Rajgir, Aug 31 (IANS) The Indian men’s team continued their winning form in the Asia Cup with a 3-2 victory against Japan in their second Pool A fixture at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Bihar on Sunday. With this win, India have secured a spot in the Super 4s stage as they progress ahead in the tournament.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sending a letter lauding his cricketing glories and wishing him best for his future endeavours following his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket.
Chennai, Aug 31 (IANS) Anthra Rajsekar, the second daughter of well known Tamil film producer Rajsekar Pandian, who is also the CEO of actor Suriya's production house 2D Entertainment, has now done the country proud by winning two medals -- a gold and a bronze --at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship that was held in Kazakhstan.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The national capital came alive this morning as the iconic Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium hosted the special National Sports Day 2025 edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle featuring National Sports Federations, with Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Mansukh Mandaviya leading the celebrations. The event was part of the concluding day of the three-day pan-India celebration of sports, honouring hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand on his 120th birth anniversary.
Bengaluru, Aug 31 (IANS) Kerala batter Mohammed Azharuddeen has been named as captain of South Zone team for their Duleep Trophy semifinal against North Zone, starting on September 4 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) Grounds.
Bengaluru, Aug 31 (IANS) Central Zone have advanced to the Duleep Trophy semi-finals on the basis of their first-innings lead over North-East Zone in their drawn quarter-final game at the BCCI CoE Ground 2 on Sunday. Central Zone will now face West Zone in the semi-final at the CoE from September 4.
Rajgir, Aug 31 (IANS) Hockey India on Sunday congratulated men's team goalkeeper Krishan B Pathak on completing the milestone of 150 international caps. The 28-year-old, who hails from Kapurthala, Punjab, achieved this remarkable feat during India’s second match of the ongoing Asia Cup against Japan here at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium.
Bengaluru, Aug 31 (IANS) Delhi all-rounder Ayush Badoni scored his second double century in first-class cricket as North Zone qualified for the semi-finals of the Duleep Trophy on the basis of taking the first-innings lead over East Zone in the quarter-final at the BCCI COE Ground 1 on Sunday.
Hobart, Aug 31 (IANS) Seam-bowling all-rounder Beau Webster believes he and Cameron Green can continue to play together in the Australian Test team, saying such a scenario is possible if the duo are amongst the country’s top six batters.
Vizag, Aug 31 (IANS) Former Pro Kabaddi League star Rishank Devadiga weighed in on Gujarat Giants captain Mohammadreza Shadloui’s leadership, particularly during his last-ditch raid in the tiebreaker against U Mumba in PKL 12, saying the Iranian played with bit of overconfidence and looked clueless at times.
