La Liga: Guler goal gives much-changed Real Madrid win over Real Sociedad
Madrid, April 27 (IANS) A first half goal from Arda Guler saw Real Madrid win 1-0 away to Real Sociedad to move another step closer to the La Liga title on Friday night. Adra scored from around 10 meters from goal as a much-changed Madrid side opened up a 14-point lead over FC Barcelona, who […]
Archery WC: Indian women’s compound team bags gold in Shanghai
Shanghai, April 27 (IANS) World Champion Indian women’s compound Archery team of Parneet Kaur, Aditi Swami & Jyothi Surekha Vennam won the Shanghai World Cup after defeating Italy in the summit clash with a score 236-225, here on Saturday. The Indian women’s team, who are the reigning world champions and seeded No. 1 here, set […]
Leicester City return to Premier League at first attempt after Leeds lose to QPR
London, April 27 (IANS) Leicester City were promoted back to the Premier League from the Championship (second division) at the first attempt on Friday, without needing to kick a ball on Friday night, after Queens Park Rangers beat Leeds United 4-0. The result means that Leicester with 74 points are four points ahead of Leeds, […]
Archery WC: Indian men’s compound and mixed team win gold
Shanghai, April 27 (IANS) Dynamic Duo Indian compound mixed team of Abhishek Verma & Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated Robin & Lisell Jaatma of Estonia 158-157 to win third gold medal for India at the Shanghai World Cup, here on Saturday Earlier in the day, Indian men’s compound archery team of Prathamesh Fuge, Priyansh & Abhishek […]
IPL 2024: LSG v RR head-to-head; When and where to watch
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will host Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 44 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Lucknow with five wins in eight games are in fourth position on the points table, whereas Rajasthan are the table-toppers with seven wins in eight matches. […]
Colombia, Bolivia to meet in Copa America warmup
Bogota, April 27 (IANS) Colombia and Bolivia will play a friendly in June as they finalize preparations for this year’s Copa America in the United States, the Colombian football federation (FCF) said on Friday. The match will be played at the Pratt and Whitney stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut, on June 15, according to an […]
Uber Cup: Ashmita, Priya-Shruti give India 2-0 lead over Canada
Chengdu (China), April 27 (IANS) Ashmita Chaliha (world rank 53) beat former Commonwealth Games champion Michelle Li (world rank 25) of Canada in straight games 26-24, 24-22 at the Uber Cup 2024, here on Saturday. Priya and Shruti Mishra also won their opening match against Jeslyn Choi and Catherine Chow 21-12, 21-10 to give Indian […]
IPL 2024: Hayden labels Bairstow’s unbeaten 108 as ‘one of the great innings’ of T20 history
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden heaped praise on Punkab Kings’ extraordinary batting and called it a ‘perfect chase’ after the Kings set the record of highest successful chase against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. After openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine slammed rollicking half-centuries while sharing an opening partnership of […]
IPL 2024: ‘Cricket is turning into baseball, isn’t it?,’ says Curran after historic chase against KKR
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) After Punjab Kings completed a record chase of 262 to secure an eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an absolute run-fest on the back of Jonny Bairstow’s unbeaten 108 and Shashank Singh’s unbeaten 68, Kings’ skipper, Sam Curran pondered “Cricket is turning into baseball, isn’t it?” The stage was set […]
IPL 2024: ‘We planned to cash in the powerplay,’ says PBKS Prabhsimran Singh after world record win
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Punjab Kings won against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, chasing down a mammoth total of 262 with 8 wickets in hand. It was the highest successful run chase in T20 history that earned the Kings their third win of the season and the crucial two points Opener Prabhsimran […]
