Bengaluru, Dec 19 (IANS) Home favourites Sumit Nagal, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty and Maaya Rajeswaran Revathi stole the show on the third day of the World Tennis League at the SM Krishna Stadium, Bengaluru.
Hangzhou, Dec 19 (IANS) India’s top men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, scripted history at the BWF World Tour Finals 2025, becoming the first Indian men’s doubles pair to reach the semi-finals of the prestigious season-ending event. The World No. 3 pair sealed their place in the last four with a spirited 17-21, 21-18, 21-15 comeback win over world No. 2 and Paris 2024 bronze medalists Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia on Friday.
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) World Champion D Gukesh avenged his loss against Alireza Firouzja in the reverse fixture, but defending champions Triveni Continental Kings did enough to beat PBG Alaskan Knights 10-9 to stay on top of the leaderboard after match day 6, while Mumba Masters kept up the pressure on the leaders with 11-6 win over Ganges Grandmasters in the Global Chess League (GCL) on Friday.
Ahmedabad, Dec 19 (IANS) Powered by scintillating half-centuries from Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya, India posted a formidable 231/5 in their 20 overs in the fifth T20I against South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday.
Dubai, Dec 19 (IANS) Unbeaten half-centuries from Vihaan Malhotra and Aaron George helped India beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in a rain-hit U19 Men’s Asia Cup semi-final and set up a high-voltage title clash against Pakistan, to be held on Sunday.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Devdutt has been appointed as selector for the Delhi Services team for the All India Civil Services Tournament.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been named as Delhi’s captain for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, starting on December 24 in Bengaluru.
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Top four seeds in the men’s category continued to have a field day in the 80th CCI Western India Squash as they moved into the quarterfinals quite easily on Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Army pairing of Lakshita Bishnoi and Sharvan Kumar produced a commanding performance in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team gold medal match to secure the gold medal at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions (Shotgun), currently underway at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range here. Laskhita and Sharvan defeated Haryana’s Suruchi Singh and Samrat Rana 16–10 to seal the title.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) With 50 days remaining for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 to get underway in India and Sri Lanka, anticipation around how the defending champions campaign would pan out has intensified. Defending champions India are scheduled to announce their squad at the BCCI HQ in Mumbai on Saturday afternoon, a move that is expected to set the tone for their title defence.
