Fantastic Farooqi seals Afghanistan's maiden Super Eight berth with rout of PNG
Left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi, who continued his brilliant form, and Naveen-ul-Haq led Afghanistan's seven-wicket rout of Papua New Guinea that also sealed their maiden Super Eight entry in the T20 World Cup here. Gulbadin Naib scored an unbeaten 49 as Afghanistan gunned down the target of 96 in 15.1 overs overcoming...
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Nassau Stadium, home to tense T20 World Cup matches, set for demolition
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Kumble wants Arshdeep in side if India opt for two seamers in Caribbean
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Kuldeep Yadav will be India's preferred spinner in Super 8 stage: Piyush Chawla
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It was special: Netravalkar on catching up with Surya, Rohit after more than 10 years
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Rampaging Rutherford powers West Indies into T20 World Cup Super 8
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All round Afghans eye win over PNG, Super 8 entry
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Lionel Messi says Inter Miami will be my last club
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New Sports Minister Mandaviya meets IOA chief Usha; takes stock of Olympic preparations
Newly-appointed Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday took stock of India's Olympic preparations during a meeting with IOA President P T Usha here. Mandaviya took charge of the ministry on Tuesday after the new NDA government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was sworn to office on June 9. Mandaviya replaced Anurag...
Diksha to lead strong Indian challenge in Italian Open golf
Experienced Diksha Dagar will look to leave behind a rare missed cut, when she leads a strong five-member Indian contingent at the 2024 Ladies Italian Open starting here tomorrow. Diksha will return to action here, after a rare missed cut last week. The Indian star, who is headed to the Olympic Games...
Prannoy, Sameer Verma enter Australian Open quarters
Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Sameer Verma progressed to the men's singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open with contrasting victories over their respective opponents here on Thursday. While fifth seed Prannoy, a former world No.1, took just 46 minutes to get the better of Misha Zilberman of Israel 21-17 21-15 in...
UEFA promises more clarity for fans and players on refereeing decisions at Euro 2024
Clarity for players and spectators and zero tolerance for serious foul play and dissent - that's what referees have been tasked with at the European Championship. UEFA had already announced last month that it would do more to explain decisions to teams, requiring in turn that only captains can approach the...
Generational talent Kennedy Blades, 20, seeks Olympic gold in women wrestling
Kennedy Blades initially struggled to fully appreciate her biggest moment on the mat. Her mind already was on Olympic gold. Blades, just 20 years old, defeated six-time world champion and Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Adeline Gray at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials in April to qualify for the Paris Games in...
Quota belongs to country, not to athlete: Bindra backs NRAI’s team selection for Olympics
Olympics gold winner Abhinav Bindra on Thursday said promising shooter Rudrankksh Patil was unfortunate to miss the flight to Paris Games, but emphasised that the quota belongs to the country and not to one athlete. Patil, who had bagged a 10m air rifle quota for the Paris Olympics, could not find...
It was special: Netravalkar on catching up with Surya, Rohit after more than 10 years
He tormented them as long as the match was on but once the game was done and dusted, India-born American medium pacer Saurabh Netravalkar had a happy reunion with his former Mumbai teammates Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav. The software engineer has been nothing short of sensational in the ongoing T20...
