Galle, Aug 15 (IANS) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has pointed to the hard work done by batter Devdutt Padikkal, who returned to the side after a big gap and scored his maiden century in the first Test against Sri Lanka here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The 2026-27 season of the Dr Talimeren Ao Junior Girls’ National Football Championship will be held from September 10 to October 7, 2026, in two different venues in Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Lucknow, Aug 15 (IANS) Player of the Match Kartik Siddhu combined with Impact Player Bobby Yadav to orchestrate a sensational unbroken 78-run partnership, guiding the Noida Kings to a dramatic three-wicket victory over the Kanpur Superstars in Match 2 of the UP T20 League Season 4 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Great Northern Kerteminde (Denmark), Aug 15 (IANS) The struggle continued for both Yuvraj Sandhu and Shubhankar Sharma as both the Indian golfers missed the cut at the Danish Golf Championship in Great Northern, Kerteminde, Funen, Denmark.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) With less than 48 hours left for the BWF World Championships 2026 to kick off, the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium is all decked up to witness badminton’s biggest extravaganza, and the venue has already got a thumbs-up from the Chinese contingent, who trained there on Saturday along with all other top teams.
Golfpark Holzhäusern (Switzerland), Aug 15 (IANS) Pranavi Urs stayed alive at the Swiss Ladies Open as she became the only Indian to survive the halfway cut, while compatriots Tvesa Malik and Diksha Dagar bowed out after contrasting second rounds at Golfpark Holzhäusern in Switzerland.
Guwahati, Aug 15 (IANS) Barak Legends moved to the top of the points table in the Assam Premier League 2026 (APL) after their clash against Charaideo Sunrisers was abandoned due to rain at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Sixteen years after a 17-year-old Kirsty Gilmour arrived in Delhi for her first senior Commonwealth Games, the Scottish shuttler is back in the Indian capital for her 10th World Championships, carrying with her a European title and a vastly different perspective on the sport and life that have grown alongside each other.
Memphis (USA), Aug 15 (IANS) Indo-Canadian Sudarshan Yellamaraju moved into the Top-10 at the halfway stage of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, strengthening his bid to extend his Playoffs campaign, while Aaron Rai and Akshay remained comfortably placed and Sahith Theegala continued to battle around the crucial Top-50 line in the FedExCup standings.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali has attributed his national team's downfall in Test cricket to the shutdown of departmental cricket. Azhar, who has led Pakistan in nine Tests and 31 ODIs, called departmental cricket a "nursery" for Pakistan's national sides and felt that "it's being pushed out."
