Nagoya (Japan), Sep 13 (IANS) China cruised to a 105-59 victory over Bahrain for their second straight win in men's basketball at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, while Iran edged Chinese Taipei 72-69 in another preliminary round match.
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey on Saturday initiated disciplinary proceedings with a show-cause notice to HI director general Cdr RK Srivastava and directed him to immediately cease discharging his duties.
Bengaluru, Sep 12 (IANS) Defending champions Alpine APL Pipers and Ganges Grandmasters will face each other in the Season 4 finale of the Global Chess League (GCL) in Bengaluru despite both the teams losing their final league clash but advancing to the title clash as the result of the third match went their way.
Doonbeg (Ireland), Sep 12 (IANS) Shane Lowry was the pick of the field at the end of the second round at the Amigen Irish Open as he found himself in the lead, three strokes clear of his closest rivals.
Chennai, Sep 12 (IANS) Shrugging off lack of sleep and jet lag following an overnight journey from Spain to Chennai, 19-year-old Sarthak Chavan from Pune still found reserves of energy and determination to win the premier Super Sport 301-400cc Open race, which he started from the last row of the grid in the second round of the Indian National Racing Challenge 2W – 2026 at the Madras International Circuit in Chennai on Saturday.
Doha, Sep 12 (IANS) Women’s world No. 20 Anahat Singh got the better of higher-ranked Egyptian Farida Mohamed in four games in the opening round of the USD 242,000 Qatar Classic, the season’s first PSA Platinum event, in Doha on Saturday.
Bengaluru, Sep 12 (IANS) Ganges Grandmasters advanced to the final of the Global Chess League (GCL) in Bengaluru on Saturday, despite losing to PBG Alaskan Knights, while Alpine APL Pipers will have to wait for the result of the last league match to know their fate after the defending champions went down against Triveni Continental Knights.
Birmingham, Sep 12 (IANS) Pakistan captain Babar Azam said the team needs to sit down, assess their mistakes and decide on their best playing XI after England completed a 3-0 Test series sweep with an eight-wicket victory at Edgbaston on Saturday.
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran said his team has devised specific tactical plans to counter returning fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and hopes to handle him effectively in Sunday's opening T20I game, to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Mohali, Sep 12 (IANS) Amritsar Soormas marched into the final of the inaugural Sher-E-Punjab T20 League after registering a commanding seven-wicket win over Mohali Kings at the I.S. Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Saturday.
