Defending champions India stayed on course to reclaim a hat-trick of men's junior Asia Cup hockey titles, defeating Malaysia 3-1 to enter the final of the continental tournament on Tuesday. Unbeaten so far in the tournament, India scored through Dilraj Singh (10th minute), Rohit (45th) and Sharda Nand Tiwari (52nd) to secure their …
Argentinian tennis great Juan Martin del Potro ended his illustrious but injury-marred career with an emotional exhibition match against Novak Djokovic. This marked a bittersweet farewell to the sport. In a heart-warming display of respect, Djokovic allowed del Potro the final say, surrendering the last point as the Argentinian sealed a 6-4, 7-5 victory. The …
Lakshya Sen claimed his first Syed Modi International title with a dominating win over Singapore's Jia Teh in the final on Sunday, December 1. Lakshya crushed his opponent 21-6, 21-7 in a commanding performance as he wrapped up the match in just 31 minutes in front of a buoyant home crowd. The 22-year-old set the …
D Gukesh opened up on why he rejected an early draw against defending champion Ding Liren in the sixth game of the grand finale of the World Chess Championship 2024. The teenager, quite remarkably, rejected an early draw by declining a threefold repetition, giving himself a chance to beat Ding.But in the end, after 46 …
Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh has backed India to reach the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) if they win the upcoming second Test in Adelaide against Australia. Notably, India are already leading the series by 1-0 having beaten the hosts by 295 runs in the first game of the series in Perth.However, the …
India's D Gukesh is a future GOAT, feels USA Grand Master Maurice Ashley. Ashley, who is currently watching Gukesh challenge for the World Test Championship title, said that Gukesh is yet to reach his peak, which might come in 10 years time. Ashley predicted that Gukesh might reach heights that has not been seen before.Gukesh, …
Top Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen cruised to the women's and men's singles finals with dominating victories at the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament Saturday. Top seed Sindhu outclassed the 17-year-old compatriot Unnati Hooda 21-12 21-9 in just 36 minutes in the semifinal, while Lakshya outclassed Japan's Shogo Ogawa 21-8 …
Australia have dropped further down in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings ahead of their second Test against India at the Adelaide Test. Notably, after being hammered by 295 runs in the series opener in Perth, the Kangaroos lost their top spot in the standings. The Pat Cummins-led side has further dropped to the third …
Temba Bavuma said that South Africa aren’t being “too loud” about their chances of going through to the final of the World Test Championship (WTC). On Saturday, November 30, the Proteas moved to second in the table with a point’s percentage of 59.26 thanks to wins in five out of nine matches.Bavuma and Co. defeated …
South Africa beat Sri Lanka in the first Test match© AFP South Africa had to overcome determined resistance from Sri Lanka's batsmen before winning the first Test by 233 runs at Kingsmead on Saturday. Set a massive 516 runs to win, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 282. Left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen, …
