India pacers Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep shared nine wickets as Rest of India beat reigning Ranji Trophy champions Jammu and Kashmir by 167 runs on the fourth day to win the 2026-27 Irani Cup in Srinagar on Sunday.Mukesh returned figures of 6/33 to claim his 11th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket and dismantle the … Read more
India contingent during the athletes parade at the closing ceremony. (Reuters Photo) The 20th Asian Games came to a glittering close on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on more than two weeks of sporting action in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, as Qatar received the flag for the next edition in Doha in 2030. Olympic Council of Asia … Read more
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Image credit: AFP) Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not be seen in action for India till the next month, after both played all three matches of the three-game ODI series against the West Indies, which ended on Saturday (October 3) with India’s defeat in New Chandigarh. Shai Hope anchored … Read more
Sunil Gavaskar was disappointed to see Rohit Sharma miss out on an ODI century in the third match against the West Indies, saying he wants the Indian opener to finish his international career with more ODI hundreds than his age.Rohit scored 92 off 85 balls, with 10 fours and three sixes, in India’s third ODI … Read more
Kumkum Mohod and Sujeet Kalkal NEW DELHI: Teenage archer Kumkum Mohod and wrestler Sujeet Kalkal have been recognised as the standout performers of India’s campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha naming them the inaugural recipients of the Jaspal Rana Award and Raja Randhir Singh Award respectively.The two awards … Read more
When Lionel Messi makes his final appearance for Argentina against Benin on Tuesday at Buenos Aires’ Monumental stadium, it will mark the end of an international career that has lasted more than two decades.It will also bring the curtain down on a relationship that took time to develop. Argentina’s football authorities once struggled even to … Read more
World number one Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from this month’s Wuhan Open due to a foot injury, tournament organisers said on Sunday, a day after the Kazakh suffered a shock defeat in her opening match at the China Open.Rybakina lost to world number 118 Alina Charaeva in Beijing in her first match since winning last … Read more
BCCI president Mithun Manhas presents the trophy to Rest of India captain Rishabh Pant. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant could not have asked for a better 29th birthday present. On a day when he missed the action because of fever, the Rest of India captain watched his teammates complete a stunning comeback against Jammu … Read more
Indian contingent at the Asian Games closing ceremony and PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the Indian contingent for its performance at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, praising the athletes for representing the country with “determination, passion and remarkable sporting spirit” as India concluded its campaign with 85 medals.India finished … Read more
Indian athletes leave the arena following the closing ceremony for the Asian Games in Nagoya. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra has urged Indian athletes to learn from both the successes and disappointments of the Asian Games 2026, calling for stronger high-performance systems and a renewed focus on preparations for the Los … Read more