Bengaluru, Sep 5 (IANS) Defending champions Alpine APL Pipers kicked off their campaign with a fighting win with black pieces over CheQ Mumba Masters 10-8, while FYERS American Gambits took an early lead with two wins from two matches on the opening day of the Global Chess League (GCL) Season 4 in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Dubai, Sep 5 (IANS) Top-ranked T20I bowler N. Sree Charani said her primary drive remains to do more for her country after delivering a match-winning spell of 3-7 in her side's dominant seven-wicket victory over Pakistan at the Women’s Asia Cup on Saturday.
Dubai, Sep 5 (IANS) Captain Harmanpreet Kaur praised her team's relentless approach and the bowlers' outstanding show after India brushed aside Pakistan by seven wickets in the Women's T20 Asia Cup in Dubai on Saturday.
Dubai, Sep 5 (IANS) On a scorching 40-degree evening in Dubai, the anticipation of a fierce India-Pakistan game quickly evaporated into another familiar, stark mismatch. History had offered little comfort to Pakistan coming into Saturday’s clash in the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup, having dropped four consecutive fixtures to their neighbours across formats.
Dubai, Sep 5 (IANS) Powered by three-fors from N. Sree Charani and Prema Rawat, India produced a dominant all-round display to secure a convincing seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the 2026 Women’s T20 Asia Cup on Saturday by chasing down 56 in just 8.4 overs at the Dubai International Stadium.
Monza, Sep 5 (IANS) Pierre Gasly secured his maiden Formula 1 pole position in a thrilling qualifying session at the Italian Grand Prix, edging Mercedes' George Russell and McLaren's Oscar Piastri to the top spot at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
Dubai, Sep 5 (IANS) Left-arm spinner N Sree Charani and leg-spin bowling all-rounder Prema Rawat claimed three wickets apiece as India skittled out Pakistan for a paltry 55 in 18.1 overs, their lowest total in Women’s T20Is, in the Women’s Asia Cup Group A at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Saturday.
Dubai, Sep 5 (IANS) India head coach Amol Muzumdar lauded captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Saturday after she became the first cricketer, in both men’s and women’s international cricket, to lead her country in 150 T20 international games.
Hyderabad, Sep 5 (IANS) Railway Sports Promotion Board handed a 12-1 drubbing to Tamil Nadu Police to start their campaign in the 6th Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship 2026 with two successive wins in Hyderabad.
Shenzhen (China), Sep 5 (IANS) India’s top-ranked men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the final of the China Masters following their victory over Malaysia’s Nur Mohd Azriyn and Tan Wee Kiong 21-16, 18-21, 21-11 at the Shenzhen Arena on Saturday.
