India U20 face stern Iran test in AFC Qualifiers

India U20 face stern Iran test in AFC Qualifiers

Friday, 27 September 2024 | PTI | Vientiane (Laos)

ndia will be looking to iron out the rough edges before facing Iran in their next Group G game of the AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025 qualifiers here on Friday. India put up a good show to register a 4-1 victory against Mongolia in their first Group G match but there...

Debutants Mohammedan Sporting brace for tough Chennaiyin FC test

Thursday, 26 September 2024 | PTI | Chennai

Newly-promoted Mohammedan Sporting have impressed with their attacking flair in their first two ISL matches but their defensive frailties will pose a real challenge when they face two-time champions Chennaiyin FC in an away game here on Thursday. In their debut game, Mohammedan Sporting showed promise but ultimately fell short, conceding...

Coach says Neymar is not ready for an imminent return to Al-Hilal

Thursday, 26 September 2024 | AP | Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Neymar is not ready for an imminent return to play for Al-Hilal, the head coach of the Saudi Arabian club has announced. The Brazilian star signed for the Riyadh team in August 2023 but played just five games when he underwent surgery after rupturing his meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)...

Jasmine takes 3-shot lead in Leg 13 of Hero WPGT

Thursday, 26 September 2024 | PTI | Gurugram

Jasmine Shekar tamed the Golden Greens Golf Club course with one of her best rounds in her short pro career as she took a three-shot lead after the first round of Leg 13 of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour here. The 19-year-old Jasmine, who turned pro last year, fired seven...

Osaka cruises through opening round at China Open

Thursday, 26 September 2024 | AP | Beijing

Former top-ranked Naomi Osaka started the China Open with a routine 6-3, 6-2 victory over Lucia Bronzetti of Italy on Wednesday. The four-time Grand Slam champion was the headline act on the opening day and showed her class in closing out the first-round match against the No.77-ranked Italian player in 83...

Macau Open: Srikanth leads Indian charge into second round

Thursday, 26 September 2024 | PTI | Macau

Star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, along with compatriots Ayush Shetty and Tasnim Mir, advanced to the second round of the singles event at the Macau Open Super 300 badminton tournament on Wednesday. In his first competition since recovering from an injury sustained in May, sixth seed Srikanth, a silver medallist at the...

PM Modi meets chess players

Thursday, 26 September 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded India’s young chess players for their historic achievement at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, where both the men’s and women’s teams clinched their maiden gold medals. India made history on Sunday as the men’s team defeated Slovenia and the women’s team triumphed over...

Root will go down as England’s greatest in Tests: Ian Bell

Thursday, 26 September 2024 | PTI | Jodhpur

Joe Root will go down as England’s greatest batter in Tests even if he is not able to break Sachin Tendulkar’s gargantuan record of 15,921 runs, reckons his former teammate Ian Bell. Root went past Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara recently to move to the sixth spot in the list of...

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