Shenzhen (China), Oct 3 (IANS) India’s top-ranked star on the Ladies European Tour Diksha Dagar will return after a good break from competition. The Aramco Series Shenzhen will be Diksha’s first start after the Irish Open after which came a break for the Solheim Cup. She missed an event in Spain and France.
Dubai, Oct 3 (IANS) Ahead of India opening its 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup campaign against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday evening, head coach Amol Muzumdar has all but confirmed captain Harmanpreet Kaur to bat at number three in the tournament.
Visakhapatnam, Oct 3 (IANS) Chandigarh’s Angad Cheema, the runner-up in Hyderabad last week, continued his rich vein of form by firing a personal best score of 10-under 61 to rise to the top in Round Two of the Vizag Open 2024 being played at the East Point Golf Club (EPGC) here on Thursday. Angad (69-61), currently fourth on the PGTI Ranking with six top-10s in the season so far, had a tournament tally of 12-under 130 at the halfway stage that gave him an imposing four-shot lead. Patna’s Aman Raj (66-68) was placed second at eight-under 134 following his second round of 68.
Dubai, Oct 3 (IANS) Ahead of South Africa kickstarting their campaign in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 against their Group B opponents West Indies at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday afternoon, captain Laura Wolvaardt said she is hopeful of her team peaking at the right time in the tournament.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Christie’s Golf began their title defense with a bang, beating TeeM EDC 3-2 on the opening day of the fourth edition of the Delhi Golf Club League on Thursday. In the six-match contest, Christie’s won the opening game but conceded the next two to TeeM EDC. The fourth game was tied, however, Bikram Singh, Captain of Christie’s, teaming up with Sonaal Chaudhari, won the fifth game to level the scores.
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) Abhimanyu Easwaran's 151 not out led the fight back for the Rest of India (ROI) against Mumbai on Day 3 of the Irani Cup at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Thursday. In response to Mumbai's 537, ROI were 289/4 at stumps on Thursday and still trail by 248 runs. Easwaran and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad started positively, hitting two boundaries in the first two overs. However, Gaikwad (9) fell victim to pacer Mohammed Juned Khan when he edged the good length ball to the hands of Prithvi Shaw at second slip in the opening session of the day.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Nitin Kumar Sinha produced an upset against eighth seed Raghav Jaisinghani, while young sensation Maaya Revathi beat Humera Baharamus to reach the semifinals of the ongoing 29th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship in their respective categories at the DLTA Complex here on Thursday.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Delhi Golf Club League's (DGCL) organising committee member Digraj Singh feels that the mentorship programme started by the club has played a major role in raising the standards of the tournament which entered its fourth edition on Thursday.
Sharjah, Oct 3 (IANS) Bowlers put up a strong show to help Bangladesh snap their decade-long losing streak in Women’s T20 World Cups with a 16-run win over debutants Scotland in the tournament opener at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) India's build-up to the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup has been unusual. While other teams come on the back of playing international games, India didn’t play any matches after finishing runners-up to Sri Lanka in the 2024 Women’s Asia Cup in Dambulla.
