New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Former India captain Anjum Chopra believes Jemimah Rodrigues will discover ‘another side of herself’ when she leads Delhi Capitals (DC) in the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) season, starting in Navi Mumbai on Friday.
Rajkot, Jan 8 (IANS) Aaqib Dar produced a sensational unbeaten century to script a stunning turnaround as Jammu and Kashmir pulled off a thrilling three-wicket victory over Hyderabad in their final Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 at the Niranjan Shah Stadium Ground C in Rajkot on Thursday.
Diu, Jan 8 (IANS) Haryana women and Delhi men put paid to Bihar’s hopes of winning a gold medal in Sepak-takraw as they registered contrasting victories in the finals of the Khelo India Beach Games 2026 at the Ghoghla Beach in Diu on Thursday.
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Country's top boxers, including world champion Minakshi Hooda, two-time world titlist Nikhat Zareen, World Boxing Cup gold medallist Hitesh Gulia, and others, sailed into the semifinals of the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships with comfortable wins in their respective quarterfinal bouts at the Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, on Thursday.
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Former India captain Anjum Chopra believes UP Warriorz (UPW) look like the strongest team ahead of the 2026 Women's Premier League (WPL), starting in Navi Mumbai on Friday. At the same time, Anjum cautioned that on-field performance will ultimately determine the winner of the competition on February 5 in Vadodara.
Dubai, Jan 8 (IANS) Star batters Laura Wolvaardt and Shafali Verma, along with South Africa’s influential all-rounder Sune Luus, have been shortlisted for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for December 2025 following outstanding performances in the last month of the year.
Dubai, Jan 8 (IANS) The shortlist for Men’s Player of the Month includes three top performers, Justin Greaves of the West Indies, Jacob Duffy of New Zealand, and Australia's Mitchell Starc, all of whom made a notable impact with bat and ball throughout a busy cricket month.
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Tristan Stubbs was a notable omission from South Africa’s squad for the T20 World Cup, but ex-batter JP Duminy believes the youngster has shown strong leadership skills by taking Sunrisers Eastern Cape to the top of the SA20 standings and has backed him to do amazing things in the ongoing tournament.
Colombo, Jan 8 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket Board has appointed Vikram Rathour as their batting coach as they step up their preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup, which will start on 7 February.
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) National shooting coach Ankush Bharadwaj has been suspended by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), and a show-cause notice has been issued to him following sexual assault allegations by a 17-year-old national-level shooter, NRAI assistant secretary Rajiv Bhatia told IANS on Thursday.
