Barty ends drought by making Australian Open final, 1 to go
Melbourne: Ash Barty ended a long drought by reaching the Australian Open final with a 6-1, 6-3 win over unseeded Madison Keys. She still has one to go. Barty is the first Australian woman to reach the singles final of her home Grand Slam tournament since Wendy Turnbull in 1980. No Australian has won the […]
Roach returns to West Indies squad for ODIs in India
St John’s (Antigua): Seasoned pacer Kemar Roach and young all-rounder Nkrumah Bonner have been recalled to the West Indies ODI squad for the three-match series in India beginning February 6. Roach, who has not played any List A cricket since his last ODI in 2019, has made the return with West Indies great Desmond Haynes […]
Manpreet to lead India in FIH Pro League
New Delhi: Star midfielder and Olympic bronze medal-winning captain Manpreet Singh will lead a 20-member strong Indian hockey team in the double-leg FIH Pro League ties against South Africa and France to be held between February 8 to 13. Manpreet will be assisted by ace dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh. Young dragflicker Jugraj Singh and striker Abhishek […]
China demands US halt Olympics ‘interference’
Beijing: China is demanding the US end interference in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin next week, in an apparent reference to a diplomatic boycott imposed by Washington and some of its allies. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the demand in a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday Beijing time, […]
Dhoni is one of the sharpest cricket minds I have encountered: Greg Chappell
New Delhi: Australian great Greg Chappell has rated former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as “one of the sharpest cricket minds”, saying his decision-making skills set him apart from his great contemporaries. Chappell, who had a tumultuous two-year tenure as India’s chief coach from 2005 to 2007, had often spoken highly of the two-time World […]
Collins, Swiatek advance to Aus Open semifinals
Melbourne: Danielle Collins swung the match in her favor with a key service break in the final game of the opening set on her way to a 7-5, 6-1 quarterfinal win over Alize Cornet. The 28-year-old American equaled her best previous performance at Melbourne Park _ she also advanced to the semifinals in 2019. The […]
Farooq Khan congratulates Chess player Arushi Kotwal for PMRBP
JammuL Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, congratulated daughter of the soil, Arushi Kotwal, who has been conferred with prestigious Pradan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP), the highest award for the citizens below 18 years by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, for her exceptional achievement in the field of Sports (Chess). Significant to mention, Prime Minister […]
Shafali Verma regains top spot among batters in ICC T20 ranking
Dubai: India’s teen sensation Shafali Verma on Tuesday moved up one place to regain her position at the top of the ICC Women’s T20I rankings for batters while her opening partner Smriti Mandhana dropped a spot to fourth. The Australian duo of Beth Mooney and Meg Lanning occupied the second and third positions in the […]
Sania bids adieu to Australia Open with quarterfinal loss in mixed doubles
Melbourne: Trailblazing India tennis star Sania Mirza’s swansong appearance at the Australian Open ended with a quarterfinal loss to local pair Jaimee Fourlis and Jason Kubler in the mixed doubles event here on Tuesday. Mirza, partnering American Rajeev Ram, lost the match 4-6, 6-7 to wildcard entries Fourlis and Kubler in one hour 30 minutes. […]
Australia set to tour Pakistan with full-strength squad
Melbourne: Australia are set to tour Pakistan with a full-strength squad as no player has so far expressed any reservation about travelling to the country which did not get to host top-flight international cricket for nearly a decade due to security concerns. The last time Pakistan had an ICC event on its soil was when […]
