Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Arshdeep Singh took (3-43) but Nicholas Pooran's 44 and Ayush Badoni's 41 helped Lucknow Super Giants reach 171/7 after 20 overs against Punjab Kings in Match 13 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, here at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.
Bengaluru, April 1 (IANS) Returning to Indian Premier League (IPL) action after a gap of two years, former India pacer Prasidh Krishna has played a key role in Gujarat Titans' 36-run win over Mumbai Indians in their previous match and is excited about Wednesday's clash with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Greater Noida (U.P.), April 1 (IANS) Sri Lankan golfer N. Thangaraja and Greater Noida’s Saptak Talwar, playing at his home course, handed over scores of five-under 67 to share the lead after Round One of the INR 1.5 crore Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025 at the Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort here on Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that star striker Erling Haaland is expected to be sidelined for "five, six, seven weeks" due to an ankle injury. If Haaland returns after five weeks, he could be fit in time for City's Premier League fixture against Southampton on May 10. However, if his recovery takes the full seven weeks, he could be in danger of missing the FA Cup final on May 17—should City overcome Nottingham Forest in the semi-final.
Dubai, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan have been fined 10 percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first One-day International against New Zealand at Napier on Saturday. "Jeff Crowe of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Mohammad Rizwan’s side was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration," the ICC said in a release on Tuesday.
London, April 1 (IANS) Charlotte Edwards has been announced as the new head coach of the England women's team by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday. Edwards is a former England captain who represented her country over 300 times, winning two World Cups and lifting the Ashes five times across a 20-year playing career.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Indian women's hockey team forward Vandana Katariya, who retired from the international circuit on Tuesday, revealed drawing inspiration from legends like Dhanraj Pillay, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Usain Bolt to keep herself upbeat during her 15-year-long career in the senior side.
Haridwar, April 1 (IANS) The Super 6 and head-to-head round of the Yuva All-Stars Championship kabaddi competition concluded on Tuesday, with the top three teams from the Super 6 round and the loser of the head-to-head round qualifying for the playoffs. Yuva Mumba, Sonipat Spartans, and Warriorz K.C. won their respective matches in the last set of Super 6 matches on Tuesday at the Vandana Kataria Indoor Stadium in Haridwar.
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Mumbai-based para-athlete and para-cyclist Huafrid Billimoria has achieved the qualifying classification to represent India in international para-triathlon and para-cycling events. Billimoria claimed he was the first Indian para-sportsperson to get this distinction.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Arjun Bhati, the celebrated three-time Golf Junior World Champion, is set to receive the prestigious National Youth Award (NYA) on April 3 in an official event organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports at Parliament.
