Women's HIL: Soorma Club hope to maintain momentum in clash with Delhi SG Pipers

IANS | January 16, 2025 9:35 PM

Rourkela, Jan 16 (IANS) With two wins from two matches under their belt, Soorma Hockey Club will take on Delhi SG Pipers on Friday in a much-anticipated clash in the Women's Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25, hoping to maintain the momentum when they play at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here. So far, JSW Soorma Hockey Club have won both their matches in the league -- a 4-1 win against Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers and a 2-1 victory against Odisha Warriors. Delhi SG Pipers, on the other hand, have lost both their encounters so far.

Baroda, Lucknow, Bengaluru and Mumbai to host WPL 2025, Brabourne Stadium knockouts venue

IANS | January 16, 2025 8:44 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said Baroda, Bengaluru, Lucknow, and Mumbai will be the venues for the 2025 edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), with Brabourne Stadium to host the Eliminator and Final. In the tournament’s short history, it will be the first time four venues will host matches.

Inaugural season of International Masters League to be played in Navi Mumbai, Rajkot and Raipur from Feb 22

IANS | January 16, 2025 8:35 PM

Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar will lead India and Brian Lara will captain West Indies in the highly-anticipated International Masters League (IML), the inaugural edition of which is all set to be played from February 22 to March 16. Season 1 of the IML will witness the rekindling of rivalries, with all-time greats representing cricketing powerhouses like India, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, South Africa, and the West Indies.

Everything was planned so that I cannot take any action, alleges Yogesh Kathuniya over Khel Ratna snub

Bhavya Chand | January 16, 2025 8:23 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Reflecting on his decision to move the court over his exclusion from the list of Khel Ratna Awardees for 2024, two-time Paralympic silver medallist Yogesh Kathuniya has claimed that the National Sports Awards list was released on January 2, deliberately coinciding with the week when the courts were closed, alleging that this timing was planned to prevent him from taking any action.

India Open 2025: Sindhu, Kiran George, Satwik-Chirag cruise to quarters on mixed day (Ld)

IANS | January 16, 2025 8:01 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Former champion P.V. Sindhu rekindled memories of her old aggressive self while up-and-coming Kiran George kept his nerves under pressure to register straight games win while the men’s doubles combination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came back from a game down to advance to the quarterfinals of the India Open 2025, a BWF World Tour Super 750 event, at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall here on Thursday.