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Ice Hockey League: Mushtaq leads Kang Sings to historic 9-0 win, reach semis

IANS | January 9, 2025 7:32 PM

Leh, Jan 9 (IANS) Defending champions Kang Sings advanced to the semifinals of Season 2 of the Ice Hockey League with a stunning 9-0 victory over United Nubra at the Nawang Dorjay Stobdan (NDS) Stadium, here on Thursday. Defending champions Maryul Spamo also made it to the semifinals, beating Sham Eagles in the final group stage match of the women’s category.

Sam Konstas will learn a lot from the games he’s played so far, says Ricky Ponting

IANS | January 9, 2025 6:45 PM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Australia batting great Ricky Ponting believes young Sam Konstas has a long way to go if he is to cement his place as a Test opener, and added that playing two matches against India would have given him a lot of learnings. Konstas made 113 in his first two Tests against India, averaging 28.25 and enthralling everyone with a rollicking 60 off 65 balls on debut at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Konstas has also been included in Australia’s Test tour of Sri Lanka, starting later this month in Galle.

Pratik Waikar, Priyanka Ingle to lead Indian squads at inaugural Kho Kho World Cup

IANS | January 9, 2025 6:34 PM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) on Thursday announced the Indian men’s and women’s squads for the Kho Kho World Cup, to be held here at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium from January 13 to 19. The inaugural edition of this mega event, organised jointly by KKFI and the International Kho Kho Federation (IKKF), will see participation from 20 men’s and 19 women’s teams, with 23 countries making their way to our beautiful country for the tournament.

Young players will grab opportunities with both hands, says Smriti ahead of ODIs v Ireland

IANS | January 9, 2025 6:13 PM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Smriti Mandhana, India’s skipper for the upcoming ODI series against Ireland, believes the side’s decision to rest regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur and pacer Renuka Singh is an opportunity for youngsters to grab the vacant spots with both hands. In place of the rested Harmanpreet and Renuka, India have included batter Raghavi Bist, who debuted in T20Is against the West Indies, and uncapped pacer Sayali Satghare.

National shooting c'ships: Darius holds off Nabi in shoot-off to claim senior master trap title

IANS | January 9, 2025 5:04 PM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Former national champion Darius Chenai of Telangana held off Nabi Iqbal of Uttar Pradesh in a shoot-off (1-0) to claim the Senior Master men’s trap title at the National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) for shotgun events here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.

Sunil Joshi wants India’s Test batters to play more domestic matches

IANS | January 9, 2025 4:37 PM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Sunil Joshi, the former India spinner who was chief selector during the 2-1 Test series win in Australia in 2020/21, believes the current Test team batters should play more domestic cricket matches, claiming that it would aid them in getting their run-making groove. India recently suffered a 3-1 Test series loss in Australia, where captain Rohit Sharma made just 31 runs in five innings, while Kohli, despite hitting an unbeaten century in India's 295-run win in Perth, made only 190 runs across all five matches.

South United Football Club to host first-ever inter-city tournament to elevate grassroots football

IANS | January 9, 2025 1:33 PM

Bengaluru, Jan 9 (IANS) South United Football Club (SUFC) announced the inaugural SUFC Inter-City tournament, its first-of-its-kind event where teams from the South United Football Academy (SUFA) Pune will compete against teams from SUFA Bangalore.

Shiva Thapa, Sachin Siwach shine on Day 2 of men’s Boxing Nationals

IANS | January 9, 2025 1:16 PM

Bareilly, Jan 9 (IANS) Shiva Thapa, the reigning welterweight (60-65 kg) champion, kicked off his title defence at the Elite Men’s National Boxing Championship with a commanding victory on Day 2.

No need to go by any rumours, all stadium work will be done by Feb first week: PCB official

IANS | January 9, 2025 12:48 PM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Amid the reports claiming the possibility of the Champions Trophy being shifted out of Pakistan due to delay in renovation work at the stadiums, a PCB official said preparations are in full swing and all the work related to the stadiums will be done by the first week of February.

I had a lot more to give New Zealand Cricket: Guptill laments end of international career

IANS | January 9, 2025 12:00 PM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) After being retired from international cricket, former New Zealand opening batter Martin Guptill feels he had more to contribute to the national side and expressed "a little bit of disappointment with how it all ended."

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Ice Hockey League: Mushtaq leads Kang Sings to historic 9-0 win, reach semis

Sam Konstas will learn a lot from the games he’s played so far, says Ricky Ponting

Pratik Waikar, Priyanka Ingle to lead Indian squads at inaugural Kho Kho World Cup

Young players will grab opportunities with both hands, says Smriti ahead of ODIs v Ireland

National shooting c'ships: Darius holds off Nabi in shoot-off to claim senior master trap title

Sunil Joshi wants India’s Test batters to play more domestic matches

South United Football Club to host first-ever inter-city tournament to elevate grassroots football

Shiva Thapa, Sachin Siwach shine on Day 2 of men’s Boxing Nationals

No need to go by any rumours, all stadium work will be done by Feb first week: PCB official

I had a lot more to give New Zealand Cricket: Guptill laments end of international career

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