Rabada, Maharaj excel as South Africa thrash Pakistan to sweep series 2-0

IANS | January 6, 2025 10:16 PM

Cape Town, Jan 6 (IANS) South Africa got a big boost a few days after sealing a spot in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 with a comprehensive 10-wicket victory over Pakistan to make a 2-0 sweep of the two-match series which guaranteed them the top position in the WTC standings.

Top seed Senthil makes winning start in ITF World Tennis Tour J300

IANS | January 6, 2025 9:12 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Top seed and home favourite Senthil Kumar notched up a fluent straight sets win over Japan's Eito Komada while Varun Verma knocked out seventh seed Ilya Maltsev to move to the second round of the boys' category of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) J300 event at the DLTA Complex on Monday.

Werder Bremen sign Man City defender Issa Kabore on loan

IANS | January 6, 2025 8:19 PM

Bremen, Jan 6 (IANS) Werder Bremen have signed defender Issa Kabore on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season. The 23-year-old spent the first half of the season on loan at Benfica and has now joined SVW until the summer.

Sultana to lead Bangladesh on WI tour; Jahanara takes a mental health break

IANS | January 6, 2025 7:28 PM

Dhaka, Jan 6 (IANS) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for their first women's tour of the West Indies, featuring three ODIs and three T20Is, starting January 19. Nigar Sultana will lead the side on the tour while pacer Jahanara Alam has taken a break from cricket for an indefinite period due to mental health issues.

Olympic champion Erica Wiebe to conduct camp for Indian female wrestlers

IANS | January 6, 2025 7:27 PM

Bellary (Karnataka), Jan 6 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist and Canadian wrestling legend, Erica Wiebe, is set to conduct a camp for female Indian wrestlers at the Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) in Vijayanagar this month as part of the second edition of the IIS Excellence Accelerator.

Australian Open: Deportation fear still gives 'trauma' to Djokovic

IANS | January 6, 2025 5:54 PM

Melbourne, Jan 6 (IANS) Ahead of the start of the Australian Open, the season's first Grand Slam, next week, former world No.1 Novak Djokovic has revealed that he still feels "trauma" when thinking about his deportation from Down Under in 2022 over his refusal to reveal his Covid vaccination status three years ago.

Badminton: Lakshya, Prannoy to open India's campaign in Malaysia Open

IANS | January 6, 2025 5:17 PM

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 6 (IANS) Focus will be on top male singles players Lakshya Sen and H.S Prannoy as they return to the circuit hoping to win their first title of the year in the Malaysia Open 2025, the first Super 1000 event of the new BWF World Tour starting at the Stadium Axiata Arena in the Malaysian capital on Tuesday. Men's singles will feature Lakshya facing off against Yu Jen Chi (Chinese Taipei), while Prannoy takes on Brian Yang (Canada) in the Round of 32 matches.