Jay Shah thanks India, England teams for their support to organ donation campaign

IANS | February 12, 2025 10:50 PM

Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) Chair Jay Shah on Wednesday thanked the India and England men's cricket teams for their support for the "Donate Organs, Save Lives" campaign. The two teams extended their support to the initiative ahead of the third ODI between the two teams at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Wednesday.

Legend 90 League: Tomar’s all-round heroics help Rajasthan Kings beat Big Boys Unikari

IANS | February 12, 2025 10:24 PM

Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Feb 12 (IANS) Rajasthan Kings put up a dominant all-round performance to claim a convincing 39-run victory over Big Boys Unikari in the 12th match of the Legend 90 League at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday. The win propelled them to second place in the points table, strengthening their campaign.

Didn't do anything wrong in this series: Rohit Sharma hails a flawless Indian performance

IANS | February 12, 2025 9:55 PM

Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IANS) India absolutely steamrolled England in the three-game ODI series and secured a clean sweep with a 142-run win over the visitors in the third and final ODI at Narendra Modi Stadium here on Wednesday. Skipper Rohit Sharma, who entered the series with questions over his form, silenced his critics with an emphatic display by his side. The Indian captain believes his side did not put a foot wrong in the series but still claimed his ‘champion team wants to get better every game’.

3rd ODI: Gill’s ton, all-round bowling show help India sweep England 3-0 (ld)

IANS | February 12, 2025 9:21 PM

Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Opener Shubman Gill’s majestic 112, along with solid half-centuries by Shreyas Iyer (78) and Virat Kohli (52), propelled India to a massive 356 in the third and final ODI against England. This commanding total proved too much for the visitors, who were bowled out for 214, handing India a comprehensive 142-run victory and a 3-0 series clean sweep.

Qatar Open: Ostapenko powers past Paolini in Doha for 12th Top 5 win

IANS | February 12, 2025 9:05 PM

Doha, Feb 12 (IANS) Former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko scored her first Top-10 win since 2023 with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of No. 4 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy in a women's singles third-round match of the Qatar Open here on Wednesday. The 27-year-old Latvian trailed 2-0 in the second set but responded by reeling off the last six games of the match to seal victory in just 63 minutes.

3rd ODI: England batters fail to impress again as India clean sweep series with 142-run win

IANS | February 12, 2025 8:56 PM

Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IANS) England batters once again failed to impress as Harshit Rana, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya claimed two wickets each to seal an emphatic 142-run victory for India in the third ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Wednesday. Despite getting off to a great start, England failed to capitalise on the solid start, and inconsistency through their batting order once again raised many red flags for the side heading into the 2025 Champions Trophy.

Shooting: Rhythm, Swapnil and Arya emerge victorious in National Trials

IANS | February 12, 2025 7:42 PM

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Olympians Rhythm Sangwan and Swapnil Kusale did the star turn on Wednesday, Day Five of the Rifle/Pistol National Selection Trials (Group A) at Delhi’s Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range (DKSSR) here. Rhythm Sangwan (women’s 25m pistol T2), Swapnil Kusale (men’s 50m rifle 3 positions - T1) and Arya Rajesh Borse (women’s 10m air rifle T2) took home the winner’s bragging rights at the end of it.