Amstelveen, Aug 24 (IANS) India’s hopes of reaching the semifinals of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 ended with a 3-5 defeat against Argentina in their concluding Pool E match at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Zimbabwe have announced their squad for the upcoming tri-series against South Africa and Namibia as veteran spinner Graeme Cremer returns to the fold. Cremer is part of the 15-man roster to be led by Sikandar Raza after recovering from his left-arm injury.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) South Delhi Superstarz produced a disciplined all-round performance to defeat Central Delhi Queens by 11 runs in the women’s leg of the Delhi Premier League 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday.
Amstelveen, Aug 24 (IANS) The Indian men's team crashed out of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026, losing 3-5 to former Olympic Games gold medallist Argentina in their Pool E match in Stage 2 of the premier competition at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands, on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) England fast bowler Brydon Carse was on Monday withdrawn from the squad for the second Test against Pakistan as the Cricket Regulator will conduct an investigation into a nightclub incident allegedly involving him.
Colombo, Aug 24 (IANS) India batter Dhruv Jurel stated that wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant picked up pain in his right shoulder during the ongoing second Test match against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club as he kept wickets at the end of Day 2 in Colombo on Monday.
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.
