Lahore, March 5 (IANS) New Zealand set up a meeting with India in the final of the 2025 Champions Trophy in Dubai after beating South Africa by 50 runs in the second semifinal at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Wednesday.
Orleans (France), March 5 (IANS) India's 19-year-old Ayush Shetty caused a sensation in the men's singles section of the Orleans Masters badminton championship with a straight games victory over former World Champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in a Round of 32 match here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Antony, who is at Real Betis on loan from Manchester United, looks to have settled in well in Spain, having scored three goals and provided two assists in just seven games so far. The Brazilian's agent, Junior Pedroso, claims Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim‘s comments, blaming Antony’s physical inadequacy for not faring well during his time in England, does not ‘reflect reality. ’
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), March 5 (IANS) The Super Cup 2025, the annual premier football cup competition in India, will be played in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from April 21, the All India Football Federation announced on Wednesday.
Panchkula (Haryana), March 5 (IANS) Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Hockey Jharkhand emerged victorious in Division A, while Hockey Uttarakhand won their Division ‘B’ game on the fifth day of the 15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025 at the Tau Devi Lal Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday.
Ahmedabad, March 5 (IANS) Chandigarh golfer Harendra Gupta emerged halfway leader with a second-round score of five-under 67 at the INR 1 crore Ahmedabad Open 2025 at the Kensville Golf & Country Club near here on Wednesday. The 40-year-old Harendra (70-67), a winner of 10 titles, shot the day’s best score in Round Two to total seven-under 137 and move up two spots from his overnight tied third place. He leads the field by one shot.
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Jatin Paranjape, the former India cricketer and national selector, believes Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer playing well as a pair was the biggest takeaway for the Rohit Sharma-led side in their absorbing five-wicket win over Australia in the semifinal in Dubai.
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Out of the playoffs race, former League Cup winner Hyderabad FC are set to host Punjab FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium on Thursday. Both of these sides are not in contention for the vacant sixth spot for the playoffs. However, they will want to wrap up their campaign on a strong note, to cap off the work done so far and lay the foundation for the forthcoming campaign.
Istanbul, March 5 (IANS) Jose Mourinho, who has been under heavy scrutiny in Turkey after being sued for ‘racist comments’ by rival club Galatasaray, dismissed any thoughts of Fenerbahce being in a difficult moment. The derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce took a dark turn after the former accused the Portuguese head coach of making racist comments after he claimed that the match would have been a 'disaster' had there been a Turkish ref who was officiating the game.
Lahore, March 5 (IANS) After top-scoring with 108 off 101 balls in New Zealand’s mammoth score of 362/6 in 50 overs of their second semi-final against South Africa, left-handed opener Rachin Ravindra credited Will Young and Kane Williamson for helping him sail through the various turns in the innings.
