Aamir Khan lauds Phogat for winning gold at Asian Games
Mhaari chhoriyan chhoron se kam hai ke!
New Delhi: Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian woman wrestler to bag the Gold medal in Asian Games in the 50 kg category. Soon after the young wrestler won her gold, social media was flooded with congratulatory messages. And ‘Dangal’ actor Aamir Khan too throned Twitter to congratulate Vinesh on her big win. What […]
16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary wins 10m air pistol gold
Asian Games 2018:
Indonesia: Saurabh Chaudhary, all of 16, on Tuesday became only the fifth Indian shooter to claim a gold in the Asian Games history, beating a field of multiple world and Olympic champions in the 10m air pistol finals, here. Chaudhary, competing in his first senior event, showed maturity and calmness well beyond his age to […]
Felt pressure but county stint helped me: Pujara
Nottingham: Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara admitted that he was under pressure to score runs and credited his county stints for providing him the confidence to bat in English conditions and overturn his poor form during the third Test. Pujara scored 72 runs and added 113 runs with skipper Virat Kohli as India piled on 352-7 […]
Shahid Afridi stands in support of India flood victims
Karachi: With the Indian state of Kerala swamped with flooding, the disaster that struck the region has deteriorated the way of life for the inhabitants. Pakistan’s applauded cricket star Shahid Afridi came forth, on Monday, to lend support for the victims of the Kerala flooding in India. The cricket legend had turned to Twitter voicing […]
Djokovic wins men’s tennis title
Mason (United States) Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has defeated Switzerland’s Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 in the Western & Southern Open here, finally winning the tennis tourney that had eluded him. This was Djokovic’s sixth Cincinnati final, but his first win. Three of those losses had come at the hands of Federer, but not this time, reports […]
Pujara, Kohli take India’s lead to 362 at lunch on day 3
Nottingham : Cheteshwar Pujara (56) and skipper Virat Kohli (54) helped India take their overall lead to 362 at lunch as India were 194/2 in their second innings on the third day of the third Test against England here on Monday. Pujara and Kohli were at the crease when umpires called for the break. The […]
Saina’s defeat knocks India out of women’s team event
Jakarta, Aug 20 : An inconsistent Saina Nehwal saved four match points before losing to Nozomi Okuhara after PV Sindhu’s gritty win over world number one Japanese Akane Yamaguchi, as India crashed out of the Asian Games women’s badminton team event today. The Indian women’s team, which won a historic bronze in the last edition in […]
Pakistan thrash Thailand 10-0 in Asian Games hockey opener
JAKARTA: Pakistan were off to a flying start at the Asian Games Hockey with a 10-0 win over Thailand on Monday. The opening hockey game, played at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Sports Complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, was dominated by Pakistan, who have won the tournament a record eight times. Atiq Arshad shone with a hat-trick, […]
Shaheens Thrash Bunpora Lions by 1 Wicket
Wanigam Super League-2
Pattan, August 19: The second match of Wanigam Super League-2 (WSL) was played between Bunpora Lions and Shaheens on Sunday here at Wanigam Playground. Batting first, Bunpora Lions scored 126 runs in allotted 18 overs. Shaheens while chasing the set target lost two wickets in the form of their openers, in first 4 overs. The […]
Anderson polishes off India as he closes on McGrath mark
NOTTINGHAM: James Anderson polished off India’s first innings to move closer to Glenn McGrath’s record for the most Test wickets by a pace bowler before England’s openers rode their luck at Trent Bridge on Sunday. England were 46 without loss in reply to India’s first innings 329 all out, a deficit of 283 runs, at […]
