Guwahati, Oct 9 (IANS) India rode on the energy of the vociferous fans and the knowledge of the home conditions to beat Korea and assure themselves of a historic BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships medal at the National Centre of Excellence, here on Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 9 (IANS) Chairman of the national selection committee of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Adille Sumariwalla has stated that the 40th National Junior Athletics Championships, scheduled from October 10 to 14 at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, will be among the best-organised national events in recent years, featuring world-class facilities and systems.
Shanghai, Oct 9 (IANS) Valentin Vacherot’s dream run at the 2025 Shanghai Masters reached new heights on Thursday as the Monaco qualifier pulled off the biggest victory of his career, stunning 10th seed Holger Rune 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the ATP Masters 1000 event.
Visakhapatnam, Oct 9 (IANS) Though she failed to score another big one in her third outing in the ongoing Women's World Cup, India's Smriti Mandhana broke a 26-year-old World Record, scoring the most runs in a calendar year in women's One-day International cricket during India's match against South Africa on Thursday.
Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Thursday announced that elections for the office bearers, Apex Council members and T20 Mumbai League Governing Council members will be held on November 12.
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Ahead of the second Test against India starting at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday, the West Indies find themselves under pressure for both on and off-field reasons. In their crushing defeat by an innings and 140 runs in Ahmedabad, the West Indies failed to cross 200 in either innings, which collectively lasted just 89.2 overs.
Visakhapatnam, Oct 9 (IANS) South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in Match 10 of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup at the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium here on Thursday.
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India captain Shubman Gill emphasised the importance of grooming seam-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy in home conditions, stating that it is better to give him game time at home and use that as preparation for overseas tours.
Melbourne, Oct 9 (IANS) Australia fast bowler Jhye Richardson is nearing a long-awaited return to competitive cricket after recovering from shoulder surgery, with hopes of being available for the later stages of the Ashes series if Australia need fast-bowling reinforcements.
Lucknow, Oct 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended the closing ceremony of 36th Regional Sports Meet, organised by Vidya Bharati Eastern Uttar Pradesh in Jhansi on Thursday and gave the mantra of self-reliance and success to the athletes.
