Sports

Al Rayyan: After a gritty performance against formidable Australia, India face Uzbekistan in their second group match of the Asian Cup here Thursday, aiming to assert themselves better than what they managed in the opening game. India lost to title-contenders Australia 0-2 in the opening...

Ranchi: Just one win away from securing a Paris Olympics berth, a resilient Indian women's hockey team will need to produce its 'A' game against higher-ranked Germany in the semifinals of the FIH Olympic Qualifiers here Thursday. The Indians bounced back from a 0-1 loss...

Bengaluru: Skipper Rohit Sharma smashed his way to a fifth T20I hundred as India staged a remarkable recovery to score 212 for four against Afghanistan in the third and final match here Wednesday. Rohit struck an unbeaten 69-ball 121 while Rinku Singh made 69 off...

Bengaluru: India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against Afghanistan in the third and final T20 International here Wednesday. Sanju Samson, Avesh Khan and Kuldeep Yadav came in for Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Jitesh Sharma in the Indian XI. Afghanistan...

Melbourne: When their paths crossed after first-round wins, 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva saw Ons Jabeur make a light-hearted gesture that signaled she could see her. The three-time Grand Slam runner-up probably didn't really see what was coming her way at the Australian Open. The first set...

Melbourne: Coco Gauff avoided the early Day 4 upsets at the Australian Open when she advanced to the third round with a 7-6 (6), 6-2 win over fellow American Caroline Dolehide. While sixth-seeded Ons Jabeur and former top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki were eliminated by two young...

New Delhi: Indian women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto faced an early exit from the India Open, a BWF Super 750 badminton tournament. The duo succumbed to a 5-21, 21-18, 11-21 defeat against the Thai pair of Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai,...

Patna: The Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) has expelled cricketer Lakhan Raja for six years for indulging in anti-association activities along with his father Aditya Prakash Verma on the eve of the Bihar vs Mumbai Ranji Trophy match. A separate team, not authorised by the BCA,...

Melbourne: Jannik Sinner raced into the third round of the Australian Open after dispatching Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 Wednesday. Sinner's strong start at the Australian Open carries his momentum from the end of 2023 into the new year. The Italian reached...

Abu Dhabi: Veteran England fast-bowler James Anderson believes the visitors’ might even open the bowling with two spinners when they commence their five-match Test tour of India January 25 in Hyderabad. England last won a Test series in India in 2012/13 season and the last...