New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Newly appointed India women's cricket team captain Smriti Mandhana and middle-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues on Wednesday paid rich tributes to outgoing skipper Harmanpreet Kaur following her decision to step down from leadership across all formats.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Santiago Nieva is already looking beyond India’s successful 2026 campaign, with the national women’s boxing team’s focus now firmly on securing Olympic quotas at the earliest opportunity ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Paralympic champions Pramod Bhagat and Bhavina Patel will lead the Indian contingent as flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games on October 18 in Nagoya, Japan.
Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) The Indian women’s football team will return to international action with a new-look squad as it takes on 27th-ranked Russia in the first of two FIFA friendlies at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Thursday.
Ahmedabad, Oct 7 (IANS) The second edition of the Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships officially commenced as 144 of the Commonwealth’s finest cue sports players are set to battle for honours at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex.
Vantaa, Oct 7 (IANS) PV Sindhu began her Arctic Open 2026 campaign with a routine straight-game victory over Canada’s Wen Yu Zhang on Tuesday, but the Indian contingent in women’s singles suffered several setbacks in the opening round of the BWF Super 500 tournament in Vantaa, Finland.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Newly-appointed Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday said he is excited to take on his new role and pledged to give his best to make the franchise successful in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan credited skipper Shreyas Iyer’s attacking approach and praised debutant Naman Dhir’s fearless bowling after India opened their five-match T20I series against the West Indies with an eight-wicket victory at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. While Iyer’s unbeaten 102 powered a successful chase of 172, Dhir’s three-wicket haul helped India restrict the visitors to 171.
Beijing, Oct 7 (IANS) Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek produced a commanding performance against American teenager Iva Jovic to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open, defeating the 18-year-old 6-1, 6-3 in their first career meeting on Wednesday.
Lucknow, Oct 7 (IANS) In a matter of three weeks, batting all-rounder Naman Dhir completed a fairytale introduction to international cricket and after having a memorable T20I debut against the West Indies, he attributed this ‘very satisfying’ feeling to honest hard work and God listening to his prayers.
