St. Louis, Aug 24 (IANS) Akshay Bhatia produced a spectacular eagle-birdie finish to close with a two-under 68 and tie for 12th at the 2026 BMW Championship, securing his place in the season-ending Tour Championship and retaining 15th position in the FedEx Cup standings.
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Top seed WFM Pratitee Bordoloi surged into the sole lead of the Asian Junior Girls Classical Chess Championship after scoring a crucial victory over WCM Aadya Gowda in the seventh round at the ITC Maratha Sheraton, Mumbai.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Namibia have named an experienced squad for a home T20I tri-series against South Africa and Zimbabwe, which starts later this week. Gerhard Erasmus will be leading the squad, which features the likes of veterans Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann and Bernard Scholtz.
Colombo, Aug 24 (IANS) Dhruv Jurel hit an unbeaten 115 while Rishabh Pant smashed a rollicking 63 before Prasidh Krishna and Manav Suthar struck late in fading light as India asserted total dominance over Sri Lanka on Day Two of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground in Colombo on Monday.
Colombo, Aug 24 (IANS) Prasidh Krishna and Manav Suthar took a wicket each as India reduced Sri Lanka to a precarious 8/2 in just three overs before bad light brought early stumps on Day Two of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address young athletes and youth leaders on sports, leadership and nation-building as part of a nationwide initiative, ‘Khelo India Dialogue – Khel Ki Baat, Pradhan Mantri Modi Ke Saath’, to be held across more than 1,500 educational institutions on August 27 to mark National Sports Day 2026.
Colombo, Aug 24 (IANS) India declared their first innings at 503/9 in 138 overs after wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel reached his second Test century on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground on Monday.
Kabul, Aug 24 (IANS) Fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq has returned to the Afghanistan squad after recovering from a shoulder injury for the upcoming three-match T20 International series against India, scheduled to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on September 13, 15 and 17.
Colombo, Aug 24 (IANS) Day two’s play in the second Test between India and Sri Lanka is set to resume at 4:25 pm local time following a lengthy weather disruption that forced an early tea break at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Former India captain Kapil Dev has reiterated his support for former Pakistan captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan, calling for humane treatment and adequate facilities for his long-time friend after 21 former international cricketers wrote to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif seeking better conditions for the imprisoned former leader.
