Shymkent (Kazakhstan), Aug 23 (IANS) India extended its remarkable performance at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Saturday as Arjun Babuta and Elavenil Valarivan captured the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 23 (IANS) India is all set to witness football history this November, as global icon Lionel Messi and the reigning FIFA World Cup champions Argentina are scheduled to arrive in Kerala for a friendly match.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Former Australia wicketkeeper-batter Brad Haddin said he was surprised by Shreyas Iyer’s exclusion from India’s squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, adding that he even expected the right-handed batter to be named as the side’s captain.
Srinagar, Aug 22 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh troika of Shikha Chauhan, Reena Sen, and Pallavi Jagtab, who won a team silver at the recently concluded Asian Canoe Slalom Championship in Guizhou, China, are now eyeing gold medals in individual cannoning and kayaking events in the inaugural Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025 at the Dal Lake here.
Srinagar, Aug 22 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh made a clean sweep of all the four gold medals at stake on Day 2 of the Khelo India Water Sports Festival (KIWSF) at the Dal Lake here on Friday while hosts Jammu and Kashmir added a silver to their overnight tally while two more silvers left Odisha at No. 2 in the medal standings.
Hosur (Tamil Nadu), Aug 22 (IANS) Yuvraj Sandhu prevailed over Udayan Mane in a marathon playoff that lasted five extra holes to win the Rs 1 crore PGTI Players Championship 2025 played at the Clover Greens Golf Course and Resort near here on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Hong Kong has announced a 20-member squad for a preparation camp in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ahead of the Men’s T20 Asia Cup, starting on September 9. The camp will feature competitive matches and intensive training sessions aimed at fine-tuning strategies for the eight-team tournament.
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) Defending champions NorthEast United FC will square off against debutant sensation Diamond Harbour FC in the final of the 134th Durand Cup, a grand spectacle to be played at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Saturday, at which one team will chase history while the other will try to extend its dominance.
Brisbane, Aug 22 (IANS) Australia A’s middle-order faces a challenging third day after a mixed second day with bat and ball in their four-day clash against India A at Allan Border Field here on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Once it became clear that the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru would not host the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup games due to a lack of timely clearances from the Karnataka government following the June 4 stampede, several alternative venues were under consideration for the eight-team tournament.
