Pune, Jan 31 (IANS) Harshit Rana, after delivering a match-winning spell of 3-33 on his first T20I, said "It is still a dream debut for me" as India clinched the series 3-1 with a 15-run victory over England in the fourth T20I at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Friday night.
Pune, Jan 31 (IANS) Ravi Bishnoi (3-28) and debutant Harshit Rana (3-33) claimed three wickets each as India beat England by 15 runs in the fourth T2OI at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Friday. India thus took an unbeatable 3-1 lead and sealed the series with the last T2OI scheduled to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
Santos, Jan 31 (IANS) After 12-years, which saw Neymar Jr become one of the greatest footballers in the modern era, the Brazilian forward has rejoined his boyhood club Santos FC in hopes of rediscovering himself.
Abu Dhabi, Jan 31 (IANS) With their chances of qualifying for the playoff stage hanging by a thread, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will take on Gulf Giants in a crucial match of the International League (IL) T20 event at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Saturday, hoping to win the match and inching closer to making it to the knockout rounds. Their opponents, Gulf Giants too face a do-or-die situation.
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Troubles mounted for former champions Mumbai City FC as they were held to a goalless draw against East Bengal FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Friday night. The Islanders played their seventh draw of the season and are positioned sixth with 28 points from 18 matches, as they were unable to find a breakthrough despite holding 62.4% of the possession in this match.
Manchester, Jan 31 (IANS) Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has reiterated Alejandro Garnacho’s importance to his side and says the young forward is “improving a lot”. The 20-year-old impressed as a half-time introduction in Thursday’s win at FCSB and played his part as United scored two second-half goals in Romania to advance to the Europa League last 16, notably assisting Kobbie Mainoo's strike that completed the scoring at 2-0.
London, Jan 31 (IANS) Manchester City and Arsenal have certainly brought out the best in each other as the former bested Arsenal in two consecutive seasons to win the Premier League title. Mikel Arteta believes the clash on Sunday at the Emirates Stadium would be a big boost for his side in the landscape of the title race.
Jamshedpur, Jan 31 (IANS) Dubai-based Indian Hoshi Rakesh Yadav and Bangladesh’s Md Razu fired a score of six-under 65 to hold the joint lead after round one of Pre-Qualifying III of the PGTI Qualifying School 2025 being played at the Golmuri Golf Course here on Friday.
Dehradun, Jan 31 (IANS) Haryana continued their dominance in the Men’s Rugby 7s event by clinching their fourth consecutive gold medal at the National Games 2025. Playing at the Maharana Pratap Sports Complex in Dehradun, the defending champions remained unbeaten throughout the tournament, reaffirming their status as the best rugby team in the country.
Rourkela, Jan 31 (IANS) The Bengal Tigers booked their place in the final of the Hockey India League (2024-25) after beating the Tamil Nadu Dragons 2-2 and 5-6 in penalty shootouts at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Friday. In a thrilling match, Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers came back from a goal down twice before forcing a penalty shootout. Pardeep Singh Sandhu (30`) and Sam Lane (53`) scored for the Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers while Nathan Ephraums (18`) and Selvam Karthi (32`) scored for the Tamil Nadu Dragons.
