Tokyo, Sep 19 (IANS) American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden completed a golden sprint double while her compatriot Noah Lyles, the new sprint sensation, powered to his fourth consecutive victory in the men's 200 metres on the seventh and penultimate day of the World Athletics Championships here on Friday.
Abu Dhabi, Sep 19 (IANS) A gritty half-century by Sanju Samson (56 off 45) guided India to 188/8 in their 20 overs, their third-highest innings total against an Associate nation in T20Is, in their last league match of the Men's T20 Asia Cup before a packed Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium crowd on Thursday night.
Shenzhen (China), Sep 19 (IANS) Top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty powered into their second successive semifinals on the BWF World Tour, storming into the semifinals of the China Masters 2025 with a commanding straight-games victory at the Shenzhen Arena here on Friday.
Abu Dhabi, Sep 19 (IANS) India won the toss and elected to bat first against Oman in Match 12 of Group A in the Men's T20 Asia Cup 2025 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium here on Friday. Both teams made two changes each in the teams that played their respective last matches.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) India’s off-spin bowling all-rounder Sneh Rana said the side’s emphatic 102-run win over Australia in the second ODI has injected fresh confidence in the hosts’ camp ahead of an all-important series decider, to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Saturday.
Chennai, Sep 19 (IANS) Sri Lankan N. Thangaraja triumphed with a hard-fought one-over 73 on the final day of the Chennai Open 2025, an Rs 1 crore event, played at the Cosmo TNGF Golf Course in Chennai. N. Thangaraja (69-66-63-73), the overnight leader by one shot, came through by one stroke on a high-scoring last day as he totalled 17-under 271 for the week.
Dubai, Sep 19 (IANS) Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty believes her team is ready to step up at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, eager to build on their breakthrough performance three years ago in New Zealand. Bangladesh made history in the 2022 edition, registering their first-ever World Cup victory when they defeated Pakistan. That match, Joty admitted, remains unforgettable.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Indian javelin ace Neeraj Chopra voiced disappointment after finishing eighth in the men’s final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, admitting the result was far from how he had envisioned closing out his season.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Indian men’s Test team skipper Shubman Gill recalled his childhood memories of watching the Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur dominate at the academy, revealing that she used to bat very aggressively and smash bowlers all over the park.
New Chandigarh, Sep 19 (IANS) Australia women have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the second ODI against India on Tuesday, the International Cricket Council said on Friday.
