New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Seamer Ryana MacDonald-Gay, all-rounder Freya Kamp, spinner Linsey Smith and wicketkeeper-batter Linsey Smith have been named in England’s squad for the upcoming Women’s Ashes.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Ahead of the Boxing Day Test against Australia starting on Thursday, veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara has expressed concerns over the visitors’ bowling line-up looking weak, adding that currently the combination is not good enough to pick 20 wickets collectively.
Melbourne, Dec 23 (IANS) Uncapped Australian opener Sam Konstas said he does have a plan for countering India’s fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah if selected for playing the upcoming Boxing Day Test starting on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday took a caustic swipe at the Delhi government over its ‘ignorance and indifference’ to the achievements of the Chess champion Tania Sachdev and her accomplishments on various international forums.
Jamshedpur, Dec 22 (IANS) It was double delight for Gurugram’s Veer Ahlawat on Sunday. The 28-year-old Veer, who had already sealed the No. 1 spot in the PGTI Ranking before the final event of the 2024 PGTI season, also stole the show with the day’s best score of seven-under 64 and a playoff victory against Amardeep Malik to clinch the season-ending Championship, Rs 3 crore event, played at the Beldih and Golmuri Golf Courses in Jamshedpur.
Bengaluru, Dec 22 (IANS) Chattisgarh’s Rounak Chauhan and Tamil Nadu’s Adarshini Shri NB continued their giant-killing run by upsetting higher-ranked opponents to reach the men’s and women’s singles semifinals of the 86th Senior National Badminton Championships here on Sunday.
Vadodara, Dec 22 (IANS) Smriti Mandhana’s 91-run knock alongside Renuka Singh’s first five-wicket haul in the format powered India women to a dominating 211-run victory over West Indie in the first ODI at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Defending champion and India’s firm favourite Anahat Singh asserted her dominance to tame top-seeded compatriot Akanksha Salunkhe to win the Western India Slam 2024, a USD 9,000 prize-money Professional Squash Association (PSA) Challenger event, women’s singles title at the Cricket Club of India courts in Mumbai on Sunday.
Brisbane, Dec 22 (IANS) Australia batter Nathan McSweeney, who was dropped from the Test side after playing three games in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India, bounced back to form with a scintillating 78-run innings to help Brisbane Heat register a thrilling last-ball win against the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League (BBL) on Sunday.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) For the sixth time in the history of the Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy, Manipur and Odisha will meet in the final, which will be played at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh on Monday.
