Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Pakistan suffered a huge setback before the start of their Test series with England and will be without their skipper Babar Azam, who suffered an injury to his hand, in the first Test starting in Leeds on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Star shuttler PV Sindhu lauded the efforts of the volunteers, support staff, government and the Badminton Association of India (BAI) for ensuring a well-organised World Championships, saying the support extended to the players had made her experience at the home event particularly positive.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) East Delhi Riders secured a 36-run win over New Delhi Tigers in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Former winner PV Sindhu began her latest World Championships campaign emphatically, brushing aside Ireland’s Sophia Noble 21-7, 21-11 in just 29 minutes in the 2026 edition at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Monday to move into the women’s singles Round of 32.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Manchester City reportedly remain interested in Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez despite missing the cut-off date set by The Blues. City have a two-week time to decide on making a bid for the Argentine midfielder, with the transfer window open till September 1.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) India's Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand began their BWF World Championships campaign with an easy win over the Spanish duo Paula Lopez and Lucia Rodriguez here at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex.
Galle, Aug 17 (IANS) Left-arm spinners Manav Suthar and Ravindra Jadeja shared seven wickets between themselves as India bowled Sri Lanka out for 284 on Day Three of the first Test, and sealed a formidable 178-run first-innings lead before rain forced early stumps to be taken at the Galle International Stadium in Galle on Monday.
Panaji (Goa), Aug 17 (IANS) Shameemudheen emerged as the biggest buy at the Prime Volleyball League (PVL) Season 5 player auction on Monday, with Kochi Blue Spikers securing the blocker for Rs 20 lakh.
Galle, Aug 17 (IANS) Left-arm spinners Manav Suthar and Ravindra Jadeja picked seven scalps collectively as India bowled Sri Lanka out for 284 at stumps on day three of the first Test at the Galle International Stadium on Monday.
Kolar, Aug 17 (IANS) The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the official sanctioning body of professional golf in India, on Monday announced the second edition of the Kolar Open, which will be held at the magnificent ZION Hills Golf County in Kolar, Karnataka, from August 18 to 21. The total prize purse for the event is Rs 1 crore.
