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Baroda, Lucknow, Bengaluru and Mumbai to host WPL 2025, Brabourne Stadium knockouts venue

IANS | January 16, 2025 8:44 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said Baroda, Bengaluru, Lucknow, and Mumbai will be the venues for the 2025 edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), with Brabourne Stadium to host the Eliminator and Final. In the tournament’s short history, it will be the first time four venues will host matches.

Inaugural season of International Masters League to be played in Navi Mumbai, Rajkot and Raipur from Feb 22

IANS | January 16, 2025 8:35 PM

Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar will lead India and Brian Lara will captain West Indies in the highly-anticipated International Masters League (IML), the inaugural edition of which is all set to be played from February 22 to March 16. Season 1 of the IML will witness the rekindling of rivalries, with all-time greats representing cricketing powerhouses like India, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, South Africa, and the West Indies.

Everything was planned so that I cannot take any action, alleges Yogesh Kathuniya over Khel Ratna snub

Bhavya Chand | January 16, 2025 8:23 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Reflecting on his decision to move the court over his exclusion from the list of Khel Ratna Awardees for 2024, two-time Paralympic silver medallist Yogesh Kathuniya has claimed that the National Sports Awards list was released on January 2, deliberately coinciding with the week when the courts were closed, alleging that this timing was planned to prevent him from taking any action.

India Open 2025: Sindhu, Kiran George, Satwik-Chirag cruise to quarters on mixed day (Ld)

IANS | January 16, 2025 8:01 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Former champion P.V. Sindhu rekindled memories of her old aggressive self while up-and-coming Kiran George kept his nerves under pressure to register straight games win while the men’s doubles combination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came back from a game down to advance to the quarterfinals of the India Open 2025, a BWF World Tour Super 750 event, at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall here on Thursday.

Blair Tickner returns to Derbyshire for the 2025 season

IANS | January 16, 2025 6:59 PM

Derbyshire, Jan 16 (IANS) New Zealand pacer Blair Tickner will return to Derbyshire for the 2025 season, the county club announced on Thursday. The 31-year-old initially joined Derbyshire for the 2024 campaign and featured in seven matches across the County Championship and Vitality Blast, before returning to New Zealand early, after his wife Sarah was diagnosed with leukaemia.

WPGT 2025: Sneha takes lead with second day’s best card in Leg 2

IANS | January 16, 2025 6:01 PM

Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Sneha Singh powered her way to the day’s best score of 2-under 68 to take a one-shot lead in the second round of the Women’s Pro Golf Tour (WPGT) 2025 at the Tollygunge Club here on Thursday. Sneha (71-68), who won the Order of Merit in 2023, is now the only player under par at 1-under 139 and one-shot clear of Vani Kapoor (68-72), the first-round leader.

It feels like a backward step, says Johnson on making Smith captain for SL Test tour

IANS | January 16, 2025 5:29 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Former Australia fast-bowler Mitchell Johnson has expressed reservations over Steve Smith being named captain for the upcoming Test tour of Sri Lanka, saying it’s like a backward step being taken instead of cashing on the opportunity to try a long-term leadership candidate. Smith was named Australia’s captain for the two-match Test tour of Sri Lanka, starting in Galle on January 29, after regular skipper Pat Cummins opted out due to the birth of his second child and ankle soreness.

India Open 2025: Sindhu cruises into quarters with win over Manami Suizu

IANS | January 16, 2025 5:18 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist P.V Sindhu progressed to the quarterfinals of the India Open 2025 with a second-round win over Japan's Manami Suizu here on Thursday. Sindhu, the 29-year-old World No. 14, outclassed her opponent 21-15, 21-13 in a 46-minute encounter at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

As PGTI chief, Kapil Dev is doing very well for pro golfers: Jeev Milkha

IANS | January 16, 2025 4:56 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Indian golfing great Jeev Milkha Singh has lauded the efforts of current Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) president and cricket legend Kapil Dev for "doing well" for the professional golfers in the country. The PGTI president recently unveiled the jam-packed first half of the 2025 calendar year with professionals participating for 11 consecutive weeks in competitions, all at different venues compared to the nine competitions that took place in the first half of 2024.

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