Dhinidhi Desinghu (Agency Photo) India’s Dhinidhi Desinghu created history at the 2026 Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal, by becoming the first Indian female swimmer to win a medal at the competition.The 16-year-old secured bronze in the women’s 100m freestyle, clocking 56.27 seconds. Croatia’s Ana Bobanovic won gold in 55.89 seconds, while New Zealand’s Alyssa Lawson…
India vs Korea (Photo by Hockey India) Five-time champions India produced a dominant performance to thrash South Korea 8-0 in their final round-robin match of the Asian Champions Trophy on Monday. The win extended India’s unbeaten run in the tournament and helped them finish at the top of the standings with a perfect 15 points…
Sarfaraz Khan (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: The shrug of the shoulder said it all when Sarfaraz Khan was asked about his absence from the India Test set-up.The latest snub came when he was overlooked for India A’s three-match tour of New Zealand. This was after he had been included in the Test squad for the Sri…
Naman Dhir (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Naman Dhir made a memorable start to his international career overseas, earning the Impact Player of the Series medal after playing a key role in India’s 3-2 T20I series victory against New Zealand.The 26-year-old all-rounder was presented with the medal in the dressing room after the fifth and…
India’s Abhishek Sharma, left, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Monday announced a strong 15-member India A squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s Rising Stars Asia Cup 2026 in Doha, with explosive opener Abhishek Sharma and teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi among the prominent names in the lineup.Tilak Varma has been…
Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu NEW DELHI: Fresh from a memorable double triumph at the Hylo Open, India’s badminton stars Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu will be missing from the Korea Open, leaving the responsibility of leading the Indian challenge to experienced HS Prannoy and emerging youngster Tanvi Sharma at the USD 500,000 Super 500…
Shreyas Iyer (Pic credit: Iyer’s X post) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer had a message for his team and fans after guiding the side to a 3-2 T20I series victory over New Zealand, but it was not in English or Hindi. Instead, Iyer chose a four-word Maori expression that left many cricket fans curious…
Afghanistan cricket team (Pic credit: ICC) Afghanistan have reached a historic milestone in international cricket, breaking into the top six of the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings for the first time and moving ahead of former world champions Sri Lanka, England and the West Indies.The Afghans have climbed to sixth place in the latest rankings,…
India’s players celebrate after winning the ICC Women’s World Cup final ODI cricket match between India Women and South Africa Women, at the DY Patil Stadium, in Navi Mumbai. (PTI Photo) India’s long wait for a maiden Women’s World Cup title ended on November 2, 2025, when Harmanpreet Kaur and her teammates beat South Africa…
The last time the two teams met in an ODI at this venue was in November 2022, when India suffered a seven-wicket defeat. (BCCI Photo) India will begin their five-match ODI series against New Zealand on Wednesday, with the first match scheduled to be played at Eden Park in Auckland. However, the venue has not…
