Indian para-athlete Simran Sharma clinched gold in the women's 200m T12 event at the World Para Athletics Championships, setting a personal best time of 24.95 seconds. Her blistering run fetched India's sixth gold on the final day of the prestigious event.
Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu on Saturday earned a shot at the USD 420,000 Malaysia Masters crown after entering the women's singles finals with a come-from-behind win over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan here.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's assistant coach Simon Helmot asserted they'll come back "all guns blazing" against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL final, riding on skipper Pat Cummins' cricket smarts.
Kolkata Knight Riders are better equipped to lift the IPL title on Sunday because of a superior spin attack and a better record against their rivals Sunrisers Hyderabad, reckon experts Matthew Hayden and Kevin Pietersen.
Shreyas Iyer has led Kolkata Knight Riders by example in IPL 2024 while Sunil Narine reinvented himself as a batter with 400-plus runs including a century.
In an enthralling match, the Indian junior women's hockey team showcased their mettle by defeating hosts Belgium 4-2 in a shootout after a hard-fought 2-2 draw in regulation time, with Kanika Siwach emerging as the star, scoring a brace.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper Pat Cummins equalled Anil Kumble's record and became the second skipper with second-highest wickets in a single season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni exercised his democratic right by voting in Ranchi during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha Election 2024. Dhoni participated in the electoral process as a responsible citizen.
Justin Langer spent his first season in the Indian Premier League with Lucknow Super Giants in 2024. LSG finished seventh in the points table with 14 points from same number of games.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Helmot said Cummins is 'very practical and humble' with his other teammates and the coaching staff. He added the skipper doesn't waste time in the meetings.
This was Rajasthan Royals’ sixth IPL playoffs appearance. They won the title in 2008 and became runners-up in 2022.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) became the fifth team with the most appearances in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after beating Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 36 runs in the Qualifier 2 match of the IPL 2024.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has reportedly approached Gautam Gambhir for the position of India head coach.
England captain Jos Buttler admitted that he was "definitely" going to return to the national team as the skipper of the Three Lions for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Rajasthan Royals lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 to miss a place in the final of IPL 2024.
Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson believes his counterpart Pat Cummins's decision to introduce spinners in the middle overs is where the Royals lost the game as well as the spot in the final.
The trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami defeated Turkey's Hazal Burun, Ayse Bera Suzer and Begum Yuva 232-226 in a lopsided final.
Although Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh is a part of the Indian T20 World Cup 2024 contingent, but he is going as a travelling reserve. KKR will play SRH in IPL 2024 final.
