Team should be ready for T20 World Cup by time Asia Cup starts, says India-Women coach Muzumdar
Bengaluru, June 15 (IANS) Ahead of the start of the multi-format series against South Africa, India women’s team head coach Amol Muzumdar said his aim is to ensure that the side is ready to play the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh by the time the team is to depart for playing Asia Cup in Sri […]
Australian Open badminton: Prannoy, Verma, Aakarshi lose as Indian campaign ends
Sydney, June 15 (IANS) India’s campaign at the 2024 Australian Open badminton championship came to a disappointing end in the quarterfinals as H.S Prannoy, Sameer Verma and Aakarshi Kashyap went down to their respective opponents at the BWF World Tour Super 500 series event. The mixed doubles pair of B. Sumeeth Reddy and Sikki Reddy […]
Asian Team Squash: India men’s team goes down to Pakistan in quarterfinals
Dalian (China), June 15 (IANS) The India men’s team lost to Pakistan 1-2 in the quarterfinals of the Asian Team Squash Championships here on Friday, while the women went down to South Korea 3-0 in their must-win final group A match to also go out of medal contention. Velavan Senthilkumar recorded the day’s lone Indian […]
IOC proposes creation of Olympic Esports Games
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is proposing the creation of “Olympic Esports Games” and the proposal will come up at the 142nd IOC Session, which will be held during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 when the IOC Members will vote on this proposal. The IOC […]
T20 World Cup: New Zealand’s Tim Southee reprimanded for smashing hand sanitiser near dressing room
Tarouba (Trinidad), June 15 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has handed New Zealand pacer Tim Southee an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during their Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Group C match against the West Indies at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy here on Wednesday. Southee was […]
T20 World Cup: Klassen’s final ball run-out ends Nepal’s super eight dream
Kingstown, June 15 (IANS) Heinrich Klassen’s decisive run-out of the final delivery secured a nail-biting one-run victory for South Africa against Nepal, ending the Asian side’s hopes of advancing to the Super Eight stage in the Ground D match of the ICC T20 World Cup at the St. Vincent Stadium. Needing two runs from the […]
T20 World Cup: NZ’s clinical bowling crushes Uganda to end campaign with win
Tarouba, June 15 (IANS) New Zealand dismantled Uganda for a mere 40 runs at the T20 World Cup, with Trent Boult and Tim Southee leading the charge. The Kiwi bowlers proved too formidable for the inexperienced Ugandan batters, resulting in a comprehensive nine-wicket victory in just 5.2 overs in the Group C match of the […]
T20 World Cup: ‘Very proud of unit, especially the way we’ve played’, Paudel after close loss v SA
Kingstown, June 15 (IANS) After South Africa managed to edge out Nepal by just one run, denying the Asian side a historic victory against a Full Member nation in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at St. Vincent, Nepal’s captain Rohit Paudel expressed immense pride in his team’s performance, highlighting their impressive bowling and batting […]
T20 World Cup: ‘Qudrat Ka Inteqam’ trends as Pakistan knocked out of Super Eight
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) After the match between co-host USA and Ireland got washed out due to unrelenting rain in a Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida, Pakistan were eliminated from the ongoing T20 World Cup. The Pakistani cricket community, which had been holding its breath and desperately hoping for an […]
T20 World Cup: Abandoned match with Ireland helps USA reach Super 8, knock Pak out of contention
Lauderhill (USA), June 15 (IANS) The United States of America made history on Friday by qualifying for the Super Eight stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 after their Group A match against Ireland was abandoned due to a wet outfield caused by overnight rains in Lauderhill, Florida. The USA is now assured of […]
