DUBAI — The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the fixtures for the qualifying tournament for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 to be hosted in Abu Dhabi, UAE from April 25 to May 7. In the Qualifier 2024, 10 teams will be bat...
21 Mar 2024NEW DELHI — Pakistan’s veteran batter Javeria Khan has announced her retirement from international cricket, bringing curtains to her 15-year-long career. Javeria made her ODI debut in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka in a Women’s Asia Cup fixture against ...
21 Mar 2024BENGALURU — Seasoned long jumper Nayana James won the gold medal setting a new personal best in the 3rd Indian Open Jumps competition on Wednesday at the Anju Bobby High Performance Center. In her second attempt, Nayana surpassed her previous perso...
21 Mar 2024DIMAPUR — Echoes of cheers and screams roared loudly at the Pencak silat and Wushu events here at the North East Games 2024 in Chümoukedima. The atmosphere was electric, with all eyes fixed on the arena as players faced their opponents—some were...
21 Mar 2024KOHIMA — The 3rd North East Games, hosted by Nagaland, continued into its second day on Wednesday with a lineup of events in Kohima. Competitions such as the 10,000m race, shot put, 400m, and 4x100m relay took place at the IG Stadium in Kohima. In ...
20 Mar 2024DIMAPUR — The Nagaland Wushu team concluded the Wushu competition of the North East Games 2024 with a total of eight medals, consisting of one gold, three silver, and four bronze. Yoto Chizo secured the solitary gold in the 75 kg event for Nagaland...
20 Mar 2024DIMAPUR — Watinungsang Jamir, joint secretary of the Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA) and in-charge of Wokha and Mokokchung, visited Wokha on Wednesday to oversee the infrastructure development initiated by the NCA to promote the game of cricket ...
20 Mar 2024DIMAPUR — The 41st annual sports meet of Phek Government College (PGC) commenced on Wednesday on the theme “Beyond the finish line,” with Dr. Pritpal Kaur Batra, superintendent of police, Phek, as the inaugural guest. According to a pre...
20 Mar 2024PALLEKELE — Ashley Nurse’s all-round show and disciplined bowling effort helped Rajasthan Kings register a clinical 20-run win over New York Superstar Strikers in the highly anticipated grand finale of the Legends Cricket Trophy 2024 at Palle...
20 Mar 2024MUMBAI — The reason for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s success at the Chennai Super Kings at the age of 42 is his strong mentality which fosters his ability to switch on and switch off from cricket so that he can get into the groove quickly even thou...
20 Mar 2024KOHIMA — The 3E Nagaland, which recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Kohima District Football Association (KDFA), is gearing up to organise the much-anticipated Kohima Premier League (KPL). The league aims to rejuvenate the ...
19 Mar 2024KOHIMA — From practicing and praying to win medals to participating for the first and not-so-first time, the winners of track and field events at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima, shared their experiences after bagging medals at the North East Games 2...
19 Mar 2024NEW DELHI — The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to introduce the Smart Replay System in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 to increase the accuracy and speed of decision-making, said a report on Tuesday. The Smart Rep...
19 Mar 2024BUENOS AIRES —Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been ruled out of friendlies against El Salvador and Costa Rica due to a hamstring strain, the South American country’s football association said. The 36-year-old suffered the injury while play...
19 Mar 2024MUMBAI — In the title match that pitted youthful vigour against seasoned expertise, the 42-year-old International Master (IM) Vikramaditya Kulkarni triumphed over his 16-year-old opponent, Guru Prakash in the final leg and claimed his second succes...
18 Mar 2024NEW DELHI — Businessman Vijay Mallya, the former owner of the franchise, India cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal, former men’s team captain Virat Kohli and Virender Sehwag led scores of Royal Challengers Bangalore fans in congratulating the RCB wome...
18 Mar 2024PONTE VEDRA — Scottie Scheffler overcame a painful neck injury to become the first player to successfully defend his title at the US $25 million The Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. Scheffler lived up to the adage “beware the injured golfe...
18 Mar 2024NEW DELHI — The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday announced the dissolution of the ad hoc committee for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). This decision comes following the lifting of the ban imposed on WFI by the United World Wrestl...
18 Mar 2024CALIFORNIA — Carlos Alcaraz defended his trophy after beating Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5) 6-1, whereas Iga Swiatek bagged the 20th title of her career without dropping a single set across the tournament, defeating Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-0, at the Indian We...
18 Mar 2024BASEL (SWITZERLAND) — Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen is expected to continue his purple patch, while two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will strive to regain top form at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament, beginning here on Tuesday. After firs...
18 Mar 2024KOHIMA — Students of Don Bosco Higher Secondary School participated in a cross-country race organised to inaugurate the school’s annual sports meet on March 16 in Kohima. The route stretched from the secretariat area to the school’s cam...
17 Mar 2024MUMBAI — Defending champion Pankaj Advani will be leading a talented group of Indian and international billiards players, who will be vying for victory in the prestigious CCI Billiards Classic 2024, which offers a prize purse of INR 10.15 lakh. The...
17 Mar 2024MOKOKCHUNG — Sungkomen defeated Salangtem 11-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals as Pool D leader in the ongoing 5th Mokokchung Interward Football Tournament (MIFT) at Imkongmeren Sports Complex on Saturday. Sungkomen surged with offensive prowess ...
16 Mar 2024KOHIMA — Kezhaseluo-o Pienyü of the Northern Angami Sports Association (NASA) defended his title by defeating Kezhavizo Thevo, also of NASA, in the final match of the 52nd Angami Sports Association (ASA) Wrestling Meet held on Saturday at Khuochie...
16 Mar 2024NEW DELHI — Ashi Chouksey, who won three medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, last year, finished an impressive second in the ongoing Grand Prix Wroclawia & Dolnego Slaska international shooting competition in Wroclaw, Poland. The shoo...
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