Veer crowned PGTI Ranking champion, Shaurya wins emerging player honour

IANS | December 22, 2024 9:30 PM

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.

1st ODI: Mandhana, Renuka power India to 211-run win over West Indies

IANS | December 22, 2024 8:15 PM

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.

Western India Squash Slam: Anahat Singh, Ameeshenraj Chandaran emerge champions

IANS | December 22, 2024 7:58 PM

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.

BBL: McSweeney hits fiery 78 to guide Heat to thrilling win after Australia snub

IANS | December 22, 2024 6:29 PM

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.