New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Women's team goalkeeper Savita Punia and men's team captain Harmanpreet Singh were adjudged Players of the Year even as Hockey India awarded its Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award to the 1975 World Cup-winning team in its annual awards celebration ceremony here on Saturday.
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) Captain Harmanpreet Kaur timed her shots exquisitely to top-score with 66 as Mumbai Indians posted 149/7 in their 20 overs in the 2025 Women’s Premier League (WPL) final against Delhi Capitals at the Brabourne Stadium here on Saturday.
Buenos Aires (Argentina), March 15 (IANS) Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) has now taken back-to-back poles for the first time since 2019, with another stunning performance at the Gran Premio YPF Energia de Argentina. His 1:36.917 is the first ever 1:36 of the venue, a new lap record, and puts him a quarter of a second clear at the top.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Reigning Olympic bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat failed to make the grade but world championship medallists Antim Panghal and Deepak Punia returned to the squad for the 2025 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship to be held in Amman, Jordan later this month.
Chongqing (China), March 15 (IANS) China has secured the women's singles title after its top four paddlers clinched semifinal spots at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Chongqing on Saturday. In the tournament's penultimate day of action, world No. 1 Sun Yingsha was made to sweat in her gruelling 3-1 victory over Japan's eighth-ranked Satsuki Odo.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), March 15 (IANS) Chandigarh Chargers, Warriorz K.C., Palani Tuskers, and Yuva Mumba emerged victorious on Day 10 of the Yuva All-Stars Championship at the Vandana Kataria Indoor Stadium in Haridwar on Saturday.
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) Young left-arm spinner N. Shree Charani came into the playing eleven as Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bowl first against Mumbai Indians in the 2025 Women's Premier League (WPL) final at the Brabourne Stadium here on Saturday.
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) England’s Joshua Berry, who set the course record of 10-under 62 on Day Two, produced a late flourish and moved into sole lead after shooting a stoic two-under 70 in round three of the US$300,000 Kolkata Challenge 2025 at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) here on Saturday.
Madrid (Spain), March 15 (IANS) Spanish giants Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona go head-to-head on Sunday night in a game that will have a huge bearing on the outcome of this season's title race. The teams will kick off the game with Barca a point ahead of Atletico in the table, but with a game in hand after Atletico lost 2-1 in Getafe last weekend, while Barca's match at home to Osasuna was postponed following the death of club doctor Carles Minarro.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The 2025 edition of the India Open, the country's most prestigious golf event, will witness participation from as many as 16 winners from the last and current season of the European Tour. Defending champion Keita Nakajima of Japan leads an extremely strong field as this year’s edition of India’s national open, co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and DP World Tour schedule (DPWT), is set to get underway from March 27.
