United Cup: Czechia beat Italy to set up semis clash with USA

IANS | January 3, 2025 4:38 PM

Sydney, Jan 3 (IANS) Karolina Muchova and Tomas Machac led Czechia into the semifinals of the United Cup after beating Italy 2-1 in their quarterfinal here on Friday. After World No. 22 Muchova conceded just four games in her fifth consecutive win over World No. 4 Jasmine Paolini, Machac imposed his physicality on 22-year-old Flavio Cobolli to clinch the tie. Czechia will next face the USA for a place in the final.

BGT: We see him as the leader of the team, says Pant on Rohit's exclusion

IANS | January 3, 2025 3:37 PM

Sydney, Jan 3 (IANS) With speculations suggesting that Rohit Sharma has played his last Test match for the Indian national team, and the skipper having ‘opted to rest’ for the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant labelled the move as an ‘emotional decision.’

KKFI unveils trophy, mascots for inaugural Kho Kho World Cup

IANS | January 3, 2025 2:24 PM

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) on Friday unveiled the trophies for the first-ever Kho Kho World Cup, scheduled for January 13-19. Under the aegis of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), the tournament will showcase 21 men's and 20 women's teams from 24 countries across six continents at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

No former Indian player has complained of grass on SCG pitch, says Gavaskar

IANS | January 3, 2025 1:15 PM

Sydney, Jan 3 (IANS) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar took a dig on Australian and said the green top Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) surface hasn't been a topic of debate among the former Indian players but had it been a spin-friendly pitch in India, the visitors would have gone mad about it.

We've probably seen Rohit for last time in Test cricket: Gavaskar

IANS | January 3, 2025 11:06 AM

Sydney, Jan 3 (IANS) Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar feels that India captain Rohit Sharma has played his last Test for the team at Melbourne Cricket Ground after opting to rest for the fifth Test against Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.

Proteas head coach Conrad hits back at critics of South Africa’s WTC25 final spot

IANS | January 3, 2025 12:10 AM

Cape Town, Jan 3 (IANS) South Africa has become the first team to secure their spot in the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2025 after their victory in the first Test against Pakistan. Their entry into the final has been greeted with criticism from some quarters. Questions have been raised about their path to the final. It was pointed out that South Africa played the fewest matches of any team in the competition (12) and had not faced heavyweights like Australia and England during the current cycle.

Relegation-threatened Man United could lose big sponsorship deal: Report

IANS | January 2, 2025 11:45 PM

Manchester, Jan 2 (IANS) Placed 14th among 20 teams in the Premier League standings, multiple times winner Manchester United are facing the threat of relegation in the 2024-25 season. If that happens, it will not only harm the reputation but will also hit the Red Devils financially in more ways than one. Getting relegated to the Championships, the level below the top tier, will not only deprive Manchester United of the Premier League riches but it will also lose many of its sponsorship deals.