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Virat Kohli fastest to reach 23k runs in international cricket
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Virat Kohli fastest to reach 23k runs in international cricket

London, Sep 2: India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday became the fastest to reach 23,000 runs in international cricket. Kohli achieved the feat in his 490th innings on day one of the fourth Test against England. The India skipper was eventually dismissed by Ollie Robinson on 50, his 27th in the...
Paralympics: Good day for India in para-badminton
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Paralympics: Good day for India in para-badminton

Tokyo, Sep 2: Pramod Bhagat defeated Ukraine's Oleksandr Chyrkov to storm into the semifinals of the men's singles SL3 category in the Tokyo Paralympic Games badminton competition here on Thursday. Bhagat, the World No 1 in his category and the reigning world champion, beat the Ukrainian 21-12,...
Tokyo Paralympics: Shuttlers Suhas, Krishna and Tarun win, mixed day for Kohli
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Tokyo Paralympics: Shuttlers Suhas, Krishna and Tarun win, mixed day for Kohli

Tokyo, Sep 2: Indian shuttlers Suhas Yathiraj, Tarun Dhillon and Krishna Nagar opened their men's singles campaign on an impressive note in the badminton competition of the Tokyo Paralympics here on Thursday. While Suhas and Tarun notched up easy victories over Germany's Jan Niklas Pott and...
Taekwondo player Aruna loses in quarters of Paralympics; enters repechage round
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Taekwondo player Aruna loses in quarters of Paralympics; enters repechage round

Tokyo, Sep 2: India's Aruna Tanwar lost to fourth-seeded Espinoza Carranza of Peru in the women's taekwondo K44-49kg quarterfinals of the Paralympics but remained in the hunt for a medal by making the repechage round. Aruna, seeded 12th, was no match for her Peruvian opponent as she lost the...
Paralympics: Yathiraj, Tarun Dhillon start with impressive wins in badminton
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Paralympics: Yathiraj, Tarun Dhillon start with impressive wins in badminton

Tokyo, Sep 2: India got off to a good start on the second day of the para-badminton competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with Suhas J Yathiraj and Tarun Dhillon winning their respective group stage matches in men's singles SL4 category.Yathiraj started with an impressive win against Jan...
Youre treated like a Hollywood or Bollywood star in India: Dale Steyn
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You're treated like a Hollywood or Bollywood star in India: Dale Steyn

New Delhi, Sep 1: After retiring from international cricket, former South Africa seamer Dale Steyn recalled his 'film star' like experience of playing in India. The former great, 38, has played quite a bit of international and Indian Premier League cricket in India. He played his last IPL game...
Lekhara fails to qualify for Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 final, other Indians also disappoint
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Lekhara fails to qualify for Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 final, other...

Tokyo, Sep 1 (PTI) Shooter Avani Lekhara, who became India's first female gold medallist in Paralympic Games two days ago, failed to replicate her success as she crashed out in the qualification round of the mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event here on Wednesday. The SH1 (Rifle) allows individuals...
Ronaldo completes return to Manchester United after 12 years
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Ronaldo completes return to Manchester United after 12 years

Manchester, Aug 31: Cristiano Ronaldo completed his return to Manchester United on Tuesday after 12 years, saying the club always had "a special place in my heart." United announced on Friday that it struck an agreement with Juventus to sign the five-time Ballon D'or winner and he has completed...
Six gold medals for India at Asian Youth Championships
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Six gold medals for India at Asian Youth Championships

New Delhi, Aug 31: Indian boxers dominated the Asian Youth Championships, notching up six gold medals along with nine silver and five bronze in the event where the women's competition was significantly depleted due to pullouts caused by COVID-19 related travel restrictions. Preeti Dahiya (60kg),...
Singhraj Adana shoots bronze in Paralympics mens 10m air pistol
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Singhraj Adana shoots bronze in Paralympics men's 10m air pistol

Tokyo, Aug 31: Indian shooter Singhraj Adana claimed the bronze medal in the P1 men's 10m air pistol SH1 event of the Paralympics here on Tuesday. Adana shot a total of 216.8 to finish the event in the third place after qualifying for the eight-man final as the sixth best shooter. However,...
Paralympic archery: Rakesh Kumar in quarterfinals
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Paralympic archery: Rakesh Kumar in quarterfinals

Tokyo, Aug 31: Indian archer Rakesh Kumar reached the quarterfinals of the Men's Individual Compound Open, beating Slovakia's Marian Marecak 140-137 in the pre-quarterfinal match at the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Tuesday.Rakesh, who had shot 699 in the ranking round, conceded two points lead after...
Asian Youth Boxing: Bishwamitra strikes gold, silver for Vishvanath
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Asian Youth Boxing: Bishwamitra strikes gold, silver for Vishvanath

New Delhi, Aug 30: Living up to the favourites tag, India's Bishwamitra Chongtham on Monday displayed some brilliant boxing -- effective defensive technique and graceful footwork -- in the mens 51kg final to clinch a gold medal at the 2021 ASBC Asian Youth Championships in Dubai. According to...
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