NEW DELHI:Special Olympics Bharat on Monday organised a grand send-off ceremony for the Indian teams for the Special Olympics South Asia 7-a-side Unified Football Tournament 2024 to be held in Dhaka from April 16 to 20.

NEW DELHI: While the majority of the world thinks of early retirement at 50, a senior woman bureaucrat in Delhi -- Ekta Vishnoi -- has proven that when it comes to fitness, age is just a number and you can continue to be on the top with hard work and dedication.

MUMBAI:Apart from Chennai Super Kings Ruturaj Gaikwad top-scoring in the side’s 20-run win over Mumbai Indians, the in-form Shivam Dube also left an incredible impression in the innings by smashing an unbeaten 38-ball 66, laced with ten fours and two sixes at a strike-rate of 173.68.

NEW DELHI: Brian Lara criticised the Mumbai Indians (MI) bowling attack, noting that the whole bowling department is dependent on Jasprit Bumrah, adding that beyond the star pacer, there's a lack of support in the five-time winner's bowling lineup.

NEW DELHI:The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has selected nine boxers, including the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion Amit Panghal (51kg) and World Championships bronze medallist Nishant Dev (71kg), to represent India at the second World Qualification Tournament of Paris Olympic Games 2024 scheduled to take place from May 23 to June 3 in Bangkok, Thailand.

NEW DELHI: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah congratulated team India, who won the inaugural edition of Asia Cup back in 1984 after beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final.

LUCKNOW: Kuldeep Yadav was delighted after producing a match-winning three-fer against Lucknow Super Giants and credited his performance to the unwavering hard work of support staff and physio especially Patrick and Vivek, who played pivotal roles in his rehabilitation journey.

NEW DELHI: Boxing legend and 2012 Olympic Games bronze medallist M C Mary Kom has stepped down as Chef-de-Mission of the Indian contingent for the Paris Olympic Games, citing personal reasons.

NEW DELHI: As the countdown to the 2024 Paralympics ticks away, ace shuttler Sukant Kadam is fully prepared to showcase his skills at the upcoming Spanish Para Badminton event, a tournament that influence the seedings for the Paris Paralympics.

MUMBAI: After Ishan Kishan smashed a 23-ball half-century inside the powerplay for Mumbai Indians to chase down 197 in 15.3 overs against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the left-handed wicketkeeper-batter said his splendid knock came after the realisation of about not putting himself under pressure due to things not in his hands.

NEW DELHI: Top seed Indian Akanksha Salunkhe suffered a 3-2 loss by Egyptian Jana Safy in the quarterfinals of the RC Pro Series squash, a USD 15,000 prize money PSA Challenger Tour event, in St Louis, US.

NEW DELHI: England opener Jason Roy has said he had to pull out of the ongoing IPL 2024 season, where he was supposed to play with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), in order to put his "mindset and body first".

MUMBAI:Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-34 season final will be held on May 4 with the playoffs starting from April 19, the organisers of the league announced on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Amid facing criticism in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya seems to have found a way to strengthen his mind through spiritual support.

NEW DELHI: Jyothi Yarraji, who won a silver medal in the 100m hurdles at the Hangzhou Asian Games, will train in Spain ahead of the Paris Olympics as the Sports ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) approved her proposal for financial assistance towards foreign training.

JAIPUR:After Gujarat Titans’ pulled off a three-wicket win on the last ball of their chase of 197 against Rajasthan Royals, all-rounder Rahul Tewatia said he along with Rashid Khan and Shahrukh Khan had a belief of meeting the equation by playing according to the situation.

NEW DELHI: Top-seeded Indian Akanksha Salunkhe advanced to the quarterfinals of the RC Pro Series squash, a USD 15,000 prize money PSA Challenger Tour event, at St Louis, Missouri (US), on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: Spanish tennis player Aaron Cortes has been banned for a period of 15 years after admitting to 35 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said.

Melbourne: Former Cricket Australia (CA) chairman Jack Clarke has passed away at the age of 70 in Adelaide, said the governing body on Wednesday. Clarke joined the CA Board as a director in 1999 and served as its Chairman from 2008 to 2011.

NEW DELHI:Sri Lanka’s all-rounder duo of Kamindu Mendis and Angelo Mathews have moved up as per the recent update to the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after contributing to the visitors’ 2-0 series win over Bangladesh in the ICC World Test Championship series.

NEW DELHI: With no chance of making it to the playoffs, Punjab FC (PFC) face East Bengal in their final match of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 on Wednesday and will hope to end the season on a winning note. The match, which will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, will be played behind closed doors due to unforeseen circumstances.

NEW DELHI: Former Australia cricketer Steve Smith has praised the performance of Shashank Singh and called it an incredible knock and said that Punjab Kings will not put in the auction the batter they picked at his base price. Coming down at No.6, Shashank with his breathtaking knock of 61 not out in 29 deliveries sealed the match for the Kings against Gujarat Titans with three wickets and one ball left.

Buenos Aires: Tomas Conechny scored a second-half winner as Godoy Cruz guaranteed themselves top spot in Group B of Argentina's Primera Division on Monday with a 1-0 home win over Sarmiento.

NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow is ready to put his "best foot forward" against his former team Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 23 of the Indian Premier League at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

Rio de Janeiro: Four-time Brazilian Serie A champions Cruzeiro have sacked Argentine manager Nicolas Larcamon after less than four months in the role.

LUCKNOW: Lucknow Super Giants' exciting young fast-bowler Mayank Yadav had to walk off the field after bowling just one over against Gujarat Titans in Sunday’s match. Before that, Mayank was down on pace and was hit for three boundaries in his solitary over yielding 13 runs.

Bengaluru: Hockey India on Monday announced the 33-member Indian women’s hockey team that will continue to train in SAI Bangalore till May 16. The 60-member assessment squad that reported to camp on April 1 has been spruced up after selection trials that were held on April 6-7.

Mullanpur:After an inspiring win over the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Punjab Kings are all set to return home for their next encounter of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League.

LUCKNOW: Gujarat Titans were on 54 for none in the chase of 164 against Lucknow Super Giants when Yash Thakur came to bowl his first over and went on to finish the game with the impressive figure of 5/30 (3.5 overs).

NEW DELHI: IOA president PT Usha on Monday wrote a strongly-worded letter to the executive council members of the association, giving response to the “unjust termination letter to Captain Ajay Kumar Narang (Retd)”.

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan wants Shivam Dube in the T2O World Cup squad after the star Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter scored 45 in 24 deliveries against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Former hockey goalkeepers and drag-flickers underwent intensive training under the tutelage of High-Performance Director Herman Kruis at SAI Bengaluru to standardise coaching methodologies across the nation and nurturing the next generation of hockey talent.

NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan showered praise on Abhishek Sharma's match-winning performance of 12 balls 37 runs, acknowledging the pivotal role played by the young batter in steering Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to six wicket victory against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Friday.

East London (South Africa):South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third Women’s T20I against Sri Lanka in East London for her aggressive send-off after dismissing Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu.

MUMBAI:Actress Preity Zinta, who is the co-owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Punjab Kings (PBKS), shared a "post-match selfie" with all-rounders Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma, whom she tagged as "deadly duo" after they guided PBKS to three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans.