Maha Open ATP Challenger: India's Jeevan/Prashanth bag doubles crown

IANS | February 22, 2025 6:18 PM

Pune, Feb 22 (IANS) Top seeds Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth of India registered a 3-6, 6-3, 10-0 win over the second-seeded Australian pair of Blake Bayldon and Matthew Christopher Romios to emerge as the doubles champions at the Maha Open ATP Challenger 100 Men’s Tennis Championship at the Balewadi Sports Complex Tennis Stadium.

Harry Kane unlikely for Bayern's home match against Frankfurt

IANS | February 22, 2025 4:45 PM

Munich, Feb 22 (IANS) Bundesliga's leading scorer, Harry Kane, is unlikely to feature in Bayern Munich’s home clash against third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday, as he continues to recover from a calf injury, coach Vincent Kompany confirmed on Saturday. Kane, who has scored 21 league goals this season, sustained the injury during a Champions League playoff second-leg draw against Celtic.

WPL 2024: MI head coach hails wunderkind Kamali, says she is a superstar in the making

IANS | February 22, 2025 12:04 AM

Bengaluru, Feb 22 (IANS) In a high-pressure moment that could have broken many seasoned cricketers, it was 16-year-old Kamalini who stood tall and delivered the match-winning blow for Mumbai Indians in their dramatic four-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The young batter's composed finish in the final over was the night's talk, and Mumbai Indians head coach Charlotte Edwards couldn't help but gush over her talent.

Men's FIH Pro League: India overcome tough challenge from Ireland for 3-1 win 

IANS | February 21, 2025 11:27 PM

Bhubaneswar, Feb 21 (IANS) India fought back from a 0-1 deficit to win 3-1 against Ireland in the ongoing men's FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25 at the world-class Kalinga Hockey Stadium here on Friday. It was an equaliser from Mandeep Singh (22') that set the tone of the match for India while Jarmanpreet Singh (45') and Sukhjeet Singh (58') helped the hosts take the lead. For Ireland, Jeremy Duncan (8') was the lone goal scorer.

Champions Trophy: Bavuma hails SA's 'clinical performance' in commanding victory over Afghanistan

IANS | February 21, 2025 11:12 PM

Karachi, Feb 21 (IANS) South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma lauded his team’s “clinical performance” as they opened their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign with a dominant 107-run win over Afghanistan here on Friday. Opting to bat first on an unfamiliar surface, South Africa posted a commanding 315/6, after a maiden ODI century from Ryan Rickelton. The bowlers then delivered a ruthless display, bundling Afghanistan out for 208 in 43.3 overs.