New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Nishad Kumar and Simran emerged the toast of the goodly home crowd with gold medal-winning efforts within moments of each other in the men’s high jump T47 and women’s 100m T12, respectively, in the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships (WAPC) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) To safeguard the athletes from countries that have been sanctioned and penalised by the leaders of the Olympic movement, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has created the category of "Neutral Athletes," allowing sportspersons from those nations to participate in major global events under the IOC flag.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are on the verge of returning to India’s ODI setup as the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee prepares to announce squads for the upcoming white-ball tour of Australia.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The semifinals of the 30th National Tennis Championship produced contrasting contests as Manish Sureshkumar and Keerthivassan Suresh advanced to the men’s singles final, while Vaishnavi Adkar and Akanksha Nitture set up an enthralling final showdown in the women’s singles category at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi.
Nagpur, Oct 3 (IANS) Vidarbha tightened their grip on the Irani Cup by securing a strong first-innings lead of 128 and then extending it to 224 against Rest of India by stumps on the third day at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur, on Friday.
Guwahati, Oct 3 (IANS) South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt admitted her side’s batting display was “certainly not the way we wanted to start the tournament” after being bundled out for just 69 and suffering a 10-wicket thrashing against England in their ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 opener in Guwahati.
Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (IANS) India's Dhruv Jurel marked his maiden Test hundred with a deeply emotional celebration on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies, paying tribute to his father, Nem Chand, a retired Indian Army Havildar and Kargil War veteran.
Guwahati, Oct 3 (IANS) England Women opened their ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 campaign in Guwahati with a statement win, sealing a thumping 10-wicket victory over South Africa with 215 balls to spare – their fourth-biggest win by balls remaining in World Cup history in the fourth match at Baraspara Stadium.
Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (IANS) India’s batting riches came to the fore as KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, and Ravindra Jadeja registered centuries to put the hosts in complete command at the end of Day Two’s play in the first Test against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) After an unusual case of a dog biting a foreign official here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium during the World Para Athletics Championships 2025, sources said the organising committee carried out a sanitisation of the affected areas, ensuring the venue remains "safe, hygienic, and fully operational" and reinforced preventive measures has been taken to avoid any recurrence of such cases.
