Golf: Five Indian amateurs to tee up at the Asia-Pacific Amateurs in Dubai

IANS | October 21, 2025 7:34 PM

Dubai, Oct 21 (IANS) Rakshit Dahiya is the only one of the five Indian amateurs here at the 16th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship to have played his elite amateur event before, but none of the other four lack in international experience. The 2025 AAC begins on Thursday and continues through to Sunday.

Women's WC: How can India grab last remaining semifinal spot?

IANS | October 21, 2025 4:59 PM

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Team India, after winning their opening two games of the ongoing Women’s World Cup, have lost three consecutive matches at the tournament and are currently in a mix as they seek to secure a semifinal place.

India U20 women to play two friendlies in Kazakhstan

IANS | October 21, 2025 4:57 PM

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Indian U20 women’s football team is set to travel to Shymkent, Kazakhstan, for two international friendly matches against the Kazakhstan U19 women’s side on October 25 and 28.

Afghanistan players and ACB chair offer prayers for victims of Paktika tragedy

IANS | October 21, 2025 4:03 PM

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chairman Mirwais Ashraf and players of the national team condoled the tragic loss of three young Afghan cricketers, Kabeer Agha, Sibghatullah and Haroon, who lost their lives in the cross-border airstrikes by Pakistan in Paktika province of Afghanistan, and offered prayers for the victims of the tragedy.