The entire country stands as one, says BCCI VP Rajeev Shukla on Pahalgam attack

IANS | April 23, 2025 7:12 PM

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Vice-President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Rajeev Shukla, is the latest to offer his condolences following the devastating terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. The terror attack took place in the Baisaran Valley, a scenic meadow situated in Pahalgam, a popular tourist destination about 30 miles southeast of Srinagar, on Tuesday, sending shockwaves throughout the country.

Mizoram in focus as future women hockey stars identified at ASMITA sub-junior league

IANS | April 23, 2025 5:29 PM

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Five under-16 girls from Mizoram are among the 15 selected by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to be inducted into the various National Centres of Excellence (NCOEs) for hockey. Seen as the building blocks for women’s hockey in India, the girls have been chosen after the conclusion of the 2024-25 season of the ASMITA league matches.

Indian Aerobic Gymnastics team leaves for World Cup in Tokyo

IANS | April 23, 2025 12:33 AM

Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Arya Shah of Maharashtra, Rudraksha Khanna of Jammu & Kashmir, Mutum Romins of Manipur, Meet Kosambia of Gujarat, and Ariha Pangambam of Manipur have been selected for the Indian team for the Aerobics Gymnastics World Cup 2025 competition to be held later this year.

IPL 2025: Marsh’s wicket was key for the win, says Delhi Capitals' Mukesh Kumar

IANS | April 23, 2025 12:18 AM

Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) For the opening 10 overs of the game, Lucknow Super Giants’ heavily loaded top-order seemed to be running away with the game and it was Mukesh Kumar, who claimed four wickets on the day to lay the foundation of an eight-wicket victory for the Delhi Capitals in Match 40 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 here on Tuesday.

IPL 2025: Wanted to capitalize on a wicket like that, says Pant on batting down the order vs DC

IANS | April 23, 2025 12:02 AM

Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant revealed the reason why he decided to move lower down the batting order and allow Abdul Samad to capitalize on the solid start by the top order. He also wanted to avoid slowing down his team, given his lean run of form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Pant has not been his usual self in this edition of the tournament with just 106 runs from nine matches at a strike rate of only 96.36.

IPL 2025: KL Rahul becomes fastest batter to reach 5000 runs in League

IANS | April 22, 2025 11:49 PM

Lucknow, April 22 (IANS) KL Rahul became the fastest batter to reach 5000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the wicket-keeper batter reached the milestone during Delhi Capitals’ eight-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) here on Tuesday. Rahul reached the elusive milestone in 130 innings and beat the likes of David Warner (135), Virat Kohli (157), AB de Villiers (161) and Shikhar Dhawan (168) in the list.

IPL 2025: Rahul, Porel score fifties as DC register big win over LSG

IANS | April 22, 2025 11:31 PM

Lucknow, April 22 (IANS) KL Rahul scored a half-century on his return to the venue where he was shouted at and took Delhi Capitals to a massive eight-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants in Match 40 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday.

National Athletics: Meena scales new height, Rupal Chaudhary shifts gear to win 400m gold

IANS | April 22, 2025 10:36 PM

Kochi (Kerala), April 22 (IANS) Talented pole vaulter, Dev Meena from Madhya Pradesh hogged the limelight with a brilliant display, setting a new national record in the 28th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships here on Tuesday. The second day of the competition was time to rejoice for some as they were successful in achieving qualification marks for the Asian Athletics Championships in their respective events at Maharaja’s College Stadium here.