Olympic Bronze In 4 Decades Brings Cheer To Nation, PM, President Hail Indian Hockey Team
Finally ending its four decade long Olympic medal drought, Indian men’s hockey team won bronze medal bringing jubilation to entire country, with political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra hailing the team for its feat. The team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, beating Germany by 5-4 goals. The eight time […]
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal allowed to resume club cricket
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been allowed to resume club cricket activities as part of his rehabilitation process, which commenced last month. In July this year, Akmal had apologised for not reporting corrupt approaches, for which the 31-year-old was banned for 12 months. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement on Wednesday that, […]
Barca confident Messi will sign new contract with the club
FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has insisted that he is confident Lionel Messi will sign a new contract with the club. It is now over a month since Messi’s contract with Barca expired and the striker, who is currently on holiday in Ibiza, could in theory move elsewhere as the club and his agents try […]
PV Sindhu Says Quitting Gopichand Academy Was ‘Best Decision’ She Took Ahead Of Tokyo Olympics
PV Sindhu thanked Park Tae-Sang for making a lot of sacrifices and helping her win the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal on Sunday. The world badminton champion said the Korean made her a better player in the last one year when the COVID pandemic played havoc with the sporting calendar, including delaying Tokyo 2020. “Yes, the […]
Birthday boy Hasaranga stars as Sri Lanka thrash India to clinch T20 series
Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga took four wickets on his 24th birthday to help Sri Lanka thrash India by seven wickets on Thursday and claim the three-match Twenty20 series 2-1. Hasaranga returned career-best T20 figures of 4-9 with his leg-spin as India finished on a paltry 81-8, a total Sri Lanka overhauled in 14.3 overs in Colombo. […]
Tokyo Olympics: Debutant Boxer Pooja Rani Enters Quarterfinals
Indian boxer Pooja Rani (75kg) out-punched Algeria’s Ichrak Chaib in her opening bout to enter the quarterfinals of her maiden Olympic Games in Tokyo on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Indian clinched it 5-0, thoroughly dominating a rival 10 years her junior. The Haryana-boxer was in command with her right straights and also benefitted immensely from Chaib’s […]
Simone Biles fails in gold bid as Naomi Osaka crashes out
TOKYO: Simone Biles’ bid to launch a history-making goldrush at the Tokyo Olympics fell apart after a single vault on Tuesday when the gymnast superstar pulled out of the team event, and her American team mates were beaten to the title by the Russians. The late-night drama was a fitting end to a day which […]
Shahid Afridi all set to play in Everest Premier League
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan captain and flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi is set to play for Kathmandu Kings XI (KKXI) in the Everest Premier League (EPL) scheduled to be held from Sept 25 to Oct 9 this year, at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kathmandu. Afridi, 44, who was an aggressive batsman and skillful leg-spinner with plenty […]
In historic Olympic debut, Indian fencer Bhavani Devi goes down fighting in 2nd round
India’s first ever fencer in the Olympics, C A Bhavani Devi, lasted two rounds at the Games, her historic maiden appearance ending with a loss to world number three Manon Brunet in the women’s individual sabre event here on Monday. The 27-year-old began her campaign with a confident 15-3 win against Tunisia’s Nadia Ben Azizi […]
Zimbabwe upstage BD to level T20 series
HARARE: Wellington Masakadza took three wickets and three catches to steer Zimbabwe to a 23-run win over Bangladesh in their second Twenty20 International at the Harare Sports Club on Friday. It was Zimbabwe’s first success over the tourists after losing the one-off Test, three ODIs and the first of the three match T20 series on […]