Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the third round at Indian Wells for the first time in his career on Sunday, defeating Spaniard Pedro Martinez 6-2 6-4 under lights to set up a meeting with Fabio Fognini. The Greek broke serve to take a 2-0 lead in the first set, which he easily won, but his unseeded opponent made him…
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting said that his team didn’t bowl as well as they could have to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni towards the end of the first Qualifier of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday but there is no doubt that the latter is one of the greatest finishers the game…
England may have been limited in their choices while selecting a squad for the Ashes due to the unavailability of several first team regulars, but Australia also have their own problems to deal with, former captain Michael Atherton has said. England on Sunday named their best available squad, with all-rounders Ben…
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli on Friday said the manner in which his side beat Delhi Capitals will give them “the confidence to pull off a game from any situation” as they head into the IPL playoffs. A last-ball six by K S Bharat (78 not out) gave RCB victory after they needed 15 from the last…
Spinner Poonam Yadav on Friday became the eighth Indian cricketer to sign for the Women’s Big Bash League after Brisbane Heat roped her in for the upcoming season. The 30-year-old diminutive India wrist spinner joined the Brisbane side to fill the spot left by the withdrawal of New Zealand star Amelia Kerr. Yadav is…
Tokyo Paralympics gold-medallist shuttler Pramod Bhagat on Friday said he is confident that India will double its medal count at the prestigious multi-sport event in Paris, which is just three years away. India had returned with its best-ever performance from the Tokyo Paralympics, winning 19 medals — five gold,…
Reigning Indian Super League (ISL) champions Mumbai City on Friday announced that Sergio Lobera will be stepping down as their head coach after a successful one-year stint with the club. The club’s new head coach will be Des Buckingham, who joins from sister club and A-League champions Melbourne City. He will join…
Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ramiz Raja says the PCB can “collapse” if India wants as 90 per cent of the ICC’s funding comes from that country, which effectively means that the sport here is being run by “India’s business houses”. Appearing before the Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial affairs on…
The last league matches of IPL 2021 will be played on Friday. The Mumbai Indians will face Sunrisers Hyderabad, with the defending champions still having a theoretical chance of reaching the playoffs. MI will have to beat SRH by 171 runs to get past KKR’s net run-rate, who almost sealed their qualification with a…
While holding on to their key values and traditions, most sports have made serious attempts to modernise over the years. There have been thousands of patents filed for inventions made to find new and improved ways to train and compete across various disciplines. Golf – considered by many as one of the more…