec 6 (IANS) Playing an ODI series for the first time since the Australia series, talismanic batter Virat Kohli was under pressure as he came into the India versus South Africa 50-overs series. With the selectors favouring young blood, Kohli had to produce a superb performance to convince everyone that he is still good for the World Cup 2027.
Visakhapatnam, Dec 6 (IANS) Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his maiden century in 50-over cricket while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli hammered half-centuries as India established their batting might by handing South Africa a nine-wicket defeat with around 10 overs to spare in the series-deciding third and final ODI at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
Jaipur, Dec 6 (IANS) The aim behind organising the Khelo India University Games is to provide a platform to talented university sportspersons of the country. But the event is not only helping Indian youths but also foreign students like South Sudan's Akot Becky Paul Macuei, who are pursuing higher studies in India.
Guwahati, Dec 6 (IANS) Sanskar Saraswat and Mithun Manjunath registered straight games victories in the semifinals of the Guwahati Masters BWF World Tour badminton tournament on Saturday to set up an all-Indian title clash, guaranteeing a gold medal for the host nation.
