Rishabh Pant doesn’t need to make drastic changes, knows how to deal with these conditions: Dinesh Karthik

HIGHLIGHTS Pant has managed just 87 runs at an average of 17.40 thus far in the series against England Pant was India’s highest run scorer in their 2020/21 Test series against Australia with 274 runs in five innings Pant was also their second highest run scorer in their 3-1 win over England in a Test series at…

US Open 2021: Naomi Osaka kicks off title defence with straight sets win over Marie Bouzkova

HIGHLIGHTS Naomi Osaka fired 21 winners but committed 13 unforced errors in the first set Osaka closed out the match with a forehand winner, offering a smile and a wave to the stands that were empty a year ago. Osaka earlier crashed out in the third round of the Tokyo Olympics and the Western & Southern Open.…

Tokyo Paralympics: India’s Rubina Francis finishes 7th in women’s 10m air pistol SH1 final

HIGHLIGHTS Iran’s Sareh Javanmardi surpassed Rubina’s finals world record with a score of 239.2 and clinched gold medal. It was always going to be an uphill task for Rubina after she shot a horror 6.6 in the first series Rubina could not then regain the lost ground and was the second shooter to be…

PKL Auction 2021: Pardeep Narwal emerges costliest buy in history, UP Yoddha snap up raider for Rs 1.65 crore

HIGHLIGHTS Pardeep Narwal was bought by UP Yoddha for Rs 1.65 crore The previous record was held by Monu Goyat, who was bought by the Haryana Steelers for Rs 1.51 crore Siddharth Desai was retained by the Telugu Titans for Rs 1.30 crore Star raider Pardeep Narwal broke an all-time record for the costliest buy in…

Tokyo Paralympics: Discus thrower Vinod Kumar stripped off bronze medal after being found ‘ineligible’

HIGHLIGHTS Vinod Kumar had finished third in the men’s F52 discus throw final on Aug. 30 But organisers have found Vinod Kumar “ineligible” in disability classification assessment Vinod’s medal was India’s third on a blockbuster day 5 in which the country bagged two silvers and a bronze…

Cristiano Ronaldo completes medical ahead of Manchester United move, personal terms agreed

HIGHLIGHTS United said last week they had agreed a deal to re-sign Ronaldo from Juventus the transfer was still subject to the agreement of personal terms and a medical Ronaldo won eight major trophies at United from 2003-2009, and the Ballon d’Or as the world’s best player in 2008 Portuguese football…

Tokyo Paralympics: Sumit Antil breaks world record to clinch gold medal in men’s javelin F64 final

HIGHLIGHTS Sumit Antil won javelin gold medal with a world record throw of 68.55 m Sumit Antil won India’s second gold of the day in Paralympics Sumit’s gold took India’s medal tally to 7 at Tokyo Paralympics Sumit Antil scripted history on Monday as he broke the world record thrice to win a gold…

Devendra Jhajharia happy to have fulfilled late father’s dream of him winning ‘hat-trick’ of Paralympic medals

HIGHLIGHTS Devendra Jhajharia won his third Paralympic medal on Monday Jhajharia surpassed his own world record which he set at Rio 2016 to win silver Jhajharia said that it was his father’s dream for him to win a “hat-trick” of Paralympic medals Paralympic great Devendra Jhajharia said that it was…

ESports Premier League (ESPL) 2021: India Today gears for prize distribution ceremony with Delhi Deputy CM

India Today Gaming, the esports and gaming division of India Today is all set for the prize distribution ceremony of its in-house tournament, ESPL 2021. ESports Premier League (ESPL) is the first franchise-based Free Fire tournament in India. The company has finally reached the conclusion of the 2.5-month long…

Lionel Messi makes PSG debut as Kylian Mbappe’s brace helps French giants beat Reims 2-0

HIGHLIGHTS Before the match, hundreds of fans gathered for a glimpse of Messi as he descended the team bus The home fans chanted “Messi, Messi” while a smiling Reims goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic took a photo of Messi holding a child after the game. PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino pointed out that supporters of…