Set back for South Africa as Nortje ruled out of Champions Trophy 2025

IANS | January 15, 2025 11:15 PM

Cape Town, Jan 15 (IANS) South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the remainder of the SA20 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 due to a back injury. Nortje, who plays for Pretoria Capitals, got injured recently and underwent scans and the extent of the injury was revealed this week.

Kho Kho World Cup: Indian men power past Peru; women dominate Iran to book QF spot (Ld)

IANS | January 15, 2025 10:17 PM

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Indian men's Kho Kho team secured its quarterfinal berth with a convincing 70-38 victory over Peru in the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup 2025 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday. The Indian women's team too continued its dominant run as it overpowered Iran by 84 points, winning the match 100-16 earlier on Wednesday.

IWL 2024-25: Kickstart and Gokulam Kerala’s search for first win continues after a 1-1 draw

IANS | January 15, 2025 9:59 PM

Bengaluru, Jan 15 (IANS) Fazila Ikwaput scored a goal to cancel out a strike by Sanju as Gokulam Kerala FC held Kickstart FC, leaving the two teams hunting for their maiden win in the 2024-25 Indian Women’s League (IWL) campaign after they had to settle for a hard-fought 1-1 draw at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Wednesday. Sanju gave hosts Kickstart FC an early lead before Fazila Ikwaput cancelled the strike in the 36th minute.

National Shooting C'ships: Defending champs Lakshay, Bhavya make trap finals

IANS | January 15, 2025 9:29 PM

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Defending champions Lakshay Sheoran of Haryana and Bhavya Tripathi of Delhi have made it to the men’s and women’s trap shooting finals of the ongoing 67th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) for Shotgun events, being held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range near here on Wednesday.

Kho Kho World Cup: Unstoppable Indian women storm into QF with emphatic win over Iran

IANS | January 15, 2025 9:13 PM

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Fresh from their historic 157-point annihilation of South Korea, the Indian women's Kho Kho team secured its place in the quarterfinals with another commanding performance, overwhelming Iran by 84 points in the women's section of the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday.

Ajinkya Rahane joins MCA in a special event for groundsmen, 1974 Mumbai team members

IANS | January 15, 2025 8:45 PM

Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) continued its week-long celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of the iconic Wankhede Stadium with a heartfelt tribute to the unsung heroes of cricket—the groundsmen. The special event hosted on Wednesday acknowledged the dedication of the groundsmen of its clubs and grounds.