Sinner and Alcaraz breeze through Shanghai Masters openers
Carlos Alcaraz and top-ranked Jannik Sinner showed no signs of fatigue from their China Open final earlier this week to advance with comfortable straight-set victories in their opening matches of the Shanghai Masters on Saturday. The second-ranked Alcaraz, who beat the Italian in Beijing on Wednesday for his fourth title of...
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India look to iron out combination flaws, regain fight in crucial T20 WC game against Pakistan
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Weight management is athlete’s responsibility: Mary Kom
No stranger to the physical toll of weight management during a competition, six-time world champion boxer M C Mary Kom Thursday waded into the debate surrounding wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s Olympic heartbreak for being 100gm over, saying that to be within the prescribed limit is an individual responsibility. The 42-year-old mother of...
Biggest challenges for India in Women’s T20 WC will be Australia, SL: Harbhajan
India’s World Cup-winning spinner Harbhajan Singh said the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will face a tough challenge from Australia and Sri Lanka in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The global showpiece gets underway in the UAE from Thursday, and India are placed in Group A alongside Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and...
Khushi seals dramatic bronze, takes India’s tally to 15 at ISSF Jr Worlds
Khushi secured a hard-fought bronze in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the ISSF Junior World Championship here, dramatically qualifying for the final before rallying to claim the third spot. Her medal on Wednesday took India’s tally to 15, including 10 gold, one silver, and four bronze medals, keeping the...
India need top guns firing in unison against New Zealand
A stellar effort by senior stars would be mandatory when India take on New Zealand in their opening Group A match of the women’s T20 World Cup here on Friday, aiming for a strong start in their quest to wipe off the memories of past near-misses. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who in...
PCB could appoint separate captains in all three formats
Pakistan could have separate cricket captains in all three formats, given the heavy schedule of the side and the pressure it could put on one white-ball skipper, according to sources. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was expected to hand over Babar Azam ODI captaincy as well for the upcoming white-ball matches,...
Dwindling black soil resources force UPCA to look beyond Unnao
For years, the UPCA has procured black soil from Unnao to prepare pitches at the Green Park Stadium but the natural resource is vanishing fast in that city, leaving the state cricket association worried. Not only the high-quality resource is dwindling in Unnao — about 25km from Kanpur — the quality...
Sumit Nagal crashes out in first round of Shanghai Masters
Indian tennis ace Sumit Nagal’s campaign in the Shanghai Masters ended in a first-round exit after he suffered a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to China’s Wu Yibing here on Wednesday. The 27-year-old, who has been in the news recently due to his dispute with the All India Tennis Association (AITA) regarding his...
