Kalinga Super Cup 2025: 15 teams take centerstage with Asian qualification in mind

IANS | April 19, 2025 4:28 PM

Bhubaneswar, April 19 (IANS) The fifth instalment of the Kalinga Super Cup will kick off on Sunday as 15 teams battle it out for the trophy and a slot in next season's AFC Champions League Two. Unlike the last two years, where the tournament witnessed a group stage followed by semifinals, this season will be purely in a knockout format like 2018 and 2019, meaning every game is 'do or die'.

ITTF World Cup: Wang fends off fierce challenge from Duda

IANS | April 19, 2025 12:11 AM

Macao, April 19 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist and China's star paddler Wang Chuqin narrowly survived a major upset by Germany's Benedikt Duda on Friday to secure his spot in the semifinals of the ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup Macao 2025.

Shooting World Cup Lima: Anish Bhanwala misses final by two points

IANS | April 18, 2025 11:45 PM

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Anish Bhanwala missed out by a couple of points on what would have been a fourth individual World Cup final in the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol (RFP), finishing eighth overall at the Las Palmas range in Lima, Peru, on Good Friday.

IPL 2025: Stoinis comes in for Maxwell as Punjab elect to field against Bengaluru

IANS | April 18, 2025 9:56 PM

Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Punjab Kings have won the toss and elected to field first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 34th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which has been reduced to 14 overs each side because of rain that lashed the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday. The batting power-play for each innings will be 4 overs.