Johannesburg:Experienced South Africa all-rounder Chloe Tryon returns from a leave of absence to be included in the 16-member squad for the white-ball series against New Zealand at home, happening from September 24 to October 15.

NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s massive 228 runs-crushing defeat against archrival India on Monday in the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup has left them behind Sri Lanka in the points table.

Colombo:Heavy rainfall in Colombo delayed the start of the reserve day in the Super Four clash of the Asia Cup between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium on Monday.

The organisers of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) have announced the revised dates for the Season 10 Player Auction, which will now be held on October 9-10 this year. 

Pyeongchang (South Korea): The Indian men's table tennis team settled with a bronze medal, concluding their Asian Championships campaign with a semifinal loss to Chinese Taipei, here on Wednesday.

Melbourne:Australia have named the 15-player provisional squad for the ICC 2023 World Cup with Pat Cummins leading the side and Sean Abbott earning the maiden call-up for the marquee event in India, starting from October 5.

NEW DELHI: All the Super 4 games and the final of the Asia Cup, originally scheduled for the capital city of Colombo, are set to relocate to the coastal city of Hambantota owing to persistent weather conditions in the island nation.

Durban:Former fast-bowler Eric Simons has been roped in by the South Africa side as their bowling coach for the upcoming five-match ODI series against Australia and for the Men's ODI World Cup in India.

Bhubaneswar: Kishore Jena, the prodigious javelin thrower from Odisha, returned to his homeland to a heartwarming reception on Saturday.

LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Wednesday that it is increasing match fees for the women’s team to bring them in line with the men’s side match fees with immediate effect.

CHENNAI: Indian chess prodigy and runner up of the recent World Chess Championship FIDE, R. Praggananda on Wednesday met the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and his son and state Sports Minister Udayanidhi Stalin.

KOLKATA: Winners of the Indian Super League (ISL) League Winners Shield in the 2022-23 season, Mumbai City FC will take on the might of the Mohun Bagan Super Giant and the support of their football-crazy fans in a blockbuster clash in the fourth and final quarter-final of the 132nd Durand Cup.

Sports Minister and Education Minister drew up the program of competitions according to school games and examinations

LONDON: England fast-bowler Josh Tongue has been ruled out of England's upcoming T20I series against New Zealand due to an injury. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has named fast-bowling all-rounder Chris Jordan as his replacement in the 15-man squad.

Rajeswari Kumari second shooter from Punjab to qualify for Paris Olympics

Budapest:Reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra began his World Athletics Championships campaign in style as he qualified for men's javelin throw final with a season best of 88.77m and sealed qualification for 2024 Paris Olympics, here on Friday.

Los Angeles:Former wrestler and now Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson 'The Rock' has expressed grief at the sudden death of his fellow WWE wrestler friend Bray Wyatt, who has died at the age of 36. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the 'Fast V' actor said that he was "heartbroken" over his friend's death.

Copenhagen (Denmark):India's top-ranked shuttler HS Prannoy, who is on hunt for his maiden world championship medal, admitted that it was an intense match and he felt he was not brave enough in a lot of areas in the hard-fought battle against former world champion Loh Kean Yew in the third round of the BWF World Championships.

Copenhagen: Calling the world no. 2 Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty "brilliant and extraordinarily talented guys", badminton player Parupalli Kashyap feels the x-factor behind the duo’s success has been the combination of Satwik’s smash and Chirag’s skill at nets.

JAIPUR: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has announced to open a National Centre of Excellence in Rajasthan.

Budapest: Olympic champion Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy won his first-ever world high jump title after a thrilling display here at the World Athletics Championships.

NEW DELHI: India batter Shikhar Dhawan has revealed the first five players he would pick if he was selecting a dream XI for this year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup which includes two of his India teammates- Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

CHENNAI: Even as young Indian chess Grandmasters like R. Praggnanandhaa (ELO rating 2,707), D. Gukesh (2,751), Arjun Erigaisi (2,704) and Nihal Sarin (2,684) are on the global prowl, are they going to shoulder India's chess burden for the coming decades?

Kuwait & Bahrain: The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 trophy tour continued its remarkable journey, spreading the thrill of cricket and uniting cricket enthusiasts in Kuwait and Bahrain.

NEW DELHI: Hockey India has introduced a 40-member Men’s Sub-Junior Core Group for a National Coaching Camp, underscoring its commitment to nurturing young talent and fostering excellence in the sport. Notably, former captain Sardar Singh will serve as a mentor and coach for the camp.

NEW DELHI: Young Indian batter Rinku Singh has said that he has seen his family face financial struggles and “wanted to help them overcome through cricket”.

Dublin: India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi said it was good to see stand-in captain and fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah back in action after being out for 11 months due to back injury and bowling in rhythm in the first T20I against Ireland at Malahide.

DUBAI: Legendary Australia cricketer Mike Hussey believes the current 50-over side has a great chance of winning the 2023 Men's ODI World Cup to be held in India this year, citing the positive factor of the present group of players being together for a long time.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K Saxena on Thursday launched the Block Chain Technology in Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) for the e-forensic application of the Delhi Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and Delhi Police, at Raj Niwas.

Dubai: India's top powerlifter Parmjeet Kumar is confident of improving on the bronze medal he won in 2021, in the upcoming Para Powerlifting World Championships scheduled here.

KOLKATA: East Bengal (EEB) dished out a performance for the ages, getting the better of archrivals Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) 1-0 in a Group A match of the 132nd Durand Cup game at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK).

DHAKA:Veteran left-arm spin all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has made a return as Bangladesh’s new skipper ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup and Men’s ODI World Cup.

Jerusalem: Israeli side Hapoel Beer Sheva drew 0-0 at home against Bulgaria's Levski Sofia in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.

Bengaluru:Lisa Sthalekar, the mentor of WPL side UP Warriorz, believes that the importance of the franchise's off-season training camp being held in Bengaluru, is a great touch point for the coaching staff to assist and help the players in becoming the better version of themselves on-field.

DUBAI: The highly-anticipated clash between India and Pakistan at the 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad was rescheduled to October 14 by International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday.