Pratika Rawal. (Photo/BCCI) Pratika Rawal scored her third ODI century while Shree Charani claimed career-best figures of 4/23 as India defeated Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the opening match of the three-ODI series in Vadodara on Friday.Zimbabwe were bowled out for 197 despite a half-century from Beloved Biza, with Charani and Kranti Gaud (3/42) leading…
Uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra has been added to India’s squad for the second T20I against New Zealand as cover for Ishan Kishan, who has been ruled out of Saturday’s match due to an injury.Kishan suffered a low-grade right adductor strain during the opening match of the five-T20I series, the Board of Control for Cricket in…
UEFA Champions League – Bayern Munich v Arsenal – Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany – October 21, 2026. Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany reacts Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany was hospitalised on Friday after collapsing following a training session. The 40-year-old was observing the session when the incident occurred, the German club said.“Kompany will undergo comprehensive…
Lionel Messi becomes the first footballer to individually win Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Award, recognising sporting excellence and philanthropy/ Image: Instagram Lionel Messi has added an honour unlike any of the trophies that defined his football career, receiving Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for Sports in Oviedo on Friday. The Argentine was recognised…
PSG’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, center, is helped off the field by team staff after sustaining an injury during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Could a sudden security postponement force Paris Saint-Germain’s brightest stars to watch their own Ballon d’Or…
Indian para-athletes Praveen Kumar and Banti (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s para-athletes have scripted history at the Asian Para Games, recording their best-ever medal haul of 114 medals, including a record 30 gold, after a spectacular nine-gold flourish on Friday. But with a few events remaining on the final day, one question remains: where will…
Shooter Mona Agarwal; and shuttlers Thulasimathi Murugesan & Manasi Joshi (Pic credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s para-athletes produced a spectacular finish to their campaign at the Asian Para Games, registering their best-ever medal haul of 114 medals, including 30 gold, after a record-breaking final-day flourish in Aichi-Nagoya on Friday.India collected nine gold medals on the…
RCB’s Sabbhineni Meghana plays a shot during a WPL 2024 T20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and RCB, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo) India top-order batter S Meghana announced her retirement from all forms of cricket on Friday at the age of 30. The Andhra Pradesh cricketer last represented India in October…
Former India leg-spinner Amit Mishra believes an injury during the 2017 T20I against England in Bengaluru may have brought his international career to an early end. Mishra, who never played for India again after that match, claimed that then head coach Anil Kumble and captain Virat Kohli had assured him of a comeback once he…
Himanshu Nandal (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian para-swimmer Himanshu Nandal made his mark at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, completing a hat-trick of bronze medals with another podium finish in the men’s 100m freestyle S11 event on Friday.The 22-year-old clocked 1 minute 5.90 seconds to finish third, behind Japan’s Uchu Tomita, who…
